2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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Associate head coach	Bobby Kummer (5th season)

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2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2	.889	21	–	12	.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Lamar	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194


† 2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team will represent Lamar University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals will be led by fifth-year head coach Tic Price and will play their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UTSA.^[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Justin Bailey, assistant basketball coach at Lamar from 2016–2018, accepted the head coach position at University of Arkansas–Fort Smith.^[2]
David Dumars joined the Lamar Cardinals basketball staff as assistant coach on August 20, 2018. Dumars had been assistant coach / associate head coach on the McNeese State Cowboys basketball staff from 2002–2018.^[3]

Departures

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Zjori Bosha	G	6'5"	177	SR	Nome, TX	Graduated
Joey Frenchwood	G	6'1"	184	SR	Nederland, TX	Graduated
James Harrison	F	6'5"	200	SR-TR	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Terry Noel	G	5'10"	190	SR	Midwest City, OK	Graduated
Colton Weisbrod	F	6'5"	218	SR	Nederland, TX	Graduated

Sources:^[4]

Player additions

Three players signed letters of intent during the early signing period. Christian Barrett, a transfer, played at Jacksonville College. Barrett will play forward. Davion Buster and Gehlon Easter were high school recruits. Both will play guard.^[5] Another transfer, Edwin Jeudy, was announced on March 17, 2018. Jeudy will be transferring from Gillette College. He was ranked number 78 in the 2018 Junior College Basketball Top 100 Player Rankings.^[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Christian Barrett		PF	6'6"	220	Junior	Houston, Texas	Junior college transferred from Jacksonville College
Edwin Jeudy		PF	6'7"	210	Junior	Montreal, Canada	Junior college transferred from Gillette College

2018–19 recruiting class
Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davion Buster G	Austin, TX	Lanier HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jul 3, 2017
Davion Buster G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Gehlon Easter G	Little Rock, AR	Mills HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Gehlon Easter G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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

Sources:^[8]

2018–19 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Hunter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Beaumont, TX
G	1	Mike Kolawole	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Rowlett, Texas
G	2	Grehlon Easter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	3	Nick Garth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
F/C	5	Avery Sullivan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Pflugerville, Texas
F	11	Josh Nzeakor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Mesquite, Texas
G	12	V.J. Holmes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jupiter, Florida
G	13	Davion Buster	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Austin, Texas
F	14	Edwin Jeudy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G/F	15	T.J. Atwood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Beaumont, Texas
F	22	Christian Barrett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
C	23	Jordan Foster	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Lafayette, Louisiana
G	24	Laquarious Paige	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	West Orange, Texas

Head coach

Tic Price (Virginia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Kummer (Charlotte)
David Dumars (Northeast Louisiana)
Brandon Chappell (Lamar)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2018

TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.^[9]

Schedule and results

Sources:^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Huston–Tillotson	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Nov 11, 2018* 3:00 pm	at East Carolina	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Prairie View A&M	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Arlington Baptist	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 4:30 pm	at Rice	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 13, 2018* 9:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Texas Southern	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Howard Payne	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Champion Christian	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	New Orleans	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	Farris Center Conway, AR
Jan 16, 2019	at Southeastern Louisiana	University Center Hammond, LA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Incarnate Word	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Jan 26, 2019 5:30 pm	at Sam Houston State	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Jan 30, 2019	at Nicholls State	Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 2, 2019	at McNeese State	H&HP Complex Lake Charles, LA
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Abilene Christian	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Feb 9, 2019 ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Northwestern State	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Sam Houston State	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Feb 23, 2019 3:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Houston Baptist	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Stephen F. Austin	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Mar 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3	McNeese State	Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Southland Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ Matt Faye (June 29, 2018). "Lamar men's basketball assistant takes Div. II job". Hearst Newspapers, II LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ James Dixon (August 20, 2018). "David Dumars Joins LU Coaching Staff". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ James Dixon (May 23, 2018). "Hoops Records Perfect Grad Rate Under Price". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^ James Dixon (November 8, 2017). "LU Hoops Adds Three to Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "2018 Junior College Basketball Top 100 Player Rankings". JucoRecruiting.com. February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^ "Lamar Cardinals". Verbal Commits. Orange Wolf LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
^ "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". Lamar University Athletics. January 4, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ Matt Faye (September 10, 2018). "Lamar men's basketball releases 2018-19 schedule". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". August 17, 2018. SBNation.

[1] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[2] Matt Faye (June 29, 2018). "Lamar men's basketball assistant takes Div. II job". Hearst Newspapers, II LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[3] James Dixon (August 20, 2018). "David Dumars Joins LU Coaching Staff". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[4] James Dixon (May 23, 2018). "Hoops Records Perfect Grad Rate Under Price". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[5] James Dixon (November 8, 2017). "LU Hoops Adds Three to Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[6] "2018 Junior College Basketball Top 100 Player Rankings". JucoRecruiting.com. February 16, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[7] "Lamar Cardinals". Verbal Commits. Orange Wolf LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[8] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[9] "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". Lamar University Athletics. January 4, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

[10] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[11] Matt Faye (September 10, 2018). "Lamar men's basketball releases 2018-19 schedule". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[12] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[13] "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". August 17, 2018. SBNation.

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