2018–19_Lamar_Cardinals_basketball_team

2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
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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

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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

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2018–19 recruiting class
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Roster

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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

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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

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  • 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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    "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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    Matt Faye (June 29, 2018). "Lamar men's basketball assistant takes Div. II job". Hearst Newspapers, II LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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    James Dixon (August 20, 2018). "David Dumars Joins LU Coaching Staff". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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    James Dixon (May 23, 2018). "Hoops Records Perfect Grad Rate Under Price". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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    James Dixon (November 8, 2017). "LU Hoops Adds Three to Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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    "2018 Junior College Basketball Top 100 Player Rankings". JucoRecruiting.com. February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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    "Lamar Cardinals". Verbal Commits. Orange Wolf LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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    "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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    "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". Lamar University Athletics. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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    "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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    Matt Faye (September 10, 2018). "Lamar men's basketball releases 2018-19 schedule". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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    "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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    "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". August 17, 2018. SBNation.
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    "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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    "GARTH'S HOT SHOOTING LEADS TO PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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    "CHRISTIAN BARRETT EARNS WEEKLY HONORS AFTER BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE-DOUBLES". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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    "LAMAR'S NICK GARTH NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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    "GARTH'S LONG-RANGE SHOOTING GARNERS THIRD PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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    "SAM HOUSTON STATE'S CAMERON DELANEY WINS MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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