2018–19 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team
The 2018–19 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represents Alabama A&M University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by interim head coach Dylan Howard, play their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 2018–19 record | 5–27 (4–14 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | Elmore Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 SWAC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the second season in a row, Alabama A&M will be ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.[1]
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the season 3–28, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in last place. Alabama A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.[2][3]
On May 11, 2018, head coach Donnie Marsh resigned after just one season marking the second consecutive year the school's head coach had resigned following the season.[4] Six days later, A&M associate head coach Dylan Howard was named interim head coach of the team for the 2018–19 season.[5]
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at South Florida | L 63–80 | 0–1 |
20 – Johnson | 5 – Reeder | 8 – Miller | Yuengling Center (2,213) Tampa, FL | ||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Houston Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
L 54–101 | 0–2 |
14 – Kennedy | 4 – Reeder | 3 – Todd | H&PE Arena (3,725) Houston, TX | ||||
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Rice Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
L 59–73 | 0–3 |
13 – Reeder | 6 – Tied | 5 – Miller | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,103) Houston, TX | ||||
| Nov 17, 2018* 5:00 pm |
at BYU Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
L 60–91 | 0–4 |
18 – Wiley | 9 – Kennedy | 5 – Wiley | Marriott Center (12,206) Provo, UT | ||||
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:30 pm |
at Northwestern State Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
L 66–70 OT | 0–5 |
24 – Reeder | 9 – Scissum | 5 – Scissum | Prather Coliseum (720) Natchitoches, LA | ||||
| Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at Fordham | L 46–77 | 0–6 |
12 – Scissum | 4 – Tied | 3 – Miller | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,444) Bronx, NY | ||||
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm |
vs. UAB | L 57–67 | 0–7 |
17 – Johnson | 7 – Kennedy | 5 – Miller | Von Braun Center (2,109) Huntsville, AL | ||||
| Dec 1, 2018* 6:00 pm |
Austin Peay | L 61–73 | 0–8 |
18 – Reeder | 10 – Reeder | 5 – Miller | Elmore Gymnasium (774) Normal, AL | ||||
| Dec 9, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Samford | L 59–77 | 0–9 |
16 – Johnson | 6 – Kennedy | 4 – Wright | Elmore Gymnasium (499) Normal, AL | ||||
| Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at South Alabama | L 67–79 | 0–10 |
13 – Tied | 6 – Jones Jr. | 6 – Miller | Mitchell Center (1,732) Mobile, AL | ||||
| Dec 21, 2018* 6:30 pm |
vs. La Salle Battle at the Boardwalk semifinals |
L 57–80 | 0–11 |
17 – Scissum | 9 – Scissum | 2 – Tied | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| Dec 22, 2018* TBA |
vs. Tulane Battle at the Boardwalk |
W 67–59 | 1–11 |
19 – Miller | 9 – Scissum | 7 – Miller | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| Dec 29, 2018* 10:59 pm |
at Hawaii | L 63–71 | 1–12 |
18 – Todd | 6 – Scissum | 4 – Miller | Stan Sheriff Center (5,043) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| Dec 31, 2018* 5:00 pm |
at Pepperdine | L 64–100 | 1–13 |
14 – Todd | 4 – Seville | 4 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (725) Malibu, CA | ||||
| SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm |
Jackson State | L 51–54 OT | 1–14 (0–1) |
18 – Kennedy | 11 – Kennedy | 2 – Johnson | Elmore Gymnasium (898) Normal, AL | ||||
| Jan 7, 2019 7:30 pm |
Grambling State | W 65–60 | 2–14 (1–1) |
16 – Johnson | 10 – Kennedy | 4 – Miler | Elmore Gymnasium (1,124) Normal, AL | ||||
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | L 63–72 | 2–15 (1–2) |
21 – Todd | 11 – Kennedy | 1 – Tied | Harrison HPER Complex (1,997) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| Jan 14, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 49–50 | 2–16 (1–3) |
19 – Kennedy | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | K.L. Johnson Complex (1,624) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm |
Alabama State | L 54–72 | 2–17 (1–4) |
15 – Kennedy | 7 – Kennedy | 3 – Kennedy | Elmore Gymnasium (3,789) Normal, AL | ||||
| Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm |
Southern | W 68–62 | 3–17 (2–4) |
26 – Kennedy | 10 – Kennedy | 4 – Miller | Elmore Gymnasium (430) Normal, AL | ||||
| Jan 28, 2019 7:30 pm |
Alcorn State | W 71–62 | 4–17 (3–4) |
16 – Kennedy | 7 – Miller | 10 – Miller | Elmore Gymnasium (487) Normal, AL | ||||
| Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | L 65–81 | 4–18 (3–5) |
15 – Todd | 12 – Scissum | 4 – Miller | William J. Nicks Building (475) Prairie View, TX | ||||
| Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 74–84 | 4–19 (3–6) |
15 – Houston | 6 – Reeder | 5 – Miller | H&PE Arena (752) Houston, TX | ||||
| Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 78-63 | 5-19 (4-6) |
18 – Miller | 6 – Reeder | 7 – Miller | Elmore Gymnasium (987) Normal, AL | ||||
| Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 60-69 | 5-20 (4-7) |
15 – Reeder | 7 – Scissum | 6 – Miller | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL | ||||
| Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm |
at Alabama State | L 62-68 | 5-21 (4-8) |
19 – Reeder | 10 – Reeder | 6 – Miller | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL | ||||
| Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Southern | L 49-59 | 5-22 (4-9) |
9 – Miller | 6 – Kennedy | 4 – Jones Jr. | F.G. Clark Center (1,281) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| Feb 25, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Alcorn State | L 55-61 | 5-23 (4-10) |
17 – Kennedy | 8 – Kennedy | 3 – Goulbourne | Davey Whitney Complex (470) Lorman, MS | ||||
| Mar 2, 2019 6:00 pm |
Prairie View A&M | L 65-72 | 5-24 (4-11) |
26 – Kennedy | 8 – Miller | 3 – Kennedy | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL | ||||
| Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 61-66 | 5-25 (4-12) |
26 – Kennedy | 11 – Kennedy | 4 – Jones Jr. | Elmore Gymnasium (672) Normal, AL | ||||
| Mar 7, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Jackson State | L 47-66 | 5-26 (4-13) |
9 – Kennedy | 5 – Kennedy | 7 – Miller | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | ||||
| Mar 9, 2019 5 pm |
at Grambling State | L 58-66 | 5-27 (4-14) |
21 – Kennedy | 5 – Kennedy | 4 – Wright | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,291) Grambling, LA | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "Penalties, lost postseason numbers decline". May 23, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- "4 mid-major schools ineligible for postseason due to APR scores". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- Carter, Mo (May 12, 2018). "Donnie Marsh resigns as head coach of Alabama A&M men's basketball". rocketcitynow.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- "Howard Named Interim Head Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Alabama A&M Bulldogs. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
