# 2018–19 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by third-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the OVC tournament they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Jacksonville State.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2017–18 season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:30 pm | | St. Louis College of Pharmacy | W 113–47 | | Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN |
| Non–conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Cumberland | W 91–58 | 1–0 | Skyhawk Arena (1,564) Martin, TN |
| Nov 10, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Kentucky | L 71–86 | 1–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,815) Bowling Green, KY |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 60–77 | 1–2 | Hawkins Arena (2,705) Macon, GA |
| Nov 21, 2018* 3:30 pm | | Western Illinois | W 92–90 | 2–2 | Skyhawk Arena (1,005) Martin, TN |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 87–70 | 3–2 | Skyhawk Arena (1,669) Martin, TN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 74–87 | 3–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (943) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 60–82 | 3–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,210) Johnson City, TN |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Brescia | W 108–79 | 4–4 | Skyhawk Arena (1,061) Martin, TN |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 108–79 | 5–4 | Skyhawk Arena (1,054) Martin, TN |
| Dec 22, 2018* 6:00 pm, MWN | | at Fresno State | L 53–93 | 5–5 | Save Mart Center (4,988) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 30, 2018* 1:30 pm | | at Bowling Green | L 80–94 | 5–6 | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 87-92 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (0–1) | Lantz Arena (1,072) Charleston, IL |
| Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri | L 69–74 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (0–2) | Show Me Center (746) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 77–98 | 5–9 (0–3) | Skyhawk Arena (3,114) Martin, TN |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 70–72 | 5–10 (0–4) | Skyhawk Arena (1,481) Martin, TN |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73–97 | 5–11 (0–5) | McBrayer Arena (1,803) Richmond, KY |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Morehead State | L 77-85 | 5–12 (0–6) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,234) Morehead, KY |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | L 64–66 | 5–13 (0–7) | Skyhawk Arena (1,094) Martin, TN |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 85–69 | 6–13 (1–7) | Skyhawk Arena (1,031) Martin, TN |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 67–68 | 6–14 (1–8) | Gentry Complex (1,025) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 67–82 | 6–15 (1–9) | Curb Event Center (2,478) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 66–64 | 7–15 (2–9) | Skyhawk Arena (942) Martin, TN |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 77–58 | 8–15 (3–9) | Skyhawk Arena (1,717) Martin, TN |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri | W 81–72 | 9–15 (4–9) | Skyhawk Arena (1,034) Martin, TN |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 73–69 | 10–15 (5–9) | Vadalabene Center (1,011) Edwardsville, IL |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 75–85 | 10–16 (5–10) | CFSB Center (5,175) Murray, KY |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 78–92 | 10–17 (5–11) | Dunn Center (2,233) Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 67–112 | 10–18 (5–12) | Skyhawk Arena (1,316) Martin, TN |
| Mar 2, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 91–86 | 11–18 (6–12) | Skyhawk Arena (1,291) Martin, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Eastern Illinois First round | W 78–71 | 12–18 | Ford Center (643) Evansville, IN |
| Mar 6, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Jacksonville State Quarterfinals | L 81–95 | 12–19 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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