# 2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UAB.
March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic. On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Payton Hulsey | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Je'Quan Perry | 1 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Junior | Charleston, SC | Graduate transferred to Francis Marion |
| Jason Massey | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Cooper City, FL | Graduated |
| Byron Abrams | 4 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Decatur, GA | Transferred to Gordon State College |
| William Pfister | 5 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Strasbourg, France | Graduated |
| Devorious Brown | 10 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Sophomore | Madison, GA | Transferred to Auburn Montgomery |
| Tre' Maloney | 11 | F | 6'7" | 208 | RS Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Walk-on; dismissed from the team |
| Gerdarius Troutman | 14 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Butler, GA | Graduated |
| Kevin Rostamian | 30 | C | 6'8" | 270 | Sophomore | Weston, FL | Walk-on; transferred |
| Amir Smith | 32 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred |
| Ronald Delph | 33 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Senior | Winter Haven, FL | Graduated |
| Chisom Obidike | 35 | C | 6'10" | 214 | Freshman | Uwani, Nigeria | Transferred to Paris Junior College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Everett Winchester | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred from Wright State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Winchester will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Xavian Stapleton | 4 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Senior | Flora, MS | Transferred from Mississippi State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Stapleton graduated from Mississippi State. |
| Aleksandar Zecevic | 12 | F | 6'10" | | Junior | Novi Sad, Serbia | Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College |
| Richardson Maitre | 23 | G | 6'3" | 173 | Junior | Montreal, QE | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College |
| Cedric Jackson | 24 | G | 6'3" | | Junior | Orlando, FL | Junior college transferred from Indian River State College |
| Karlis Silins | 25 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Junior | Riga, Latvia | Transferred from Ole Miss. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Forrest PG | Blanche Ely High School | Pompano Beach, FL | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kevaughn Ellis PG | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | Hamilton, ON | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jaylen Sebree SF | IMG Academy | Hopkinsville, KY | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Madiaw Niang SF | DME Sports Academy | Dakar, Senegal | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 4, 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 September 21, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Carrington McCaskill #48 PF | Renaissance High School | Detroit, MI | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| 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 21, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 27, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Lynn | L 87–92 | | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Florida Tech | W 98–52 | 1–0 | FAU Arena (1,098) Boca Raton, FL |
| Nov 11, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at UCF | W 80–79 | 2–0 | CFE Arena (4,304) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Georgia Southern The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals | L 70–80 | 2–1 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (247) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Towson The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation semifinals | W 85–71 | 3–1 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00pm | | vs. Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation finals | W 71–68 | 4–1 | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (263) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Palm Beach Atlantic The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase campus site game | W 73–62 | 5–1 | FAU Arena (841) Boca Raton, FL |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 85–68 | 6–1 | FAU Arena (1,013) Boca Raton, FL |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 70–72 | 6–2 | Moore Gymnasium (891) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Mercer | W 68–64 | 7–2 | FAU Arena (1,492) Boca Raton, FL |
| Dec 14, 2018* 8:30 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 71–75 $^{2OT}$ | 7–3 | First National Bank Arena (1,116) Jonesboro, AR |
| Dec 19, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Florida College | W 76–64 | 8–3 | FAU Arena (645) Boca Raton, FL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | L 55–75 | 8–4 | Watsco Center (6,222) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Illinois | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 | State Farm Center (15,554) Champaign, IL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 50–67 | 9–5 (0–1) | Bartow Arena (2,667) Birmingham, AL |
| Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | W 63–56 | 10–5 (1–1) | Murphy Center (3,422) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 80–73 | 11–5 (2–1) | FAU Arena (1,578) Boca Raton, FL |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 60–65 | 11–6 (2–2) | FAU Arena (1,239) Boca Raton, FL |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 84–96 | 11–7 (2–3) | Cam Henderson Center (6,196) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, Facebook | | at Western Kentucky | L 66–72 | 11–8 (2–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,963) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | FIU | L 74–78 | 11–9 (2–5) | FAU Arena (2,087) Boca Raton, FL |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | at FIU | W 89–72 | 12–9 (3–5) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (4,710) Miami, FL |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 69–61 | 13–9 (4–5) | FAU Arena (921) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | Southern Miss | L 72–74 | 13–10 (4–6) | FAU Arena (1,510) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 7, 2019 9:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 61–48 | 14–10 (5–6) | Don Haskins Center (4,646) El Paso, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 74–86 | 14–11 (5–7) | Convocation Center (2,111) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | W 57–47 | 15–11 (6–7) | FAU Arena (853) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm | | Rice | W 60–41 | 16–11 (7–7) | FAU Arena (1,389) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | FIU | L 76–79 | 16–12 (7–8) | FAU Arena (1,147) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 60–54 | 17–12 (8–8) | UNT Coliseum (3,044) Denton, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 69–72 | 17–13 (8–9) | FAU Arena (842) Boca Raton, FL |
| Mar 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Stadium | | at Marshall | L 61–76 | 17–14 (8–10) | Cam Henderson Center (7,097) Huntington, WV |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 | (9) | vs. (8) Louisiana Tech First round | L 56–57 | 17–15 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern First round | L 66–68 | 17–16 | CSU Field House (696) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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