# 2018–19 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2018–19 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach Wayne Brent, and played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19 overall, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SWAC tournament, they were upset by No. 6 seed Alabama State in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 12–20, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. Due to Grambling State's ineligibility, they received the No. 5 seed in the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana-Monroe | L 66–75 | 0–1 | Williams Assembly Center (904) Jackson, MS |
| Nov 14, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 36–67 | 0–2 | Reilly Center (3,797) Olean, NY |
| Nov 16, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Boise State Cayman Islands Classic campus game | L 53–70 | 0–3 | Taco Bell Arena (2,952) Boise, ID |
| Nov 19, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Sam Houston State Cayman Islands Classic Mainland semifinals | L 60–75 | 0–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Chicago State Cayman Islands Classic Mainland 3rd place game | W 81–68 | 1–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| Nov 24, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 58–76 | 1–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,211) San Diego, CA |
| Nov 27, 2018* 9:30 pm | | at San Diego State | L 44–87 | 1–6 | Viejas Arena (10,453) San Diego, CA |
| Nov 29, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 70–81 | 1–7 | Leavey Center (1,029) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 66–69 | 1–8 | Firestone Fieldhouse (715) Malibu, CA |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Fisk | W 77–56 | 2–8 | Williams Assembly Center (404) Jackson, MS |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 57–74 | 2–9 | CFSB Center (3,612) Murray, KY |
| Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 72–81 | 2–10 | McGuirk Arena (1,689) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Miles | W 61–57 | 3–10 | Williams Assembly Center (205) Jackson, MS |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 54–51(OT) | 4–10 (1–0) | Elmore Gymnasium (43) Normal, AL |
| Jan 7, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | L 57–59 | 4–11 (1–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,321) Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 59–52 | 5–11 (2–1) | Williams Assembly Center (1,902) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 14, 2019 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 64–58 | 6–11 (3–1) | Williams Assembly Center (434) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 51–55 | 6–12 (3–2) | William J. Nicks Building (815) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Southern | L 65–75 | 6–13 (3–3) | H&PE Arena (2,227) Houston, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Grambling State | W 65–63 | 7–13 (4–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,298) Grambling, LA |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 61–57 | 8–13 (5–3) | Williams Assembly Center (2,005) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 65–52 | 9–13 (6–3) | Williams Assembly Center (824) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 9, 2019 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 52–66 | 9–14 (6–4) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 67–76 | 9–15 (6–5) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 66–79 | 9–16 (6–6) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Feb 18, 2019 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | L 65–77 | 9–17 (6–7) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 71–60 | 10–17 (7–7) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 57–60 | 10–18 (7–8) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 57–56 | 11–18 (8–8) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 66–47 | 12–18 (9–8) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 82–70 | 13–18 (10–8) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2019 8:00 pm | (3) | (6) Alabama State Quarterfinals | L 49–58 | 13–19 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||