2018–19 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
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The 2018–19 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17 overall, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Akron.
ConferenceMid-American Conference
East Division
Record15–17 (7–11 MAC)
Headcoach
- Jack Owens (2nd season)
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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| Record | 15–17 (7–11 MAC) |
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| Home arena | Millett Hall |
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| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Buffalo † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Toledo | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The RedHawks finished with a record of 16-18, 8-10 in MAC play for the 2017–18 season which netted them a third place finish. They lost to Western Michigan as a No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament. In the first round of the MAC tournament they advanced by defeating Ohio after which in the quarterfinals they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Campbell.
Roster
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Schedule and results
The 2018-19 non-conference schedule was released on July 20, 2018.[2] The MAC conference schedule was announced on August 1, 2018.[3] The RedHawks will participate in the Islands of Bahamas Showcase in Nassau, Bahamas.[4]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m. |
Taylor[5] | W 84–53 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m., FSN |
at Butler | L 68–90 | 0–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,171) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Midway | W 91–42 | 1–1 |
Millett Hall (945) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Nov 16, 2018* 2:00 p.m., BD Global |
vs. North Dakota State Islands of the Bahamas Showcase |
W 89–78 | 2–1 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (325) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| Nov 17, 2018* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. Montana Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals |
L 71–73 | 2–2 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (543) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| Nov 18, 2018* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. Pepperdine Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd place game |
L 80–86 | 2–3 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (427) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Army | W 85–55 | 3–3 |
Millett Hall (1,307) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Nov 28, 2018* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Xavier | L 55–82 | 3–4 |
Cintas Center (10,394) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Wilberforce | W 88–57 | 4–4 |
Millett Hall (1,170) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Wright State | W 65–62 | 5–4 |
Nutter Center (4,095) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | W 85–79 | 6–4 |
Millett Hall (1,451) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Dec 16, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Northern Kentucky | L 66–72 | 6–5 |
BB&T Arena (3,100) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 79–55 | 7–5 |
Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Dec 30, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 70–67 | 8–5 |
Millett Hall (1,456) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Central Michigan | L 77–84 | 8–6 (0–1) |
Millett Hall (1,578) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Jan 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Illinois | L 70–83 | 8–7 (0–2) |
Millett Hall (1,611) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at No. 19 Buffalo | L 64–88 | 8–8 (0–3) |
Alumni Arena (6,177) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| Jan 15, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Toledo | L 59–71 | 8–9 (0–4) |
Savage Arena (4,386) Toledo, OH | |||||||
| Jan 19, 2019 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
Akron | W 68–61 | 9–9 (1–4) |
Millett Hall (1,202) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Jan 22, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Ball State | W 71–65 | 10–9 (2–4) |
Worthen Arena (3,742) Muncie, IN | |||||||
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
Bowling Green | W 67–53 | 11–9 (3–4) |
Millett Hall (2,257) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Jan 29, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Toledo | L 63–66 | 11–10 (3–5) |
Millett Hall (1,677) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Feb 2, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Michigan | W 59–48 | 12–10 (4–5) |
Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| Feb 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kent State | L 67-70 | 12–11 (4–6) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,236) Kent, OH | |||||||
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Ohio | W 79-59 | 13-11 (5-6) |
Millett Hall (2,319) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Western Michigan | L 79-84 OT | 13-12 (5-7) |
University Arena (2,127) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Ball State | W 69-66 | 14-12 (6-7) |
Millett Hall (1,871) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Akron | L 58-70 | 14-13 (6-8) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,026) Akron, OH | |||||||
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bowling Green | W 82-69 | 15-13 (7-8) |
Stroh Center (2,225) Bowling Green | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 21 Buffalo | L 69-77 | 15-14 (7-9) |
Millett Hall (3,026) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kent State | L 66-75 | 15-15 (7-10) |
Millett Hall (2,343) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Ohio | L 57-66 | 15-16 (7-11) |
Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||
| MAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 1, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Akron | L 51–80 | 15–17 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,376) Akron, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||