2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	David Patrick (1st season);
Home arena	SRC Arena; (Capacity: 2,750)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine †	15	–	1	.938	31	–	6	.838
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Cal State Fullerton	10	–	6	.625	16	–	18	.471
Hawai'i	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Long Beach State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	19	.441
UC Davis	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9	.438	13	–	21	.382
UC Riverside	4	–	12	.250	10	–	23	.303
Cal Poly	2	–	14	.125	6	–	23	.207

† 2019 Big West tournament winner

The 2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders are led by first-year head coach David Patrick and competes at the SRC Arena. UC Riverside is a member of the Big West Conference, and participates in their 18th consecutive season in that league.

Before the season

The Highlanders finished 9–22 overall, and 4–12 in the conference. In the postseason, UC Riverside lost to UC Davis in the quarterfinals of 2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Anaheim, California.

Roster

2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dragan Elkaz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Westfields Sports High School	Green Valley, Australia
G	1	D.J. Sylvester	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Morse High School	Victorville, California
G	2	Jordan Gilliam	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Salt Lake Community College	Houston, Texas
G	3	D.J. McDonald	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bishop Alemany High School	Sylmar, California
F	10	Ajani Kennedy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Rancho Verde High School	Moreno Valley, California
F	11	Zac Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Liberty High School	Plano, Texas
F	13	Eric Rwahwire	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Saddleback Church	Toronto, Canada
G	15	Dikymbe Martin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	John W. North High School	Riverside, California
G	22	Dominick Pickett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Rancho Verde High School	Moreno Valley, California
F	24	Kendall Stubblefield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Bellarmine College Preparatory	San Jose, California
C	25	Callum McRae	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Palmerston North Boys' High School	Palmerston North, New Zealand
G	31	Ryker Pierce	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Cowley Community College	Rexburg, Idaho
C	32	Menno Dijkstra	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Moerdijk, Netherlands
G	35	George Willbm	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	UTSA	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

David Patrick (Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9 September 2018

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
November 10, 2018*	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
November 17, 2018*	UC Merced	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
November 22, 2018*	at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip–Off	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
November 23, 2018*	vs. Elon Tiger Turkey Tip–Off	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
November 24, 2018*	vs. Abilene Christian Tiger Turkey Tip–Off	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
November 29, 2018*	California Baptist	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
December 2, 2018*	at Valparaiso	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
December 6, 2018*	Pepperdine	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
December 16, 2018*	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 19, 2018*	Life Pacific College	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
December 22, 2018*	Loyola Marymount	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
December 28, 2018*	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
December 30, 2018*	at Western Michigan	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 4, 2018*	Bethesda University	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019	Cal State Northridge	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 12, 2019	at UC Santa Barbara	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 17, 2019	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 19, 2019	Hawaii	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 23, 2019	at Cal Poly	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 26, 2019	at UC Irvine	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 31, 2019	Cal Poly	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 2, 2019	UC Davis	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 9, 2019	Cal State Fullerton	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 14, 2019	UC Santa Barbara	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 16, 2019	at Hawaii	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 23, 2019	Long Beach State	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 27, 2019	at Cal State Northridge	Matadome Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2019	UC Irvine	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 6, 2019	at Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
March 9, 2019	at UC Davis	The Pavilion Davis, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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References

^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at the University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Men's Basketball Releases its 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[1] "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at the University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] "Men's Basketball Releases its 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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