2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

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.

2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Boone (5th season) Matt Scherbenske Tyler Miller (2nd season)
Home arena	Farris Center (Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

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 Russ Pennell (Central Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Boone (Mississippi) Matt Scherbenske (Kentucky) Tyler Miller (Montana Western) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 16, 2024

Schedule and results

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

• 2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

References

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.