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2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record17–15 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Peck
  • Scott Thompson
  • Adam Hood
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons← 2017–182019–20 →
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Southern Miss 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
UTSA 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531
UAB 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Marshall 11 – 7   .611 23 – 14   .622
FIU 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Florida Atlantic 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
North Texas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 12   .636
Rice 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Middle Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344
Charlotte 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
UTEP 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276
† 2019 C-USA tournament winner

The 2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2017–18 season 20–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marshall. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Deon Lyle 1 G 6'5" 190 Junior Hastings, NE Signed to play professionally by Chicago Ballers
Kyle Massie 4 G 5'10" 160 Junior Helotes, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Austin Karrer 11 G 6'4" 190 Senior New Braunfels, TX Graduated
Dante Buford 21 F 6'7" 220 RS Junior Jacksonville, FL Dismissed from the team
Kendall Ramlal 31 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Houston, TX Walk-on; graduated
James Ringholt 32 C 6'10" 230 Senior Rockhampton, Australia Graduated
George Willborn III 35 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to UC Riverside

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Knox Hellums 21 G 6'5" 195 Junior Tomball, TX Transferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hellums will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Atem Bior 23 F 6'7" Junior Brisbane, Australia Junior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute

Class of 2018 recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tamir Bynum
PG 		Houston, TX Lamar High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adokiye Iyaye
SG 		Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 26, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

Class of 2019 recruits

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Germany
#23 C 		Kingston, OK Kingston High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 8, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Darian Gibson
PG 		Houston, TX Spring Woods High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 18, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Le'Jon Doss
SF 		Fort Worth, TX Nolan Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 6, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
A.J. Ford
PF 		Saint Petersburg, FL Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 18, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Christian Plummer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Coppell HS Coppell, TX
G 2 Jhivvan Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Trinity HS Bayamón, PR
G 3 Byron Frohnen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 4 Tamir Bynum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lamar HS Houston, TX
G 5 Giovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr I.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy
F 10 Mitar Stanojević 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Creating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Adokiye Iyaye 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Putnam City HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 13 Mateo Escheik (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Prestonwood Christian Academy Plano, TX
F 15 Adrian Rodriguez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Union HS Tulsa, OK
G 21 Knox Hellums Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Concordia Lutheran HS
Pepperdine 		Tomball, TX
G 22 Keaton Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Richardson HS Dallas, TX
F 23 Atem Bior 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr St. James College
New Mexico Military Institute 		Brisbane, Australia
F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Willow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
F 32 Austin Timperman (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr The Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
F 41 Toby Van Ry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Fort Collins HS
Northwest Technical College 		Fort Collins, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm 		St. Edward's
Gulf Coast Showcase campus site game 		L 76–77  0–1
 Convocation Center (1,006)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Oklahoma L 67–87  0–2
 Convocation Center (2,494)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK 		at Oklahoma State L 60–82  0–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,571)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 19, 2018*
12:30 pm 		vs. UC Irvine
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals 		L 56–65  0–4
 Hertz Arena (338)
Estero, FL
Nov 20, 2018*
10:00 am 		vs. South Dakota State
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 79–99  0–5
 Hertz Arena (487)
Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2018*
10:00 am 		vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 76–65  1–5
 Hertz Arena (976)
Estero, FL
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 86–82  2–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (814)
Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm 		Texas State
I-35 Rivalry 		L 68–69  2–6
 Convocation Center (1,329)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm 		Mid-America Christian W 104–74  3–6
 Convocation Center (772)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm 		vs. Arkansas
North Little Rock Showcase 		L 67–79  3–7
 Verizon Arena (13,728)
North Little Rock, AR
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Bethany W 101–77  4–7
 Convocation Center (830)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
7:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–50  5–7
 American Bank Center (1,004)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 29, 2018*
3:00 pm 		Southeastern Oklahoma State W 70–67  6–7
 Convocation Center (812)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTEP W 75–60  7–7
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (1,218)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 5, 2019
8:00 pm 		at UTEP W 67–63  8–7
(2–0) 		Don Haskins Center (4,565)
El Paso, TX
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rice W 95–79  9–7
(3–0) 		Convocation Center (530)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas W 76–74  10–7
(4–0) 		Convocation Center (1,192)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 17, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 86–89  10–8
(4–1) 		Murphy Center (3,504)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB L 73–83  10–9
(4–2) 		Bartow Arena (3,256)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 88–43  11–9
(5–2) 		Convocation Center (1,260)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 74–73  12–9
(6–2) 		Convocation Center (1,330)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, Facebook 		at Western Kentucky L 88–96  12–10
(6–3) 		E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 2, 2019
6:00 pm, Facebook 		at Marshall W 116–106  13–10
(7–3) 		Cam Henderson Center (7,182)
Huntington, WV
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		FIU W 100–67  14–10
(8–3) 		Convocation Center (1,493)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic W 86–74  15–10
(9–3) 		Convocation Center (2,111)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 71–78  15–11
(9–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,801)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 67–72  15–12
(9–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,368)
Ruston, LA
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Old Dominion L 64–65  15–13
(9–6) 		Convocation Center (1,523)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 3, 2019
3:00 p.m. 		UAB W 76–70  16–13
(10–6) 		Convocation Center (1,259)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2019
6:30 p.m., beIN 		at Western Kentucky W 81–76  17–13
(11–6) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (5,411)
Bowling Green, KY
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 p.m. 		at Southern Miss L 48–81  17–14
(11–7) 		Reed Green Coliseum (4780)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 14, 2019
6:30 pm 		(4) vs. (5) UAB
Quarterfinals 		L 76–85  17–15
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Source

References

  1. "Men's Basketball – Schedule/Results – goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department". goutsa.com.
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