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2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

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2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record12–19 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTeaching Gym
Seasons
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 14 2   .875 22 14   .611
North Carolina A&T 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
North Carolina Central 10 6   .625 18 16   .529
Howard 10 6   .625 17 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
Florida A&M* 9 7   .563 12 19   .387
Savannah State 8 8   .500 11 20   .355
Coppin State 7 9   .438 8 25   .242
MD Eastern Shore 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
South Carolina State 5 11   .313 8 26   .235
Morgan State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Delaware State 2 14   .125 6 25   .194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 MEAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida, and were led by second year head coach Robert McCullum as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.[1] They finished the season 12–19 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place.

Previous season

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The Rattlers finished the 2017–18 season 9–25, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Howard before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
SF 0 Tracy Hector Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr South Georgia State College Jonesboro, GA
G 2 Kamron Reaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Centennial Champaign, IL
G 3 M. J. Randolph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Booker T. Washington Pensacola, FL
G 4 Rod Melton Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lawson State CC Dothan, AL
G 5 Nasir Core 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Freedom Tampa, FL
G 10 Richard Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Seminole State College (OK) Midwest City, OK
G 11 Gabriel Steele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Pasco–Hernando State College Panama City, FL
G 20 Brendon Myles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Whitefield Academy (GA) Atlanta, GA
G 21 Justin Ravenel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Greenforest Lithonia, GA
G 22 Dexter Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Shawnee CC Chicago, IL
F 23 Bryce Moragne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hillsborough Tampa, FL
PF 24 Ifeanyi Umezurike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Saint Francis Lagos, Nigeria
C 25 DJ Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Tulane Brusly, LA
F 30 Randall Leath Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Charter School of Wilmington Clearwater, FL
C 34 Isaiah Martin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lamar CC Denver, CO
F 35 Hnric Murray Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Potters' House Christian Academy Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Edward Waters W 62–57 
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 65–50  1–0
Swisher Gymnasium (1,391)
Jacksonville, Florida
November 10, 2018*
1:00 pm
Tuskegee W 62–55  2–0
Teaching Gym (11,897)
Tallahassee, Florida
November 13, 2018*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Campbell
Jamaica Classic
L 59–66  2–1
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Central Connecticut
Jamaica Classic
L 75–89  2–2
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,425)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
at South Florida L 59–69  2–3
Yuengling Center (2,595)
Tampa, Florida
November 24, 2018*
10:30 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 63–71  2–4
Gersten Pavilion (685)
Los Angeles, California
November 29, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 62–81  2–5
UNF Arena (2,041)
Jacksonville, Florida
December 1, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 57–66  2–6
Mitchell Center (2,114)
Mobile, Alabama
December 3, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 50–65  2–7
Wintrust Arena (3,763)
Chicago, Illinois
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 80–58  3–7
Teaching Gym (1,293)
Tallahassee, Florida
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE
at Georgia Tech L 40–73  3–8
McCamish Pavilion (4,951)
Atlanta, Georgia
December 17, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 64–93  3–9
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,887)
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 64–71  3–10
Matthew Knight Arena (6,909)
Eugene, Oregon
December 21, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Portland L 39–54  3–11
Chiles Center (1,417)
Portland, Oregon
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis L 65–96  3–12
FedEx Forum (14,201)
Memphis, Tennessee
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
at Howard W 82–72  4–12
(1–0)
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2019
8:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 62–72  4–13
(1–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, Virginia
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Savannah State W 69–64  5–13
(2–1)
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 58–60 OT 5–14
(2–2)
Teaching Gym (1,565)
Tallahassee, Florida
January 21, 2019
4:00 pm
Delaware State W 60–47  6–14
(3–2)
Teaching Gym (1,648)
Tallahassee, Florida
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at Coppin State Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, Maryland
January 28, 2019
7:30 pm
at Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, Maryland
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm
North Carolina A&T Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 4, 2019
7:30 pm
North Carolina Central Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
Howard Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 11, 2019
7:30 pm
Norfolk State Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm
at Savannah State Tiger Arena 
Savannah, Georgia
February 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at South Carolina State SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, Florida
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 7, 2019
7:30 pm
Bethune–Cookman Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sharrock, Rory (February 13, 2019). "FAMU men's basketball, men's indoor/outdoor track, golf ineligible for postseason play". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Florida A&M Rattlers Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2019.