# 2018–19 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland, and were led by interim head coach Clifford Reed. The Hawks finished the season 7–25, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost in the first round to South Carolina State.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2017–18 season 7-25, 3-13 in MEAC play to finish in 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost to Norfolk State in the first round.
On March 26, 2018, it was announced that head coach Bobby Collins' contract would not be renewed. He finished at UMES with a four-year record of 49–82. The school named assistant coach Clifford Reed interim head coach for the 2018–19 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 8:00 pm | at Salisbury | L 60–67 | | Wicomico Youth and Civic Center (1,458) Salisbury, Maryland |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:30 pm | at Georgetown | L 53–68 | 0–1 | Capital One Arena (4,189) Washington, D.C. |
| November 10, 2018* 12:00 pm | at NC State Wolfpack Classic | L 49–95 | 0–2 | PNC Arena (13,586) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | Longwood | L 63–66 | 0–3 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,115) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| November 17, 2018* 6:00 pm | at North Texas Wolfpack Classic | L 34–68 | 0–4 | The Super Pit (2,226) Denton, Texas |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Mercer Wolfpack Classic | L 42–80 | 0–5 | Hawkins Arena (2,589) Macon, Georgia |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | Central Penn Wolfpack Classic | W 77–52 | 1–5 | Hytche Athletic Center (361) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| November 27, 2018* 6:30 pm | at St. John's | L 64–85 | 1–6 | Carnesecca Arena (4,727) Queens, New York |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | Delaware | L 62–71 | 1–7 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,428) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| December 2, 2018* 4:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 47–70 | 1–8 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (2,964) Greenville, North Carolina |
| December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 57–72 | 1–9 | Palumbo Center (1,346) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | L 43–78 | 1–10 | Petersen Events Center (4,472) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| December 20, 2018* 11:00 am | at Winthrop | L 74–88 | 1–11 | Winthrop Coliseum (5,103) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | at American | L 58–82 | 1–12 | Bender Arena (1,330) Washington, D.C. |
| December 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | at No. 10 Virginia Tech | L 40–85 | 1–13 | Cassell Coliseum (7,632) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| December 31, 2018* 1:00 pm | Chestnut Hill | W 68–62 | 2–13 | Hytche Athletic Center (318) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm | at Morgan State | L 53–66 | 2–14 (0–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (489) Baltimore, Maryland |
| January 7, 2019 7:30 pm | Howard | L 39–79 | 2–15 (0–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (532) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | North Carolina Central | L 48–61 | 2–16 (0–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (714) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| January 14, 2019 7:30 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 58–67 | 2–17 (0–4) | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | at Florida A&M | W 60–58 OT | 3–17 (1–4) | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida |
| January 21, 2019 7:30 pm | at Bethune–Cookman | L 68–89 | 3–18 (1–5) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm | at Norfolk State | | | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia |
| January 28, 2019 7:30 pm | at Howard | | | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm | South Carolina State | | | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| February 4, 2019 7:30 pm | Savannah State | | | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | | | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 11, 2019 7:30 pm | at North Carolina A&T | | | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 pm | Coppin State | | | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm | at Delaware State | | | Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware |
| March 4, 2019 7:30 pm | Morgan State | | | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| March 7, 2019 7:30 pm | Delaware State | | | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 11–16, 2019 TBD | vs. TBD First round | | | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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