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2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

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2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Boone (5th season)
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Tyler Miller (2nd season)
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
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 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by fifth-year head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 18–17, 10–8 in Southland play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated Lamar in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Seattle before losing in the quarterfinals to Jacksonville State.

Roster

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2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF 0 S. K. Shittu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Rogers, AR
F 3 Aaron Weidenaar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bozeman, MT
G 4 Khaleem Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hamilton, ON
F 11 Porter Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lamar, AR
G 12 Darraja Parnell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Andover, KS
G 14 Eddy Kayouloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Paris, France
C 15 Hayden Koval 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Prosper, TX
G 20 Matthew Mondesir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
F/C 22 Tanner Schmit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Buffalo, NY
F 24 Jared Chatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Los Angeles, CA
SG 25 Thatch Unruh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Branson, MO
G 33 Jordan Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Harrison, AR
G 34 Jaxson Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phoenix, AZ
C 35 Brandon Vanover 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Little Rock, AR
PG 55 DeAndre Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Boise, ID
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 16, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2018*
6:30 p.m.
Arkansas–Fort Smith W 98–87   
Farris Center 
Conway, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Missouri L 55–68  0–1
Mizzou Arena (9,436)
Columbia, MO
November 8, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Hendrix College W 99–73  1–1
Farris Center (887)
Conway, AR
November 12, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
University of the Ozarks W 93–52  2–1
Farris Center (415)
Conway, AR
November 15, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ACC+
at Pittsburgh
Barclays Classic
L 71–97  2–2
Petersen Events Center (2,578)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
at Troy
Barclays Classic
L 77–82  2–3
Trojan Arena (1,312)
Troy, AL
November 24, 2018*
3:00 p.m., FSNMW
at Saint Louis
Barclays Classic
L 61–73  2–4
Chaifetz Arena (6,512)
St. Louis, MO
November 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Little Rock W 78–65  3–4
Farris Center (2,755)
Conway, AR
December 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ACC+
at Louisville L 41–86  3–5
KFC Yum! Center (14,920)
Louisville, KY
December 8, 2018*
5:30 p.m.
at Little Rock W 85–82  4–5
Jack Stephens Center (1,805)
Little Rock, AR
December 16, 2018*
3:00 p.m., AT&TSN
at New Mexico L 70–82  4–6
Dreamstyle Arena (10,082)
Albuquerque, NM
December 19, 2018*
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 22 Indiana L 53–86  4–7
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,915)
Bloomington, IL
December 21, 2018*
12:00 p.m., FSNOK
at Oklahoma State L 73–82  4–8
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 30, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
Lyon College W 62–47  5–8
Farris Center (342)
Conway, AR
Southland regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 75–87  5–9
(0–1)
American Bank Center (936)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 5, 2019
4:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–71  6–9
(1–1)
University Center (710)
Hammond, LA
January 9, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Sam Houston State L 68–78  6–10
(1–2)
Farris Center (575)
Conway, AR
January 12, 2019
4:00 p.m., ELVN /
SLC Digital
Lamar W 75–68  7–10
(2–2)
Farris Center (714)
Conway, AR
January 16, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Incarnate Word W 77–60  8–10
(3–2)
McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 19, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Nicholls State W 74–68  9–10
(4–2)
Farris Center (758)
Conway, AR
January 23, 2019
7:00 p.m.
New Orleans W 76–71  10–10
(5–2)
Farris Center (848)
Conway, AR
January 26, 2019
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 56–79  10–11
(5–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,669)
Abilene, TX
January 30, 2019
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 99–105 OT 10–12
(5–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,334)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 2, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Northwestern State L 75–80  10–13
(5–5)
Farris Center (912)
Conway, AR
February 9, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana L 67–75  10–14
(5–6)
Farris Center (1,825)
Conway, AR
February 13, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Houston Baptist L 71–75  10–15
(5–7)
Farris Center (515)
Conway, AR
February 20, 2019
6:30 p.m.
at McNeese State L 75–83  10–16
(5–8)
H&HP Complex (2,021)
Lake Charles, LA
February 23, 2019
6:30 p.m.
at Nicholls State L 57–100  10–17
(5–9)
Stopher Gymnasium (478)
Thibodaux, LA
February 27, 2019
7:00 p.m., ELVN /
SLC Digital
Stephen F. Austin W 92–74  11–17
(6–9)
Farris Center (445)
Conway, AR
March 2, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian L 55–67  11–18
(6–10)
Farris Center (825)
Conway, AR
March 6, 2019
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston State W 91–87  12–18
(7–10)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,167)
Huntsville, TX
March 9, 2019
3:00 p.m.
at Northwestern State W 70–63  13–18
(8–10)
Prather Coliseum (1,410)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
March 13, 2019
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (6) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First round
W 73–53  14–18
Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,650)
Katy, TX
March 14, 2019
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana
Second round
L 65–79  14–19
Leonard E. Merrill Center (960)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[1][2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2018-19 Basketball TV Schedule". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2024.