2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Ivy League members. The tradition began when the league was formed during the 1956–57 season and its history extends to the predecessor Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, which was formed in 1902.

2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationJanuary 5
– March 17, 2019
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Ivy League Digital Network
Regular season
ChampionsHarvard and Yale
Season MVPMiye Oni, Yale
[[2019|Ivy League tournament]]
ChampionsYale
  Runners-upHarvard
Basketball seasons
2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
x-Yale 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Princeton 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Cornell 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Brown 7 7   .500 20 12   .625
Columbia 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 11 19   .367
x Ivy League co-champions
2019 Ivy League tournament winner

Harvard and Yale co-shared the league title after finishing the regular season 10–4 within the Ivy League. Yale earned the league's bid to the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament after defeating Princeton in the semifinals and Harvard in the finals of the inaugural conference tournament.

Miye Oni of Yale was named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[1]

All-Ivy Teams edit


First Team All-Ivy
School Class Position
A. J. Brodeur* Penn Junior Forward
Bryce Aiken* Harvard Junior Guard
Alex Copeland* Yale Senior Guard
Matt Morgan* Cornell Senior Guard
Miye Oni* Yale Junior Guard
Myles Stephens* Princeton Senior Guard

*Unanimous

Second Team All-Ivy
School Class Position
Richmond Aririguzoh Princeton Junior Center
Gabe Stefanini Columbia Sophomore Guard
Devon Goodman Penn Junior Guard
Chris Knight Dartmouth Sophomore Forward
Obi Okolie Brown Senior Guard
Tamenang Choh Brown Sophomore Forward

[2]

NCAA tournament edit

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
13 West Yale n/a Eliminated by LSU, 79–74
W–L (%): 0–0 – 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 –Total:0-1 .000

References edit

  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Ivy League Season". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Ivy League Season". Retrieved March 23, 2024.