# 2018–19 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by second-year head coach Jim Hayford, played their home games at the Redhawk Center, with two home games at the ShoWare Center, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 6–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were defeated by Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Presbyterian.

## Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season since 2008 and first 20-win season in Division I play since the 1960s.
In the postseason, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley to advance to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 74–96 | 0–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,365) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Puget Sound | W 95–67 | 1–1 | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 82–59 | 2–1 | ShoWare Center (1,236) Kent, WA |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Washington State | W 78–69 | 3–1 | ShoWare Center (1,977) Kent, WA |
| Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Southern Utah | L 70–73 | 3–2 | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Denver Elgin Baylor Classic | W 82–63 | 4–2 | Redhawk Center (883) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Fairfield Elgin Baylor Classic | W 83–80 | 5–2 | Redhawk Center (809) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Longwood Elgin Baylor Classic | W 70–50 | 6–2 | Redhawk Center (753) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Northwest Elgin Baylor Classic | W 107–72 | 7–2 | Redhawk Center (883) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 88–68 | 8–2 | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Omaha Summit League/WAC Challenge | W 90–72 | 9–2 | Redhawk Center (873) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 62–70 | 9–3 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,688) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 17, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Portland | W 67–56 | 10–3 | Chiles Center (1,553) Portland, OR |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 102–64 | 11–3 | Redhawk Center (965) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 82–73 | 12–3 | Haas Pavilion (4,104) Berkeley, CA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 71–83 | 12–4 (0–1) | Icardo Center (2,398) Bakersfield, CA |
| Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 57–71 | 12–5 (0–2) | GCU Arena (7,293) Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 12, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 78–88 | 12–6 (0–3) | UCCU Center (3,258) Orem, UT |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 60–87 | 12–7 (0–4) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 62–67 | 12–8 (0–5) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Jan 24, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Chicago State | W 75–47 | 13–8 (1–5) | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at UMKC | L 54–63 | 13–9 (1–6) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,220) Kansas City, MO |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | California Baptist | L 64–75 | 13–10 (1–7) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm | | Utah Valley | Postponed (weather) | Postponed (weather) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| Feb 14, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 44–59 | 13–11 (1–8) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,103) Edinburg, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 53–59 | 13–12 (1–9) | Pan American Center (11,889) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | UMKC | W 69–64 | 14–12 (2–9) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 77–57 | 15–12 (3–9) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 68–77 | 15–13 (3–10) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at California Baptist | W 67–65 | 16–13 (4–10) | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 63–57 | 17–13 (5–10) | Redhawk Center (969) Seattle, WA |
| Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 83–76 | 18–13 (6–10) | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 8:30 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Grand Canyon Quarterfinals | L 75–84 | 18–14 | Orleans Arena (2,374) Paradise, NV |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Live | | Presbyterian First round | L 68–72 | 18–15 | Redhawk Center (472) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source:. ||||||