# 2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Miles Reynolds | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Junior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to Oklahoma |
| Max Tinsley | 14 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Porter Ranch, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Otto Taylor | 20 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | San Diego, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Namdi Okonkwo | 24 | C | 7'0" | 220 | RS Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Jack Williams | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Junior | Porter Ranch, CA | Graduate transferred to Rice |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Amari McCray | 2 | F | 6'9" | | Junior | Ruston, LA | Junior college transferred from Howard College |
| Jeremiah Bailey | 13 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Anchorage, AK | Junior college transferred from Pima CC |
| Zach Cameron | 35 | C | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Sacramento, CA | Junior college transferred from Mineral Area College |

### Recruiting Class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ajare Sanni PG | Clear Lake, TX | Clear Lake High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jahbril Price-Noel SF | Scarborough, ON | Southwest Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "Pacific 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2018 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jonathan Salazar #37 PF | Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr |||||||
| 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: "Pacific 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 74–65 | 1–0 | 18 – Dorsey | 7 – Townes | 6 – Tripp | Vadalabene Center (1,387) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 7 Nevada | L 61–83 | 1–1 | 13 – Townes | 8 – Tripp | 3 – Tripp | Lawlor Events Center (10,561) Reno, NV |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Stanislaus State | W 91–66 | 2–1 | 17 – Tripp | 8 – Price-Noel | 6 – Price-Noel | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,061) Stockton, CA |
| November 15, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 83–76 | 3–1 | 14 – Townes | 8 – Cameron | 5 – Tripp | Reed Gym (1,297) Pocatello, ID |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 70–96 | 3–2 | 13 – Gallinat | 5 – Tripp | 3 – Price-Noel | Thomas & Mack Center (7,338) Paradise, NV |
| November 22, 2018* 12:30 pm | | UC Riverside Pacific Classic | W 74–54 | 4–2 | 20 – Gallinat | 12 – Tripp | 4 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (384) Stockton, CA |
| November 23, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Abilene Christian Pacific Classic | L 71–73 | 4–3 | 21 – Gallinat | 7 – Bailey | 2 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (602) Stockton, CA |
| November 24, 2018* 8:00 pm | | Elon Pacific Classic | W 65–57 | 5–3 | 19 – Dorsey | 8 – Tripp | 4 – Small | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,630) Stockton, CA |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | 32 – Sanni | 8 – Tripp | 4 – Tripp | Save Mart Center (5,494) Fresno, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 82–69 | 6–4 | 19 – Dorsey | 8 – Tripp | 3 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,767) Stockton, CA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UT Permian Basin | W 74–69 | 7–4 | 21 – Tripp | 10 – Gallinat | 3 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,230) Stockton, CA |
| December 10, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 74–68 | 8–4 | 31 – Dorsey | 8 – Townes | 6 – Small | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,247) Stockton, CA |
| December 16, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 79–77 | 9–4 | 24 – Townes | 7 – Townes | 3 – Sanni | Matadome (565) Northridge, CA |
| December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 71–83 | 9–5 | 15 – Gallinat | 7 – Townes | 4 – Price-Noel | Taco Bell Arena (3,549) Boise, ID |
| December 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 84–75 | 10–5 | 23 – Sanni | 10 – Townes | 3 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,425) Stockton, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at BYU | L 87–90 | 10–6 (0–1) | 22 – Gallinat | 8 – Cameron | 3 – McGhee | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,490) Stockton, CA |
| January 5, 2019 8:00 pm, SPCSN | | at San Diego | L 64–73 | 10–7 (0–2) | 24 – Tripp | 5 – Tripp | 3 – Sanni | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,491) San Diego, CA |
| January 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 5 Gonzaga | L 36–67 | 10–8 (0–3) | 9 – Gallinat | 7 – Townes | 2 – Gallinat | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at Portland | W 65–57 | 11–8 (1–3) | 21 – Dorsey | 11 – Tripp | 3 – Tripp | Chiles Center (2,106) Portland, OR |
| January 17, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSBA | | San Francisco | L 52–53 | 11–9 (1–4) | 9 – Dorsey | 5 – Dorsey | 8 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,777) Stockton, CA |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 57–69 | 11–10 (1–5) | 25 – Gallinat | 10 – Townes | 4 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,879) Stockton, CA |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | Portland | W 74–70 | 12–10 (2–5) | 16 – Gallinat | 9 – Bailey | 3 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,127) Stockton, CA |
| January 31, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 42–60 | 12–11 (2–6) | 12 – Dorsey | 6 – Tripp | 3 – McGhee | Gersten Pavilion (861) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 66–59 | 13–11 (3–6) | 20 – Dorsey | 7 – Dorsey | 4 – Dorsey | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,731) Stockton, CA |
| February 7, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 66–78 | 13–12 (3–7) | 23 – Tripp | 4 – Dorsey | 6 – Tripp | McKeon Pavilion (2,764) Moraga, CA |
| February 9, 2019 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 59–69 | 13–13 (3–8) | 15 – Gallinat | 13 – Townes | 2 – Tied | Marriott Center (11,406) Provo, UT |
| February 16, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 59–64 | 13–14 (3–9) | 13 – Kabellis | 10 – Townes | 4 – Kabellis | Leavey Center (1,929) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 32–58 | 13–15 (3–10) | 8 – Bailey | 5 – Townes | 1 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,343) Stockton, CA |
| February 23, 2019 12:30 pm, SPCSN | | Loyola Marymount | L 56–63 | 13–16 (3–11) | 31 – Gallinat | 8 – Tripp | 5 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,066) Stockton, CA |
| February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Gonzaga | L 66–86 | 13–17 (3–12) | 23 – Gallinat | 9 – Townes | 3 – Kabellis | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,644) Stockton, CA |
| March 2, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 73–72 | 14–17 (4–12) | 17 – Gallinat | 9 – Gallinat | 10 – Tripp | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,157) Malibu, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2019 10:00 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Pepperdine Opening round | L 53–61 | 14–18 | 22 – Bailey | 11 – Bailey | 2 – Dorsey | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||