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2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

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2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record10–23 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 2,750)
Seasons
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
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 represented the University of California, Riverside in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach David Patrick, competed at the SRC Arena. UC Riverside was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 18th consecutive season in that league.

Before the season

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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

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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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 9 September 2018

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 59–72  0–1
 20  Martin   6  McRae   5  Gilliam  Gill Coliseum (3,590)
Corvallis, OR
November 10, 2018*
7:05 pm
at Portland State L 64–71  0–2
 11  Tied   6  Dijkstra   8  Gilliam  Viking Pavilion (1,424)
Portland, OR
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UNLV L 51–72  0–3
 14  Martin   6  Tied   2  Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (7,327)
Paradise, NV
November 17, 2018*
4:00 pm
UC Merced
Homecoming
W 63-53  1-3
 13  Tied   8  Rwahire   4  Gilliam  SRC Arena (1,576)
Riverside, CA
November 22, 2018*
12:30 pm
at Pacific
Tiger Turkey Tip–Off
L 54-74  1-4
 20  Martin   6  Tied   2  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (384)
Stockton, CA
November 23, 2018*
8:00 pm
vs. Elon
Tiger Turkey Tip–Off
W 77-64  2-4
 17  Gilliam   6  Tied   3  Gilliam  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,663)
Stockton, CA
November 24, 2018*
5:30 pm
vs. Abilene Christian
Tiger Turkey Tip–Off
L 48-60  2-5
 17  Martin   6  Tied   3  Gilliam  Alex G. Spanos Center (254)
Stockton, CA
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
California Baptist L 70-80  2-6
 18  Tied   6  Martin   3  Gilliam  SRC Arena (1,328)
Riverside, CA
December 2, 2018*
11:30 am, ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 73-82  2-7
 21  Martin   6  Pickett   3  Tied  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,112)
Valparaiso, IN
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 75-71  3-7
 22  Martin   6  Dijkstra   4  Tied  SRC Arena (414)
Riverside, CA
December 16, 2018*
12:00 pm
at UTEP L 56-68  3-8
 19  Martin   7  Kennedy   4  Tied  Don Haskins Center (4,454)
El Paso, TX
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Life Pacific College W 87–50  4–8
 13  Kennedy   7  McRae   6  Pickett  SRC Arena (147)
Riverside, CA
December 22, 2018*
5:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 60–53  5–8
 18  Martin   6  Pickett   8  Pickett  SRC Arena (339)
Riverside, CA
December 28, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Air Force L 60–72  5–9
 17  Martin   5  Kennedy   5  Martin  Clune Arena (1,366)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 30, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 64–73  5–10
 22  Kennedy   8  Watson   3  Martin  University Arena (2,085)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 4, 2018*
7:00 pm
Bethesda University W 112–47  6–10
 25  Watson   13  Dijkstra   9  Gilliam  SRC Arena (310)
Riverside, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal State Northridge L 83–84  6–11
(0–1)
 25  Martin   8  Kennedy   6  Martin  SRC Arena (437)
Riverside, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 64–72  6–12
(0–2)
 19  Kennedy   7  Pickett   4  McDonald  The Thunderdome (1,526)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 61–69  6–13
(0–3)
 13  Pickett   5  Pickett   5  Martin  Titan Gym (669)
Fullerton, CA
January 19, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii W 75–71  7–13
(1–3)
 25  Elkaz   5  McRae   5  Martin  SRC Arena (453)
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 74–51  8–13
(2–3)
 15  Kennedy   10  Pickett   5  Pickett  Mott Athletics Center (1,622)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 26, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at UC Irvine L 64–82  8–14
(2–4)
 16  Martin   10  McRae   4  McDonald  Bren Events Center (1,725)
Irvine, CA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly L 45–71  8–15
(2–5)
 10  McRae   7  Dijkstra   4  Martin  SRC Arena (780)
Riverside, CA
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis L 71–84  8–16
(2–6)
 15  Gilliam   6  Gilliam   5  Watson  SRC Arena (350)
Riverside, CA
February 9, 2019
5:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 54–77  8–17
(2–7)
 16  Martin   7  Watson   3  Pickett  SRC Arena (1,076)
Riverside, CA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 71–57  9–17
(3–7)
 18  Martin   7  Pickett   5  Pickett  SRC Arena (466)
Riverside, CA
February 16, 2019
10:00 pm
at Hawaii L 64–87  9–18
(3–8)
 22  Martin   4  Dijkstra   3  Martin  Stan Sheriff Center (6,636)
Honolulu, HI
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm
Long Beach State L 67–71 OT 9–19
(3–9)
 16  McRae   10  McRae   5  Martin  SRC Arena (459)
Riverside, CA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 78–80  9–20
(3–10)
 20  McRae   14  McRae   6  Martin  Matadome (1,020)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm
UC Irvine L 47–68  9–21
(3–11)
 12  Elkaz   12  McRae   3  Gilliam  SRC Arena (686)
Riverside, CA
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 57–70  9–22
(3–12)
 12  McDonald   8  McRae   2  McDonald  Walter Pyramid (2,038)
Long Beach, CA
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 71–70  10–22
(4–12)
 17  Martin   10  Dijkstra   3  Pickett  The Pavilion (2,117)
Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
L 44–63  10–23
 11  Gilliam   10  Dijkstra   3  McRae  Honda Center (3,656)
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Roster". Athletics at the University of California, Riverside. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Releases its 2018–19 Schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Riverside. Retrieved September 10, 2018.