# 2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by tenth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fifth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the brand new Schar Center.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.
This was the final season that Elon played their home games at Alumni Gym.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Brian Dawkins | 00 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
| Dmitri Thompson | 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Collin Luther | 4 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Pittsburgh, PA | Graduated |
| Jack Anton | 14 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Mason, OH | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kris Wooten PG | Kinston, NC | Arendell Parrott Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Andy Pack SG | Greensboro, NC | Northern Guilford High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chuck Hannah PF | Northfield, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Randolph | W 98–45 | | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:30 pm | | at Manhattan | W 62–56 | 1–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (937) Riverdale, NY |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 8 North Carolina | L 67–116 | 1–1 | Schar Center (5,245) Elon, NC |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Milligan | W 98–71 | 2–1 | Schar Center (1,107) Elon, NC |
| November 22, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Abilene Christian Pacific Classic | L 56-72 | 2-2 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| November 23, 2018* 8:30 pm | | vs. UC Riverside Pacific Classic | L 64-77 | 2-3 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| November 24, 2018* 8:30 pm | | at Pacific Pacific Classic | L 57-65 | 2-4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,630) Stockton, CA |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Central Penn | W 92-59 | 3-4 | Schar Center (1,033) Elon, NC |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Boston University | L 58-65 | 3-5 | Schar Center (1,478) Elon, NC |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Furman | L 77-98 | 3-6 | Schar Center (2,017) Elon, NC |
| December 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | L 74-75 | 3-7 | Schar Center (2,231) Elon, NC |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Canisius | L 91-92 | 3-8 | Schar Center (1,497) Elon, NC |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 76-67 | 4-8 | KSU Convocation Center (564) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at UMKC | W 95-59 | 4-9 | Municipal Auditorium (948) Kansas City, MO |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 77-60 | 4-10 (0-1) | Schar Center (1,292) Elon, NC |
| December 30, 2018 4:00 pm | | James Madison | W 68-65 | 5-10 (1-1) | Schar Center (1,607) Elon, NC |
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 65-79 | 5-11 (1-2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (502) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 77-65 | 5-12 (1-3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,832) Newark, DE |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 81-70 $^{OT}$ | 5-13 (1-4) | Schar Center (1,497) Elon, NC |
| January 12, 2019 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 71-74 | 5-14 (1-5) | Schar Center (1,490) Elon, NC |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 76-71 | 6-14 (2-5) | Kaplan Arena (3,845) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 53-72 | 6-15 (2-6) | TD Arena (3,714) Charleston, SC |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 89-82 | 7-15 (3-6) | Trask Coliseum (4,196) Wilmington, NC |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 57-56 | 8-15 (4-6) | Schar Center (1,304) Elon, NC |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Drexel | L 63-67 | 8-16 (4-7) | Schar Center (2,109) Elon, NC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 61-102 | 8-17 (4-8) | Mack Sports Complex (2,521) Hempstead, NY |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 60-72 $^{OT}$ | 8-18 (4-9) | Matthews Arena (1,264) Boston, MA |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 74-84 | 8-19 (4-10) | Schar Center (2,651) Elon, NC |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 84-77 | 9-19 (5-10) | Schar Center (1,958) Elon, NC |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 74-84 | 9-20 (5-11) | Schar Center (3,623) Elon, NC |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 73-58 | 10-20 (6-11) | JMU Convocation Center (2,240) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 86-66 | 11-20 (7-11) | SECU Arena (1,534) Towson, MD |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 6:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) UNC Wilmington First round | L 86-93 | 11-21 | North Charleston Coliseum (2,578) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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