2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by second-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the first round of the Big South Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, their first ever Division I post season tournament, where they defeated Seattle and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.

2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig South Conference
2018–19 record20–16 (9–7 Big South)
Head coachDustin Kerns (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Szorc
  • Frank Young
  • Patrick Moynihan
Home arenaTempleton Physical Education Center
2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Campbell124 .750  2013  .606
Radford124 .750  2211  .667
Winthrop106 .625  1812  .600
Gardner–Webb106 .625  2312  .657
High Point97 .563  1615  .516
Charleston Southern97 .563  1816  .529
Presbyterian97 .563  2016  .556
Hampton97 .563  1817  .514
Longwood511 .313  1618  .471
UNC Asheville214 .125  427  .129
USC Upstate115 .063  626  .188
2019 Big South Tournament winner

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Charleston Southern.

Roster

2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Chris Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)181 lb (82 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 2 Kody Shubert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Madison, North Carolina
G 3 Romeo Crouch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Titusville, Florida
F 4 Ben Drake 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Kennesaw, Georgia
G 5 Davon Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Adam Flagler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Duluth, Georgia
C 11 Armel TeTe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 12 Cory Hightower 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Norcross, Georgia
G 13 Tristen Becker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr chicago, Illinois
F 15 Francois Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Orlando, Florida
G 22 Maleek Catchings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia
G 23 Jordan Gibson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bristow, Virginia
G 25 JC Younger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mandeville, Louisiana
G 30 Jamie Baker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Concord, North Carolina
G 32 Ethan Kay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Orange Park, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 73–85  0–1
TD Arena (3,711)
Charleston, SC
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 80–65  1–1
Eblen Center (1,183)
Cookeville, TN
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Welch W 109–57  2–1
Templeton Center (360)
Clinton, SC
Nov 15, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Boyce W 102–49  3–1
Templeton Center (185)
Clinton, SC
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm, FSN
at No. 24 Marquette L 55–74  3–2
Fiserv Forum (14,058)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 19, 2018*
11:00 pm, P12N
at No. 17 UCLA L 65–80  3–3
Pauley Pavilion (6,076)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Francis Brooklyn L 86–90  3–4
Templeton Center (409)
Clinton, SC
Dec 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 75–70  4–4
Corbett Sports Center (954)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville L 88–94  4–5
Templeton Center (525)
Clinton, SC
Dec 12, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
VMI W 103–70  5–5
Templeton Center (373)
Clinton, SC
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Trinity (FL) W 87–44  6–5
Templeton Center (251)
Clinton, SC
Dec 18, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1
at Butler L 67–76  6–6
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,821)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 69–81  6–7
UD Arena (13,147)
Dayton, OH
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 72–67  7–7
Swisher Gymnasium (525)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 2, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Carolina State W 72–70  8–7
SHM Memorial Center (249)
Orangeburg, SC
Big South regular season
Jan 5, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate W 64–61  9–7
(1–0)
Templeton Center (406)
Clinton, SC
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point W 74–58  9–8
(1–1)
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,287)
High Point, NC
Jan 12, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Radford W 79–77  9–9
(1–2)
Dedmon Center (959)
Radford, VA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton W 85–70  10–9
(2–2)
Templeton Center (340)
Clinton, SC
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood W 71–64  11–9
(3–2)
Templeton Center (535)
Clinton, SC
Jan 21, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 68–59  12–9
(4–2)
G. B. Hodge Center (644)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Campbell L 73–77  12–10
(4–3)
Gore Arena (1,783)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop W 99–91  13–10
(5–3)
Templeton Center (905)
Clinton, SC
Jan 30, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern L 84–85  13–11
(5–4)
CSU Field House (785)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 67–44  14–11
(6–4)
Templeton Center (610)
Clinton, SC
Feb 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 103–101 OT 15–11
(7–4)
Templeton Center (596)
Clinton, SC
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 85–93  15–12
(7–5)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,202)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Campbell W 76–71  16–12
(8–5)
Templeton Center (1,003)
Clinton, SC
Feb 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 71–55  17–12
(9–5)
Kimmel Arena (2,322)
Asheville, NC
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb L 70–78  17–13
(9–6)
Paul Porter Arena (1,285)
Boiling Springs, NC
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern L 65–72  17–14
(9–7)
Templeton Center (774)
Clinton, SC
Big South Tournament
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) (10) UNC Asheville
First round
W 106–59  18–14
Templeton Center (805)
Clinton, SC
Mar 7, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) Radford
Quarterfinals
L 76–84  18–15
Gore Arena (1,460)
Buies Creek, NC
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Mar 20, 2019*
10:00 pm, CBS Sports Live
at Seattle
First round
W 72–68  19–15
Redhawk Center (472)
Seattle, WA
Mar 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, CBS Sports Live
at Robert Morris
Second round
W 77–70  20–15
North Athletic Complex (541)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 26, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Marshall
Quarterfinals
L 66–83  20–16
Cam Henderson Center (3,383)
Huntington, WV

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

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References

  1. "Men's Basketball – Schedule". Presbyterian College.
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