2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–13 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachBobby Kummer (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 – 2   .889 21 – 12   .636
Abilene Christian † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
New Orleans 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Nicholls 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
McNeese State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194
† 2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

The Cardinals finished conference play with as 12–6 record in a three-way tie with New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana for third place. The team qualified for the 2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament as the fifth seeded team. They won the first-round game against eighth seed Houston Baptist by a score of 81–79. The season ended when the Cardinals were eliminated in the second round by fourth seed New Orleans with a score of 72–76.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UTSA.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Zjori Bosha G 6'5" 177 SR Nome, TX Graduated
Joey Frenchwood G 6'1" 184 SR Nederland, TX Graduated
James Harrison F 6'5" 200 SR-TR Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Terry Noel G 5'10" 190 SR Midwest City, OK Graduated
Colton Weisbrod F 6'5" 218 SR Nederland, TX Graduated


Sources:[4]

Player additions

Three players signed letters of intent during the early signing period. Christian Barrett, a transfer, played at Jacksonville College. Barrett will play forward. Davion Buster and Gehlon Easter were high school recruits. Both will play guard.[5] Another transfer, Edwin Jeudy, was announced on March 17, 2018. Jeudy will be transferring from Gillette College. He was ranked number 78 in the 2018 Junior College Basketball Top 100 Player Rankings.[6]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Christian Barrett PF 6'6" 220 Junior Houston, Texas Junior college transferred from Jacksonville College
Edwin Jeudy PF 6'7" 210 Junior Montreal, Canada Junior college transferred from Gillette College

2018–19 recruiting class
Source:[7]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Davion Buster
G 		Austin, TX Lanier HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jul 3, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gehlon Easter
G 		Little Rock, AR Mills HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

Sources:[8]

2018–19 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jordan Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Beaumont, TX
G 1 Mike Kolawole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rowlett, Texas
G 2 Grehlon Easter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 3 Nick Garth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F/C 5 Avery Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Pflugerville, Texas
F 11 Josh Nzeakor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mesquite, Texas
G 12 V.J. Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jupiter, Florida
G 13 Davion Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Austin, Texas
F 14 Edwin Jeudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G/F 15 T. J. Atwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Beaumont, Texas
F 22 Christian Barrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
C 23 Jordan Foster 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lafayette, Louisiana
G 24 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr West Orange, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2018

TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.[9]

Schedule and results

Sources:[10][11][12][13][14]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Huston–Tillotson W 79–59  1–0
 Montagne Center (1,559)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30 pm, ACC+ 		at Georgia Tech
Deep South Showcase 		L 69–88  1–1
 McCamish Pavilion (4,691)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 11, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Carolina
Deep South Showcase 		L 78–84 OT 1–2
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,104)
Greenville, NC
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Prairie View A&M
Deep South Showcase 		W 74–67  2–2
 Montagne Center (1,837)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arlington Baptist W 105–40  3–2
 Montagne Center (1,758)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 23, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Deep South Showcase 		L 75–77  3–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (424)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at SMU L 65–79  3–4
 Moody Coliseum (5,611)
University Park, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Rice W 75–68  4–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,926)
Houston, TX
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Houston L 56–79  4–5
 Fertitta Center (5,587)
Houston, TX
Dec 13, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 65–86  4–6
 Icardo Center (1,794)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas Southern W 80–72  5–6
 Montagne Center (1,846)
Beaumont, TX
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Howard Payne W 121–32  6–6
 Montagne Center (1,367)
Beaumont, TX
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Champion Christian W 122–58  7–6
 Montagne Center (1,829)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 82–88 OT 7–7
(0–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (683)
Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 61–55  8–7
(1–1) 		Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans L 71–78 OT 8–8
(1–2) 		Montagne Center (1,537)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ELVN /
SLC Digital 		at Central Arkansas L 68–75  8–9
(1–3) 		Farris Center (714)
Conway, AR
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 69–76  8–10
(1–4) 		University Center (605)
Hammond, LA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word L 81–87 OT 9–10
(2–4) 		Montagne Center (2,464)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 26, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Sam Houston State L 59–69  9–11
(2–5) 		Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Nicholls State W 90–69  10–11
(3–5) 		Stopher Gymnasium (315)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm, ELVN /
SLC Digital 		at McNeese State W 84–75  11–11
(4–5) 		H&HP Complex (2,492)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 64–75  11–12
(4–6) 		Montagne Center (2,438)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin W 82–67  12–12
(5–6) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,752)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 75–70  13–12
(6–6) 		Montagne Center (1,860)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Sam Houston State W 75–72  14–12
(7–6) 		Montagne Center (2,855)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 87–81 OT 15–12
(8–6) 		McDermott Convocation Center (2,464)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 23, 2019
3:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–58  16–12
(9–6) 		American Bank Center (1,250)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Baptist W 110–75  17–12
(10–6) 		Montagne Center (2,863)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 2, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 81–79  18–12
(11–6) 		Montagne Center (3,551)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 83–58  19–12
(12–6) 		Montagne Center (5,218)
Beaumont, TX
Southland tournament
Mar 13, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Houston Baptist
First round 		W 81–79  20–12
 Leonard E. Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
Mar 14, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) New Orleans
Second round 		L 72–76  20–13
 Leonard E. Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

Player of the week

  • Dec. 27 – Nick Garth[15]
  • Feb. 4 – Christian Barrett[16]
  • Feb. 18 – Nick Garth[17]
  • Mar. 4 – Nick Garth[18]

SLC All-Conference Team

Source:[19]

  • First team - Nick Garth
  • Second team - Josh Nzeakor

SLC tournament team

Josh Nzeakor was named to the SLC Tournament team.

See also

2018–19 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

References

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