# 2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by ninth-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.
ISU coach Greg Lansing began the season needing two wins during the season to surpass his mentor (Royce Waltman) on the ISU Coaching Leaderboard. Waltman had 134 wins. Lansing passed Waltman following the Sycamores victory over the McKendree Bearcats and is currently second (148) in wins at Indiana State; the leader Duane Klueh has 182. Junior Guard Jordan Barnes became the 39th member of the ISU 1,000-pt Club.

## Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Demonte Ojinnaka | 1 | G | 6'5" | 212 | Senior | Silver Spring, MD | Graduated |
| Trey Knight III | 3 | G | 6'4" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Cedar Park, TX | Transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| Brenton Scott | 4 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Graduated |
| Ethan Claycomb | 10 | F | 6'7" | 194 | RS Freshman | Vincennes, IN | Walk-on; transferred to Bellarmine |
| Matt Deady | 24 | G | 6'5" | 208 | RS Freshman | Terre Haute, IN | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Qiydar Davis | 25 | G | 6'5" | 209 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Brandon Murphy | 34 | C | 6'7" | 270 | Senior | Montgomery, AL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Allante Holston | 1 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Senior | Capitol Heights, MD | Transferred from North Texas. Will be eligible to play immediately since Holston graduated from North Texas. |
| Cameron Bacote | 3 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Hampton, VA | Transferred from Maryland Eastern Shore. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bacote will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Deavion Washington SG | Terre Haute, IN | Terre Haute South Vigo High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Blake Brinkmeyer PF | West Des Moines, IA | Valley High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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. Retrieved October 17, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jared Hankins SG | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Treauhn Williams PF | Reynoldsburg, OH | Woodstock Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 22, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Cobie Barnes SF | Floyds Knobs, IN | Floyd Central High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Rose-Hulman | W 77–44 | | Hulman Center (3,675) Terre Haute, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 69–86 | 0–1 | Worthen Arena (4,022) Muncie, IN |
| Nov 9, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | W 78–74 | 1–1 | Resch Center (1,469) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | McKendree | W 80–63 | 2–1 | Hulman Center (3,146) Terre Haute, IN |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 63–54 | 3–1 | Hulman Center (3,032) Terre Haute, IN |
| Nov 28, 2018* 10:00 pm | | at San Jose State MW–MVC Challenge | W 86–57 | 4–1 | Event Center Arena (1,523) San Jose, CA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 69–63 | 5–1 | Hulman Center (3,499) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 69–80 | 5–2 | Hulman Center (3,113) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Truman State | W 77–69 | 6–2 | Hulman Center (3,466) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU Diamond Head Classic campus site game | L 70–90 | 6–3 | Schollmaier Arena (6,431) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Colorado Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 72–67 | 7–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 23, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UNLV Diamond Head Classic semifinals | W 84–79 | 8–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 25, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic championship game | L 69–83 | 8–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,752) Honolulu, HI |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 9:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 44–79 | 8–5 (0–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,112) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 65–60 | 9–5 (1–1) | Hulman Center (4,117) Terre Haute, IN |
| Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 57–72 | 9–6 (1–2) | Hulman Center (3,420) Terre Haute, IN |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–2) | Ford Center (6,419) Evansville, IN |
| Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 64–69 | 10–7 (2–3) | McLeod Center (3,457) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | Loyola–Chicago | L 67–75 | 10–8 (2–4) | Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 70–53 | 11–8 (3–4) | Hulman Center (3,460) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Illinois State | L 62–76 | 11–9 (3–5) | Redbird Arena (5,141) Normal, IL |
| Jan 30, 2019 9:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH | | at Southern Illinois | L 73–88 | 11–10 (3–6) | SIU Arena (8,284) Carbondale, IL |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 62–68 | 11–11 (3–7) | Hulman Center (3,529) Terre Haute, IN |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 85–62 | 12–11 (4–7) | Hulman Center (3,469) Terre Haute, IN |
| Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 67–96 | 12–12 (4–8) | Carver Arena (5,805) Peoria, IL |
| Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 87–82 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (5–8) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,014) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH | | Southern Illinois | L 57–79 | 13–13 (5–9) | Hulman Center (3,997) Terre Haute, IN |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 73–50 | 14–13 (6–9) | Hulman Center (3,253) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 61–67 | 14–14 (6–10) | JQH Arena (5,788) Springfield, MO |
| Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 68–80 | 14–15 (6–11) | Knapp Center (4,023) Des Moines, IA |
| Mar 2, 2019 TBA | | Northern Iowa | W 71–54 | 15–15 (7–11) | Hulman Center (3,764) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 | (8) | vs. (9) Valparaiso | L 55-77 | 15-16 (7-11) | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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