# 2018–19 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 24th-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

## Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2017–18 season 10–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Colgate.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Eric Stafford | 4 | G | 6'5" | 172 | Senior | Pitman, NJ | Graduated |
| Matt Klinewski | 13 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Voorhees, NJ | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ronderick Perry PG | Apopka, FL | Wekiva High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | Dec 7, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Isaac Suffren SG | Charlotte, NC | Providence Day School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Feb 11, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Sean Good C | Camp Hill, PA | Trinity High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 16, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Michael Anekwe PF | Lagos, Nigeria | Besant Hill High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 30, 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 19, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Leo O'Boyle SF | Scranton, PA | Scranton Preparatory School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Neal Quinn C | Allendale, NJ | Northern Highlands High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Jun 11, 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 19, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 86–93 | 0–1 | Yanitelli Center (1,210) Jersey City, NJ |
| Nov 10, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 77–76 | 1–1 | Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Penn | L 61–91 | 1–2 | Palestra (2,061) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, WBPH | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 72–84 | 1–3 | Kirby Sports Center (1,146) Easton, PA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 80–76 | 2–3 | Rothman Center (242) Teaneck, NJ |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, WPBH | | Cornell | L 58–63 | 2–4 | Kirby Sports Center (988) Easton, PA |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, WPBH | | Sacred Heart | L 62–64 | 2–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,322) Easton, PA |
| Dec 5, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UConn | L 63–90 | 2-6 | XL Center (6,928) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 77–88 | 2–7 | People's United Center (2,008) Hamden, CT |
| Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, WPBH | | Rosemont | W 95–54 | 3–7 | Kirby Sports Center (886) Easton, PA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, WPBH | | Princeton | L 79–81 | 3–8 | Kirby Sports Center (1,134) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 83–86 | 3–9 (0–1) | Stabler Arena (1,309) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Army | L 69–77 | 3–10 (0–2) | Christl Arena (471) West Point, NY |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, WPBH | | Loyola (MD) | W 85–70 | 4–10 (1–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,109) Easton, PA |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 70–77 | 4–11 (1–3) | Hart Center (1,182) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, WPBH | | Navy | L 77–85 | 4–12 (1–4) | Kirby Sports Center (989) Easton, PA |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | at American | W 84–79 | 5–12 (2–4) | Bender Arena (694) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 47–57 | 5–13 (2–5) | Cotterell Court (417) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, WPBH | | Army | L 63–69 | 5–14 (2–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,189) Easton, PA |
| Jan 30, 2019 8:30 pm, WPBH | | Lehigh | L 86–93 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (2–7) | Kirby Sports Center (1,344) Easton, PA |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, WPBH | | Bucknell | L 66–94 | 5–16 (2–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,487) Easton, PA |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 79–72 | 6–16 (3–8) | Case Gym (459) Boston, MA |
| Feb 10, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Holy Cross | W 69–67 | 7–16 (4–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,342) Easton, PA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 80–74 | 8–16 (5–8) | Alumni Hall (468) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 69–64 | 9–16 (6–8) | Reitz Arena (879) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, WPBH | | American | W 70–68 | 10–16 (7–8) | Kirby Sports Center (899) Easton, PA |
| Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 76–118 | 10–17 (7–9) | Sojka Pavilion (2,968) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, WPBH | | Boston University | L 82–84 | 10–18 (7–10) | Kirby Sports Center (1,247) Easton, PA |
| Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, WPBH | | Colgate | L 70–76 | 10–19 (7–11) | Kirby Sports Center (1,447) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm | (7) | (10) Holy Cross First round | L 74–79 | 10–20 | Kirby Sports Center (1,004) Easton, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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