# 2018–19 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD) in the first round before losing to top-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2017–18 season 15–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Lehigh in the quarterfinals before losing to Bucknell in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Eric Johnson | 0 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Durham, NC | Graduated |
| Nick Havener | 1 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Sarasota, FL | Graduated |
| Will Goff | 13 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Graduated |
| Cheddi Mosely | 15 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Jersey City, NJ | Graduated |
| Cedric Hankerson | 21 | G | 6'5" | 225 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| Destin Barnes | 23 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Alex Vilarino | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS Freshman | McKinney, TX | Transferred from Texas Tech in January during the 2017–18 season. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jack Hemphill #37 PF | Raleigh, NC | Ravencroft School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 4, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jordan Guest #49 PF | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Rancho Santa Margarita School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Fletcher Tynen #78 SF | Torrance, CA | Bishop Montgomery High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Garrett Pascoe PG | Concord, CA | Clayton Valley High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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 22, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ethan Brittain-Watts PG | Culver, IN | Culver Academies | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 14, 2018 |
| Recruiting 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 22, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, NESN | | at Northeastern | W 77–74 | 1–0 | Matthews Arena (1,155) Boston, MA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, NESN+ | | Vermont | L 72–78 | 1–1 | Case Gym (1,185) Boston, MA |
| Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Emerson Hub City Classic | W 94–57 | 2–1 | Case Gym (557) Boston, MA |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 71–61 | 3–1 | SEFCU Arena (2,579) Albany, NY |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan Hub City Classic | L 62–80 | 3–2 | Convocation Center (2,059) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Nov 21, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Drexel Hub City Classic | L 67–86 | 3–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (660) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Rutgers Hub City Classic | L 44–54 | 3–4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,032) Piscataway, NJ |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 82–53 | 4–4 | Lundholm Gym (327) Durham, NH |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 65–58 | 5–4 | Schar Center (1,478) Elon, NC |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 79–60 | 6–4 | Case Gym (603) Boston, MA |
| Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, NESN | | at Dartmouth | L 68–78 | 6–5 | Leede Arena (420) Hanover, NH |
| Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm, NESN | | Nicholls State | W 75–63 | 7–5 | Case Gym (584) Boston, MA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | L 66–74 | 7–6 | Case Gym (363) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at American | L 74–86 | 7–7 (0–1) | Bender Arena (393) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium | | Bucknell | W 87–80 | 8–7 (1–1) | Case Gym (841) Boston, MA |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | Army | L 82–86 | 8–8 (1–2) | Case Gym (445) Boston, MA |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Navy | W 75–69 | 9–8 (2–2) | Alumni Hall (1,162) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 73–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (2–3) | Reitz Arena (810) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm | | Colgate | L 56–77 | 9–10 (2–4) | Case Gym (555) Boston, MA |
| Jan 23, 2019 5:00 pm | | American | L 66–70 | 9–11 (2–5) | Case Gym (783) Boston, MA |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 78–94 | 9–12 (2–6) | Stabler Arena (1,175) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy | W 68–54 | 10–12 (3–6) | Case Gym (966) Boston, MA |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 76–68 | 11–12 (4–6) | Cotterell Court (557) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 72–79 | 11–13 (4–7) | Case Gym (459) Boston, MA |
| Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 76–82 | 11–14 (4–8) | Sojka Pavilion (3,052) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 13, 2019 11:00 am | | at Army | L 61–71 | 11–15 (4–9) | Christl Arena West Point, NY |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm | | Lehigh | L 79–84 | 11–16 (4–10) | Case Gym (1,303) Boston, MA |
| Feb 18, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy | W 70–60 | 12–16 (5–10) | Hart Center (1,644) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 72–65 | 13–16 (6–10) | Case Gym (1,054) Boston, MA |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 84–82 | 14–16 (7–10) | Kirby Sports Center (1,247) Easton, PA |
| Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm | | Navy | L 74–79 | 14–17 (7–11) | Case Gym (865) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm | (8) | (9) Loyola (MD) First round | W 71–63 | 15–17 | Case Gym (462) Boston, MA |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | (8) | at (1) Colgate Quarterfinals | L 69–81 | 15–18 | Cotterell Court (1,277) Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||