2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record17–16 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Young
  • Riley Davis
  • Royce Johnson
Home arenaCollege Park Center
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
UT Arlington 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Texas State 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Louisiana 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Coastal Carolina 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
South Alabama 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Arkansas State 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Troy 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
2019 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Chris Ogden, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Georgia State in the championship.

Previous season

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The Mavericks finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Appalachian State and Louisiana to advance to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 26, 2018, head coach Scott Cross was fired after 12 seasons at UT Arlington, along with his entire staff, with UTA's Athletic Director citing a change in the program's leadership.[1] On April 6, the school hired former Texas Tech assistant Chris Ogden as head coach.[2]

Roster

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2018–19 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brian Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 DJ Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sarasota, Florida
F 3 Ayoub Nouhi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Brussels, Belgium
G 4 David Azore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
G 5 Edric Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Dallas, Texas
G 10 Radshad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas
F 13 Jabari Narcis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
F 15 Scott Muirhead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Ennis, Texas
F 20 Andres Ibarguen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Santa Marta, Colombia
G 21 Pedro Castro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Fort Worth, Texas
G 22 Tiandre Jackson-Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Marshall, Texas
F 23 Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
G 30 Patrick Binzer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Weatherford, Texas
G 33 McKade Marquis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Whitehouse, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Tyler W 90–66  1–0
College Park Center (1,710)
Arlington, TX
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 74–65  2–0
College Park Center (3,789)
Arlington, TX
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Hardwood Showcase
L 67–73  2–1
College Park Center (1,569)
Arlington, TX
Nov 18, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis
Hardwood Showcase
W 68–59  3–1
College Park Center (1,233)
Arlington, TX
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana
Hardwood Showcase
L 64–78  3–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,957)
Bloomington, IN
Nov 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN Plus
at Arkansas
Hardwood Showcase
L 60–78  3–3
Bud Walton Arena (17,403)
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Tulsa L 58–72  3–4
Reynolds Center (3,107)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 65–76  3–5
College Park Center (1,330)
Arlington, TX
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN Plus
at Missouri L 45–65  3–6
Mizzou Arena (9,428)
Columbia, MO
Dec 8, 2018*
5:00 pm
at North Texas L 61–63  3–7
The Super Pit (4,275)
Denton, TX
Dec 18, 2018*
8:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 8 Gonzaga L 55–89  3–8
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 21, 2018*
9:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 75–70 OT 4–8
Mott Athletic Center (1,515)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 56–76  4–9
Frank Erwin Center (9,188)
Austin, TX
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 58–63  4–10
(0–1)
College Park Center (1,425)
Arlington, TX
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 64–77  4–11
(0–2)
College Park Center (1,530)
Arlington, TX
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm
Appalachian State W 82–72  5–11
(1–2)
Holmes Center (827)
Boone, NC
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 61–58  6–11
(2–2)
HTC Center (989)
Conway, SC
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 68–59  7–11
(3–2)
College Park Center (2,013)
Arlington, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 82–73  8–11
(4–2)
College Park Center (1,466)
Arlington, TX
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 72–67  9–11
(5–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,357)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 26, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 71–77  9–12
(5–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,669)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 84–77 2OT 10–12
(6–3)
Strahan Coliseum (6,581)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 74–54  11–12
(7–3)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 78–68  12–12
(8–3)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Feb 14, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 52–56  12–13
(8–4)
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 79–83  12–14
(8–5)
First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 64–76  12–15
(8–6)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 91–86 2OT 13–15
(9–6)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama W 75–57  14–15
(10–6)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 79–66  15–15
(11–6)
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State W 81–73  16–15
(12–6)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 16, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Georgia Southern
semifinals
W 67–58  17–15
Lakefront Arena (1,344)
New Orleans, LA
Mar 17, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) Georgia State
championship
L 64–73  17–16
Lakefront Arena (1,473)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Humphrey, David (March 26, 2018). "UT Arlington makes sweeping changes, fires basketball coach Scott Cross, assistants". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "UT-Arlington to announce Texas Tech assistant Chris Ogden as its new men's basketball coach Friday". SportsDay. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.