2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	15–17 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach	Anthony Latina (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnny Kidd; Kevin Papacs; Kyle Steinway;
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 20th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by sixth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut.

2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The Pioneers finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in third place. As the three-seed, they lost to six-seed LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2017–18 season 10–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Pioneers were picked to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	22	Sean Hoehn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Morristown, New Jersey
F	25	Jare'l Spellman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Glen Allen, Virginia
G	30	Kinnon LaRose	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Ogdensburg, New York
G	2	Zach Radz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Watervliet, New York
F	24	E.J. Anosike	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	East Orange, New Jersey
G	4	Alex Watson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
G	1	Anthony Boateng	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS Fr	Bronx, New York
G	0	Aaron Clarke	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Parsippany, New Jersey
G	2	Koreem Ozier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Racine, Wisconsin
F	3	Myles Cephas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	5	Zach Pfaffenberger	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Midlothian, Virginia
G	11	Cameron Parker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Beaverton, Oregon
G	13	Chaylyn Martin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Hartford, Connecticut
F	21	Gabe Vonleh II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Sharon, Massachusetts

Head coach

Anthony Latina (Brandeis)

Assistant coach(es)

Johnny Kidd (Central Connecticut State)
Kevin Papacs (Central Connecticut State)
Kyle Steinway (Providence)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:05 pm		at Holy Cross	L 81–93	0–1	Hart Center (1,032) Worcester, MA
November 12, 2018* 7:30 pm		Western New England	W 114–72	1–1	William H. Pitt Center (1,339) Fairfield, CT
November 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Army Brown Bears Tipoff Classic	W 79–78	2–1	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
November 17, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Brown Brown Bears Tipoff Classic	L 77–82	2–2	Pizzitola Sports Center (864) Providence, RI
November 18, 2018* 1:30 pm		UMass Lowell Brown Bears Tipoff Classic	L 90–94	2–3	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, CT
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 73–78	2–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,827) Binghamton, NY
November 27, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 98–89	3–4	William H. Pitt Center (758) Fairfield, CT
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Boston College	L 73–81	3–5	Conte Forum (3,410) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, WBPH		at Lafayette	W 64–62	4–5	Kirby Sports Center (1,322) Easton, PA
December 10, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Dartmouth	L 73–82	4–6	Leede Arena (1,718) Hanover, NH
December 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2		at Seton Hall	L 76–90	4–7	Prudential Center (7,107) Newark, NJ
December 22, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	L 82–104	4–8	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		UMass Lowell	L 91–100	4–9	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
NEC Regular season
January 3, 2019 6:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	W 79–75	5–9 (1–0)	William H. Pitt Center (384) Fairfield, CT
January 5, 2019 3:30 pm		Central Connecticut	W 73–61	6–9 (2–0)	William H. Pitt Center (553) Fairfield, CT
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm		at Wagner	L 73–76	6–10 (2–1)	Spiro Sports Center (1,508) Staten Island, NY
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm		Bryant	W 98–70	7–10 (3–1)	William H. Pitt Center (536) Fairfield, CT
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 85–92	7–11 (3–2)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (471) Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2019 3:30 pm		Wagner	W 62–38	8–11 (4–2)	William H. Pitt Center (707) Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at Robert Morris	L 64–72	8–12 (4–3)	PPG Paints Arena (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 78–79	8–13 (4–4)	DeGol Arena (1,344) Loretto, PA
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	W 87–79	9–13 (5–4)	Knott Arena (1,621) Emmitsburg, MD
February 2, 2019 3:30 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 71-62	10-13 (6-4)	William H. Pitt Center (638) Fairfield, CT
February 7, 2019 6:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 69–63	11–13 (7–4)	William H. Pitt Center (567) Fairfield, CT
February 9, 2019 3:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	L 73–76	11–14 (7–5)	William H. Pitt Center (1,082) Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm		at Bryant	W 105–104	12–14 (8–5)	Chace Athletic Center (631) Smithfield, RI
February 16, 2019 2:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	L 84–92	12–15 (8–6)	Steinberg Wellness Center (597) Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 63–81	12–16 (8–7)	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
February 23, 2019 3:30 pm		at Central Connecticut State	W 80–66	13–16 (9–7)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,254) New Britain, CT
February 28, 2018 6:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 87–63	14–16 (10–7)	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2019 3:30 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 94–84	15–16 (11–7)	William H. Pitt Center (507) Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
March 6, 2019 6:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(3)	(6) LIU Brooklyn Quarterfinals	L 62–71	15–17	William H. Pitt Center (494) Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

References

^ "Northeast Conference - Flash Forward! Saint Francis U Chosen To Capture The 2018-19 NEC Men's Basketball Title". www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

[1] "Northeast Conference - Flash Forward! Saint Francis U Chosen To Capture The 2018-19 NEC Men's Basketball Title". www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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