# 2018–19 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Ray, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–21 overall, 5–13 in OVC play, finishing in 11th place. Only the top eight teams can play in the OVC tournament, so the Redhawks did not qualify this season.

## Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place.
The team was ineligible for postseason play this season due to APR violations.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 27, 2018* 4:30 pm | Southwest Baptist | W 85–78 | | Show Me Center (356) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Louis | L 65–75 | 0–1 | Chaifetz Arena (6,028) St. Louis, MO |
| Nov 10, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | L 57–68 | 0–2 | Carver Arena (5,181) Peoria, IL |
| Nov 12, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Quincy | W 102–66 | 1–2 | Show Me Center (768) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm | vs. Jacksonville Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic | W 77–71 | 2–2 | Mitchell Center (1,585) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 17, 2018* 5:00 pm | vs. Chattanooga Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic | W 63–42 | 3–2 | Mitchell Center (1,605) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | at South Alabama Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic | L 58–79 | 3–3 | Mitchell Center (1,482) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 27, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Missouri S&T | W 72–69 | 4–3 | Show Me Center (650) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Dec 1, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 63–70 | 4–4 | Show Me Center (821) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 77–57 | 5–4 | Harrison HPER Complex (978) Itta Bena, MS |
| Dec 8, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Illinois | L 73–83 | 5–5 | Show Me Center (3,432) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Dec 15, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at The Citadel | L 74–86 | 5–6 | McAlister Field House (922) Charleston, SC |
| Dec 17, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ACCN Extra | at No. 11 Florida State | L 68–85 | 5–7 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,726) Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 68–70 | 5–8 | Show Me Center (672) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 88–94 | 5–9 (0–1) | Vadalabene Center (1,046) Edwardsville, IL |
| Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–1) | Show Me Center (1,287) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | L 60–78 | 6–10 (1–2) | Show Me Center (1,097) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Murray State | L 67–85 | 6–11 (1–3) | Show Me Center (3,143) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 69–73 | 6–12 (1–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,024) Morehead, KY |
| Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 83–85 | 6–13 (1–5) | McBrayer Arena (1,860) Richmond, KY |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | L 86–87 $^{3OT}$ | 6–14 (1–6) | Show Me Center (1,188) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | W 64–59 | 7–14 (2–6) | Show Me Center (1,636) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Belmont | L 71–97 | 7–15 (2–7) | Curb Event Center (1,821) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 50–79 | 7–16 (2–8) | Gentry Complex (983) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 8–16 (3–8) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | L 64–81 | 8–17 (3–9) | Show Me Center (1,503) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 72–81 | 8–18 (3–10) | Skyhawk Arena (1,034) Martin, TN |
| Feb 16, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 88–79 | 9–18 (4–10) | Lantz Arena (1,615) Charleston, IL |
| Feb 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 70–83 | 9–19 (4–11) | Dunn Center (2,176) Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Murray State | L 67–103 | 9–20 (4–12) | CFSB Center (7,762) Murray, KY |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | W 89–74 | 10–20 (5–12) | Show Me Center (1,421) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Belmont | L 66–84 | 10–21 (5–13) | Show Me Center (1,484) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||