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2018–19 American Eagles men's basketball team

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2018–19 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record15–15 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Bucknell 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Lehigh 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
American 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Navy 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Army 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Boston University 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Holy Cross 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
2019 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2018–19 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Navy.[1]

Previous season

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They finished the 2017–18 season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Washington 3 G 6'1" 160 Junior Norwalk, CA Left the team
Tyler McFarland 15 G 6'2' 184 Freshman Denver, CO Walk-on; didn't return
Kevin Brown 25 G 5'8" 160 Junior West Orange, NJ Walk-on; didn't return
Nick Macarchuk 30 F 6'5' 188 Freshman Alamo, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Drew Lamont 33 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Plantation, FL Transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jamir Harris 4 G 6'0" 190 Sophomore North Brunswick, NJ Transferred from Minnesota. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Boonyasith
SG
Jenison, MI Jenison High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 15, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh Alexander
PF
New Rochelle, NY Iona Preparatory School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bradley Nalley
SF
Corydon, IN Corydon Central High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Augustine Prep Pleasantville, NJ
F 1 Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Starkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Stacy Beckton, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Atlantic HS Daytona Beach, FL
G 4 Jamir Harris Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So The Patrick School
Minnesota
North Brunswick, NJ
G 5 Larry Motuzis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Hinsdale South HS
Saint Xavier
Darien, IL
G 10 CB Diallo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Kilgore Thiès, Senegal
F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Westtown Kaduna, Nigeria
G 13 Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Gahr HS Cerritos, CA
G 14 Justin Perez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Gulliver Prep Miami, FL
F 21 Josh Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Fr Iona Prep Carmel, NY
F 22 Sam Iorio 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Parkland HS Allentown, PA
F/C 23 Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Brimmer and May School Moscow, Russia
G 33 Christian Sutton (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Riverwood Atlanta, GA
G 41 Jacob Boonyasith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jenison Jenison, MI
F 45 Matt Cimino 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Worcester Academy
George Washington
Falmouth, ME
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason W 78–75 OT 1–0
EagleBank Arena (5,774)
Fairfax, VA
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Northwestern L 51–63  1–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,018)
Evanston, IL
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, Stadium
New Hampshire W 68–44  2–1
Bender Arena (799)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 73–69  3–1
UMBC Event Center (1,037)
Catonsville, MD
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
at VMI W 74–64  4–1
Cameron Hall (922)
Lexington, VA
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Wagner L 58–64  4–2
Bender Arena (730)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSWA
Saint Francis (PA) W 95–82  5–2
Bender Arena (745)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Howard L 83–85  5–3
Burr Gymnasium (1,823)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 55–56  5–4
Bender Arena (477)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 2018*
12:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 82–58  6–4
Bender Arena (1,330)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington L 67–71  6–5
Charles E. Smith Center (2,096)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSWA
Boston University W 86–74  7–5
(1–0)
Bender Arena (393)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 69–73  7–6
(1–1)
Cotterell Court (358)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Navy W 71–63  8–6
(2–1)
Bender Arena (557)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 12, 2019
12:00 pm
at Bucknell L 54–55  8–7
(2–2)
Sojka Pavilion (3,092)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 76–83  8–8
(2–3)
Stabler Arena (1,084)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
Lafayette L 79–84  8–9
(2–4)
Bender Arena (694)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 2019
5:00 pm
at Boston University W 70–66  9–9
(3–4)
Case Gym (783)
Boston, MA
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm
Bucknell W 76–68  10–9
(4–4)
Bender Arena (1,172)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 74–68  11–9
(5–4)
Reitz Arena (484)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 66–49  12–9
(6–4)
Bender Arena (1,184)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Navy L 67–77  12–10
(6–5)
Alumni Hall (1,413)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSWA
Army W 71–68  13–10
(7–5)
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
Loyola (MD) L 84–86  13–11
(7–6)
Bender Arena (681)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm
Colgate L 81–83  13–12
(7–7)
Bender Arena (1,182)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 68–70  13–13
(7–8)
Kirby Sports Center (899)
Easton, PA
Feb 24, 2019
1:00 pm
at Army W 77–66  14–13
(8–8)
Christl Arena (1,091)
West Point, NY
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
Lehigh L 66–80  14–14
(8–9)
Bender Arena (711)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 86–66  15–14
(9–9)
Hart Center (1,048)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm
(4) (5) Navy
Quarterfinals
L 56–60  15–15
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Navy vs. American - Game Recap - March 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "American vs. Lafayette - Box Score - February 27, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "2018-19 American Eagles Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "2018-19 American Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "2018-19 American Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2020.