# 2018–19 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2018–19 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22-13, to finish in 1st place. In the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Alcorn State, Grambling State, and Texas Southern to win the SWAC championship. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a 16th seed. However, they lost to fellow 16th seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 16–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Panthers received the No. 2 seed in the SWAC tournament. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 81–64 | 1–0 | Leavey Center (1,621) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSSW | | at Baylor | L 80–91 | 1–1 | Ferrell Center (4,019) Waco, TX |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley Deep South Showcase | L 57–70 | 1–2 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (416) Edinburg, TX |
| Nov 17, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar Deep South Showcase | L 67–74 | 1–3 | Montagne Center (1,837) Beaumont, TX |
| Nov 19, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | L 66–74 | 1–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at East Carolina Deep South Showcase | L 64–76 | 1–5 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (2,972) Greenville, NC |
| Nov 23, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Georgia Tech Deep South Showcase | L 54–65 | 1–6 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,306) Atlanta, GA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Murray State | L 67–83 | 1–7 | CFSB Center (3,485) Murray, KY |
| Dec 4, 2018* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 68–82 | 1–8 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,685) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana | L 90–122 | 1–9 | Cajundome (3,227) Lafayette, LA |
| Dec 20, 2018* | | at Seattle | L 64–102 | 1–10 | Redhawk Center (965) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 62–76 | 1–11 | Winthrop Coliseum (411) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 2, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Huston–Tillotson | W 81–65 | 2–11 | William Nicks Building (373) Prairie View, TX |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Southern | W 82–73 | 3–11 (1–0) | F. G. Clark Center (653) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 7, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 57–54 | 4–11 (2–0) | Davey Whitney Complex (613) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 79–73 | 5–11 (3–0) | William Nicks Building (2,750) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 55–51 | 6–11 (4–0) | William Nicks Building (815) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 21, 2019 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 83–65 | 7–11 (5–0) | William Nicks Building (1,135) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 89–78 | 8–11 (6–0) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,017) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 28, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 79–63 | 9–11 (7–0) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,542) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 81–65 | 10–11 (8–0) | William Nicks Building (475) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 69–67 | 11–11 (9–0) | William Nicks Building (515) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 90–95 | 11–12 (9–1) | Health and Physical Education Arena (6,357) Houston, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:30 pm | | Jackson State | W 79–66 | 12–12 (10–1) | Williams Assembly Center (794) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 18, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | W 92–87 | 13–12 (11–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (919) Grambling, LA |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 69–63 | 14–12 (12–1) | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 25, 2019 7:23 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 48–44 | 15–12 (13–1) | William Nicks Building (456) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 72–65 | 16–12 (14–1) | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL |
| Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 96–69 | 17–12 (15–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,200) Montgomery, AL |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 73–55 | 18–12 (16–1) | William Nicks Building (685) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 98–64 | 19–12 (17–1) | William Nicks Building (665) Prairie View, TX |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2019 7:30 pm | (1) | (8) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 86–66 | 20–12 | William Nicks Building (580) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 15, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals | W 81–71 | 21–12 | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) Texas Southern Championship | W 92–86 | 22–12 | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 5:40 pm, truTV | (16 W) | vs. (16 W) Fairleigh Dickinson First Four | L 76–82 | 22–13 | UD Arena (11,784) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||