2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by first-year head coach Richie Riley and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record17–17 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Howard
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Nima Omidvar
Home arenaMitchell 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

Previous season

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The Jaguars finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play, to finish in ninth place. They lost to Troy in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dederick Lee G 6'0" 162 Senior Clarksville, AR Graduated
Devin Epps G 5'11" 167 Senior Murfreesboro, TN Graduated
Nick Davis F 6'6" 191 Senior Mt. Vernon, AL Graduated
Rozelle Nix F 6'11" 330 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Ethan Haslam G 6'4" 190 Freshman Lithia, FL Transferred to Berry
A.J. Caldwell G 6'4" 190 Freshman Sarasota, FL Transferred to Chattanooga
Joe Thompson F 6'7" 211 Freshman Kenner, LA Left program

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Josh Ayeni F 6'8" 215 Junior Zaria, Nigeria Transferred from St. Bonaventure. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ayeni will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[1]
Don Coleman G 6'2" 190 Senior Augusta, GA Transferred from California. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[2]
Andre Fox G 6'3" 190 Senior Greenbelt, MD Transferred from High Point. Under NCAA transfer rules, Nix will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[3]
Kory Holden 0 G 6'2" 185 Senior Salisbury, MD Graduate transfer from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Holden will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[4]
Tashombe Riley 2 F 6'7" 210 Senior Orangeburg, SC Graduate transfer from South Carolina State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Riley will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[5]
Abdul Dial 30 G 6'3" 200 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Junior college transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dial will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.

Roster

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2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Josh Ayeni   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure Zaria, Nigeria
G Don Coleman   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS California Augusta, GA
G Andre Fox   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS High Point Greenbelt, MD
G 0 Kory Holden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS South Carolina Salisbury, MD
G 1 Herb McGee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverside Academy Reserve, LA
F 2 Tashombe Riley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC
F 3 Kevin Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Dothan High School Dothan, AL
F 12 RJ Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Savannah State Powder Springs, GA
G 14 Rodrick Sikes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr St. Martin High School Ocean Springs, MS
G 25 Jordan Andrews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Youngstown State Abita Springs, LA
G 30 Abdul Dial 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College West Palm Beach, FL
F 33 Josh Ajayi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr San Gabriel Academy El Monte, CA
F 42 Trhae Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Pebblebrook High School Austell, GA
G 50 John Pettway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS So Keith High School Safford, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 30, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
Tuskegee W 63–40 
 13  Sikes   8  Kelly   4  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,714)
Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 11 Auburn L 58–101  0–1
 25  Sikes   5  tied   3  McGee  Auburn Arena (7,754)
Auburn, AL
November 11, 2018*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Huntingdon W 106–76  1–1
 23  Dial   9  tied   10  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,562)
Mobile, AL
November 16, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic
W 73–54  2–1
 23  Ajayi   12  Ajayi   3  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,585)
Mobile, AL
November 17, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Jacksonville
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic
L 48–71  2–2
 16  McGee   8  tied   2  MGee  Mitchell Center (1,605)
Mobile, AL
November 19, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic
W 79–58  3–2
 30  Sikes   9  Mitchell   11  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,482)
Mobile, AL
November 23, 2018*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Texas A&M L 62–74  3–3
 21  Sikes   5  Ajayi   4  tied  Reed Arena (8,569)
College Station, TX
November 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss L 67–71  3–4
 28  Holden   7  Mitchell   4  McGee  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 1, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida A&M W 66–57  4–4
 18  Sikes   15  Ajayi   4  tied  Mitchell Center (2,114)
Mobile, AL
December 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at New Orleans L 61–70  4–5
 20  Mitchell   8  Mitchell   3  McGee  Lakefront Arena (505)
New Orleans, LA
December 8, 2018*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane W 81–60  5–5
 21  Sikes   10  Ajayi   6  Kelly  Mitchell Center (1,565)
Mobile, AL
December 19, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 79–67  6–5
 20  Ajayi   13  Mitchell   9  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,732)
Mobile, AL
December 20, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mobile W 86–47  7–5
 28  Mitchell   11  Ajayi   7  Pettway  Mitchell Center (1,671)
Mobile, AL
December 29, 2018*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond L 82–91  7–6
 25  Ajayi   6  tied   6  Holden  Mitchell Center (1,523)
Mobile, AL
Regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 79–73  8–6
(1–0)
 21  Sikes   12  Ajayi   8  Ajayi  Mitchell Center (1,729)
Mobile, AL
January 5, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 84–77 2OT 9–6
(2–0)
 22  Mitchell   11  Mitchell   7  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (2,091)
Mobile, AL
January 10, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Arkansas State L 65–66  9–7
(2–1)
 24  Sikes   7  tied   3  Ajayi  First National Bank Arena (1,374)
Jonesboro, AR
January 12, 2019
3:00 p.m.
at Little Rock L 62–91  9–8
(2–2)
 22  Mitchell   6  Mitchell   4  Holden  Jack Stephens Center (1,565)
Little Rock, AR
January 17, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State L 66–69  9–9
(2–3)
 24  Ajayi   11  Ajayi   7  Holden  Mitchell Center (1,985)
Mobile, AL
January 19, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 86–88 OT 9–10
(2–4)
 26  Ajayi   11  tied   4  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,885)
Mobile, AL
January 24, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Louisiana L 84–88  9–11
(2–5)
 31  Mitchell   12  tied   3  tied  Cajundome (3,847)
Lafayette, LA
January 26, 2019
2:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe W 78–72  10–11
(3–5)
 23  Mitchell   8  Ajayi   4  McGee  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,206)
Monroe, LA
February 2, 2019
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy W 81–75  11–11
(4–5)
 17  Mitchell   10  Ajayi   5  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
February 7, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 70–62  12–11
(5–5)
 24  McGee   10  Mitchell   7  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,785)
Mobile, AL
February 9, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock L 68–73  12–12
(5–6)
 19  Sikes   9  Mitchell   4  Pettway  Mitchell Center (2,193)
Mobile, AL
February 13, 2019
6:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 65–75  12–13
(5–7)
 18  McGee   7  Mitchell   4  Mitchell  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,321)
Statesboro, GA
February 15, 2019
6:00 p.m.
at Georgia State L 81–90  12–14
(5–8)
 26  McGee   12  Mitchell   8  McGee  GSU Sports Arena (1,531)
Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2019
4:15 p.m.
at Troy W 68–52  13–14
(6–8)
 18  Ajayi   14  Mitchell   5  Mitchell  Trojan Arena (3,049)
Troy, AL
February 28, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington L 57–75  13–15
(6–9)
 18  Ajayi   10  Ajayi   3  Ajayi  Mitchell Center (1,813)
Mobile, AL
March 2, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 77–63  14–15
(7–9)
 20  Ajayi   9  Mitchell   3  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,811)
Mobile, AL
March 7, 2019
6:00 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina L 70–92  14–16
(7–10)
 22  Mitchell   6  McGee   5  McGee  HTC Center (1,037)
Conway, SC
March 9, 2019
1:00 p.m.
at Appalachian State W 78–71  15–16
(8–10)
 26  Ajayi   11  Mitchell   7  McGee  Holmes Center (1,104)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt tournament
March 12, 2019
7:00 p.m.
(8) (9) Arkansas State
First round
W 75–67  16–16
 22  Ajayi   13  Mitchell   6  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,624)
Mobile, AL
March 14, 2019
5:00 p.m.
(8) vs. (5) Louisiana
Second round
W 70–69  17–16
 25  Ajayi   7  Ajayi   6  Mitchell  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
March 15, 2019
5:00 p.m.
(8) vs. (4) Texas State
Quarterfinals
L 67–79  17–17
 25  McGee   5  Kelly   4  McGee  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stephenson, Creg (July 18, 2018). "St. Bonaventure transfer Josh Ayeni commits to South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Stephenson, Creg (May 4, 2018). "South Alabama basketball officially adds Cal transfer Don Coleman". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Stephenson, Creg (May 9, 2018). "South Alabama basketball gets commitment from transfer Andre Fox". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Ramspacher, Andrew (February 17, 2018). "Kory Holden leaves South Carolina basketball team". The State. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tashombe Riley transferring to South Alabama". The Times and Democrat. May 29, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.