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2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

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2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record13–17 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Babul
  • Donald Copeland
  • Winston Smith
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
Seasons
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA) 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson 12 6   .667 21 14   .600
Sacred Heart 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Robert Morris 11 7   .611 18 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
LIU Brooklyn 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Wagner 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Bryant 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Central Connecticut 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
2019 NEC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by seventh-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–17 overall, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual tournament champion, Fairleigh Dickinson.

Previous season

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The Seahawks finished the 2017–18 season, 23–10, 14–4 in NEC play to win the NEC regular season championship. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut and Robert Morris before losing to LIU Brooklyn in the championship game. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

Roster

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2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Nigel Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mount Saint Joseph Baltimore, MD
F 1 Lonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr American Spring Valley, NY
G 2 Tyler Plummer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Athlete Institute Prep Vaughan, ON
G 3 Jonathan Norfleet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Salem Virginia Beach, VA
F 4 AJ Sumbry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Quinnipiac East Windsor, NJ
F 5 Chance Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Columbia State CC
San Francisco
Alpharetta, GA
G/F 10 Tim Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Northwest Kansas Technical College Portland, OR
G 11 Romone Saunders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Mt. Zion Prep Temple Hills, MD
G 12 Chase Freeman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Station Camp Gallatin, TN
G 13 Tyrone Nesby IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Scotland Campus Prep Reading, PA
G/F 21 Elijah Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Odessa College Bronx, NY
G 22 Jeff Coulanges 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Daytona State College Trenton, NJ
G 24 Devin Liggeons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 49–89  0–1
Walsh Gymnasium (1,655)
South Orange, NJ
November 10, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 84–88 OT 0–2
Costello Athletic Center (1,078)
Lowell, MA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
SUNY Cortland W 90–58  1–2
Spiro Sports Center (1,386)
Staten Island, NY
November 17, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 79–73  2–2
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, NY
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 60–71  2–3
Spiro Sports Center (1,278)
Staten Island, NY
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
Rider L 65–89  2–4
Spiro Sports Center (1,147)
Staten Island, NY
November 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
at American W 64–58  3–4
Bender Arena (730)
Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
College of New Rochelle W 105–57  4–4
Spiro Sports Center (1,003)
Staten Island, NY
December 16, 2018*
4:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 58–73  4–5
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Hartford W 77–68  5–5
Spiro Sports Center (1,216)
Staten Island, NY
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 57–59  5–6
Hagan Arena (3,295)
Philadelphia, PA
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 80–58  6–6
(1–0)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (812)
New Britain, CT
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 59–66  6–7
(1–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,303)
Staten Island, NY
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 76–73  7–7
(2–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,508)
Staten Island, NY
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 66–60  8–7
(3–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,712)
Staten Island, NY
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 56–70  8–8
(3–2)
Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2019
3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart L 38–62  8–9
(3–3)
William H. Pitt Center (707)
Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 83–79  9–9
(4–3)
DeGol Arena (767)
Loretto, PA
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 51–57  9–10
(4–4)
North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryant L 64–71  9–11
(4–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,637)
Staten Island, NY
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 71–59  10–11
(5–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,918)
Staten Island, NY
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 44–51  10–12
(5–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (478)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2019
4:30 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 68–65  11–12
(6–6)
Steinberg Wellness Center (672)
Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 63–57  12–12
(7–6)
Spiro Sports Center (1,150)
Staten Island, NY
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 58–56  13–12
(8–6)
Knott Arena (2,182)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bryant L 65–67  13–13
(8–7)
Chace Athletic Center (1,093)
Smithfield, RI
February 23, 2019
4:30 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 66–74  13–14
(8–8)
Rothman Center (742)
Hackensack, NJ
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 72–83  13–15
(8–9)
Spiro Sports Center (1,848)
Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Robert Morris L 60–69  13–16
(8–10)
Spiro Sports Center (1,558)
Staten Island, NY
NEC tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(7) at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
L 46–84  13–17
Rothman Center (1,190)
Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2019.