2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by tenth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fifth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the brand new Schar Center.

2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2018–19 record11-20 (7-11 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Wooten
  • Chris Long
  • J.B. Tanner
Home arenaSchar Center
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra153 .833  278  .771
Northeastern144 .778  2311  .676
Charleston126 .667  249  .727
William & Mary108 .556  1417  .452
Delaware810 .444  1716  .515
Drexel711 .389  1319  .406
Elon711 .389  1121  .344
James Madison612 .333  1419  .424
Towson612 .333  1022  .313
UNC Wilmington513 .278  1023  .303
2019 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.

This was the final season that Elon played their home games at Alumni Gym.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brian Dawkins00F6'8"240RS SeniorJacksonville, FLGraduated
Dmitri Thompson2G6'4"205SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated
Collin Luther4G/F6'6"220SeniorPittsburgh, PAGraduated
Jack Anton14F6'8"235SeniorMason, OHGraduated

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kris Wooten
PG
Kinston, NC Arendell Parrott Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Andy Pack
SG
Greensboro, NC Northern Guilford High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Chuck Hannah
PF
Northfield, MA Northfield Mount Hermon High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

  • "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

    Roster

    2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kris Wooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrArendell Parrott Academy Kinston, NC
    F 1 Chuck Hannah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon School Boston, MA
    G 3 Seth Fuller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoDublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH
    F 5 Federico Poser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrI.I.S.S. Marco Fanno School Mareno di Piave, Italy
    F/C 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrBarking Abbey School Kaunas, Lithuania
    G 11 Maxwell Chester 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWoodward Academy Atlanta, GA
    G 12 Nathan Priddy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoArgyle HS Argyle, TX
    G 13 Dainan Swoope 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Overland Park, KS
    G 15 Christian Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSt. Andrew's Episcopal School New Orleans, LA
    G 20 Sheldon Eberhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrMiddle Creek HS Apex, NC
    G 21 Andy Pack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNorthern Guilford HS Summerfield, NC
    G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrArdrey Kell HS Charlotte, NC
    F 33 Simon Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHopkins HS Minneapolis, MN
    F 41 Tyler Seibring 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrNormal Community HS Normal, IL
    F/C 41 Duje Radja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoKimball Union Academy Split, Croatia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: September 6, 2018

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 30, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Randolph W 98–45 
    Schar Center 
    Elon, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    8:30 pm
    at Manhattan W 62–56  1–0
    Draddy Gymnasium (937)
    Riverdale, NY
    November 9, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 8 North Carolina L 67–116  1–1
    Schar Center (5,245)
    Elon, NC
    November 15, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Milligan W 98–71  2–1
    Schar Center (1,107)
    Elon, NC
    November 22, 2018*
    6:00 pm
    vs. Abilene Christian
    Pacific Classic
    L 56-72  2-2
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, CA
    November 23, 2018*
    8:30 pm
    vs. UC Riverside
    Pacific Classic
    L 64-77  2-3
    Alex G. Spanos Center 
    Stockton, CA
    November 24, 2018*
    8:30 pm
    at Pacific
    Pacific Classic
    L 57-65  2-4
    Alex G. Spanos Center (1,630)
    Stockton, CA
    November 27, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Central Penn W 92-59  3-4
    Schar Center (1,033)
    Elon, NC
    December 1, 2018*
    2:00 pm
    Boston University L 58-65  3-5
    Schar Center (1,478)
    Elon, NC
    December 4, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    No. 25 Furman L 77-98  3-6
    Schar Center (2,017)
    Elon, NC
    December 7, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    UNC Greensboro L 74-75  3-7
    Schar Center (2,231)
    Elon, NC
    December 16, 2018*
    2:00 pm
    Canisius L 91-92  3-8
    Schar Center (1,497)
    Elon, NC
    December 18, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Kennesaw State W 76-67  4-8
    KSU Convocation Center (564)
    Kennesaw, GA
    December 22, 2018*
    2:00 pm
    at UMKC W 95-59  4-9
    Municipal Auditorium (948)
    Kansas City, MO
    CAA regular season
    December 28, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Towson W 77-60  4-10
    (0-1)
    Schar Center (1,292)
    Elon, NC
    December 30, 2018
    4:00 pm
    James Madison W 68-65  5-10
    (1-1)
    Schar Center (1,607)
    Elon, NC
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Drexel L 65-79  5-11
    (1-2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (502)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 5, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware W 77-65  5-12
    (1-3)
    Bob Carpenter Center (1,832)
    Newark, DE
    January 10, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Northeastern W 81-70 OT 5-13
    (1-4)
    Schar Center (1,497)
    Elon, NC
    January 12, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra L 71-74  5-14
    (1-5)
    Schar Center (1,490)
    Elon, NC
    January 19, 2019
    4:00 pm
    at William & Mary W 76-71  6-14
    (2-5)
    Kaplan Arena (3,845)
    Williamsburg, VA
    January 24, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at College of Charleston L 53-72  6-15
    (2-6)
    TD Arena (3,714)
    Charleston, SC
    January 26, 2019
    4:00 pm
    at UNC Wilmington W 89-82  7-15
    (3-6)
    Trask Coliseum (4,196)
    Wilmington, NC
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Delaware W 57-56  8-15
    (4-6)
    Schar Center (1,304)
    Elon, NC
    February 2, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Drexel L 63-67  8-16
    (4-7)
    Schar Center (2,109)
    Elon, NC
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Hofstra L 61-102  8-17
    (4-8)
    Mack Sports Complex (2,521)
    Hempstead, NY
    February 9, 2019
    4:00 pm
    at Northeastern L 60-72 OT 8-18
    (4-9)
    Matthews Arena (1,264)
    Boston, MA
    February 16, 2019
    7:00 pm
    William & Mary L 74-84  8-19
    (4-10)
    Schar Center (2,651)
    Elon, NC
    February 21, 2019
    7:00 pm
    UNC Wilmington W 84-77  9-19
    (5-10)
    Schar Center (1,958)
    Elon, NC
    February 23, 2019
    7:00 pm
    College of Charleston L 74-84  9-20
    (5-11)
    Schar Center (3,623)
    Elon, NC
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at James Madison W 73-58  10-20
    (6-11)
    JMU Convocation Center (2,240)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    March 2, 2019
    2:00 pm
    at Towson W 86-66  11-20
    (7-11)
    SECU Arena (1,534)
    Towson, MD
    CAA Tournament
    March 9, 2019
    6:30 pm
    (7) vs. (10) UNC Wilmington
    First round
    L 86-93  11-21
    North Charleston Coliseum (2,578)
    North Charleston, SC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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