2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	4	.889
Bowling Green	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Akron	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Miami (OH)	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Ohio	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
West
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Central Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Ball State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Western Michigan	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2019 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Toledo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Niagara in the first round before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tim Bond	1	G	6'7"	160	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Terry Harris	4	G/F	6'6"	215	Junior	Dix Hills, NY	Transferred
Jalen Brown	12	G	5'9"	160	Sophomore	Harper Woods, MI
Jordan Nobles	15	F	6'9"	195	Junior	Canton, MI	Transferred to Oakland

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Daivon Stephens	1	F	6'6"	206	Freshman	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills Senior
Boubacar Toure	12	C	6'11"	241	RS Junior	Sakar, Senegal	Phase One Academy/Grand Canyon
Damari Parris	23	G	6'1"	157	Junior	Bowie, MD	Evelyn Mack Academy/ Trinity Valley CC
Andre Rafus Jr.	25	G/F	6'9"	178	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Reach Partnership at Lake Clifton

Preseason

EMU was picked to finish 1st in the MAC West by Street & Smith's Basketball.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jorden Peterson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	75 lb (34 kg)	RS Fr	CMA	Detroit, MI
F	1	Daivon Stephens	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Penn Hills Senior	Pittsburgh, PA
F/C	2	James Thompson IV	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Parkview Baptist	Baton Rouge, LA
G	3	Paul Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Sr	Martin Luther King Jr./Eastern Kentucky	Stone Mountain, GA
F	5	Elijah Minnie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Sr	Lincoln Park/Robert Morris	Pittsburgh, PA
G	10	Malik Ellison	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Beecher	Flint, MI
C	12	Boubacar Toure	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Phase One Academy/Grand Canyon	Sakar, Senegal
F	20	Bud Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	TL Hanna	Anderson, SC
G	21	Kevin McAdoo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	So	West Bloomfield	Pontiac, MI
G	22	Tariq Silver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Fr	Northwest	Clarksville, TN
G	23	Damari Parris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	Jr	Evelyn Mack Academy/ Trinity VAlley CC	Bowie, MD
G/F	25	Andre Rafus Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Reach Partnership at Lake Clifton	Baltimore, MD
F	30	Jalen King	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kings Academy	Pasco, WA
F	31	Ty Groce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS So	Lincoln	Ypsilanti, MI
F	32	Isaiah Green	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Southfield/ Lansing CC	Southfield, MI
F	33	Derek Ballard Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Southfield-Lathrup	Southfield, MI

Head coach

Rob Murphy (Central State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Mondro (Detroit Mercy)
Matt Kline (South Alabama)
Jimmy Wooten (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Oct. 5, 2018^[2]

Accolades

Street & Smith's Basketball Preseason Awards ^[3]

All Conference

James Thompson IV

All Newcomer

Andre Rafus Jr.

All Defense

James Thompson IV

All Sharpshooter

Elijah Minnie

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Rochester	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
November 9, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Drexel Education Day	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Goshen	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, RSN	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium (-) Durham, NC
November 17, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Boston	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Rutgers	Louis Brown Athletic Center (-) Piscataway, NJ
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Detroit	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
November 26, 2018* 8:30 pm, FSSW	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena (-) Fort Worth, TX
December 1, 2018* TBA	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena (-) Boston, MA
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Central State	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena Heights	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN+	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse (-) Lawrence, KS
MAC regular season
January 4, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN	Buffalo	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
January 8, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ball State	Worthen Arena (-) Muncie, IN
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Kent State	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
January 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena (-) Akron, OH
January 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Buffalo	Alumni Arena (-) Amherst, NY
January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bowling Green	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	University Arena (-) Kalamazoo, MI
January 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	McGuirk Arena (-) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	Convocation Center (-) Athens, OH
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (-) Kent, OH
February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Toledo	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
February 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
March 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Illinois	Convocation Center (-) DeKalb, IL
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State	Convocation Center (-) Ypsilanti, MI
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo	Savage Arena (-) Toledo,OH
MAC Tournament
TBA TBA	TBA	Quicken Loans Arena (-) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[4].

Game notes

Drexel

Education Day

References

^ "Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook". 2018–19: 221. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook". 2018–19: 221. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ https://emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[1] "Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook". 2018–19: 221. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[3] "Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook". 2018–19: 221. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] ttps://emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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