2018–19 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record15–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo162 .889324  .889
Bowling Green126 .6672212  .647
Kent State117 .6112211  .667
Akron810 .4441716  .515
Miami (OH)711 .3891517  .469
Ohio612 .3331417  .452
West
Toledo135 .722258  .758
Central Michigan108 .5562312  .657
Eastern Michigan99 .5001517  .469
Northern Illinois810 .4441717  .500
Ball State612 .3331617  .485
Western Michigan216 .111824  .250
2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17 overall, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Akron.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished with a record of 16-18, 8-10 in MAC play for the 2017–18 season which netted them a third place finish. They lost to Western Michigan as a No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament. In the first round of the MAC tournament they advanced by defeating Ohio after which in the quarterfinals they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Campbell.

Roster

[1]

2018–19 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 21 Aleks Abrams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrOaks Christian Newbury Park, CA
G 3 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoLogansport HS Logansport, IN
F 5 Precious Ayah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoGreenforest (GA) Bayelsia State, Nigeria
F 14 Bam Bowman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)267 lb (121 kg) JrWarren Central/Shawnee Bowling Green, KY
F 13 Dalonte Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoBowsher Toledo, OH
G 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)161 lb (73 kg) SoLa Lumiere School Indianapolis, IN
G 30 Abdoulaye Harouna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrSouth Kent, CT/Southern Idaho Niamey, Niger
G 15 Milos Jovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoGB Academy (Czech Republic) Leskovac, Serbia
G 2 Mekhi Lairy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)140 lb (64 kg) FrEvansville Bosse Evansville, IN
G 3 Benjamin Litteken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoClayton St. Louis, MO
F 22 Elijah McNamara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPickerington North Pickerington, IN
G 12 Darrian Ringo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)173 lb (78 kg) SrBrownsburg HS Brownsburg, IN
G 21 Michael Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoMt. Prospect HS Mt. Prospect, IL
G 1 Nike Sibande 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCrispus Attucks Indianapolis, IN
G 11 Myja White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrBrebeuf Jesuit Terre Haute, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2018

Schedule and results

The 2018-19 non-conference schedule was released on July 20, 2018.[2] The MAC conference schedule was announced on August 1, 2018.[3] The RedHawks will participate in the Islands of Bahamas Showcase in Nassau, Bahamas.[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Taylor[5] W 84–53 
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 p.m., FSN
at Butler L 68–90  0–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,171)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Midway W 91–42  1–1
Millett Hall (945)
Oxford, OH
Nov 16, 2018*
2:00 p.m., BD Global
vs. North Dakota State
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase
W 89–78  2–1
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (325)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Montana
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals
L 71–73  2–2
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (543)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Pepperdine
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd place game
L 80–86  2–3
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (427)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Army W 85–55  3–3
Millett Hall (1,307)
Oxford, OH
Nov 28, 2018*
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Xavier L 55–82  3–4
Cintas Center (10,394)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Wilberforce W 88–57  4–4
Millett Hall (1,170)
Oxford, OH
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Wright State W 65–62  5–4
Nutter Center (4,095)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 85–79  6–4
Millett Hall (1,451)
Oxford, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 66–72  6–5
BB&T Arena (3,100)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Carolina State W 79–55  7–5
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Dec 30, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 70–67  8–5
Millett Hall (1,456)
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Central Michigan L 77–84  8–6
(0–1)
Millett Hall (1,578)
Oxford, OH
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Illinois L 70–83  8–7
(0–2)
Millett Hall (1,611)
Oxford, OH
Jan 12, 2019
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 19 Buffalo L 64–88  8–8
(0–3)
Alumni Arena (6,177)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Toledo L 59–71  8–9
(0–4)
Savage Arena (4,386)
Toledo, OH
Jan 19, 2019
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Akron W 68–61  9–9
(1–4)
Millett Hall (1,202)
Oxford, OH
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ball State W 71–65  10–9
(2–4)
Worthen Arena (3,742)
Muncie, IN
Jan 26, 2019
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Bowling Green W 67–53  11–9
(3–4)
Millett Hall (2,257)
Oxford, OH
Jan 29, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo L 63–66  11–10
(3–5)
Millett Hall (1,677)
Oxford, OH
Feb 2, 2019
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 59–48  12–10
(4–5)
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 5, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kent State L 67-70  12–11
(4–6)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,236)
Kent, OH
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ohio W 79-59  13-11
(5-6)
Millett Hall (2,319)
Oxford, OH
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 79-84 OT 13-12
(5-7)
University Arena (2,127)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ball State W 69-66  14-12
(6-7)
Millett Hall (1,871)
Oxford, OH
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Akron L 58-70  14-13
(6-8)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,026)
Akron, OH
Feb 26, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bowling Green W 82-69  15-13
(7-8)
Stroh Center (2,225)
Bowling Green
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 21 Buffalo L 69-77  15-14
(7-9)
Millett Hall (3,026)
Oxford, OH
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kent State L 66-75  15-15
(7-10)
Millett Hall (2,343)
Oxford, OH
Mar 8, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ohio L 57-66  15-16
(7-11)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC tournament
Mar 1, 2019
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Akron L 51–80  15–17
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,376)
Akron, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Miami University. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. "Men's Basketball Announces 2018 Non-Conference Schedule". Miami University. July 20, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. "Men's Basketball Announces MAC Schedule". Miami University. August 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. "Miami RedHawks to join Loyola Chicago at Islands of the Bahamas ..." Cincinnati.com. CIncinnati (USA Today). Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  5. "REDHAWKS AIM FOR GROWTH DURING OWENS' SECOND YEAR". Miami Student. Miami Student. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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