2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2018–19 record17–15 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coachSteve Henson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Peck
  • Scott Thompson
  • Adam Hood
Home arenaConvocation Center
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Old Dominion135 .722  269  .743
Western Kentucky117 .611  2014  .588
Southern Miss117 .611  2013  .606
UTSA117 .611  1715  .531
UAB108 .556  2015  .571
Marshall117 .611  2314  .622
FIU108 .556  2013  .606
Louisiana Tech99 .500  2013  .606
Florida Atlantic810 .444  1716  .515
North Texas810 .444  2112  .636
Rice810 .444  1319  .406
Middle Tennessee810 .444  1121  .344
Charlotte513 .278  821  .276
UTEP315 .167  821  .276
2019 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2017–18 season 20–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marshall. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Deon Lyle1G6'5"190JuniorHastings, NESigned to play professionally by Chicago Ballers
Kyle Massie4G5'10"160JuniorHelotes, TXWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Austin Karrer11G6'4"190SeniorNew Braunfels, TXGraduated
Dante Buford21F6'7"220RS JuniorJacksonville, FLDismissed from the team
Kendall Ramlal31F6'8"225RS SeniorHouston, TXWalk-on; graduated
James Ringholt32C6'10"230SeniorRockhampton, AustraliaGraduated
George Willborn III35G6'3"195SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to UC Riverside

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Knox Hellums21G6'5"195JuniorTomball, TXTransferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hellums will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Atem Bior23F6'7"JuniorBrisbane, AustraliaJunior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute

Class of 2018 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tamir Bynum
PG
Houston, TX Lamar High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adokiye Iyaye
SG
Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 26, 2017 
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. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

    Class of 2019 recruits

    Roster

    2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Christian Plummer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoCoppell HS Coppell, TX
    G 2 Jhivvan Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoTrinity HS Bayamón, PR
    G 3 Byron Frohnen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 4 Tamir Bynum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrLamar HS Houston, TX
    G 5 Giovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrI.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy
    F 10 Mitar Stanojević 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCreating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia
    G 11 Adokiye Iyaye 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPutnam City HS Oklahoma City, OK
    F 13 Mateo Escheik (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPrestonwood Christian Academy Plano, TX
    F 15 Adrian Rodriguez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrUnion HS Tulsa, OK
    G 21 Knox Hellums  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrConcordia Lutheran HS
    Pepperdine
    Tomball, TX
    G 22 Keaton Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoRichardson HS Dallas, TX
    F 23 Atem Bior 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSt. James College
    New Mexico Military Institute
    Brisbane, Australia
    F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWillow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
    F 32 Austin Timperman (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrThe Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
    F 41 Toby Van Ry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrFort Collins HS
    Northwest Technical College
    Fort Collins, CO
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 7, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    St. Edward's
    Gulf Coast Showcase campus site game
    L 76–77  0–1
    Convocation Center (1,006)
    San Antonio, TX
    Nov 12, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Oklahoma L 67–87  0–2
    Convocation Center (2,494)
    San Antonio, TX
    Nov 14, 2018*
    7:00 pm, FSOK
    at Oklahoma State L 60–82  0–3
    Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,571)
    Stillwater, OK
    Nov 19, 2018*
    12:30 pm
    vs. UC Irvine
    Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
    L 56–65  0–4
    Hertz Arena (338)
    Estero, FL
    Nov 20, 2018*
    10:00 am
    vs. South Dakota State
    Gulf Coast Showcase
    L 79–99  0–5
    Hertz Arena (487)
    Estero, FL
    Nov 21, 2018*
    10:00 am
    vs. Florida Gulf Coast
    Gulf Coast Showcase
    W 76–65  1–5
    Hertz Arena (976)
    Estero, FL
    Nov 26, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at Houston Baptist W 86–82  2–5
    Sharp Gymnasium (814)
    Houston, TX
    Dec 1, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Texas State
    I-35 Rivalry
    L 68–69  2–6
    Convocation Center (1,329)
    San Antonio, TX
    Dec 8, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Mid-America Christian W 104–74  3–6
    Convocation Center (772)
    San Antonio, TX
    Dec 15, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    vs. Arkansas
    North Little Rock Showcase
    L 67–79  3–7
    Verizon Arena (13,728)
    North Little Rock, AR
    Dec 17, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Bethany W 101–77  4–7
    Convocation Center (830)
    San Antonio, TX
    Dec 20, 2018*
    7:30 pm
    at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–50  5–7
    American Bank Center (1,004)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    Dec 29, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Southeastern Oklahoma State W 70–67  6–7
    Convocation Center (812)
    San Antonio, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    Jan 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    UTEP W 75–60  7–7
    (1–0)
    Convocation Center (1,218)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 5, 2019
    8:00 pm
    at UTEP W 67–63  8–7
    (2–0)
    Don Haskins Center (4,565)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 10, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Rice W 95–79  9–7
    (3–0)
    Convocation Center (530)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 12, 2019
    3:00 pm, ESPN+
    North Texas W 76–74  10–7
    (4–0)
    Convocation Center (1,192)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 17, 2019
    6:30 pm, ESPN+
    at Middle Tennessee L 86–89  10–8
    (4–1)
    Murphy Center (3,504)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    Jan 19, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at UAB L 73–83  10–9
    (4–2)
    Bartow Arena (3,256)
    Birmingham, AL
    Jan 24, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Charlotte W 88–43  11–9
    (5–2)
    Convocation Center (1,260)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 26, 2019
    3:00 pm, ESPN+
    Old Dominion W 74–73  12–9
    (6–2)
    Convocation Center (1,330)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, Facebook
    at Western Kentucky L 88–96  12–10
    (6–3)
    E. A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, KY
    Feb 2, 2019
    6:00 pm, Facebook
    at Marshall W 116–106  13–10
    (7–3)
    Cam Henderson Center (7,182)
    Huntington, WV
    Feb 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    FIU W 100–67  14–10
    (8–3)
    Convocation Center (1,493)
    San Antonio, TX
    Feb 9, 2019
    3:00 pm
    Florida Atlantic W 86–74  15–10
    (9–3)
    Convocation Center (2,111)
    San Antonio, TX
    Feb 14, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Southern Miss L 71–78  15–11
    (9–4)
    Reed Green Coliseum (2,801)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Feb 16, 2019
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Louisiana Tech L 67–72  15–12
    (9–5)
    Thomas Assembly Center (3,368)
    Ruston, LA
    Feb 28, 2019
    7:00 p.m., CBSSN
    Old Dominion L 64–65  15–13
    (9–6)
    Convocation Center (1,523)
    San Antonio, TX
    Mar 3, 2019
    3:00 p.m.
    UAB W 76–70  16–13
    (10–6)
    Convocation Center (1,259)
    San Antonio, TX
    Mar 6, 2019
    6:30 p.m., beIN
    at Western Kentucky W 81–76 OT 17–13
    (11–6)
    E. A. Diddle Arena (5,411)
    Bowling Green, KY
    Mar 9, 2019
    5:00 p.m.
    at Southern Miss L 48–81  17–14
    (11–7)
    Reed Green Coliseum (4780)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Conference USA Tournament
    Mar 14, 2019
    6:30 pm
    (4) vs. (5) UAB
    Quarterfinals
    L 76–85  17–15
    Ford Center at The Star 
    Frisco, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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