# 2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12-6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3-way tie for second place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the semifinals to UT Arlington. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the semifinals to Georgia State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30* 7:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 79–61 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,538) Statesboro, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7* 7:00 pm | | Carver College Islands of the Bahamas Showcase campus game | W 139–51 | 1–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,214) Statesboro, GA |
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm | | George Mason ESPN+ | W 98–89 | 2–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,638) Statesboro, GA |
| Nov 16* 5:00 pm | | vs. Florida Atlantic Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals | W 80–70 | 3–0 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (247) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 17* 5:00 pm | | vs. Pepperdine Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals | W 88–78 | 4–0 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (523) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 18* 8:00 pm | | vs. Montana Islands of the Bahamas Showcase championship | W 80–77 | 5–0 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (634) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 27* 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State ESPN+ | L 64–69 | 5–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,256) Statesboro, GA |
| Nov 29* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 70–100 | 5–2 | McKale Center (13,486) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 8* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 89–74 | 6–2 | Hawkins Arena (3,272) Macon, GA |
| Dec 11* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 88–95 | 6–3 | CFE Arena (3,632) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 14* 7:00 pm | | Brewton–Parker | W 101–64 | 7–3 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,019) Statesboro, GA |
| Dec 18* 7:30 pm | | Bradley | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,507) Statesboro, GA |
| Dec 21* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 68–80 | 8–4 | Dedmon Center (1,012) Radford, VA |
| Dec 29* 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Dayton | L 90–94 | 8–5 | UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 70–73 | 8–6 (0–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,517) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 5 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 77–64 | 9–6 (1–1) | College Park Center (1,530) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 10 7:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–78 | 10–6 (2–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,282) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 12 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 85–87 | 10–7 (2–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,326) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 17 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 90–82 | 11–7 (3–2) | Trojan Arena (3,021) Troy, AL |
| Jan 19 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (4–2) | Mitchell Center (1,885) Mobile, AL |
| Jan 24 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 67–72 | 12–8 (4–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,357) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 26 5:00 pm | | Texas State | W 74–58 | 13–8 (5–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,414) Statesboro, GA |
| Feb 2 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 72–81 | 13–9 (5–4) | GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 6 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 103–86 | 14–9 (6–4) | Cajundome (3,562) Lafayette, LA |
| Feb 8 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 79–88 | 14–10 (6–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,366) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 13 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 75–65 | 15–10 (7–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,321) Statesboro, GA |
| Feb 15 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Troy | W 76–51 | 16–10 (8–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,349) Statesboro, GA |
| Feb 21 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 79–74 | 17–10 (9–5) | HTC Center (1,483) Conway, SC |
| Feb 23 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 92–69 | 18–10 (10–5) | Holmes Center (1,722) Boone, North Carolina |
| Feb 28 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 81–66 | 19–10 (11–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,265) Statesboro, GA |
| Mar 2 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 81–70 | 20–10 (12–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,986) Statesboro, GA |
| Mar 9 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 85–90 | 20–11 (12–6) | Hanner Fieldhouse (3,987) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 15 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Louisiana-Monroe Quarterfinals | W 81–67 | 21–11 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 16 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) UT Arlington Semifinals | L 58–67 | 21–12 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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