2018–19 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks split their home games between the Costello Athletic Center and the Tsongas Center, both of which are located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and they were led by sixth-year head coach Pat Duquette. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–9 in America East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Hartford.

2018–19 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2018–19 record15–17 (7–9 America East)
Head coachPat Duquette (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont142 .875  277  .794
Stony Brook124 .750  249  .727
UMBC115 .688  2113  .618
Hartford106 .625  1815  .545
UMass Lowell79 .438  1517  .469
Albany79 .438  1220  .375
Binghamton511 .313  1023  .303
Maine313 .188  527  .156
New Hampshire313 .188  524  .172
2019 America East Tournament winner

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2017–18 season 12–18, 6–10 in the America East Conference play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the America East Tournament, they were defeated by UMBC in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2018–19 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shawn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHoward College Bridge City, LA
G 1 Bryce Daley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSalisbury School Pittsfield, MA
G 2 Sesan Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCharnwood College London, England
G 3 Alex Rivera 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLowell HS Lowell, MA
F 4 Darius Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLa Salle College Prep Pasadena, CA
G 5 Ryan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrCleveland HS Rio Rancho, NM
G 11 Obadiah Noel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoTuscarora HS Frederick, MD
G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrBishop Ready HS Grove City, OH
F 14 Joey Glynn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrPortsmouth HS Portsmouth, NH
F 15 Allin Blunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrGonzaga College HS Bowie, MD
G 23 Christian Lutete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrRadford Silver Spring, MD
G 24 Joey Naccarato 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCoeur d'Alene HS Coeur d'Alene, ID
F 35 Connor Bennett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrWilmington HS Wilmington, MA
F 40 Mark Mayle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMalvern HS Malvern, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESNPlus/Eleven Sports
at UMass L 75–83  0–1
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,976)
Amherst, MA
November 10, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Wagner W 88–84 OT 1–1
Costello Athletic Center (1,078)
Lowell, MA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut L 74–86  1–2
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,024)
New Britain, CT
November 16, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic
L 74–82  1–3
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,131)
Providence, RI
November 17, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Army
Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic
W 92–85  2–3
Pizzitola Sports Center (863)
Providence, RI
November 18, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Sacred Heart
Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic
W 94–90  3–3
Pizzitola Sports Center (946)
Providence, RI
November 23, 2018*
2:00 pm
UMass Boston W 88–59  4–3
Costello Athletic Center (617)
Lowell, MA
November 25, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 71–83  4–4
Palumbo Center (1,638)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, SNY
at UConn L 75–97  4–5
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,507)
Storrs, CT
December 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 94–71  5–5
Tsongas Center (1,152)
Lowell, MA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 60–79  5–6
Case Gym (603)
Boston, MA
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
Maine Fort Kent W 110–63  6–6
Tsongas Center (651)
Lowell, MA
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 69–75  6–7
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (518)
Brooklyn, NY
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 97–79  7–7
Costello Athletic Center (706)
Lowell, MA
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 100–91  8–7
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
America East Conference regular season
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook L 63–75  8–8
(0–1)
Costello Athletic Center (652)
Lowell, MA
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 64–68  8–9
(0–2)
Lundholm Gym (340)
Durham, NH
January 12, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN3
UMBC W 74–63  9–9
(1–2)
Tsongas Center (3,118)
Lowell, MA
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany W 84–72  10–9
(2–2)
Costello Athletic Center (411)
Lowell, MA
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 76–73  11–9
(3–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 85–79  12–9
(4–2)
Binghamton University Events Center (4,710)
Vestal, NY
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Maine L 59–78  12–10
(4–3)
Tsongas Center (1,232)
Lowell, MA
February 2, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 65–74  12–11
(4–4)
Tsongas Center (2,378)
Lowell, MA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire W 72–62  13–11
(5–4)
Costello Athletic Center (451)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook L 65–76  13–12
(5–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,658)
Stony Brook, NY
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany W 86–54  14–12
(6–5)
SEFCU Arena (1,876)
Albany, NY
February 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 66–70  14–13
(6–6)
UMBC Event Center (2,688)
Catonsville, MD
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
Binghamton L 66–81  14–14
(6–7)
Costello Athletic Center (301)
Lowell, MA
February 23, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Hartford L 73–75  14–15
(6–8)
Tsongas Center (2,893)
Lowell, MA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine W 70–61  15–15
(7–8)
Cross Insurance Center (981)
Bangor, ME
March 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont L 57–74  15–16
(7–9)
Patrick Gym (2,546)
Burlington, VT
America East Tournament
March 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) at (4) Hartford
Quarterfinals
L 70–78  15–17
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (993)
West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Massachusetts Lowell. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
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