# 2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team represented Campbell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels, led by sixth-year head coach Kevin McGeehan played their home games at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–4 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season championship with Radford. They defeated Hampton in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gardner–Webb. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic-bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to UNC Greensboro.

## Previous season

The Fighting Camels finished the season 18–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They lost to Liberty in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Miami (OH) and New Orleans before losing in the semifinals to San Francisco.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 27, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Belmont Abbey | W 83–56 | | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Wilmington | W 97–93 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Gore Arena (2,416) Buies Creek, NC |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 75–85 | 1–1 | Gore Arena (1,757) Buies Creek, NC |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio Jamaica Classic | L 73–81 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (4,312) Athens, OH |
| Nov 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Florida A&M Jamaica Classic | W 66–59 | 2–2 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Austin Peay Jamaica Classic | W 78–72 | 3–2 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 24, 2018* 12:00 noon, FSN/MASN2 | | at Georgetown Jamaica Classic | L 85–93 | 3–3 | Capital One Arena (6,788) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Trinity Baptist | W 79–29 | 4–3 | Gore Arena (1,341) Buies Creek, NC |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 68–83 | 4–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,048) Abilene, TX |
| Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Penn | W 100–53 | 5–4 | Gore Arena (1,236) Buies Creek, NC |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | L 76–82 | 5–5 | Gore Arena (1,586) Buies Creek, NC |
| Dec 21, 2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. Austin Peay St. Pete Shootout semifinals | L 75–88 | 5–6 | McArthur Center (189) St. Petersburg, FL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Alabama State St. Pete Shootout 3rd place game | W 70–69 | 6–6 | McArthur Center (110) St. Petersburg, FL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, FS South | | at Miami (FL) | W 73–62 | 6–7 | Watsco Center (6,789) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Allen | W 95–48 | 7–7 | Gore Arena (1,113) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 72–61 | 8–7 (1–0) | Gore Arena (1,983) Buies Creek, NC |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 90–86 | 8–8 (1–1) | Gore Arena (2,704) Buies Creek, NC |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Asheville | W 70–53 | 9–8 (2–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,528) Asheville, NC |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 73–72 | 10–8 (3–1) | CSU Field House (727) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 77–73 | 11–8 (4–1) | Gore Arena (1,783) Buies Creek, NC |
| Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | L 58–64 | 11–9 (4–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,412) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 68–67 | 12–9 (5–2) | Dedmon Center (2,208) Radford, VA |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 83–62 | 13–9 (6–2) | Gore Arena (2,619) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 56–57 | 13–10 (6–3) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,511) High Point, NC |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 82–66 | 14–10 (7–3) | Gore Arena (2,575) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 87–84 | 15–10 (8–3) | Gore Arena (1,678) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 71–76 | 15–11 (8–4) | Templeton Physical Education Center (1,003) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 61–48 | 16–11 (9–4) | Gore Arena (2,952) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 74–72 | 17–11 (10–4) | Willett Hall (1,482) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 85–73 | 18–11 (11–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (727) Spartanburg, SC |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Radford | W 64–62 | 19–11 (12–4) | Gore Arena (3,351) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) Hampton Quarterfinals | W 86–77 | 20–11 | Gore Arena (2,948) Buies Creek, NC |
| Mar 8, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (4) Gardner–Webb Semifinals | L 74–79 | 20–12 | Gore Arena (3,090) Buies Creek, NC |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) UNC Greensboro First round – UNC Greensboro bracket | L 69–84 | 20–13 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,459) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||