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2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo 16 2   .889 32 4   .889
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Kent State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Akron 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Miami (OH) 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Ohio 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
West
Toledo 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Ball State 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Western Michigan 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Michael Huger, and played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. They declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.[1]

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

Roster

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[2]

2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Michael Laster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Institute of Collaborative Education
Central Georgia Tech
Manhattan, NY
F 1 Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Springfield HS Toledo, OH
C 2 Tayler Mattos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Kearsarge New London, NH
G 3 Caleb Fields 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wildwood Catholic Cape May Court House, NJ
5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mater Academy Miami, FL
G 10 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Renaissance Detroit, Michigan / Detroit, MI
G 15 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wapakoneta HS Wapakoneta, OH
F 21 Matiss Kulackovskis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Archbishop Ryan Saldus, Latvia
F 22 Marlon Sierra 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Miami Senior
Western Nebraska
Miami, FL
G 23 De Andre' Austin (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr University School
Wooster
Warrensville Heights, OH
G/F 25 Daeqwon Plowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Mastery Charter North Philadelphia, PA
G 52 Joniya Gadson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Dillard HS Miami Gardens, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2018

Schedule and results

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The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.[3] The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
6:00pm, FAA
Bluffton W 86–50[5] 
Stroh Center (1,267)
Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00pm, FAA
Tiffin W 91–52[6]  1–0
Stroh Center (1,374)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30pm, FS2
at St. John's
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 80–84  1–1
Carnesecca Arena (5,174)
Queens, NY
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00pm, MASN \ ESPN+
at VCU
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 61–72  1–2
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central W 75–60  2–2
Stroh Center (1,363)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov 19, 2018*
5:00pm, FloHoops
vs. Hampton
Legends Classic
W 81–79  3–2
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Nov 20, 2018*
7:30pm, FloHoops
at Detroit
Legends Classic
L 67–82  3–3
Calihan Hall (1,367)
Detroit, MI
Nov 25, 2018*
3:00pm, ESPN+
Drexel W 81–71  4–3
Stroh Center (1,410)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00pm
at Hartford L 63–76  4–4
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (732)
West Hartford, CT
Dec 5, 2018*
7:30pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 64–82  4–5
Wolstein Center (1,322)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
6:00pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 97–68  5–5
Stroh Center (1,911)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
4:00pm, ESPN3
Findlay W 82–57  6–5
Stroh Center (2,426)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00pm, FAA
Western Carolina W 73–52  7–5
Stroh Center (1,715)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 30, 2018*
2:30pm, FAA
UT Martin W 94–80  8–5
Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3
at Kent State W 86–64  9–5
(1–0)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,843)
Kent, OH
Jan 8, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Ohio W 82–63  10–5
(2–0)
Stroh Center (1,442)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 12, 2019
4:30pm
at Central Michigan W 97–87 OT 11–5
(3–0)
McGuirk Arena (3,315)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 15, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Ball State W 79–78  12–5
(4–0)
Stroh Center (1,507)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 19, 2019
6:00pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 79–48  13–5
(5–0)
Stroh Center (2,467)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 22, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 80–67  14–5
(6–0)
Convocation Center (1,509)
Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 26, 2019
3:30pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 53–67  14–6
(6–1)
Millett Hall (2,257)
Oxford, OH
Feb 2, 2019
6:00pm, CBSSN
No. 18 Buffalo W 92–88  15–6
(7–1)
Stroh Center (5,000)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 5, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 85–72  16–6
(8–1)
University Arena (1,831)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 9, 2019
6:00pm, ESPN3
Toledo L 71–78  16–7
(8–2)
Stroh Center (5,000)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 12, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 79–72  17–7
(9–2)
Stroh Center (1,445)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 16, 2019
4:30pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 87–67  18–7
(10–2)
Convocation Center (2,869)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 19, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Akron W 73–69  19–7
(11–2)
Stroh Center (1,954)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 23, 2019
2:00pm, CBSSN
at Ohio L 87–92 OT 19–8
(11–3)
Convocation Center (6,008)
Athens, OH
Feb 26, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Miami L 69–82  19–9
(11–4)
Stroh Center (2,225)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 2, 2019
4:00pm, CBSSN
Kent State W 77–72  20–9
(12–4)
Stroh Center (3,011)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 5, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 67–91  20–10
(12–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,902)
Akron, OH
Mar 8, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3/ESPN+
at No. 19 Buffalo L 73–84  20–11
(12–6)
Alumni Arena (6,783)
Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
Mar 14, 2019
9:00pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (11) Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 99–86  21–11
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019
9:00pm, FCS
(3) vs. (7) Northern Illinois
Semifinals
W 71–67  22–11
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 16, 2019
7:30pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) No. 18 Buffalo
Championship
L 73–87  22–12
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite".
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces 2018-19 Schedule". Bowling Green State University. August 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Full Schedule Announced For 2018 Legends Classic". Bowling Green State University. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Bluffton (Exhibition) on 11/1/2018 - Box Score".
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Tiffin on 11/6/2018 - Box Score".