2018–19 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.

2018–19 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	13–20 (8–10 OVC)
Head coach	Preston Spradlin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Mattox Dominic Lombardi Scott Combs
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont	16	–	2		.889			27	–	6		.818
Murray State†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
Jacksonville State	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Austin Peay	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Morehead State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	20		.394
Eastern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
UT Martin	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
SIU Edwardsville	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Tennessee State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Tennessee Tech	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
† 2019 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 8–21, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2018–19 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 A.J. Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Meadowcreek HS Columbia State CC Norcross, GA F 1 De'Von Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Waggener HS Louisville, KY G 2 Jordan Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cathedral HS Indianapolis, IN F 3 James Baker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Meade County HS Brandenburg, KY G 4 Tada Stricklen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Corinth HS Corinth, MS F 10 Alonzo Chatman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Morgan Park HS Chicago, IL G 11 Richard Feagin, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Southfield Christian School Detroit, MI F 12 Malek Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Taft HS Cincinnati, OH F 13 Lamontray Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Pleasure Ridge Park HS Robinson Prep Louisville, KY G 20 Malik Shabazz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Evangel Christian School Louisville, KY G 23 Malik Riddle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rossville Christian Academy Holly Springs, MS G 32 Djimon Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN F 33 Sasha Sukhanov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Teays Valley Christian HS Tomsk, Russia F 34 Ja'Cori Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr South Paulding HS NW Florida State Atlanta, GA	Head coach Preston Spradlin (Alice Lloyd) Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel) Dominic Lombardi (Indiana–Pennsylvania) Scott Combs (Austin Peay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 27, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2018* 6:00 pm		Berea	W 98–47		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,258) Morehead, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Kentucky Christian	W 102–82	1–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,255) Morehead, KY
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, SNY		at UConn 2K Sports Classic	L 70–80	1–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 16 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic	L 70–84	1–2	Carrier Dome (21,012) Syracuse, NY
Nov 16, 2018* 5:30 pm		vs. UMKC 2K Sports Classic regional semifinals	W 99–89	2–2	Reese Court (166) Cheney, WA
Nov 17, 2018* 4:05 pm		vs. Green Bay 2K Sports Classic regional final	L 70–87	2–3	Reese Court  Cheney, WA
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 55–87	2–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,555) Morehead, KY
Nov 27, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 71–93	2–5	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,874) Morehead, KY
Nov 30, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Ohio–Chillicothe	W 103–50	3–5	Ellis Johnson Arena (3,864) Morehead, KY
Dec 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	L 64–76	3–6	Cam Henderson Center (6,253) Huntington, WV
Dec 13, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 72–77 OT	3–7	Pete Hanna Center (1,172) Homewood, AL
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 67–78	3–8	Nutter Center (3,133) Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 74–70	4–8	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,874) Morehead, KY
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 75–61	4–9	Mizzou Arena (11,458) Columbia, MO
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 69–90	4–10 (0–1)	CFSB Center (4,006) Murray, KY
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 67–81	4–11 (0–2)	Dunn Center (1,552) Clarksville, TN
Jan 10, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 60–77	4–12 (0–3)	Curb Event Center (1,704) Nashville, TN
Jan 12, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	W 74–61	5–12 (1–3)	Gentry Complex (653) Nashville, TN
Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 73–69	6–12 (2–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,024) Murray, KY
Jan 19, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 85–77	7–12 (3–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,234) Murray, KY
Jan 24, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 67–61	8–12 (4–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,088) Murray, KY
Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 71–77	8–13 (4–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,147) Murray, KY
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	L 76–83	8–14 (4–5)	Vadalabene Center (1,079) Edwardsville, IL
Feb 2, 2019 4:15 ppm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 84–78	9–14 (5–5)	Lantz Arena (1,333) Charleston, IL
Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	L 80–81 OT	9–15 (5–6)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,066) Murray, KY
Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 86–96	9–16 (5–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,077) Murray, KY
Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 78–72	10–16 (6–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,023) Murray, KY
Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 70–73	10–17 (6–8)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,282) Murray, KY
Feb 21, 2019 8:15 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 64–65	10–18 (6–9)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,134) Jacksonville, AL
Feb 23, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 66–63	11–18 (7–9)	Eblen Center (1,949) Cookeville, TN
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 52–71	11–19 (7–10)	Ellis Johnson Arena (6,071) Murray, KY
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 78–77	12–19 (8–10)	McBrayer Arena (3,226) Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) SIU Edwardsville First round	W 72–68	13–19	Ford Center  Evansville, IN
Mar 7, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Austin Peay Quarterfinals	L 81–95	13–20	Ford Center  Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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