2018–19 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2018–19 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils were led by fifth-year head coach Andre Payne, and played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26 overall, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the 2019 SWAC tournament, as only the top eight teams are eligible to participate.

2018–19 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–26 (4–14 SWAC)
Head coach	Andre Payne (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Strothers Adaiah Curry Jaquay Walls
Home arena	Harrison HPER Complex

2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings

	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

Previous season

The Delta Devils finished the 2017–18 season 4–28, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in ninth place. Due to the ineligibility of Grambling State, the Delta Devils received the No. 8 seed in the SWAC tournament and lost to Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2018–19 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jeffery Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Madison, WI F 1 Dante Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Miami, Fl G 3 Jordan Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Waco, TX G 5 Tereke Eckwood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Fayetteville, AR C 10 Emmanuel Ejeh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Abuja, Nigeria G 11 Kylan Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Jr Memphis, TN F 12 Lorenzo Hunt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Memphis, TN F 13 Marcus Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jackson, MS F 15 Gemaal Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Quenns, NY F 20 Davere Creighton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY F 21 Arinze Anakwenze 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA G 22 Nate Nahirny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Houston, TX F 23 LaCurtis Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Duck Hill, MS G 24 Henry Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Gary, IN G 25 Demontavious Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Jackson, MS C 32 Kaleb Allison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Greenville, MS F 33 Jamal Watson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Long Beach, CA	Head coach Andre Payne Assistant coach(es) Eric Strothers Adaiah Curry Jaquay Wslls Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 23, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		Tougaloo College	L 85–87		Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS
Nov 3, 2018* 3:00 pm		Delta State	L 67–70		Harrison HPER Complex (879) Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at Nebraska Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	L 37–106	0–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,307) Lincoln, NE
Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Texas Tech Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	L 52–84	0–2	United Supermarkets Arena (9,873) Lubbock, TX
Nov 13, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Utah State	L 59–94	0–3	Smith Spectrum (5,133) Logan, UT
Nov 15, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Utah	L 63–98	0–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,804) Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 17, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Robert Morris Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	L 59–68	0–5	North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Southeastern Louisiana Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	W 69–59	1–5	Harrison HPER Complex (188) Itta Bena, MS
Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Illinois	L 67–86	1–6	State Farm Center (11,706) Champaign, IL
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Rust	W 102–62	2–6	Harrison HPER Complex (478) Itta Bena, MS
Dec 1, 2018* 9:00 pm		at California Baptist	L 71–107	2–7	CBU Events Center (2,742) Riverside, CA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	L 57–77	2–8	Harrison HPER Complex (978) Itta Bena, MS
Dec 11, 2018* 7:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 80–96	2–9	Thomas Assembly Center (1,816) Ruston, LA
Dec 13, 2018* 9:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 54–82	2–10	Leavey Center (862) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 16, 2018* 10:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 51–76	2–11	Stan Sheriff Center (4,890) Honolulu, HI
Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 64–85	2–12	GCU Arena (7,255) Phoenix, AZ
SWAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 52–64	2–13 (0–1)	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,651) Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 72–63	3–13 (1–1)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,997) Itta Bena, MS
Jan 14, 2019 7:30 pm		Alabama State	L 79–81 OT	3–14 (1–2)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,298) Itta Bena, MS
Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 57–63	3–15 (1–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (687) Lorman, MS
Jan 21, 2019 4:30 pm		at Southern	L 56–80	3–16 (1–4)	F. G. Clark Center (930) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 26, 2019 4:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 78–89	3–17 (1–5)	Harrison HPER Complex (3,017) Itta Bena, MS
Jan 28, 2019 4:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 62–65	3–18 (1–6)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,229) Itta Bena, MS
Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 57–61	3–19 (1–7)	Williams Assembly Center (2,005) Jackson, MS
Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Grambling State	L 57–79	3–20 (1–8)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,191) Grambling, LA
Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 63–78	3–21 (1–9)	Elmore Gymnasium (987) Normal, AL
Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 59–82	3–22 (1–10)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 76–68	4–22 (2–10)	Harrison HPER Complex (3,879) Itta Bena, MS
Feb 18, 2019 7:30 pm		Southern	W 70–59	5–22 (3–10)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,298) Itta Bena, MS
Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 63–69	5–23 (3–11)	William J. Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
Feb 25, 2019 4:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 80–92	5–24 (3–12)	H&PE Arena (647) Houston, TX
Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm		Jackson State	W 60–57	6–24 (4–12)	Harrison HPER Complex (4,901) Itta Bena, MS
Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm		Grambling State	L 75–77	6–25 (4–13)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,187) Itta Bena, MS
Mar 9, 2019 4:30 pm		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	L 57–91	6–26 (4–14)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,987) Itta Bena, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball