2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	22–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Huger (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Stacey Mike Summey Kevin Noon
Home arena	Stroh Center
Seasons← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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.

Previous season

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

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

Michael Huger (Bowling Green)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2018

Schedule and results

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

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 6:00pm, FAA		Bluffton	W 86–50		Stroh Center (1,267) Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00pm, FAA		Tiffin	W 91–52	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	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	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.

References

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

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