2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Owls, led by first-year head coach Dusty May , played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA .
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UAB .
March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic.[ 1] On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.[ 2]
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Payton Hulsey
0
G
6'5"
215
RS Senior
Memphis, TN
Graduated
Je'Quan Perry
1
G
6'4"
220
Junior
Charleston, SC
Graduate transferred to Francis Marion
Jason Massey
2
G
6'4"
190
RS Senior
Cooper City, FL
Graduated
Byron Abrams
4
G
6'3"
185
Freshman
Decatur, GA
Transferred to Gordon State College
William Pfister
5
F
6'10"
230
Senior
Strasbourg, France
Graduated
Devorious Brown
10
G
6'2"
195
Sophomore
Madison, GA
Transferred to Auburn Montgomery
Tre' Maloney
11
F
6'7"
208
RS Sophomore
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Walk-on; dismissed from the team
Gerdarius Troutman
14
G
6'3"
175
Senior
Butler, GA
Graduated
Kevin Rostamian
30
C
6'8"
270
Sophomore
Weston, FL
Walk-on; transferred
Amir Smith
32
F
6'6"
210
Junior
Houston, TX
Transferred
Ronald Delph
33
C
7'0"
245
RS Senior
Winter Haven, FL
Graduated
Chisom Obidike
35
C
6'10"
214
Freshman
Uwani, Nigeria
Transferred to Paris Junior College
Incoming transfers
2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Michael Forrest PG
Blanche Ely High School
Pompano Beach, FL
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Apr 19, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kevaughn Ellis PG
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
Hamilton, ON
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Apr 17, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jaylen Sebree SF
IMG Academy
Hopkinsville, KY
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Apr 18, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Madiaw Niang SF
DME Sports Academy
Dakar, Senegal
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Apr 4, 2018
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:
2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Carrington McCaskill #48 PF
Renaissance High School
Detroit, MI
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sep 19, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
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:
Roster
2018–19 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Jaylen Sebree
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Christian County
Hopkinsville, KY
F
1
Madiaw Niang
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
DME Sports Academy
Dakar, Senegal
G
2
Everett Winchester
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Gilman School Wright State
Baltimore, MD
G
3
Anthony Adger
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Fr
Crescent Spartanburg Methodist
Anderson, SC
F
4
Xavian Stapleton
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
RS Sr
Madison Central Mississippi State
Flora, MS
G
5
Gabe Merete (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Bishop Kenny
Jacksonville, FL
G
10
Kevaughn Ellis
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
Hamilton, ON
G
11
Michael Forrest
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Blanche Ely
Lauderhill, FL
F/C
12
Aleksandar Zecevic
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Scotland Performance Institute San Jacinto College
Novi Sad, Serbia
G
14
Eric Angleró (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Montverde Academy
Río Piedras, PR
F
15
Jailyn Ingram
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Morgan County
Madison, GA
F/C
21
Simeon Lepichev
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
Sr
Kankakee CC
Sofia, Bulgaria
G
23
Richardson Maitre
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
West Oaks Academy Indian Hills CC
Montreal, QC
G
24
Cedric Jackson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Jones Indian River State College
Orlando, FL
F/C
25
Karlis Silins
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
BK VEF Rīga Ole Miss
Riga, Latvia
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
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018 *4:00 pm
Lynn
L 87–92
FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018 *7:00 pm
Florida Tech
W 98–52
1–0
FAU Arena (1,098)Boca Raton, FL
Nov 11, 2018 *3:00 pm
at UCF
W 80–79
2–0
CFE Arena (4,304)Orlando, FL
Nov 16, 2018 *5:00 pm
vs. Georgia Southern The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals
L 70–80
2–1
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (247)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17, 2018 *2:00 pm
vs. Towson The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation semifinals
W 85–71
3–1
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018 *2:00pm
vs. Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation finals
W 71–68
4–1
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (263)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 21, 2018 *7:00 pm
Palm Beach Atlantic The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase campus site game
W 73–62
5–1
FAU Arena (841)Boca Raton, FL
Nov 25, 2018 *3:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast
W 85–68
6–1
FAU Arena (1,013)Boca Raton, FL
Dec 1, 2018 *4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman
L 70–72
6–2
Moore Gymnasium (891)Daytona Beach, FL
Dec 5, 2018 *7:00 pm
Mercer
W 68–64
7–2
FAU Arena (1,492)Boca Raton, FL
Dec 14, 2018 *8:30 pm
at Arkansas State
L 71–75 2OT
7–3
First National Bank Arena (1,116)Jonesboro, AR
Dec 19, 2018 *5:30 pm
Florida College
W 76–64
8–3
FAU Arena (645)Boca Raton, FL
Dec 22, 2018 *2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL)
L 55–75
8–4
Watsco Center (6,222)Coral Gables, FL
Dec 29, 2018 *3:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Illinois
W 73–71 OT
9–4
State Farm Center (15,554)Champaign, IL
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB
L 50–67
9–5 (0–1)
Bartow Arena (2,667)Birmingham, AL
Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee
W 63–56
10–5 (1–1)
Murphy Center (3,422)Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Old Dominion
W 80–73
11–5 (2–1)
FAU Arena (1,578)Boca Raton, FL
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm
Charlotte
L 60–65
11–6 (2–2)
FAU Arena (1,239)Boca Raton, FL
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall
L 84–96
11–7 (2–3)
Cam Henderson Center (6,196)Huntington, WV
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, Facebook
at Western Kentucky
L 66–72
11–8 (2–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,963)Bowling Green, KY
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm
FIU
L 74–78
11–9 (2–5)
FAU Arena (2,087)Boca Raton, FL
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm
at FIU
W 89–72
12–9 (3–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (4,710)Miami, FL
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
W 69–61
13–9 (4–5)
FAU Arena (921)Boca Raton, FL
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm
Southern Miss
L 72–74
13–10 (4–6)
FAU Arena (1,510)Boca Raton, FL
Feb 7, 2019 9:00 pm
at UTEP
W 61–48
14–10 (5–6)
Don Haskins Center (4,646)El Paso, TX
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm
at UTSA
L 74–86
14–11 (5–7)
Convocation Center (2,111)San Antonio, TX
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas
W 57–47
15–11 (6–7)
FAU Arena (853)Boca Raton, FL
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm
Rice
W 60–41
16–11 (7–7)
FAU Arena (1,389)Boca Raton, FL
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm
FIU
L 76–79
16–12 (7–8)
FAU Arena (1,147)Boca Raton, FL
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm
at North Texas
W 60–54
17–12 (8–8)
UNT Coliseum (3,044)Denton, TX
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
L 69–72
17–13 (8–9)
FAU Arena (842)Boca Raton, FL
Mar 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Stadium
at Marshall
L 61–76
17–14 (8–10)
Cam Henderson Center (7,097)Huntington, WV
Conference USA tournament
Mar 13, 2019
(9)
vs. (8) Louisiana Tech First round
L 56–57
17–15
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Mar 21, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Charleston Southern First round
L 66–68
17–16
CSU Field House (696)North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 3]
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics