# 2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2017–18 season, 18–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Robert Morris.
On May 2, 2018, former head coach Jamion Christian left the team to take the head coaching job at Siena. One week later, the school hired former Mountaineer assistant coach Dan Engelstad from Division III Southern Vermont.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | Hood | W 87–81 | | Knott Arena (1,080) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra | at NC State | L 55–105 | 0–1 | PNC Arena (13,632) Raleigh, NC |
| November 9, 2018* 7:30 p.m. | at Hofstra | L 61–79 | 0–2 | Mack Sports Complex (4,645) Hempstead, NY |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Marshall | L 75–98 | 0–3 | Cam Henderson Center (6,050) Huntington, WV |
| November 18, 2018* 4:00 p.m., BTN | at Maryland | L 77–92 | 0–4 | Xfinity Center (11,782) College Park, MD |
| November 21, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T | L 60–74 | 0–5 | Knott Arena (1,295) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 25, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | L 68–78 | 0–6 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (372) Baltimore, MD |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 p.m., MASN | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–75 | 0–7 | Reitz Arena (1,244) Baltimore, MD |
| December 5, 2018* 6:30 p.m., FS2 | at St. John's | L 71–85 | 0–8 | Carnesecca Arena (4,928) Queens, NY |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | Lehigh | L 78–85 | 0–9 | Knott Arena (1,928) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 15, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | Wilson | W 74–59 | 1–9 | Knott Arena (1,223) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | at American | W 56–55 | 2–9 | Bender Arena (477) Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | St. Mary's (MD) | W 83–44 | 3–9 | Knott Arena (1,225) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 30, 2018* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Minnesota | L 53–71 | 3–10 | Williams Arena (10,767) Minneapolis, MN |
| NEC regular season |||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 69–80 | 3–11 (0–1) | DeGol Arena (598) Loretto, PA |
| January 5, 2019 5:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | L 59–62 | 3–12 (0–2) | North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m. | Bryant | L 59–66 | 3–13 (0–3) | Knott Arena (1,085) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | L 68–77 | 3–14 (0–4) | Knott Arena (1,336) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 p.m. | at Wagner | W 70–56 | 4–14 (1–4) | Spiro Sports Center (1,632) Staten Island, NY |
| January 21, 2019 7:00 p.m. | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 69–87 | 4–15 (1–5) | Rothman Center (443) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m. | LIU Brooklyn | W 74–72 | 5–15 (2–5) | Knott Arena (1,832) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 67–74 | 5–16 (2–6) | Knott Arena (3,011) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | L 79–87 | 5–17 (2–7) | Knott Arena (1,621) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Saint Francis (PA) | L 63–72 | 5–19 (2–8) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. | at LIU Brooklyn | L 62–77 | 5–19 (2–9) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,934) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 9, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Sacred Heart | W 76–73 | 6–19 (3–9) | William H. Pitt Center (1,082) Fairfield, CT |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | W 76–62 | 7–19 (4–9) | Knott Arena (1,761) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m. | Wagner | L 56–58 | 7–20 (4–10) | Knott Arena (2,182) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | W 79–66 | 8–20 (5–10) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,020) New Britain, CT |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 p.m. | at Bryant | L 58–81 | 8–21 (5–11) | Chace Athletic Center (1,171) Smithfield, RI |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 59–65 | 8–22 (5–12) | Knott Arena (2,032) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 p.m. | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 73–71 | 9–22 (6–12) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (648) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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