2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Michael Huger, and played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. They declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.[1]
2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
2018–19 record | 22–12 (12–6 MAC) |
Head coach | Michael Huger (4th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Stroh Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.
Roster
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Schedule and results
The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.[3] The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.[4]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2018* 6:00pm, FAA |
Bluffton | W 86–50[5] | Stroh Center (1,267) Bowling Green, OH | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00pm, FAA |
Tiffin | W 91–52[6] | 1–0 |
Stroh Center (1,374) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 6:30pm, FS2 |
at St. John's Legends Classic campus-site game |
L 80–84 | 1–1 |
Carnesecca Arena (5,174) Queens, NY | |||||||
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00pm, MASN \ ESPN+ |
at VCU Legends Classic campus-site game |
L 61–72 | 1–2 |
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3 |
North Carolina Central | W 75–60 | 2–2 |
Stroh Center (1,363) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Nov 19, 2018* 5:00pm, FloHoops |
vs. Hampton Legends Classic |
W 81–79 | 3–2 |
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 7:30pm, FloHoops |
at Detroit Legends Classic |
L 67–82 | 3–3 |
Calihan Hall (1,367) Detroit, MI | |||||||
Nov 25, 2018* 3:00pm, ESPN+ |
Drexel | W 81–71 | 4–3 |
Stroh Center (1,410) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00pm |
at Hartford | L 63–76 | 4–4 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (732) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
Dec 5, 2018* 7:30pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | L 64–82 | 4–5 |
Wolstein Center (1,322) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 6:00pm, ESPN+ |
Green Bay | W 97–68 | 5–5 |
Stroh Center (1,911) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 16, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN3 |
Findlay | W 82–57 | 6–5 |
Stroh Center (2,426) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 1:00pm, FAA |
Western Carolina | W 73–52 | 7–5 |
Stroh Center (1,715) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 30, 2018* 2:30pm, FAA |
UT Martin | W 94–80 | 8–5 |
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 |
at Kent State | W 86–64 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,843) Kent, OH | |||||||
Jan 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
Ohio | W 82–63 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Stroh Center (1,442) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 4:30pm |
at Central Michigan | W 97–87 OT | 11–5 (3–0) |
McGuirk Arena (3,315) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Jan 15, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
Ball State | W 79–78 | 12–5 (4–0) |
Stroh Center (1,507) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 6:00pm, ESPN3 |
Western Michigan | W 79–48 | 13–5 (5–0) |
Stroh Center (2,467) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Jan 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan | W 80–67 | 14–5 (6–0) |
Convocation Center (1,509) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 3:30pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami (OH) | L 53–67 | 14–6 (6–1) |
Millett Hall (2,257) Oxford, OH | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 6:00pm, CBSSN |
No. 18 Buffalo | W 92–88 | 15–6 (7–1) |
Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Feb 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Michigan | W 85–72 | 16–6 (8–1) |
University Arena (1,831) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 6:00pm, ESPN3 |
Toledo | L 71–78 | 16–7 (8–2) |
Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Feb 12, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
Central Michigan | W 79–72 | 17–7 (9–2) |
Stroh Center (1,445) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 4:30pm, ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | W 87–67 | 18–7 (10–2) |
Convocation Center (2,869) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
Feb 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
Akron | W 73–69 | 19–7 (11–2) |
Stroh Center (1,954) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 2:00pm, CBSSN |
at Ohio | L 87–92 OT | 19–8 (11–3) |
Convocation Center (6,008) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 26, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
Miami | L 69–82 | 19–9 (11–4) |
Stroh Center (2,225) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 4:00pm, CBSSN |
Kent State | W 77–72 | 20–9 (12–4) |
Stroh Center (3,011) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Mar 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ |
at Akron | L 67–91 | 20–10 (12–5) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,902) Akron, OH | |||||||
Mar 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ |
at No. 19 Buffalo | L 73–84 | 20–11 (12–6) |
Alumni Arena (6,783) Amherst, NY | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 9:00pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (11) Ball State Quarterfinals |
W 99–86 | 21–11 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
Mar 15, 2019 9:00pm, FCS |
(3) | vs. (7) Northern Illinois Semifinals |
W 71–67 | 22–11 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
Mar 16, 2019 7:30pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (1) Buffalo Championship |
L 73–87 | 22–12 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2019/03/17/bgsu-bowling-green-falcons-tournament-mens-basketball/stories/20190317158
- "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- "Men's Basketball Announces 2018-19 Schedule". Bowling Green State University. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- "Full Schedule Announced For 2018 Legends Classic". Bowling Green State University. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- https://bgsufalcons.com/boxscore.aspx?id=9192&path=mbball
- https://bgsufalcons.com/boxscore.aspx?id=9183&path=mbball