# 2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by seventh-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–17 overall, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual tournament champion, Fairleigh Dickinson.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2017–18 season, 23–10, 14–4 in NEC play to win the NEC regular season championship. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut and Robert Morris before losing to LIU Brooklyn in the championship game. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at Seton Hall | L 49–89 | 0–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| November 10, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Costello Athletic Center (1,078) Lowell, MA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | SUNY Cortland | W 90–58 | 1–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,386) Staten Island, NY |
| November 17, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 79–73 | 2–2 | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, NY |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 60–71 | 2–3 | Spiro Sports Center (1,278) Staten Island, NY |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Rider | L 65–89 | 2–4 | Spiro Sports Center (1,147) Staten Island, NY |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at American | W 64–58 | 3–4 | Bender Arena (730) Washington, D.C. |
| December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | | College of New Rochelle | W 105–57 | 4–4 | Spiro Sports Center (1,003) Staten Island, NY |
| December 16, 2018* 4:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 58–73 | 4–5 | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Hartford | W 77–68 | 5–5 | Spiro Sports Center (1,216) Staten Island, NY |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 57–59 | 5–6 | Hagan Arena (3,295) Philadelphia, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 80–58 | 6–6 (1–0) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (812) New Britain, CT |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 59–66 | 6–7 (1–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,303) Staten Island, NY |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sacred Heart | W 76–73 | 7–7 (2–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,508) Staten Island, NY |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 66–60 | 8–7 (3–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,712) Staten Island, NY |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 56–70 | 8–8 (3–2) | Spiro Sports Center (1,632) Staten Island, NY |
| January 21, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 38–62 | 8–9 (3–3) | William H. Pitt Center (707) Fairfield, CT |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 83–79 | 9–9 (4–3) | DeGol Arena (767) Loretto, PA |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 51–57 | 9–10 (4–4) | North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | L 64–71 | 9–11 (4–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,637) Staten Island, NY |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 71–59 | 10–11 (5–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,918) Staten Island, NY |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 44–51 | 10–12 (5–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (478) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 9, 2019 4:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 68–65 | 11–12 (6–6) | Steinberg Wellness Center (672) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 63–57 | 12–12 (7–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,150) Staten Island, NY |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 58–56 | 13–12 (8–6) | Knott Arena (2,182) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bryant | L 65–67 | 13–13 (8–7) | Chace Athletic Center (1,093) Smithfield, RI |
| February 23, 2019 4:30 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 66–74 | 13–14 (8–8) | Rothman Center (742) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 72–83 | 13–15 (8–9) | Spiro Sports Center (1,848) Staten Island, NY |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 60–69 | 13–16 (8–10) | Spiro Sports Center (1,558) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (7) | at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals | L 46–84 | 13–17 | Rothman Center (1,190) Hackensack, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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