# 2018–19 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Navy.

## Previous season

They finished the 2017–18 season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| James Washington | 3 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Junior | Norwalk, CA | Left the team |
| Tyler McFarland | 15 | G | 6'2' | 184 | Freshman | Denver, CO | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Kevin Brown | 25 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Junior | West Orange, NJ | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Nick Macarchuk | 30 | F | 6'5' | 188 | Freshman | Alamo, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Drew Lamont | 33 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Plantation, FL | Transferred |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jamir Harris | 4 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Sophomore | North Brunswick, NJ | Transferred from Minnesota. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jacob Boonyasith SG | Jenison, MI | Jenison High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 15, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Josh Alexander PF | New Rochelle, NY | Iona Preparatory School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 17, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bradley Nalley SF | Corydon, IN | Corydon Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 30, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018. |||||||

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | EagleBank Arena (5,774) Fairfax, VA |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Northwestern | L 51–63 | 1–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,018) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | New Hampshire | W 68–44 | 2–1 | Bender Arena (799) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 73–69 | 3–1 | UMBC Event Center (1,037) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at VMI | W 74–64 | 4–1 | Cameron Hall (922) Lexington, VA |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 58–64 | 4–2 | Bender Arena (730) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 95–82 | 5–2 | Bender Arena (745) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 83–85 | 5–3 | Burr Gymnasium (1,823) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 55–56 | 5–4 | Bender Arena (477) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 82–58 | 6–4 | Bender Arena (1,330) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 67–71 | 6–5 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,096) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSWA | | Boston University | W 86–74 | 7–5 (1–0) | Bender Arena (393) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 69–73 | 7–6 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (358) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 71–63 | 8–6 (2–1) | Bender Arena (557) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 54–55 | 8–7 (2–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,092) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 76–83 | 8–8 (2–3) | Stabler Arena (1,084) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | Lafayette | L 79–84 | 8–9 (2–4) | Bender Arena (694) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 23, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 70–66 | 9–9 (3–4) | Case Gym (783) Boston, MA |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 76–68 | 10–9 (4–4) | Bender Arena (1,172) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 74–68 | 11–9 (5–4) | Reitz Arena (484) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 66–49 | 12–9 (6–4) | Bender Arena (1,184) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 67–77 | 12–10 (6–5) | Alumni Hall (1,413) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSWA | | Army | W 71–68 | 13–10 (7–5) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Loyola (MD) | L 84–86 | 13–11 (7–6) | Bender Arena (681) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm | | Colgate | L 81–83 | 13–12 (7–7) | Bender Arena (1,182) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 68–70 | 13–13 (7–8) | Kirby Sports Center (899) Easton, PA |
| Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Army | W 77–66 | 14–13 (8–8) | Christl Arena (1,091) West Point, NY |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 66–80 | 14–14 (8–9) | Bender Arena (711) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 86–66 | 15–14 (9–9) | Hart Center (1,048) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm | (4) | (5) Navy Quarterfinals | L 56–60 | 15–15 | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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