2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represent the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by fifth-year head coach Russ Pennell and play their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference.

2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018–19 record14–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coachRuss Pennell (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Boone
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Tyler Miller
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston State16–2 .889  21–12  .636
Abilene Christian †14–4 .778  27–7  .794
Southeastern Louisiana12–6 .667  17–16  .515
New Orleans12–6 .667  19–14  .576
Lamar12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Texas A&M–CC9–9 .500  14–18  .438
Central Arkansas8–10 .444  14–19  .424
Houston Baptist8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Stephen F. Austin7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Nicholls7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Northwestern State6–12 .333  11–20  .355
McNeese State5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Incarnate Word1–17 .056  6–25  .194
† 2019 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 18–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Lamar in the first round of the Southland Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Seattle before losing in the quarterfinals to Jacksonville State.

Roster
2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PF 0 S. K. Shittu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)209 lb (95 kg) So Rogers, Arkansas
F 3 Aaron Weidenaar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bozeman, Montana
G 4 Khaleem Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
F 11 Porter Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lamar, Arkansas
G 12 Darraja Parnell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Andover, Kansas
G 14 Eddy Kayouloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Paris, France
C 15 Hayden Koval 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Prosper, Texas
G 20 Matthew Mondesir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F/C 22 Tanner Schmit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Buffalo, New York
F 24 Jared Chatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS So Los Angeles, California
SG 25 Thatch Unruh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Branson, Missouri
G 33 Jordan Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Harrison, Arkansas
G 34 Jaxson Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
C 35 Brandon Vanover 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS So Little Rock, Arkansas
PG 55 DeAndre Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Boise, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2018

Schedule and results

Sources:[1][2][3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018*
6:30 pm		 Arkansas–Fort Smith W 98–87   
 Farris Center 
Conway, AR
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at Missouri L 55–68  0–1
 Mizzou Arena (9,436)
Columbia, MO
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Hendrix College W 99–73  1–1
 Farris Center (887)
Conway, AR
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm		 University of the Ozarks W 93–52  2–1
 Farris Center (415)
Conway, AR
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACC+		 at Pittsburgh
Barclays Classic		 L 71–97  2–2
 Petersen Events Center (2,578)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Troy
Barclays Classic		 L 77–82  2–3
 Trojan Arena (1,312)
Troy, AL
Nov 24, 2018*
3:00 pm, FSNMW		 at Saint Louis
Barclays Classic		 L 61–73  2–4
 Chaifetz Arena (6,512)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Little Rock W 78–65  3–4
 Farris Center (2,755)
Conway, AR
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACC+		 at Louisville L 41–86  3–5
 KFC Yum! Center (14,920)
Louisville, KY
Dec 8, 2018*
5:30 pm		 at Little Rock W 85–82  4–5
 Jack Stephens Center (1,805)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 16, 2018*
3:00 pm, AT&TSN		 at New Mexico L 70–82  4–6
 Dreamstyle Arena (10,082)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 22 Indiana L 53–86  4–7
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,915)
Bloomington, IL
Dec 21, 2018*
12:00 pm, FSNOK		 at Oklahoma State L 73–82  4–8
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Dec 30, 2018*
4:00 pm		 Lyon College W 62–47  5–8
 Farris Center (342)
Conway, AR
Southland regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 p.m.		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 75–87  5–9
(0–1)		 American Bank Center (936)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 5, 2019
4:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–71  6–9
(1–1)		 University Center (710)
Hammond, LA
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm		 Sam Houston State L 68–78  6–10
(1–2)		 Farris Center (575)
Conway, AR
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ELVN /
SLC Digital		 Lamar W 75–68  7–10
(2–2)		 Farris Center (714)
Conway, AR
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 77–60  8–10
(3–2)		 McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm		 Nicholls State W 74–68  9–10
(4–2)		 Farris Center (758)
Conway, AR
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm		 New Orleans W 76–71  10–10
(5–2)		 Farris Center (848)
Conway, AR
Jan 26, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 56–79  10–11
(5–3)		 Moody Coliseum (1,669)
Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 99–105 OT 10–12
(5–4)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,334)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm		 Northwestern State L 75–80  10–13
(5–5)		 Farris Center (912)
Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana L 67–75  10–14
(5–6)		 Farris Center (1,825)
Conway, AR
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm		 Houston Baptist L 71–75  10–15
(5–7)		 Farris Center (515)
Conway, AR
Feb 20, 2019
6:30 pm		 at McNeese State L 75–83  10–16
(5–8)		 H&HP Complex (2,021)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 23, 2019
6:30 pm		 at Nicholls State L 57–100  10–17
(5–9)		 Stopher Gymnasium (478)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ELVN /
SLC Digital		 Stephen F. Austin W 92–74  11–17
(6–9)		 Farris Center (445)
Conway, AR
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm		 Abilene Christian L 55–67  11–18
(6–10)		 Farris Center (825)
Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston State W 91–87  12–18
(7–10)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,167)
Huntsville, TX
Mar 9, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Northwestern State W 70–63  13–18
(8–10)		 Prather Coliseum (1,410)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (6) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First round		 W 73–53  14–18
 Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,650)
Katy, TX
Mar 14, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana
Second round		 L 65–79  14–19
 Leonard E. Merrill Center (960)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

References
  1. "2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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