2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Tournament
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Wofford180 1.000305  .857
UNC Greensboro153 .833297  .806
Furman135 .722258  .758
East Tennessee State135 .7222410  .706
Chattanooga711 .3891220  .375
Mercer612 .3331120  .355
Samford612 .3331716  .515
VMI414 .2221121  .344
Western Carolina414 .222725  .219
The Citadel414 .2221218  .400
2019 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will begin in January 2019 and conclude in February 2019. The season marked the 97th season of Southern Conference basketball.

Preseason

Coaching changes

On March 3, 2018, Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter resigned after 13 seasons.[1] On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named head coach of the Catamounts.[2]

Conference predictions

Predicted results

Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll[3]

  • 1. UNCG (6) 78
  • 2. Wofford (4) 74
  • 3. ETSU 67
  • 4. Furman 57
  • 5. Mercer 48
  • 6. The Citadel 38
  • 7. Chattanooga 30
  • 8. Samford 26
  • 9. Western Carolina 20
  • 10. VMI 12

Preseason Southern Conference Media Poll

  • 1. UNCG (16) 231
  • 2. Wofford (6) 214
  • 3. ETSU (2) 198
  • 4. Furman 169
  • 5. Mercer 136
  • 6. Chattanooga 103
  • 7. The Citadel 96
  • 8. Samford 69
  • 9. Western Carolina 59
  • 10. VMI 45

Preseason Southern teams

Preseason Player of the Year[3]

Preseason All-Southern Conference Team

  • Zane Najdawi, Sr., F, The Citadel
  • Tray Boyd III, Jr., G, ETSU
  • Bo Hodges, So., G/F, ETSU
  • Jeromy Rodriguez, R-Jr., F, ETSU
  • Matt Rafferty, Sr., F, Furman
  • Ross Cummings, Jr., G, Mercer
  • Francis Alonso, Sr., G, UNCG
  • James Dickey, Jr., F, UNCG
  • Bubba Parham, So., G, VMI
  • Cameron Jackson, Sr., F, Wofford
  • Fletcher Magee, Sr., G, Wofford

Watchlists

Regular season

Conference matrix

Season summary & highlights

Points scored

Conference regular season

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Southern Tournament

Highlights

NCAA Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

Awards and honors

Conference awards and teams

National awards and teams

Players

Award finalists

References

  1. "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. Associated Press. March 4, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "MEN'S HOOPS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM, POLLS ANNOUNCED". Southern Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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