2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 11th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	13–19 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach	George Ivory (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Kenneth Broyles Jarvis Gunter Richard "Dell" Cannon
Home arena	K. L. Johnson Complex
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Prairie View A&M †	17	–	1		.944			22	–	13		.629
Texas Southern	14	–	4		.778			24	–	14		.632
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Grambling State	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Alabama State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Southern	6	–	12		.333			7	–	25		.219
Alcorn State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	26		.188
Alabama A&M*	4	–	14		.222			5	–	27		.156
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 SWAC tournament winner

The Golden Lions lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.^[1]

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2017–18 season 14–21, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Golden Lions received the No. 1 seed in the SWAC tournament. They defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern before losing to Texas Southern in the tournament championship.

Roster

2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 00 Dwain Whitfield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Forrest City, Arkansas G/F 1 Charles Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cleveland, Mississippi G 3 Kennedy McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee G 10 Quamauri Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hoover, Alabama F 12 Terrance Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 13 Joe'Randle Toliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jonesboro, Arkansas G 14 Marcus Wallace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi F 15 Trent Steen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Forrest City, Arkansas G 22 Khalid Campbell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Greenwood, Mississippi G 23 Martaveous McKnight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Walls, Mississippi G 25 Christian Robertson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Monticello, Arkansas G 30 Cameron Posey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 34 Chris Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee F 35 Travon Harper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr McNeil, Arkansas G 40 J'Breun Sprinkle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So White Hall, Arkansas G 44 William Ridgell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr White Hall, Arkansas G 50 Jordan McNair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Jacksonville, Arkansas F/C 52 David Tillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas G Anthony Davis Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Shaw, Mississippi F Isiah Solomon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pine Bluff, Arkansas	Head coach George Ivory (Mississippi Valley State) Assistant coach(es) Kenneth Broyles Jarvis Gunter (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Richard Cannon (Mississippi Valley State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 25, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 9:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 60-76	0-1	29 – McKnight	8 – McKnight	3 – Jackson	Viejas Arena (11,077) San Diego, CA
Nov 10, 2018* 3:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 67-92	0-2	41 – McKnight	6 – McKnight	3 – Hardy	Moby Arena (2,208) Fort Collins, CO
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	L 48-78	0-3	11 – McKnight	7 – Banks/Carter	2 – McKnight	SIU Arena (4,003) Carbondale, IL
Nov 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	L 60-92	0-4	27 – McKnight	5 – Jackson	4 – Doss/McKnight	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,034) Amherst, MA
Nov 23, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. California Baptist Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional semifinals	W 115-107 OT	1-4	40 – McKnight	22 – Banyard	4 – McKnight	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
Nov 24, 2018* 3:30 pm		vs. Little Rock Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional finals	W 75-66	2-4	21 – Jackson	6 – Jackson	8 – McKnight	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
Nov 27, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cincinnati	L 49-105	2-5	8 –  3 Tied	5 – Doss	3 – Hardy	Fifth Third Arena (8,513) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 5, 2018* 6:30 pm		at No. 13 Texas Tech	L 47-65	2-6	27 – McKnight	6 –  Tied	2 – Doss	United Supermarkets Arena (9,503) Lubbock, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	L 45-55	2-7	22 – McKnight	5 – Doss	2 – Wallace	The Thunderdome (1,582) Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 10, 2018*		Champion Christian College	W 84-51	3-7	18 – McKnight	10 – McKnight	8 – McKnight	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,259) Pine Bluff, AR
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at North Texas	L 66-77	3-8	24 – McKnight	7 – McKnight	3 – Doss	The Super Pit (2,351) Denton, TX
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 72-93	3-9	23 – Doss	8 – Banyard	2 – Doss	JQH Arena (3,826) Springfield, MO
Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Troy	L 63-71	3-10	22 – McKnight	6 – Banyard	22 – McKnight	Trojan Arena (436) Troy, AL
SWAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 64-52	4-10 (1-0)	25 – McKnight	8 – Banyard	5 – McKnight	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,651) Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 12, 2019 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 82-71	5-10 (2-0)	27 – McKnight	8 – McKnight	4 – Jackson	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,655) Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 14, 2019 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 50-49	6-10 (3-0)	13 – McKnight	6 – Jackson	7 – McKnight	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,624) Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 19, 2019 5:30 pm		at Southern	L 67-69	6-11 (3-1)	29 – McKnight	5 – Doss	2 – Doss	F. G. Clark Center (921) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 21, 2019 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 69-74	6-12 (3-2)	29 – McKnight	6 – Doss	5 – Banyard	Davey Whitney Complex (546) Lorman, MS
Jan 26, 2019 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	W 90-86	7-12 (4-2)	30 – McKnight	6 – McKnight	8 – Jackson	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,478) Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 28, 2019 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 63-79	7-13 (4-3)	18 – Banyard	10 – Carter	4 – Doss	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,542) Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 2, 2019 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 55-79	7-14 (4-4)	19 – Doss	9 – McKnight	2 – Carter	Hobdy Center (1,091) Grambling, LA
Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 52-65	7-15 (4-5)	12 – McKnight	7 – McKnight	3 – Doss	Williams Assembly Center (824) Jackson, MS
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 75-69	8-15 (5-5)	25 – Doss	6 – McKnight	4 – McKnight	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (510) Montgomery, AL
Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 69-60	9-15 (6-5)	24 – McKnight	7 – Banyard	3 – McKnight	Elmore Gymnasium (342) Normal, AL
Feb 16, 2019 7:30 pm		Southern	W 61-45	10-15 (7-5)	22 – McKnight	6 – Doss	3 – Carter	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 18, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Alcorn State	W 73-62	11-15 (8-5)	25 – Doss	7 – Banyard	3 – Doss	K. L. Johnson Complex (3,655) Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 74-94	11-16 (8-6)	23 – McKnight	8 – Doss	5 – Hardy	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,582) Houston, TX
Feb 25, 2019 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 44-48	11-17 (8-7)	20 – Doss	12 – Carter	3 – Hardy	William J. Nicks Building (456) Prairie View, TX
Mar 2, 2019 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 70-66	12-17 (9-7)	21 – McKnight	7 – Jackson	10 – McKnight	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,412) Pine Bluff, AR
Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm		Jackson State	L 56-57	12-18 (9-8)	18 – McKnight	5 – Carter	2 – McKnight	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,437) Pine Bluff, AR
Mar 9, 2019 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 91-57	13-18 (10-8)	28 – McKnight	8 – McKnight	4 – McKnight	Harrison HPER Complex (2,987) Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
Mar 12, 2019 7:30 pm	(5)	at (4) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 52-59	13-19	11 – Doss	7 – Doss	3 – Hardy	Hobdy Center (1,421) Grambling, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. Diaz, Cory (March 12, 2019). "Worth the wait: Grambling wins in return to postseason, advances to SWAC semifinals". The News-Star. Retrieved November 3, 2024.