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2018–19 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball team represented Point Loma Nazarene University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ryan Looney and played their home games at Golden Gymnasium in San Diego, California, as members of the Pacific West Conference (PacWest).

2018–19 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball
PacWest regular season and tournament champions
NCAA DII West Regional champions
NCAA DII tournament, Runner-up
ConferencePacific West Conference
Record31–5 (20–2 PacWest)
Head coach
Associate head coachJordan Courneya
Assistant coachDavis Furman
Home arenaGolden Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 Pacific West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Point Loma Nazarene 20 – 2   .909 31 – 5   .861
Concordia 18 – 4   .818 23 – 11   .676
Chaminade 16 – 6   .727 23 – 8   .742
Azusa Pacific 16 – 6   .727 20 – 11   .645
Biola* 11 – 11   .500 15 – 13   .536
Holy Names 11 – 11   .500 12 – 16   .429
Academy of Art 11 – 11   .500 11 – 17   .393
Hawaii–Hilo 10 – 12   .455 12 – 14   .462
Fresno Pacific 9 – 13   .409 12 – 15   .444
Dominican 4 – 18   .182 8 – 20   .286
Hawaii Pacific 4 – 18   .182 7 – 20   .259
Notre Dame de Namur 2 – 20   .091 2 – 26   .071
* ineligible for the 2019 NCAA DII tournament due to transition period
† Pacific West tournament winner
As of February 17, 2024

The Sea Lions finished 31–5, 20–2 in PacWest play to win the PacWest regular season championship.[1][2] It was Point Loma Nazarene's first PacWest title in a men's sport since moving up to the NCAA Division II level in 2014–15, as well as their first conference title in men's basketball since they won the Golden State Athletic Conference title at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level in 1986–87.[2][3]

The Sea Lions won their first 14 conference games, setting a record for the best start to conference play in PacWest history.[4] They won six of their remaining eight conference matchups to set another PacWest record with 20 conference wins,[5] including a 106–47 blowout victory over Hawaii Pacific where they made a school-record 19 three-pointers.[6] The Sea Lions defeated Azusa Pacific and Concordia to win the PacWest tournament championship and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA DII tournament.[7][8] They received the #1 seed in the West Regional,[9] where they defeated Western Oregon for their first-ever NCAA playoff win before beating UC San Diego and Saint Martin's to earn a spot in the Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana.[10][11] The Sea Lions defeated Queens and Southern Indiana to reach their first National Championship game,[1] which they lost, 64–58, to Northwest Missouri State.[12][13] They were the first sports team in school history to reach an NCAA National Championship game, and their 31 wins matched the school record for most in a season, which was set by the 1952–53 squad.[3][14]

The Sea Lions, which ran the "swing offense" popularized by Bo Ryan, were led by redshirt junior and Western Washington transfer Daulton Hommes, who regularly attracted National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts to Point Loma Nazarene games and practices throughout the season.[15][16][17] He was named the PacWest Player of the Year and the NABC Division II Player of the Year, among many awards.

Previous season edit

The Sea Lions finished the 2017–18 season 21–10, 15–5 in PacWest play to finish in third place. Their 15 conference wins were the most in a season since joining the PacWest.[18] However, they were defeated by Concordia in the quarterfinals of the PacWest tournament.[19] The Sea Lions received an at-large bid to the NCAA DII tournament, where they were defeated by Western Oregon in the opening round of their first-ever West Regional appearance.[20]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sam Linsky 12 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Kirkland, WA No longer on team roster
Yusuf Shehata 14 G 5'9" 175 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Sean Dunn 15 C 6'9" 240 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Cal State San Marcos
Luke Lovelady 21 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Lakewood, WA Transferred to Western Washington[21]
Jacob Maga 22 F 6'4" 185 Freshman Laguna Hills, CA No longer on team roster
Skyler White 33 F 6'7" 220 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
AJ Firey 35 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Santa Ana, CA No longer on team roster

Incoming transfers edit

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jack Hutchison 4 G 6'0" 180 RS Freshman Plymouth, MN Iowa State
Ben Okhotin 21 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore San Diego, CA Westmont
Sam Sharghi 33 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore San Diego, CA Roberts Wesleyan
Daulton Hommes 34 G 6'8" 215 RS Junior Lynden, WA Western Washington

2018 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaden Anderson
F 		Enumclaw, WA Enumclaw High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Brock Mackenzie
G 		Sammamish, WA Eastside Catholic School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Zac Bulgin
G 		Salem, OR West Salem High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Frank Kalinski
C 		Monterey, CA York School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
David Frohling
G 		Santa Barbara, CA San Marcos High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason edit

 
The Sea Lions played their home games at Golden Gymnasium

Pacific West coaches poll edit

The Pacific West Conference coaches poll was released on October 31, 2018. Point Loma Nazarene was picked to finish first in the Pacific West Conference with 142 points and 10 first-place votes.[22]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Point Loma Nazarene 142 (10)
2 Azusa Pacific 122 (2)
3 Concordia 118
4 Chaminade 104
5 Hawai'i Pacific 99
6 Academy of Art 78
7 Biola 70
8 Dominican 53
9 Hawai'i Hilo 51
10 Holy Names 47
11 Fresno Pacific 36
12 Notre Dame de Namur 16

Preseason All-Pacific West teams edit

Daulton Hommes, Preston Beverly, and Josh Rodriguez were selected to the All-Pacific West Preseason Team.[22]

Roster edit

2018–19 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Cameron Gilbert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Pinnacle HS Prescott, Arizona
F 1 Preston Beverly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Montana State Billings Lake Elsinore, California
F 2 Kaden Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Enumclaw HS Enumclaw, Washington
G 3 Josh Rodriguez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sonora HS La Habra, California
G 4 Jack Hutchison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Iowa State Plymouth, Minnesota
G 11 Tanner Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr BYU–Hawaii Vancouver, Washington
G 12 Brock Mackenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Eastside Catholic School Sammamish, Washington
F 13 Sterling Somers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lynden HS Lynden, Washington
G 14 Zac Bulgin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr West Salem HS Salem, Oregon
C 15 Frank Kalinski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr York School Monterey, California
F 21 Ben Okhotin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Westmont San Diego, California
G 22 David Frohling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr San Marcos HS Santa Barbara, California
C 23 Ziggy Satterthwaite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr North Idaho Puyallup, Washington
F 32 Noah Stapes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Saint Francis HS San Jose, California
G 33 Sam Sharghi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Roberts Wesleyan San Diego, California
G 34 Daulton Hommes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Western Washington Lynden, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
3:00 p.m. 		Montana State Billings
Sea Lion Tip-Off Classic 		W 100–75  1–0
  33 – Hommes   7 – Satterthwaite   11 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (301)
San Diego, CA
November 10, 2018*
7:30 p.m. 		Saint Martin's
Sea Lion Tip-Off Classic 		L 76–81  1–1
  37 – Hommes   8 – Hommes   6 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (302)
San Diego, CA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 15 UC San Diego W 75–73  2–1
  15 – Tied   12 – Beverly   3 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (722)
San Diego, CA
November 17, 2018*
8:00 p.m. 		San Diego Christian W 85–49  3–1
  24 – Satterthwaite   13 – Satterthwaite   5 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (1,661)
San Diego, CA
November 23, 2018*
7:30 p.m. 		Cal State San Bernardino
Thanksgiving Classic 		W 83–68  4–1
  30 – Hommes   15 – Beverly   2 – Tied  Golden Gymnasium (263)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2018*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 16 St. Cloud State
Thanksgiving Classic 		L 65–74  4–2
  21 – Hommes   8 – Hommes   4 – Tied  Golden Gymnasium (172)
San Diego, CA
Pacific West regular season
November 29, 2018
7:30 p.m. 		at Academy of Art W 54–51  5–2
(1–0) 		 16 – Hommes   8 – Satterthwaite   1 – Tied  Kezar Pavilion (40)
San Francisco, CA
December 1, 2018
7:30 p.m. 		at Dominican W 90–65  6–2
(2–0) 		 15 – Anderson   6 – Beverly   3 – Rodriguez  Conlan Center (133)
San Rafael, CA
December 5, 2018
7:30 p.m. 		at Biola W 82–54  7–2
(3–0) 		 18 – Hommes   8 – Beverly   7 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (278)
San Diego, CA
December 8, 2018
4:00 p.m. 		Azusa Pacific W 69–54  8–2
(4–0) 		 19 – Hommes   10 – Somers   3 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (417)
San Diego, CA
December 17, 2018
4:30 p.m. 		at Fresno Pacific W 78–56  9–2
(5–0) 		 21 – Rodriguez   11 – Hommes   6 – Rodriguez  Special Events Center (213)
Fresno, CA
December 29, 2018
4:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Holy Names W 80–74  10–2
(6–0) 		 21 – Hommes   8 – Somers   5 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (267)
San Diego, CA
December 31, 2018
4:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Notre Dame de Namur W 75–56  11–2
(7–0) 		 16 – Hommes   11 – Satterthwaite   5 – tied  Golden Gymnasium (177)
San Diego, CA
January 2, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 24 at Biola W 68–65  12–2
(8–0) 		 19 – Hommes   8 – Satterthwaite   3 – Satterthwaite  Chase Gymnasium (440)
La Mirada, CA
January 7, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 24 at Azusa Pacific W 86–77  13–2
(9–0) 		 16 – Beverly   10 – Satterthwaite   7 – Rodriguez  Felix Event Center (729)
Azusa, CA
January 15, 2019
8:30 p.m. 		No. 11 at Hawaii Pacific W 68–60  14–2
(10–0) 		 17 – Hommes   7 – tied   7 – Rodriguez  Neal S. Blaisdell Center (236)
Honolulu, HI
January 17, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 11 at No. 19 Chaminade W 75–71  15–2
(11–0) 		 28 – Hommes   9 – Beverly   5 – Beverly  McCabe Gymnasium (213)
Honolulu, HI
January 19, 2019
9:30 p.m. 		No. 11 at Hawaii–Hilo W 95–85  16–2
(12–0) 		 24 – Satterthwaite   9 – Beverly   11 – Rodriguez  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (503)
Honolulu, HI
January 24, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 10 Dominican W 94–57  17–2
(13–0) 		 36 – Hommes   13 – Beverly   4 – Somers  Golden Gymnasium (451)
San Diego, CA
January 26, 2019
4:15 p.m. 		No. 10 Academy of Art W 85–66  18–2
(14–0) 		 33 – Hommes   12 – Beverly   5 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (301)
San Diego, CA
February 2, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 10 at Concordia L 85–91  18–3
(14–1) 		 28 – Hommes   11 – Hommes   7 – Rodriguez  CU Arena (678)
Irvine, CA
February 7, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 9 at Notre Dame de Namur W 73–39  19–3
(15–1) 		 18 – Anderson   12 – Beverly   5 – Beverly  Walter Gleason Gym (110)
Belmont, CA
February 9, 2019
6:00 p.m. 		No. 9 at Holy Names W 82–57  20–3
(16–1) 		 35 – Hommes   8 – Beverly   5 – Mackenzie  Tobin Gymnasium (114)
Oakland, CA
February 14, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 8 Hawaii–Hilo L 77–81  20–4
(16–2) 		 20 – Beverly   7 – tied   6 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (336)
San Diego, CA
February 16, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		No. 8 No. 22 Chaminade W 97–92  21–4
(17–2) 		 27 – Hommes   6 – tied   4 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (422)
San Diego, CA
February 21, 2019
7:45 p.m. 		No. 16 Hawaii Pacific W 106–47  22–4
(18–2) 		 28 – Hommes   10 – Somers   4 – tied  Golden Gymnasium (604)
San Diego, CA
February 23, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		No. 16 Fresno Pacific W 91–71  23–4
(19–2) 		 23 – Beverly   8 – Hommes   5 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (352)
San Diego, CA
March 2, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		No. 12 Concordia W 93–83  24–4
(20–2) 		 25 – Beverly   8 – Hommes   5 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (848)
San Diego, CA
Pacific West tournament
March 8, 2019
3:00 p.m. 		(1) vs. (4) Azusa Pacific
Semifinals 		W 77–65  25–4
  19 – Beverly   11 – Beverly   4 – Rodriguez  Conlan Center (161)
San Rafael, CA
March 9, 2019
2:00 p.m. 		(1) vs. (2) Concordia
Championship 		W 67–58  26–4
  19 – Hommes   13 – Satterthwaite   2 – Hommes  Conlan Center (251)
San Rafael, CA
NCAA DII tournament tournament
March 15, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		(1) vs. (8) Western Oregon
West Regional First Round 		W 70–58  27–4
  21 – Hommes   7 – tied   3 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (1,274)
San Diego, CA
March 16, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		(1) vs. (4) UC San Diego
West Regional Second Round 		W 73–50  28–4
  27 – Hommes   11 – Hommes   2 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (1,303)
San Diego, CA
March 18, 2019
7:30 p.m. 		(1) vs. (3) Saint Martin's
West Regional Championship 		W 60–54  29–4
  25 – Hommes   9 – Beverly   4 – Rodriguez  Golden Gymnasium (1,828)
San Diego, CA
March 27, 2019
6:30 p.m. 		(6) vs. (3) Queens
Elite Eight 		W 87–74  30–4
  22 – tied   8 – Satterthwaite   3 – tied  Ford Center (7,330)
Evansville, IN
March 28, 2019
6:30 p.m. 		(6) vs. (7) Southern Indiana
Final Four 		W 81–71  31–4
  20 – Hommes   8 – tied   7 – Rodriguez  Ford Center (5,965)
Evansville, IN
March 30, 2019
12:00 p.m. 		(6) vs. (1) Northwest Missouri State
National Championship 		L 58–64  31–5
  26 – Hommes   9 – Beverly   3 – Rodriguez  Ford Center (4,269)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[23]

Awards and honors edit

References edit

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