# 2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by second-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, their first-ever Division I postseason tournament, where they defeated Seattle and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.

## Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2017–18 season 11–21, 4–14 in Big South play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 73–85 | 0–1 | TD Arena (3,711) Charleston, SC |
| November 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 80–65 | 1–1 | Eblen Center (1,183) Cookeville, TN |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Welch | W 109–57 | 2–1 | Templeton Center (360) Clinton, SC |
| November 15, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boyce | W 102–49 | 3–1 | Templeton Center (185) Clinton, SC |
| November 17, 2018* 1:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 24 Marquette | L 55–74 | 3–2 | Fiserv Forum (14,058) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 19, 2018* 11:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 17 UCLA | L 65–80 | 3–3 | Pauley Pavilion (6,076) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 86–90 | 3–4 | Templeton Center (409) Clinton, SC |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina A&T | W 75–70 | 4–4 | Corbett Sports Center (954) Greensboro, NC |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 88–94 | 4–5 | Templeton Center (525) Clinton, SC |
| December 12, 2018* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 103–70 | 5–5 | Templeton Center (373) Clinton, SC |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Trinity (FL) | W 87–44 | 6–5 | Templeton Center (251) Clinton, SC |
| December 18, 2018* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | L 67–76 | 6–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,821) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 69–81 | 6–7 | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| December 30, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 72–67 | 7–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (525) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 2, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Carolina State | W 72–70 | 8–7 | SHM Memorial Center (249) Orangeburg, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 64–61 | 9–7 (1–0) | Templeton Center (406) Clinton, SC |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 74–58 | 9–8 (1–1) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,287) High Point, NC |
| January 12, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 79–77 | 9–9 (1–2) | Dedmon Center (959) Radford, VA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 85–70 | 10–9 (2–2) | Templeton Center (340) Clinton, SC |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 71–64 | 11–9 (3–2) | Templeton Center (535) Clinton, SC |
| January 21, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 68–59 | 12–9 (4–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (644) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 73–77 | 12–10 (4–3) | Gore Arena (1,783) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 99–91 | 13–10 (5–3) | Templeton Center (905) Clinton, SC |
| January 30, 2019 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 84–85 | 13–11 (5–4) | CSU Field House (785) North Charleston, SC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 67–44 | 14–11 (6–4) | Templeton Center (610) Clinton, SC |
| February 9, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 103–101 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (7–4) | Templeton Center (596) Clinton, SC |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 85–93 | 15–12 (7–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,202) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 16, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 76–71 | 16–12 (8–5) | Templeton Center (1,003) Clinton, SC |
| February 23, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 71–55 | 17–12 (9–5) | Kimmel Arena (2,322) Asheville, NC |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 70–78 | 17–13 (9–6) | Paul Porter Arena (1,285) Boiling Springs, NC |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | L 65–72 | 17–14 (9–7) | Templeton Center (774) Clinton, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | (10) UNC Asheville First round | W 106–59 | 18–14 | Templeton Center (805) Clinton, SC |
| March 7, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Radford Quarterfinals | L 76–84 | 18–15 | Gore Arena (1,460) Buies Creek, NC |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2019* 10:00 p.m., CBS Sports Live | | at Seattle First round | W 72–68 | 19–15 | Redhawk Center (472) Seattle, WA |
| March 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m., CBS Sports Live | | at Robert Morris Second round | W 77–70 | 20–15 | North Athletic Complex (541) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Marshall Quarterfinals | L 66–83 | 20–16 | Cam Henderson Center (3,383) Huntington, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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