2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 2nd-year head coach Baker Dunleavy. They finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth 92–98 in the quarterfinals.^[1] On March 13, 2019, they accepted an invitation to the CIT tournament, where they played NJIT in the opening round on March 18, 2019, losing 81–92.^[2]

2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	16–15 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach	Baker Dunleavy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Pecora Shaun Morris Dalip Bhatia
Home arena	People's United Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iona †	12	–	6		.667			17	–	16		.515
Canisius	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Quinnipiac	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Rider	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Siena	11	–	7		.611			17	–	16		.515
Monmouth	10	–	8		.556			14	–	21		.400
Manhattan	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
Marist	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Saint Peter's	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Fairfield	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
Niagara	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
† 2019 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season 12–21, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.

Roster

2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy Takoma Park, MD G 1 Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Arizona Western College Los Angeles, CA G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Half Hollow Hills East Dix Hills, NY G 5 Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cardinal Hayes Beacon, NY G 10 Tyree Pickron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Archbishop Wood Catholic Philadelphia, PA G 14 Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy Takoma Park, MD G 15 Travis Atson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tulsa Brooklyn, NY F 21 Nathan Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So New Hampton School Denver, CO G 22 Rich Kelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cheshire Academy Shelton, CT G 23 Kyle Atkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Archbishop Stepinac White Plains, NY F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mercedes College Adelaide, Australia G 32 Jack Higgins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson, NJ F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Largo Upper Marlboro, MD F 45 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr George Washington Bergenfield, NJ	Head coach Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Tom Pecora (Adelphi) Shaun Morris (Lycoming) Anthony Goins (St. John's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 21, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 10, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS2		at No. 9 Villanova	L 53–86	0–1	Finneran Pavilion (10,216) Villanova, Pennsylvania
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hartford	L 54–68	0–2	People's United Center (543) Hamden, Connecticut
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv		at New Hampshire	W 69–63	1–2	Lundholm Gym (237) Durham, New Hampshire
November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 58–50	2–2	People's United Center (1,012) Hamden, Connecticut
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+		at UMass	L 62–69	2–3	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,478) Amherst, Massachusetts
December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv		at Stony Brook	L 61–71	2–4	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,123) Stony Brook, New York
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 64–59	3–4	Leede Arena (437) Hanover, New Hampshire
December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Lafayette	W 88–77	4–4	People's United Center (2,008) Hamden, Connecticut
December 16, 2018* 6:00 pm		vs. Drexel Air Force Reserve Holiday Showcase	L 83–92	4–5	Mohegan Sun Arena (5,812) Uncasville, Connecticut
December 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 87–63	5–5	People's United Center (548) Hamden, Connecticut
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 73–76	5–6	People's United Center (828) Hamden, Connecticut
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, Jasper Sports Network		at Manhattan	W 63–59	6–6 (1–0)	Draddy Gymnasium (612) Bronx, New York
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	L 67–72	6–7 (1–1)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,350) Lawrenceville, New Jersey
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Monmouth	W 89–83 2OT	7–7 (2–1)	People's United Center (916) Hamden, Connecticut
January 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Fairfield	W 80–78	8–7 (3–1)	People's United Center (1,547) Hamden, Connecticut
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	L 63–65	8–8 (3–2)	People's United Center (792) Hamden, Connecticut
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara	L 72–75	8–9 (3–3)	People's United Center (1,353) Hamden, Connecticut
January 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	W 92–78	9–9 (4–3)	McCann Arena (1,309) Poughkeepsie, New York
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 77–58	10–9 (5–3)	People's United Center (1,324) Hamden, Connecticut
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	L 70–75	10–10 (5–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (802) Buffalo, New York
February 3, 2019 2:00 pm, Niagara Sports Network		at Niagara	W 84–73	11–10 (6–4)	Gallagher Center (998) Lewiston, New York
February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 66–65	12–10 (7–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,532) New Rochelle, New York
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 98–88 OT	13–10 (8–4)	People's United Center (311) Hamden, Connecticut
February 15, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 61–63	13–11 (8–5)	People's United Center (1,978) Hamden, Connecticut
February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 107–100 3OT	14–11 (9–5)	Times Union Center (7,146) Albany, New York
February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	L 77–81	14–12 (9–6)	People's United Center (1,585) Hamden, Connecticut
February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	W 68–56	15–12 (10–6)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,586) West Long Branch, New Jersey
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, Peacocks All-Access		at Saint Peter's	W 77–60	16–12 (11–6)	Yanitelli Center  Jersey City, New Jersey
March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	L 58–62	16–13 (11–7)	People's United Center  Hamden, Connecticut
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Monmouth Quarterfinals	L 92–98	16–14	Times Union Center  Albany, New York
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		at NJIT First round	L 81–92	16–15	Wellness and Events Center (777) Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.