2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 11th-year head coach George Ivory, play their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
2018–19 record | 13–19 (10–8 SWAC) |
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Home arena | K. L. Johnson Complex |
2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prairie View A&M † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SWAC Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Golden Lions finished the 2017–18 season 14–21, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Golden Lions received the No. 1 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern before losing to Texas Southern in the tournament championship.
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 9:00 pm |
at San Diego State | L 60-76 | 0-1 |
29 – McKnight | 8 – McKnight | 3 – Jackson | Viejas Arena (11,077) San Diego, CA | ||||
Nov 10, 2018* 3:00 pm |
at Colorado State | L 67-92 | 0-2 |
41 – McKnight | 6 – McKnight | 3 – Hardy | Moby Arena (2,208) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southern Illinois Las Vegas Holiday Invitational |
L 48-78 | 0-3 |
11 – McKnight | 7 – Banks/Carter | 2 – McKnight | SIU Arena (4,003) Carbondale, IL | ||||
Nov 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UMass Las Vegas Holiday Invitational |
L 60-92 | 0-4 |
27 – McKnight | 5 – Jackson | 4 – Doss/McKnight | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,034) Amherst, MA | ||||
Nov 23, 2018* 1:00 pm |
vs. California Baptist Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional semifinals |
W 115-107 OT | 1-4 |
40 – McKnight | 22 – Banyard | 4 – McKnight | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||
Nov 24, 2018* 3:30 pm |
vs. Little Rock Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional finals |
W 75-66 | 2-4 |
21 – Jackson | 6 – Jackson | 8 – McKnight | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||
Nov 27, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Cincinnati | L 49-105 | 2-5 |
8 – 3 Tied | 5 – Doss | 3 – Hardy | Fifth Third Arena (8,513) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
Dec 5, 2018* 6:30 pm |
at No. 13 Texas Tech | L 47-65 | 2-6 |
27 – McKnight | 6 – Tied | 2 – Doss | United Supermarkets Arena (9,503) Lubbock, TX | ||||
Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 45-55 | 2-7 |
22 – McKnight | 5 – Doss | 2 – Wallace | The Thunderdome (1,582) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
Dec 10, 2018* |
Champion Christian College | W 84-51 | 3-7 |
18 – McKnight | 10 – McKnight | 8 – McKnight | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,259) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at North Texas | L 66-77 | 3-8 |
24 – McKnight | 7 – McKnight | 3 – Doss | The Super Pit (2,351) Denton, TX | ||||
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Missouri State | L 72-93 | 3-9 |
23 – Doss | 8 – Banyard | 2 – Doss | JQH Arena (3,826) Springfield, MO | ||||
Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm |
at Troy | L 63-71 | 3-10 |
22 – McKnight | 6 – Banyard | 22 – McKnight | Trojan Arena (436) Troy, AL | ||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 64-52 | 4-10 (1-0) |
25 – McKnight | 8 – Banyard | 5 – McKnight | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,651) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Jan 12, 2019 7:30 pm |
Alabama State | W 82-71 | 5-10 (2-0) |
27 – McKnight | 8 – McKnight | 4 – Jackson | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,655) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Jan 14, 2019 7:30 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 50-49 | 6-10 (3-0) |
13 – McKnight | 6 – Jackson | 7 – McKnight | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,624) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Jan 19, 2019 5:30 pm |
at Southern | L 67-69 | 6-11 (3-1) |
29 – McKnight | 5 – Doss | 2 – Doss | F. G. Clark Center (921) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
Jan 21, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Alcorn State | L 69-74 | 6-12 (3-2) |
29 – McKnight | 6 – Doss | 5 – Banyard | Davey Whitney Complex (546) Lorman, MS | ||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:30 pm |
Texas Southern | W 90-86 | 7-12 (4-2) |
30 – McKnight | 6 – McKnight | 8 – Jackson | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,478) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Jan 28, 2019 7:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | L 63-79 | 7-13 (4-3) |
18 – Banyard | 10 – Carter | 4 – Doss | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,542) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Feb 2, 2019 5:30 pm |
at Grambling State | L 55-79 | 7-14 (4-4) |
19 – Doss | 9 – McKnight | 2 – Carter | Hobdy Center (1,091) Grambling, LA | ||||
Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Jackson State | L 52-65 | 7-15 (4-5) |
12 – McKnight | 7 – McKnight | 3 – Doss | Williams Assembly Center (824) Jackson, MS | ||||
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm |
at Alabama State | W 75-69 | 8-15 (5-5) |
25 – Doss | 6 – McKnight | 4 – McKnight | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (510) Montgomery, AL | ||||
Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 69-60 | 9-15 (6-5) |
24 – McKnight | 7 – Banyard | 3 – McKnight | Elmore Gymnasium (342) Normal, AL | ||||
Feb 16, 2019 7:30 pm |
Southern | W 61-45 | 10-15 (7-5) |
22 – McKnight | 6 – Doss | 3 – Carter | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Feb 18, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Alcorn State | W 73-62 | 11-15 (8-5) |
25 – Doss | 7 – Banyard | 3 – Doss | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,655) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm |
Texas Southern | L 74-94 | 11-16 (8-6) |
23 – McKnight | 8 – Doss | 5 – Hardy | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,582) Houston, TX | ||||
Feb 25, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | L 44-48 | 11-17 (8-7) |
20 – Doss | 12 – Carter | 3 – Hardy | William J. Nicks Building (456) Prairie View, TX | ||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:30 pm |
Grambling State | W 70-66 | 12-17 (9-7) |
21 – McKnight | 7 – Jackson | 10 – McKnight | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,412) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm |
Jackson State | L 56-57 | 12-18 (9-8) |
18 – McKnight | 5 – Carter | 2 – McKnight | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,437) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
Mar 9, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 91-57 | 13-18 (10-8) |
28 – McKnight | 8 – McKnight | 4 – McKnight | Harrison HPER Complex (2,987) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
SWAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2019 7:30 pm |
(5) | at (4) Grambling State Quarterfinals |
L 52-59 | 13-19 |
11 – Doss | 7 – Doss | 3 – Hardy | Hobdy Center (1,421) Grambling, LA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |