2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record17–17 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Howard
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Nima Omidvar
Home arenaMitchell Center
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia State135 .7222410  .706
UT Arlington126 .6671716  .515
Georgia Southern126 .6672112  .636
Texas State126 .6672410  .706
Louisiana108 .5561913  .594
Coastal Carolina99 .5001717  .500
Louisiana–Monroe99 .5001916  .543
South Alabama810 .4441717  .500
Arkansas State711 .3891319  .406
Appalachian State612 .3331121  .344
Little Rock513 .2781021  .323
Troy513 .2781218  .400
2019 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars are led by first-year head coach Richie Riley and play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Troy in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.

Off-season

Departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dederick LeeG6'0"162SeniorClarksville, ArkansasGraduated.
Devin EppsG5’11"167SeniorMurfreesboro, TennesseeGraduated.
Nick DavisF6'6"191SeniorMt. Vernon, AlabamaGraduated.
Rozelle NixF6'11"330SeniorCincinnati, OhioGraduated.
Ethan HaslamG6’4”190FreshmanLithia, FloridaTransferred to Berry.
A.J. CaldwellG6’4”190FreshmanSarasota, FloridaTransferred to Chattanooga.
Joe ThompsonF6'7"211FreshmanKenner, LouisianaLeft Program.

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Josh AyeniF6'8"215JuniorZaria, NigeriaTransferred from St. Bonaventure. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ayeni will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[1]
Don ColemanG6'2"190SeniorAugusta, GeorgiaTransferred from California. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[2]
Andre FoxG6'3"190SeniorGreenbelt, MarylandTransferred from High Point. Under NCAA transfer rules, Nix will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[3]
Kory Holden0G6'2"185SeniorSalisbury, MarylandGraduate Transfer from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Holden will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[4]
Tashombe Riley2F6'7"210SeniorOrangeburg, South CarolinaGraduate Transfer from South Carolina State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Riley will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[5]
Abdul Dial30G6'3"200JuniorWest Palm Beach, FloridaJunior College Transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dial will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.

Roster

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F Josh Ayeni Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. Bonaventure Zaria, Nigeria
G Don Coleman Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSCalifornia Augusta, Georgia
G Andre Fox Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSHigh Point Greenbelt, Maryland
G 0 Kory Holden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSSouth Carolina Salisbury, Maryland
G 1 Herb McGee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrRiverside Academy Reserve, Louisiana
F 2 Tashombe Riley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSSouth Carolina State Orangeburg, South Carolina
F 3 Kevin Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)248 lb (112 kg) JrDothan High School Dothan, Alabama
F 12 RJ Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoSavannah State Powder Springs, Georgia
G 14 Rodrick Sikes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrSt. Martin High School Ocean Springs, Mississippi
G 25 Jordan Andrews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrYoungstown State Abita Springs, Louisiana
G 30 Abdul Dial 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMississippi Gulf Coast Community College West Palm Beach, Florida
F 33 Josh Ajayi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrSan Gabriel Academy El Monte, California
F 42 Trhae Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrPebblebrook High School Austell, Georgia
G 50 John Pettway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS SoKeith High School Safford, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018*
4:00 pm
Tuskegee W 63–40 
 13  Sikes  8  Kelly  4  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,714)
Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 11 Auburn L 58–101  0–1
 25  Sikes  5  Tied  3  McGee  Auburn Arena (7,754)
Auburn, AL
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Huntingdon W 106–76  1–1
 23  Dial  9  Tied  10  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,562)
Mobile, AL
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic
W 73–54  2–1
 23  Ajayi  12  Ajayi  3  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,585)
Mobile, AL
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic
L 48–71  2–2
 16  McGee  8  Tied  2  MGee  Mitchell Center (1,605)
Mobile, AL
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic
W 79–58  3–2
 30  Sikes  9  Mitchell  11  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,482)
Mobile, AL
Nov 23, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 62–74  3–3
 21  Sikes  5  Ajayi  4  Tied   Reed Arena (8,569)
College Station, TX
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 67–71  3–4
 28  Holden  7  Mitchell  4  McGee  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M W 66–57  4–4
 18  Sikes  15  Ajayi  4  Tied  Mitchell Center (2,114)
Mobile, AL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 61–70  4–5
 20  Mitchell  8  Mitchell  3  McGee  Lakefront Arena (505)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulane W 81–60  5–5
 21  Sikes  10  Ajayi  6  Kelly  Mitchell Center (1,565)
Mobile, AL
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 79–67  6–5
 20  Ajayi  13  Mitchell  9  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,732)
Mobile, AL
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mobile W 86–47  7–5
 28  Mitchell  11  Ajayi  7  Pettway  Mitchell Center (1,671)
Mobile, AL
Dec 29, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond L 82–91  7–6
 25  Ajayi  6  Tied   6  Holden  Mitchell Center (1,523)
Mobile, AL
Regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 79–73  8–6
(1–0)
 21  Sikes  12  Ajayi  8  Ajayi  Mitchell Center (1,729)
Mobile, AL
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 84–77 2OT 9–6
(2–0)
 22  Mitchell  11  Mitchell  7  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (2,091)
Mobile, AL
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 65–66  9–7
(2–1)
 24  Sikes  7  Tied  3  Ajayi  First National Bank Arena (1,374)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm
at Little Rock L 62–91  9–8
(2–2)
 22  Mitchell  6  Mitchell  4  Holden  Jack Stephens Center (1,565)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 66–69  9–9
(2–3)
 24  Ajayi  11  Ajayi  7  Holden  Mitchell Center (1,985)
Mobile, AL
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 86–88 OT 9–10
(2–4)
 26  Ajayi  11  Tied  4  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,885)
Mobile, AL
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Louisiana L 84–88  9–11
(2–5)
 31  Mitchell  12  Tied  3  Tied  Cajundome (3,847)
Lafayette, LA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 78–72  10–11
(3–5)
 23  Mitchell  8  Ajayi  4  McGee  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,206)
Monroe, LA
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy W 81–75  11–11
(4–5)
 17  Mitchell  10  Ajayi  5  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 70–62  12–11
(5–5)
 24  McGee  10  Mitchell  7  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,785)
Mobile, AL
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 68–73  12–12
(5–6)
 19  Sikes  9  Mitchell  4  Pettway  Mitchell Center (2,193)
Mobile, AL
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 65–75  12–13
(5–7)
 18  McGee  7  Mitchell  4  Mitchell  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,321)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm
at Georgia State L 81–90  12–14
(5–8)
 26  McGee  12  Mitchell  8  McGee  GSU Sports Arena (1,531)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2019
4:15 pm
at Troy W 68–52  13–14
(6–8)
 18  Ajayi  14  Mitchell  5  Mitchell  Trojan Arena (3,049)
Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 57–75  13–15
(6–9)
 18  Ajayi  10  Ajayi  3  Ajayi  Mitchell Center (1,813)
Mobile, AL
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State W 77–63  14–15
(7–9)
 20  Ajayi  9  Mitchell  3  Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,811)
Mobile, AL
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 70–92  14–16
(7–10)
 22  Mitchell  6  McGee  5  McGee  HTC Center (1,037)
Conway, SC
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Appalachian State W 78–71  15–16
(8–10)
 26  Ajayi  11  Mitchell  7  McGee  Holmes Center (1,104)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 12, 2019
7:00 pm
(8) (9) Arkansas State
First round
W 75–67  16–16
 22  Ajayi  13  Mitchell  6  McGee  Mitchell Center (1,624)
Mobile, AL
Mar 14, 2019
5:00 pm
(8) vs. (5) Louisiana
Second round
W 70–69  17–16
 25  Ajayi  7  Ajayi  6  Mitchell  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019
5:00 pm
(8) vs. (4) Texas State
Quarterfinals
L 67–79  17–17
 25  McGee  5  Kelly  4  McGee  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. Creg Stephenson. "St. Bonaventure transfer Josh Ayeni commits to South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. Creg Stephenson. "South Alabama basketball officially adds Cal transfer Don Coleman". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. Creg Stephenson. "South Alabama basketball gets commitment from transfer Andre Fox". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. Andrew Ramspacher. "Kory Holden leaves South Carolina basketball team". The State. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  5. "Tashombe Riley transferring to South Alabama". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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