# 2018–19 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Poughkeepsie, New York for the 42nd consecutive year at the McCann Arena, which has a capacity of 3,200. This season marked the program's 38th Division I season and its 22nd consecutive year as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach John Dunne, who took the open head coaching position after spending the last 12 seasons at conference rival Saint Peter's University. They finished the 2018–19 season 12–19 overall, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 9 seed Saint Peter's in the first round 68–71 in overtime.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 2017–18 season 6–25 overall, 4–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield. On March 5, 2018, head coach Mike Maker was fired. He finished at Marist with a four-year record of 28–97. On April 3, 2018, Marist hired their 12th head coach in program history, when Saint Peter's head coach John Dunne was tabbed as Mike Maker's successor. Dunne left Saint Peter's with a record of 153–225 over the span of 12 seasons.

## Preseason

Marist entered the season having lost 20 or more games for the last four seasons under former head coach Mike Maker. The team returned all five of their starters from last season, which included Brian Parker, who was named Preseason Second Team All-MAAC. Parker entered the season as the 10th all-time leading scorer in school history, and led the team in scoring last season. Also returning was Ryan Funk, the team's long-distance threat, who came into his senior season having made 185 three-pointers in his career, which is sixth-highest in school history. Even with a new coach, and a completely new staff, MAAC coaches picked the Red Foxes to finish in sixth place in the preseason poll.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Andrea Bernardi | 0 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | Trento, Italy | No longer on team roster |
| Richie Mitchell | 1 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Michigan City, IN | No longer on team roster |
| Kristinn Palsson | 13 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Reykjanesbær, Iceland | Withdrew from school |
| Obi Momah | 15 | F | 6'7" | 250 | Junior | Farmington, CT | Transferred to Norfolk State |
| Connor McClenaghan | 33 | C | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Carrollton, TX | Graduated |
| Lasse Gummerus | 35 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Espoo, Finland | Transferred to Sheridan College, WY |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Matt Turner | 1 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Trumbull, CT | Santa Clara. Sitting out 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Michael Cubbage | 5 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Sicklerville, NJ | Paris Junior College. Sitting out 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Jordan Jones | 15 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Charleston Southern. Sitting out 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2018 signing class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Luke Nedrow F | Pittsburgh, PA | Central Catholic | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Matthew Herasme G/F | Chester, NY | Don Bosco Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 8, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Darius Hines PG | Clinton, MD | Bishop Ireton | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 26, 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 69–73 | 0–1 | 25 – Parker | 10 – Parker | 3 – Parker | Christl Arena (573) West Point, New York |
| November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | W 82–76 | 1–1 | 21 – Parker | 6 – Parker | 3 – Lamb | McCann Arena (1,413) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 72–78 | 1–2 | 17 – Parker | 9 – Lamb | 5 – Parker | Stabler Arena (681) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| November 20, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game | L 60–64 | 1–3 | 15 – Lamb | 6 – Funk | 5 – Hines | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,804) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 22 Buffalo Basketball Hall Of Fame Belfast Classic campus game | L 49–76 | 1–4 | 10 – Williams | 7 – Herasme | 3 – Parker | Alumni Arena (4,589) Amherst, New York |
| November 29, 2018* 11:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. Dartmouth Basketball Hall Of Fame Belfast Classic Samson semifinals | W 76–58 | 2–4 | 18 – Parker | 8 – Dozic | 6 – Parker | SSE Arena (3,166) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| November 30, 2018* 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. LIU Brooklyn Basketball Hall Of Fame Belfast Classic Samson finals | W 70–53 | 3–4 | 15 – Parker | 8 – Lamb | 5 – Parker | SSE Arena (6,460) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 79–75 | 4–4 | 18 – Lamb | 7 – Lamb | 4 – Parker | Edmunds Center (388) DeLand, Florida |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, Patriot League Network | | at Colgate | L 66–82 | 4–5 | 18 – Parker | 4 – Lamb | 5 – Williams | Cotterell Court (433) Hamilton, New York |
| December 19, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 58–49 | 5–5 | 13 – Parker | 7 – Nedrow | 4 – Dozic | Lundholm Gym (577) Durham, New Hampshire |
| December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | L 53–78 | 5–6 | 16 – Dozic | 7 – Dozic | 6 – Parker | McCann Arena (1,185) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | L 56–65 | 5–7 | 16 – Parker | 6 – Lamb | 3 – Parker | Chase Arena (802) West Hartford, Connecticut |
| MAAC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | L 72–75 | 5–8 (0–1) | 21 – Lamb | 9 – Lamb | 4 – Sjoberg | McCann Arena (1,022) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 78–63 | 6–8 (1–1) | 17 – Parker | 6 – Parker | 4 – Parker | McCann Arena (985) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Siena | L 66–71 | 6–9 (1–2) | 13 – Lamb | 8 – Lamb | 6 – Parker | McCann Arena (1,678) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 13, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 63–72 | 6–10 (1–3) | 17 – Parker | 4 – Sjoberg | 3 – Parker | Yanitelli Center (713) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| January 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 77–90 | 6–11 (1–4) | 21 – Funk | 6 – Funk | 3 – Parker | Hynes Athletic Center (1,372) New Rochelle, New York |
| January 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 62–46 | 7–11 (2–4) | 21 – Knudsen | 6 – Knudsen | 3 – Hines | Draddy Gymnasium (894) Bronx, New York |
| January 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | L 78–92 | 7–12 (2–5) | 17 – Knudsen | 6 – Herasme | 3 – Parker | McCann Arena (1,309) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 85–86 | 7–13 (2–6) | 32 – Funk | 7 – Lamb | 6 – Dozic | Alumni Gymnasium (1,502) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 78–74 | 8–13 (3–6) | 15 – Lamb | 9 – Dozic | 4 – Knudsen | McCann Arena (1,093) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 52–57 | 8–14 (3–7) | 17 – Parker | 7 – Lamb | 2 – Parker | McCann Arena (1,455) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 78–71 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (4–7) | 17 – Dozic | 5 – Dozic | 6 – Dozic | Koessler Athletic Center (943) Buffalo, New York |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 79–58 | 10–14 (5–7) | 25 – Funk | 7 – Dozic | 7 – Dozic | McCann Arena (1,131) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 15, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 63–61 | 11–14 (6–7) | 14 – Williams | 4 – Williams | 6 – Parker | People's United Center (1,978) Hamden, Connecticut |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | W 75–67 | 12–14 (7–7) | 15 – Parker | 6 – Parker | 5 – Hines | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,818) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| February 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 59–65 | 12–15 (7–8) | 19 – Parker | 7 – Knudsen | 2 – Parker | McCann Arena (1,323) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 55–67 | 12–16 (7–9) | 15 – Parker | 7 – Lamb | 6 – Parker | Times Union Center (6,806) Albany, New York |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 44–59 | 12–17 (7–10) | 16 – Parker | 10 – Lamb | 2 – Parker | Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | L 64–75 | 12–18 (7–11) | 19 – Parker | 7 – Sjoberg | 4 – Lamb | McCann Arena (1,619) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| MAAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Saint Peter's First Round | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–19 | 22 – Parker | 6 – Lamb | 4 – Parker | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
Source

## Awards

Following the season, two Marist players were selected to All-MAAC teams. Senior guard Brian Parker was awarded All-MAAC Third Team honors, leading the Red Foxes in scoring, minutes played, field goal percentage, and assists per game. Senior guard Ryan Funk was named the MAAC Men's Basketball Sixth Player of the Year, averaging 11.7 points per game, while making 45 percent of his three-point shots during league play. He was the first Red Fox to win the award.

## Statistics
### Players

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ryan Carmello | 10 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.000 | – | .667 | 0.1 | – | – | – | 0.8 |
| Aleksandar Dozic | 31 | 1 | 16.7 | .461 | .342 | .839 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Funk | 30 | 2 | 27.8 | .414 | .395 | .917 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
| Matthew Herasme | 31 | 0 | 17.5 | .382 | .179 | .732 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Darius Hines | 31 | 29 | 26.9 | .409 | .349 | .824 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.7 |
| David Knudsen | 31 | 31 | 20.3 | .433 | .393 | .895 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.3 |
| Isaiah Lamb | 31 | 30 | 24.5 | .421 | .365 | .623 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Tucker Lee | 7 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | – | – | – | 0.1 | – | 0.0 |
| Luke Nedrow | 29 | 0 | 9.2 | .464 | .406 | .500 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Brian Parker | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | .489 | .325 | .603 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
| Michael Servetas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Tobias Sjoberg | 31 | 30 | 14.5 | .508 | – | .640 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Austin Williams | 31 | 1 | 16.4 | .524 | .400 | .491 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| TOTALS | 31 | – | – | .449 | .363 | .685 | 31.1 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 67.3 |
| OPPONENTS | 31 | – | – | .445 | .355 | .701 | 32.7 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 69.3 |

#### MAAC Leaders

Scoring
* Brian Parker (14.9/game): 9th
* Ryan Funk (11.7/game): 18th
Rebounding
* Isaiah Lamb (4.7/game): 22nd
Field-goal percentage
* Brian Parker (.489): 10th
Assists per game
* Brian Parker (3.5/game): 6th
* Aleksandar Dozic (1.9/game): 21st
Steals per game
* Darius Hines (0.8/game): 25th
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 1 made per game)
* Ryan Funk (.395): 8th
* David Knudsen (.393): 10th
3-Point Field Goals Made
* Ryan Funk (79): 4th
Blocked Shots
* Aleksandar Dozic (15): 20th
Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3 assists/game)
* Brian Parker (1.1): 7th
Offensive Rebounds
* Tobias Sjoberg (43): 18th
* Isaiah Lamb (41): 20th
Minutes Played
* Brian Parker (28.5/game): 22nd
* Ryan Funk (27.8/game): 23rd
To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.