# 2018–19 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Hofstra won the CAA regular season championship but lost to Northeastern in the championship game of the 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament. As a regular season champion, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic berth to the 2019 National Invitational Tournament, where they lost to NC State.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to UNC Wilmington.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Rokas Gustys | 11 | F/C | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Kaunas, Lithuania | Graduated |
| Joel Angus III | 12 | F | 6'6" | 240 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Hunter Sabety | 33 | F | 6'9" | 260 | RS Senior | Oceanside, NY | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jacquil Taylor | 23 | F | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Cambridge, MA | Purdue |
| Dan Dwyer | 30 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | River Forest, IL | Penn |
| Isaac Kante | 32 | F | 6'7" | 236 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Georgia |
* Under NCAA transfer rules, Kante will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Hal Hughes PF | Sydney, Australia | Sydney Grammar School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2018 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 9, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 79–61 | 1–0 | 20 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Taylor | 5 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (4,645) Hempstead, NY |
| November 11, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 72–76 | 1–1 | 34 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Pemberton | 2 – Dwyer | Cam Henderson Center (7,854) Huntington, WV |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 92–72 | 2–1 | 22 – Wright-Foreman | 6 – Taylor | 7 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,209) Hempstead, NY |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Maryland | L 69–80 | 2–2 | 27 – Wright-Foreman | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (12,346) College Park, MD |
| November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 80–71 | 3–2 | 37 – Wright-Foreman | 9 – Taylor | 6 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (1,153) Hempstead, NY |
| November 24, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN | | at VCU A10–CAA Challenge | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | 27 – Wright-Foreman | 17 – Taylor | 4 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Siena | W 94–86 | 4–3 | 28 – Wright-Foreman | 14 – Coburn | 4 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,046) Hempstead, NY |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Kennesaw State | W 78–52 | 5–3 | 20 – Wright-Foreman | 7 – Pemberton | 5 – Wright-Foreman | KSU Convocation Center (683) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | W 75–73 | 6–3 | 30 – Wright-Foreman | 9 – Taylor | 6 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,547) Hempstead, NY |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Rider | W 89–73 | 7–3 | 24 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Coburn | 6 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,676) Hempstead, NY |
| December 10, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 80–50 | 8–3 | 22 – Coburn | 10 – Coburn | 6 – Buie | Draddy Gymnasium (602) Riverdale, NY |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | W 71–64 | 9–3 | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Taylor | 4 – Buie | Island Federal Arena (2,539) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 22, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Rosemont | W 107–54 | 10–3 | 20 – Wormley | 13 – Trueheart | 10 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,011) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 91–46 | 11–3 (1–0) | 29 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Taylor | 5 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,502) Hempstead, NY |
| December 30, 2018 4:00 pm | | Drexel | W 89–75 | 12–3 (2–0) | 34 – Wright-Foreman | 5 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,512) Hempstead, NY |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 75–72 | 13–3 (3–0) | 42 – Wright-Foreman | 7 – Wright-Foreman | 5 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,618) Hempstead, NY |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 93–90 $^{3OT}$ | 14–3 (4–0) | 37 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Taylor | 8 – Buie | Kaplan Arena (3,176) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 12, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 74–71 | 15–3 (5–0) | 21 – Wright-Foreman | 7 – Taylor | 5 – Buie | Schar Center (1,490) Elon, NC |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 87–72 | 16–3 (6–0) | 24 – Pemberton | 12 – Taylor | 7 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,504) Hempstead, NY |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 86–72 | 17–3 (7–0) | 26 – Pemberton | 5 – Pemberton | 4 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,217) Hempstead, NY |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 85–68 | 18–3 (8–0) | 23 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Pemberton | 6 – Buie | JMU Convocation Center (2,109) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Towson | W 84–61 | 19–3 (9–0) | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 6 – Pemberton | 7 – Buie | SECU Arena (1,604) Towson, MD |
| February 2, 2019 4:30 pm | | at Northeastern | L 61–75 | 19–4 (9–1) | 22 – Buie | 11 – Taylor | 2 – Taylor | Matthews Arena (1,208) Boston, MA |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 102–61 | 20–4 (10–1) | 21 – Coburn | 9 – Taylor | 9 – Pemberton | Mack Sports Complex (2,521) Hempstead, NY |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 93–87 | 21–4 (11–1) | 48 – Wright-Foreman | 15 – Taylor | 6 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (4,208) Hempstead, NY |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 99–95 | 22–4 (12–1) | 30 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Taylor | 10 – Buie | TD Arena (4,095) Charleston, SC |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 79–87 | 22–5 (12–2) | 30 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Taylor | 4 – Buie | Trask Coliseum (4,250) Wilmington, NC |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 91–82 $^{2OT}$ | 23–5 (13–2) | 28 – Wright-Foreman | 17 – Taylor | 9 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (3,587) Hempstead, NY |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | James Madison | L 99–104 | 23–6 (13–3) | 33 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Dwyer | 12 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (4,649) Hempstead, NY |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 80–77 | 24–6 (14–3) | 32 – Wright-Foreman | 9 – Taylor | 2 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,019) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 92–70 | 25–6 (15–3) | 28 – Wright-Foreman | 13 – Taylor | 5 – Buie | Bob Carpenter Center (3,816) Newark, DE |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2019 12:00 pm, CAA.tv | (1) | vs. (8) James Madison Quarterfinals | W 76–67 | 26–6 | 17 – Wright-Foreman | 11 – Taylor | 4 – Wright-Foreman | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC |
| March 11, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (5) Delaware Semifinals | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 27–6 | 42 – Wright-Foreman | 6 – Pemberton | 4 – Buie | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC |
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (2) Northeastern CAA Championship | L 74–82 | 27–7 | 29 – Wright-Foreman | 15 – Taylor | 2 – Tied | North Charleston Coliseum (2,892) North Charleston, SC |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7) | at (2) NC State First round – UNC Greensboro bracket | L 78–84 | 27–8 | 29 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Taylor | 5 – Wright-Foreman | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | — | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings