# 2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represent Houston Baptist University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Ron Cottrell in his 28th season at HBU. The Huskies play their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season 6–25, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament campus-site game | L 60–90 | 0–1 | McKale Center (13,749) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Fordham | W 75–72 | 1–1 | Sharp Gymnasium (748) Houston, TX |
| Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN/BTN Plus | | at Wisconsin | L 59–96 | 1–2 | Kohl Center (17,095) Madison, WS |
| Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACC+ | | at Wake Forest | W 93–91 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (5,109) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UTSA | L 82–86 | 2–3 | Sharp Gymnasium (814) Houston, TX |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 78–85 | 2–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,704) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 80–90 | 2–5 | Strahan Coliseum (2,103) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Arlington Baptist | W 107–70 | 3–5 | Sharp Gymnasium (601) Houston, TX |
| Dec 17, 2018* 6:30 pm | | at Samford | L 61–85 | 3–6 | Pete Hanna Center (704) Birmingham, AL |
| Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACC+ | | at Miami (FL) | L 73–80 | 3–7 | Watsco Center (6,553) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Dallas Christian | W 143–92 | 4–7 | Sharp Gymnasium (363) Houston, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (1–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (683) Houston, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (1–1) | Lakefront Arena (553) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Nicholls State | L 76–77 | 5–9 (1–2) | Stopher Gym (367) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 68–75 | 5–10 (1–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,169) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 65–71 | 5–11 (1–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (948) Houston, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 67–70 | 5–12 (1–5) | Sharp Gymnasium (678) Houston, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese State | L 73–79 | 5–13 (1–6) | H&HP Complex (2,383) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 96–92 | 6–13 (2–6) | McDermott Convocation Center (231) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 73–72 | 7–13 (3–6) | Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 77–79 | 7–14 (3–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (908) Houston, TX |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 75–71 | 8–14 (4–7) | Farris Center (515) Conway, AR |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital | | Nicholls State | W 88–82 | 9–14 (5–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (611) Houston, TX |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 92–54 | 10–14 (6–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (634) Houston, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 113–119 $^{2OT}$ | 10–15 (6–8) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,350) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 75–110 | 10–16 (6–9) | Montagne Center (2,863) Beaumont, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 86–65 | 11–16 (7–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (781) Houston, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 118–111 | 12–16 (8–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 69–76 | 12–17 (8–10) | American Bank Center (1,059) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Lamar First round | L 79–81 | 12–18 | Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,650) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||