2018–19 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2018–19 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland, and were led by 13th-year head coach Todd Bozeman. The Bears finished the season 9–21, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Coppin State.

2018–19 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	9–21 (4–12 MEAC)
Head coach	Todd Bozeman (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ellerbe Larry Stewart Hans Desir
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2		.875			22	–	14		.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
Howard	10	–	6		.625			17	–	17		.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7		.563			12	–	19		.387
Savannah State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	20		.355
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	25		.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11		.313			8	–	26		.235
Morgan State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			6	–	25		.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated South Carolina State and Bethune–Cookman, before losing to North Carolina Central in the semifinals.

Roster

2018–19 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Stanley Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr STEM Academy Chester, PA G 1 LaPri McCray-Pace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Conwell-Egan Catholic Philadelphia, PA G 2 Martez Cameron 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Chicago, IL F 3 Victor Curry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cleveland State CC Chicago, IL G 4 Kyson Rawls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Georges Tech HS New Castle, DE G 5 Sherwyn Devonish-Prince Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wise Bladensburg, MD G 10 Antonio Gillespie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Central Memphis, TN G 11 Malik Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Friendship Tech Prep Washington, D.C. G 12 Ranell Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr County College of Morris Morristown, NJ G 13 Tyler Streeter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Francis de Sales Chicago, IL G 15 Isaiah Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bowie Annapolis, MD F 23 Jordan Little 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brookdale CC Jersey City, NJ F 24 Taron Oliver Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC District Heights, MD F 32 David Syfax 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pershing Detroit, MI	Head coach Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Brian Ellerbe (Rutgers) Larry Stewart (Coppin State) Hans Desir (St. Catharine) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1		at No. 9 Villanova	L 77–100	0–1	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, Pennsylvania
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis	L 62–80	0–2	DeGol Arena (1,172) Loretto, Pennsylvania
November 12, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1		at DePaul	L 63–91	0–3	Wintrust Arena (3,664) Chicago, Illinois
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		Navy	W 75–51	1–3	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,034) Baltimore, Maryland
November 25, 2018* 1:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 78–68	2–3	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (372) Baltimore, Maryland
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 75–82	2–4	EagleBank Arena (2,591) Fairfax, Virginia
December 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra/WatchESPN		at No. 4 Virginia	L 45–83	2–5	John Paul Jones Arena (13,397) Charlottesville, Virginia
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		Binghamton	W 74–68	3–5	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,008) Baltimore, Maryland
December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Towson Charm City Classic	W 74–69	4–5	Royal Farms Arena (2,717) Baltimore, Maryland
December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm		Wilmington	W 85–78	5–5	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (276) Baltimore, Maryland
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, C-USA TV		at Old Dominion	L 53–76	5–6	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,719) Norfolk, Virginia
December 29, 2018* 10:00 pm, CSUN Sports Network		at Cal State Northridge	L 86–94	5–7	Matadome  Northridge, California
January 3, 2019* 1:00 pm		Lincoln (PA)			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
January 7, 2019 7:30 pm		Savannah State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		South Carolina State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
January 14, 2019 7:30 pm		at Howard			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, North Carolina
January 21, 2019 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central			McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium  Durham, North Carolina
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
January 28, 2019 7:00 pm		Florida A&M			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State			SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Savannah State			Tiger Arena  Savannah, Georgia
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm		Norfolk State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
February 25, 2019 7:30 pm		Howard			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Delaware State			Memorial Hall  Dover, Delaware
March 4, 2019 7:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, Maryland
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm		Coppin State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
MEAC tournament
March 11–16, 2019 TBD		vs. TBD First round			Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.