# 2018–19 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2018–19 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Ladner, and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–16 overall, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Southland tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Abilene Christian.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2017–18 season 22–12, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in a tie for the Southland regular season championship with Nicholls State. As the No. 1 seed in the Southland tournament, they defeated Sam Houston State in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Stephen F. Austin. As a regular season champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Delta State | W 68–63 | – | University Center (502) Hammond, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 23 LSU | L 63–94 | 0–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,513) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | William Carey Hall of Fame Classic campus-site | W 78–57 | 1–1 | University Center (656) Hammond, LA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nebraska Hall of Fame Classic campus-site | L 35–87 | 1–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,462) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:30 pm, Fox Sports Southwest | | at Texas Tech Hall of Fame Classic campus-site | L 40–59 | 1–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (8,650) Lubbock, TX |
| Nov 17, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Stetson Hall of Fame Classic campus-site | W 69–57 | 2–3 | University Center (541) Hammond, LA |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State Hall of Fame Classic campus-site | L 59–69 | 2–4 | Harrison HPER Complex (188) Itta Bena, MS |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana College | W 86–71 | 3–4 | University Center (692) Hammond, LA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:30 pm, CST | | at Tulane | W 62–61 | 4–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,743) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 12, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | vs. Ole Miss Jackson Showcase | L 47–69 | 4–5 | Mississippi Coliseum (3,564) Jackson, MS |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:30 pm | | California Baptist | L 52-73 | 4-6 | University Center (559) Hammond, LA |
| Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Grambling State | L 68–69 | 4–7 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (119) Grambling, LA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 60–63 | 4–8 | Carver Arena (5,004) Peoria, IL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Louisiana | L 72–73 | 4–9 | University Center (772) Hammond, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 60–65 | 4–10 (0–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,124) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | L 71–73 | 4–11 (0–2) | University Center Hammond, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 72–75 | 4–12 (0–3) | University Center (563) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 76–69 | 5–12 (1–3) | University Center (605) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 74–71 | 6–12 (2–3) | H&HP Complex (2,497) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 70–67 | 7–12 (3–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (678) Houston, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 69–53 | 8–12 (4–3) | Prather Coliseum (1,400) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 52–62 | 8–13 (4–4) | University Center (1,029) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nicholls State | W 91–70 | 9–13 (5–4) | University Center (879) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 64–58 | 10–13 (6–4) | American Bank Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 75–67 | 11–13 (7–4) | Farris Center (1,825) Conway, AR |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 70–64 | 12–13 (8–4) | University Center (666) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 88–52 | 13–13 (9–4) | University Center (884) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 68–89 | 13–14 (9–5) | Lakefront Arena (813) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Abilene Christian | W 75–66 | 14–14 (10–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,399) Abilene, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 69–55 | 15–14 (11–5) | University Center (778) Hammond, LA |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 81–67 | 16–14 (12–5) | University Center (771) Hammond, LA |
| Mar 9, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Nicholls State | L 63–69 | 16–15 (12–6) | Stopher Gym (540) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Central Arkansas Second round | W 79–65 | 17–15 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (960) Katy, TX |
| Mar 15, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Abilene Christian Semifinals | L 66–69 | 17–16 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,100) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||