2018–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represents Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2018–19 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by 18th-year head coach Chris Bartley, played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). They finished the regular season 19–9, 8–6 in the NEWMAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the championship game of the NEWMAC Tournament for the second consecutive year.[1]
2018–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Conference | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. NR (D3Hoops.com) |
2018–19 record | 19–9 (8–6 NEWMAC) |
Head coach | Chris Bartley (18th season) |
Assistant coaches |
|
Home arena | Harrington Auditorium |
Previous season
The Engineers finished the 2017–18 season 16-11, 8-6 in NEWMAC play to finish in fourth place. In the NEWMAC Tournament, they lost to the MIT in the Championship game and failed to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament.[2]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2018* 7:00 PM |
Albertus Magnus | W 106-82 | 1-0 (0-0) |
Harrington Auditorium (500) Worcester, MA | |||||||
11/16/2018* 5:30 PM |
SUNY Potsdam Ted Coghlin Memorial Tournament |
W 86-71 | 2-0 (0-0) |
Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA | |||||||
11/17/2018* 3:00 PM |
William Paterson Ted Coghlin Memorial Tournament |
W 65-57 | 3-0 (0-0) |
Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA | |||||||
11/20/2018* 5:33 PM |
Worcester State | W 90-71 | 4-0 (0-0) |
Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA | |||||||
11/27/2018* 7:00 PM |
at Tufts | W 89-66 | 5-0 (0-0) |
Cousens Gym (143) Medford, MA | |||||||
12/01/2018* 12:00 PM |
at Fitchburg State | W 63-56 | 6-0 (0-0) |
Recreation Center (70) Fitchburg, MA | |||||||
12/04/2018* 6:00 PM |
at Framingham State | W 70-61 | 7-0 (0-0) |
Athletic and Recreation Center (278) Framingham, MA | |||||||
12/16/2018* 1:00 PM |
Husson | W 86-71 | 8-0 (0-0) |
Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA | |||||||
12/29/2018* 7:00 PM |
vs. Maryville Tampa Bay Shootout |
L 60-67 | 8-1 (0-0) |
Tampa Prep (40) Tampa, FL | |||||||
12/30/2018* 1:00 PM |
vs. DePauw Tampa Bay Shootout |
L 73-77 | 8-2 (0-0) |
Tampa Prep (40) Tampa, FL | |||||||
01/02/2019 6:00 PM |
No. 7 | at MIT | L 44-74 | 9-3 (0-1) |
Rockwell Cage (225) Cambridge, MA | ||||||
01/5/2019 2:00 PM |
at Babson | L 60-64 | 9-4 (0-2) |
Staake Gymnasium (452) Wellesley, MA | |||||||
01/09/2019 7:00 PM |
Wheaton | W 70-46 | 10-4 (1-2) |
Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA | |||||||
01/12/2017 2:00 PM |
Coast Guard | W 71-68 | 11-4 (2-2) |
Harrington Auditorium (500) Worcester, MA | |||||||
01/16/2019 8:00 PM |
Emerson | W 65-63 | 12-4 (3-2) |
Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA | |||||||
01/19/2019 3:00 PM |
at Clark | W 74-60 | 13-4 (4-2) |
George F. Kneller Athletics Center (373) Worcester, MA | |||||||
01/23/2019 7:00 PM |
Springfield | W 79-66 | 14-4 (5-2) |
Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA | |||||||
01/26/2019 3:00 PM |
at Wheaton | W 71-58 | 15-4 (6-2) |
Emerson Gymnasium (234) Norton, MA | |||||||
01/30/2019 7:00 PM |
Clark | W 79-55 | 16-4 (7-2) |
Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA | |||||||
02/02/2019 1:00 PM |
at Coast Guard | L 58-73 | 16-5 (7-3) |
Roland Hall (252) New London, CT | |||||||
02/06/2019 8:00 PM |
Babson | W 70-61 | 17-5 (8-3) |
Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA | |||||||
02/09/2019 1:00 PM |
at Emerson | L 70-73 | 17-6 (8-4) |
Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym (200) Boston, MA | |||||||
02/13/2019 7:00 PM |
at Springfield | L 67-74 | 17-7 (8-5) |
Blake Arena (450) Springfield, MA | |||||||
02/16/2019 1:00 PM |
No. 8 MIT | L 81-84 | 17-8 (8-6) |
Harrington Auditorium (1,100) Worcester, MA | |||||||
NEWMAC men's tournament | |||||||||||
02/19/2019* 7:00 PM |
at Babson (4) NEWMAC Quarterfinals |
W 55-53 | 18-8 (8-6) |
Staake Gymnasium (708) Wellesley, MA | |||||||
02/21/2019* 7:00 PM |
at No. 7 MIT (1) NEWMAC Semifinals |
W 55-53 | 19-8 (8-6) |
Rockwell Cage (615) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
02/23/2019* 1:00 PM |
at Emerson (2) NEWMAC Championship |
L 75-93 | 19-9 (8-6) |
Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym (350) Boston, MA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from D3hoops.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- "2018-2019 WPI Men's Basketball Schedule - WPI Athletics - WPI Athletics". athletics.wpi.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- "2017-2018 WPI Men's Basketball Schedule - WPI Athletics - WPI Athletics". athletics.wpi.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-23.