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2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record9–22 (6–12 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Holland
  • Xavier Joyner
  • Matt Miller
Home arenaKnott Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600
Sacred Heart 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Robert Morris 11 – 7   .611 18 – 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
LIU Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Wagner 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Bryant 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Mount St. Mary's 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
Central Connecticut 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
† 2019 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2017–18 season, 18–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Robert Morris.

On May 2, 2018, former head coach Jamion Christian left the team to take the head coaching job at Siena.[1][2] One week later, the school hired former Mountaineer assistant coach Dan Engelstad from Division III Southern Vermont.[3][4]

Roster

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2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Vado Morse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Bullis School Suitland, MD
G 1 Jalen Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Point Indian Head, MD
G 2 Dee Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Great Mills Great Mills, MD
G 3 Matt Becht 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell Arlington, VA
G 4 James IV West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Freedom Woodbridge, VA
G 5 Damon'te Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) So Dunbar Baltimore, MD
F 10 Martin Poulsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Falkonergårdens Gymnasium Furesø, Denmark
F 11 Ace Stallings 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Sidwell Friends School Miami, FL
G 12 Odri Dedolli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Montverde Academy Tirana, Albania
F 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. James School, Maryland Lexington, VA
G 15 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr McDonogh School Baltimore, MD
F 21 Collin Nnamene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Albans School Enugu State, Nigeria
F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Potomac Woodbridge, VA
G 23 Brandon Leftwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hopewell Hopewell, VA
F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hopewell Hopewell, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 6, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		Hood W 87–81 
Knott Arena (1,080)
Emmitsburg, MD
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		at NC State L 55–105  0–1
 PNC Arena (13,632)
Raleigh, NC
November 9, 2018*
7:30 p.m. 		at Hofstra L 61–79  0–2
 Mack Sports Complex (4,645)
Hempstead, NY
November 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 75–98  0–3
 Cam Henderson Center (6,050)
Huntington, WV
November 18, 2018*
4:00 p.m., BTN 		at Maryland L 77–92  0–4
 Xfinity Center (11,782)
College Park, MD
November 21, 2018*
5:00 p.m. 		North Carolina A&T L 60–74  0–5
 Knott Arena (1,295)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 25, 2018*
1:00 p.m. 		at Morgan State L 68–78  0–6
 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (372)
Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2018*
1:00 p.m., MASN 		at Loyola (MD) L 65–75  0–7
 Reitz Arena (1,244)
Baltimore, MD
December 5, 2018*
6:30 p.m., FS2 		at St. John's L 71–85  0–8
 Carnesecca Arena (4,928)
Queens, NY
December 8, 2018*
4:00 p.m. 		Lehigh L 78–85  0–9
 Knott Arena (1,928)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 15, 2018*
4:00 p.m. 		Wilson W 74–59  1–9
 Knott Arena (1,223)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at American W 56–55  2–9
 Bender Arena (477)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2018*
4:00 p.m. 		St. Mary's (MD) W 83–44  3–9
 Knott Arena (1,225)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 30, 2018*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Minnesota L 53–71  3–10
 Williams Arena (10,767)
Minneapolis, MN
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 69–80  3–11
(0–1) 		DeGol Arena (598)
Loretto, PA
January 5, 2019
5:00 p.m. 		at Robert Morris L 59–62  3–12
(0–2) 		North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		Bryant L 59–66  3–13
(0–3) 		Knott Arena (1,085)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 12, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		Central Connecticut L 68–77  3–14
(0–4) 		Knott Arena (1,336)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 19, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		at Wagner W 70–56  4–14
(1–4) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 69–87  4–15
(1–5) 		Rothman Center (443)
Hackensack, NJ
January 24, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		LIU Brooklyn W 74–72  5–15
(2–5) 		Knott Arena (1,832)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 26, 2019
5:00 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn L 67–74  5–16
(2–6) 		Knott Arena (3,011)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 31, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		Sacred Heart L 79–87  5–17
(2–7) 		Knott Arena (1,621)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 2, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Saint Francis (PA) L 63–72  5–19
(2–8) 		Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 7, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at LIU Brooklyn L 62–77  5–19
(2–9) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (1,934)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sacred Heart W 76–73  6–19
(3–9) 		William H. Pitt Center (1,082)
Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		Robert Morris W 76–62  7–19
(4–9) 		Knott Arena (1,761)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 16, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		Wagner L 56–58  7–20
(4–10) 		Knott Arena (2,182)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 21, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		at Central Connecticut W 79–66  8–20
(5–10) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,020)
New Britain, CT
February 23, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		at Bryant L 58–81  8–21
(5–11) 		Chace Athletic Center (1,171)
Smithfield, RI
February 28, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		Fairleigh Dickinson L 59–65  8–22
(5–12) 		Knott Arena (2,032)
Emmitsburg, MD
March 2, 2019
4:00 p.m. 		at St. Francis Brooklyn W 73–71  9–22
(6–12) 		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (648)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Stoetzer, Pat (May 2, 2018). "Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Stoetzer, Pat. "Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College". carrollcountytimes.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Dan Engelstad Named Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Steinberg, Russell (May 10, 2018). "Mount St. Mary's introduces Southern Vermont's Dan Engelstad as head coach". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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