# 2018–19 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by eighth year head coach Sydney Johnson. They finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the 10th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 7 seed Manhattan in the first round 53–57.
On March 11, 2019, head coach Sydney Johnson was fired. He finished at Fairfield with an eight-year record of 116–147.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2017–18 season 17–16, 9–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Marist, upset No. 3 seed Niagara and No. 7 seed Quinnipiac to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Iona.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at No. 24 Purdue | L 57–90 | 0–1 | Mackey Arena (14,323) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | W 60–58 | 1–1 | Sojka Pavilion (3,183) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| November 13, 2018* 7:30 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 87–89 | 1–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,017) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| November 17, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Wagner | L 73–79 | 1–3 | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| November 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Longwood Elgin Baylor Classic | L 65–67 | 1–4 | Redhawk Center (618) Seattle, Washington |
| November 24, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Seattle Elgin Baylor Classic | L 80–83 | 1–5 | Redhawk Center (809) Seattle, Washington |
| November 25, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Denver Elgin Baylor Classic | W 86–85 | 2–5 | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, Washington |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Army | L 60–63 | 2–6 | Christl Arena (723) West Point, New York |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Oakland | L 86–87 | 2–7 | Alumni Hall (1,871) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 69–79 | 2–8 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,297) Norfolk, Virginia |
| December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Boston College | L 67–77 | 2–9 | Conte Forum (4,664) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 63–57 | 3–9 | Lundholm Gym (493) Durham, New Hampshire |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | L 82–83 | 3–10 (0–1) | Alumni Hall (1,021) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| January 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 87–94 | 3–11 (0–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,168) New Rochelle, New York |
| January 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 77–59 | 4–11 (1–2) | Alumni Hall (1,037) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 60–57 | 5–11 (2–2) | Webster Bank Arena (786) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| January 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 78–80 | 5–12 (2–3) | People's United Center (1,547) Hamden, Connecticut |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 57–74 | 5–13 (2–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,722) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| January 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 68–73 | 5–14 (2–5) | Alumni Hall (1,281) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 48–57 | 5–15 (2–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,011) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| January 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 80–68 | 6–15 (3–6) | Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, Jasper Sports Network | | at Manhattan | L 49–62 | 6–16 (3–7) | Draddy Gymnasium (924) Riverdale, New York |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 57–52 | 7–16 (4–7) | McCann Arena (1,455) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| February 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 50–61 | 7–17 (4–8) | Times Union Center (5,251) Albany, New York |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | L 49–61 | 7–18 (4–9) | Webster Bank Arena (1,281) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 68–72 | 7–19 (4–10) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,039) Buffalo, New York |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, Niagara Sports Network | | at Niagara | L 73–78 | 7–20 (4–11) | Gallagher Center (1,023) Lewiston, New York |
| February 24, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 72–59 | 8–20 (5–11) | Alumni Hall (2,017) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 59–44 | 9–20 (6–11) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut |
| March 3, 2019 1:00 pm, SPU Athletics on YouTube | | at Saint Peter's | L 52–62 | 9–21 (6–12) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Manhattan First Round | L 53–57 | 9–22 | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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