# 2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Chris Ogden, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Georgia State in the championship.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Appalachian State and Louisiana to advance to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 26, 2018, head coach Scott Cross was fired after 12 seasons at UT Arlington, along with his entire staff, with UTA's Athletic Director citing a change in the program's leadership. On April 6, the school hired former Texas Tech assistant Chris Ogden as head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Tyler | W 90–66 | 1–0 | College Park Center (1,710) Arlington, TX |
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | W 74–65 | 2–0 | College Park Center (3,789) Arlington, TX |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Hardwood Showcase | L 67–73 | 2–1 | College Park Center (1,569) Arlington, TX |
| Nov 18, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Davis Hardwood Showcase | W 68–59 | 3–1 | College Park Center (1,233) Arlington, TX |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana Hardwood Showcase | L 64–78 | 3–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,957) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN Plus | | at Arkansas Hardwood Showcase | L 60–78 | 3–3 | Bud Walton Arena (17,403) Fayetteville, AR |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 58–72 | 3–4 | Reynolds Center (3,107) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 65–76 | 3–5 | College Park Center (1,330) Arlington, TX |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN Plus | | at Missouri | L 45–65 | 3–6 | Mizzou Arena (9,428) Columbia, MO |
| Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 61–63 | 3–7 | The Super Pit (4,275) Denton, TX |
| Dec 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 55–89 | 3–8 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 75–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | Mott Athletic Center (1,515) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 56–76 | 4–9 | Frank Erwin Center (9,188) Austin, TX |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 58–63 | 4–10 (0–1) | College Park Center (1,425) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 64–77 | 4–11 (0–2) | College Park Center (1,530) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 82–72 | 5–11 (1–2) | Holmes Center (827) Boone, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 61–58 | 6–11 (2–2) | HTC Center (989) Conway, SC |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 68–59 | 7–11 (3–2) | College Park Center (2,013) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 82–73 | 8–11 (4–2) | College Park Center (1,466) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 72–67 | 9–11 (5–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,357) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 71–77 | 9–12 (5–3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,669) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 84–77 $^{2OT}$ | 10–12 (6–3) | Strahan Coliseum (6,581) San Marcos, TX |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 74–54 | 11–12 (7–3) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 78–68 | 12–12 (8–3) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 52–56 | 12–13 (8–4) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 79–83 | 12–14 (8–5) | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 64–76 | 12–15 (8–6) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 91–86 $^{2OT}$ | 13–15 (9–6) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 75–57 | 14–15 (10–6) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 79–66 | 15–15 (11–6) | Trojan Arena Troy, AL |
| Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 81–73 | 16–15 (12–6) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Georgia Southern semifinals | W 67–58 | 17–15 | Lakefront Arena (1,344) New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) Georgia State championship | L 64–73 | 17–16 | Lakefront Arena (1,473) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||