# 2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by ninth-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Austin Peay.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Jackson State | W 75–66 | 1–0 | Williams Assembly Center (904) Jackson, MS |
| November 10, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Millsaps | W 94–52 | 2–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,213) Monroe, LA |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas Las Vegas Invitational campus game | L 55–65 | 2–1 | Frank Erwin Center (7,453) Austin, TX |
| November 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 11 Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational Campus Game | L 59–80 | 2–2 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | L 73–79 | 2–3 | Eblen Center (896) Cookeville, TN |
| November 27, 2018* 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 80–52 | 3–3 | Prather Coliseum (1,305) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 60–83 | 3–4 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,128) Oxford, MS |
| December 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 72–67 | 4–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,601) Monroe, LA |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 74–58 | 5–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,057) Monroe, LA |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Nicholls | W 95–68 | 6–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,812) Monroe, LA |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 80–63 | 7–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,427) Monroe, LA |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU | L 69–81 | 7–5 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,028) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 97–84 | 8–5 (1–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,618) Monroe, LA |
| January 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 85–75 | 9–5 (2–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,373) Monroe, LA |
| January 10, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 78–79 | 9–6 (2–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,282) Statesboro, GA |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 73–74 | 9–7 (2–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,566) Atlanta, GA |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 99–95 | 10–7 (3–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,317) Monroe, LA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 75–69 | 11–7 (4–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,107) Monroe, LA |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 72–78 | 11–8 (4–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,206) Monroe, LA |
| January 31, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 81–92 | 11–9 (4–4) | HTC Center (1,035) Conway, SC |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 84–85 | 11–10 (4–5) | Holmes Center (1,403) Boone, NC |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 82–76 | 12–10 (5–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,391) Monroe, LA |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 88–79 | 13–10 (6–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,366) Monroe, LA |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 76–83 | 13–11 (6–6) | Cajundome (5,041) Lafayette, LA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 63–60 | 14–11 (7–6) | Strahan Coliseum (4,342) San Marcos, TX |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 86–91 $^{2OT}$ | 14–12 (7–7) | College Park Center (1,817) Arlington, TX |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 81–75 | 15–12 (8–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,104) Monroe, LA |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 91–97 | 15–13 (8–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,936) Monroe, LA |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 72–73 | 15–14 (8–9) | First National Bank Arena (1,573) Jonesboro, AR |
| March 9, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 79–62 | 16–14 (9–9) | Jack Stephens Center (1,407) Little Rock, AR |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Appalachian State First round | W 89–80 | 17–14 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,522) Monroe, LA |
| March 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Coastal Carolina Second round | W 80–50 | 18–14 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| March 15, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Georgia Southern Quarterfinals | L 67–81 | 18–15 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Kent State First round – Lou Henson Classic | W 87–77 | 19–15 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,742) Monroe, LA |
| March 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern Quarterfinals | L 102–108 $^{3OT}$ | 19–16 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (6,004) Monroe, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||