# 2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by third-year head coach Ray Harper, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 15–3 in OVC play, to finish in third place. They defeated UT Martin in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Murray State. Despite having 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2017–18 season 23–13, 11–7 in OVC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee Tech in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Murray State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Canisius and Central Arkansas to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Texas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | L 72–92 | 0–2 | Pete Hanna Center (1,443) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 12, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State Cancún Challenge campus game | L 61–76 | 0–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,722) University Park, PA |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley Cancún Challenge campus game | L 65–74 | 0–3 | Carver Arena (4,706) Peoria, IL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 11:30 pm, CBS Digital | | vs. Western Carolina Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals | W 84–53 | 1–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (200) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 21, 2018* 2:00pm, CBS Digital | | vs. North Florida Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship | W 83–78 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (121) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 28, 2018* 11:30 am | | vs. Carver College | W 101–61 | 3–3 | Cherokee Center & Arena (1,571) Centre, AL |
| Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 76–65 | 4–3 | Flowers Hall (844) Florence, AL |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 81–54 | 5–3 | Memorial Hall (617) Dover, DE |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Wichita State | L 65–69 | 5–4 | Charles Koch Arena (10,028) Wichita, KS |
| Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 55–50 | 6–4 | Ford Center (4,814) Evansville, IN |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 64–50 | 7–4 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,295) Jacksonville, AL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 11:00 am, ATTSNPT | | at West Virginia | L 72–74 | 7–5 | WVU Coliseum (8,231) Morgantown, WV |
| Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Reinhardt | W 109–77 | 8–5 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,229) Jacksonville, AL |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Belmont | W 83–73 | 9–5 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (2,518) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 69–62 | 10–5 (2–0) | Gentry Complex (710) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 69–62 | 11–5 (3–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,275) Jacksonville, AL |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 90–54 | 12–5 (4–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,189) Jacksonville, AL |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 91–80 | 13–5 (5–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,875) Jacksonville, AL |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 65–48 | 14–5 (6–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019) Jacksonville, AL |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 70–88 | 14–6 (6–1) | Seabury Center (1,280) Berea, KY |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:35 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 77–71 | 15–6 (7–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,147) Morehead, KY |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 88–68 | 16–6 (8–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,718) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 71–74 | 16–7 (8–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,802) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 64–66 | 16–8 (8–3) | Skyhawk Arena (942) Martin, TN |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 81–64 | 17–8 (9–3) | Show Me Center (1,503) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 67–57 | 18–8 (10–3) | Eblen Center (1,159) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 84–65 | 19–8 (11–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,223) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 65–64 | 20–8 (12–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,134) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 104–101 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (13–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,423) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Eastern Illinois | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 (14–3) | Lantz Arena (1,414) Charleston, IL |
| Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 97–72 | 23–8 (15–3) | Vadalabene Center (1,631) Edwardsville, IL |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2019 10:30 pm | (3) | vs. (7) UT Martin Quarterfinals | W 88–81 | 24–8 | Ford Center (1,040) Evansville, IN |
| Mar 9, 2019 11:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Murray State Semifinals | L 74–76 | 24–9 | Ford Center (8,294) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source ||||||