# 2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2017–18 season 20–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marshall. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Deon Lyle | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Hastings, NE | Signed to play professionally by Chicago Ballers |
| Kyle Massie | 4 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Junior | Helotes, TX | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Austin Karrer | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | New Braunfels, TX | Graduated |
| Dante Buford | 21 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Junior | Jacksonville, FL | Dismissed from the team |
| Kendall Ramlal | 31 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Walk-on; graduated |
| James Ringholt | 32 | C | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Rockhampton, Australia | Graduated |
| George Willborn III | 35 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to UC Riverside |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Knox Hellums | 21 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Tomball, TX | Transferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hellums will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Atem Bior | 23 | F | 6'7" | | Junior | Brisbane, Australia | Junior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute |

### Class of 2018 recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tamir Bynum PG | Houston, TX | Lamar High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Adokiye Iyaye SG | Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City North High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 26, 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 September 28, 2018. ||||||

### Class of 2019 recruits

College recruiting information (2019) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jacob Germany #23 C | Kingston, OK | Kingston High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 8, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Darian Gibson PG | Houston, TX | Spring Woods High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 18, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Le'Jon Doss SF | Fort Worth, TX | Nolan Catholic High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 6, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| A.J. Ford PF | Saint Petersburg, FL | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 18, 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 September 28, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | St. Edward's Gulf Coast Showcase campus site game | L 76–77 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (1,006) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Oklahoma | L 67–87 | 0–2 | Convocation Center (2,494) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma State | L 60–82 | 0–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,571) Stillwater, OK |
| Nov 19, 2018* 12:30 pm | | vs. UC Irvine Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 56–65 | 0–4 | Hertz Arena (338) Estero, FL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. South Dakota State Gulf Coast Showcase | L 79–99 | 0–5 | Hertz Arena (487) Estero, FL |
| Nov 21, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase | W 76–65 | 1–5 | Hertz Arena (976) Estero, FL |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 86–82 | 2–5 | Sharp Gymnasium (814) Houston, TX |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Texas State I-35 Rivalry | L 68–69 | 2–6 | Convocation Center (1,329) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Mid-America Christian | W 104–74 | 3–6 | Convocation Center (772) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | vs. Arkansas North Little Rock Showcase | L 67–79 | 3–7 | Verizon Arena (13,728) North Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bethany | W 101–77 | 4–7 | Convocation Center (830) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 64–50 | 5–7 | American Bank Center (1,004) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 29, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 70–67 | 6–7 | Convocation Center (812) San Antonio, TX |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 75–60 | 7–7 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,218) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 67–63 | 8–7 (2–0) | Don Haskins Center (4,565) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | W 95–79 | 9–7 (3–0) | Convocation Center (530) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | W 76–74 | 10–7 (4–0) | Convocation Center (1,192) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 86–89 | 10–8 (4–1) | Murphy Center (3,504) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 73–83 | 10–9 (4–2) | Bartow Arena (3,256) Birmingham, AL |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 88–43 | 11–9 (5–2) | Convocation Center (1,260) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 74–73 | 12–9 (6–2) | Convocation Center (1,330) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, Facebook | | at Western Kentucky | L 88–96 | 12–10 (6–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm, Facebook | | at Marshall | W 116–106 | 13–10 (7–3) | Cam Henderson Center (7,182) Huntington, WV |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 100–67 | 14–10 (8–3) | Convocation Center (1,493) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 86–74 | 15–10 (9–3) | Convocation Center (2,111) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 71–78 | 15–11 (9–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,801) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 67–72 | 15–12 (9–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,368) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Old Dominion | L 64–65 | 15–13 (9–6) | Convocation Center (1,523) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 3, 2019 3:00 p.m. | | UAB | W 76–70 | 16–13 (10–6) | Convocation Center (1,259) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 6:30 p.m., beIN | | at Western Kentucky | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (11–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,411) Bowling Green, KY |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | L 48–81 | 17–14 (11–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (4780) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 6:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) UAB Quarterfinals | L 76–85 | 17–15 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source ||||||