# 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 2nd-year head coach Baker Dunleavy. They finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth 92–98 in the quarterfinals. On March 13, 2019, they accepted an invitation to the CIT tournament, where they played NJIT in the opening round on March 18, 2019, losing 81–92.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season 12–21, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | at No. 9 Villanova | L 53–86 | 0–1 | Finneran Pavilion (10,216) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | L 54–68 | 0–2 | People's United Center (543) Hamden, Connecticut |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv | | at New Hampshire | W 69–63 | 1–2 | Lundholm Gym (237) Durham, New Hampshire |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 58–50 | 2–2 | People's United Center (1,012) Hamden, Connecticut |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 62–69 | 2–3 | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,478) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv | | at Stony Brook | L 61–71 | 2–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,123) Stony Brook, New York |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 64–59 | 3–4 | Leede Arena (437) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lafayette | W 88–77 | 4–4 | People's United Center (2,008) Hamden, Connecticut |
| December 16, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Drexel Air Force Reserve Holiday Showcase | L 83–92 | 4–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,812) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| December 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bethune–Cookman | W 87–63 | 5–5 | People's United Center (548) Hamden, Connecticut |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 73–76 | 5–6 | People's United Center (828) Hamden, Connecticut |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, Jasper Sports Network | | at Manhattan | W 63–59 | 6–6 (1–0) | Draddy Gymnasium (612) Bronx, New York |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 67–72 | 6–7 (1–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,350) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 89–83 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (2–1) | People's United Center (916) Hamden, Connecticut |
| January 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 80–78 | 8–7 (3–1) | People's United Center (1,547) Hamden, Connecticut |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 63–65 | 8–8 (3–2) | People's United Center (792) Hamden, Connecticut |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 72–75 | 8–9 (3–3) | People's United Center (1,353) Hamden, Connecticut |
| January 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 92–78 | 9–9 (4–3) | McCann Arena (1,309) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 77–58 | 10–9 (5–3) | People's United Center (1,324) Hamden, Connecticut |
| February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 70–75 | 10–10 (5–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (802) Buffalo, New York |
| February 3, 2019 2:00 pm, Niagara Sports Network | | at Niagara | W 84–73 | 11–10 (6–4) | Gallagher Center (998) Lewiston, New York |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 66–65 | 12–10 (7–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,532) New Rochelle, New York |
| February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 98–88 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (8–4) | People's United Center (311) Hamden, Connecticut |
| February 15, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 61–63 | 13–11 (8–5) | People's United Center (1,978) Hamden, Connecticut |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 107–100 $^{3OT}$ | 14–11 (9–5) | Times Union Center (7,146) Albany, New York |
| February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 77–81 | 14–12 (9–6) | People's United Center (1,585) Hamden, Connecticut |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | W 68–56 | 15–12 (10–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,586) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, Peacocks All-Access | | at Saint Peter's | W 77–60 | 16–12 (11–6) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | L 58–62 | 16–13 (11–7) | People's United Center Hamden, Connecticut |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Monmouth Quarterfinals | L 92–98 | 16–14 | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT First round | L 81–92 | 16–15 | Wellness and Events Center (777) Newark, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||