2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.

2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2018–19 record9–22 (6–12 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Holland
  • Xavier Joyner
  • Matt Miller
Home arenaKnott Arena
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)126 .667  1815  .545
Fairleigh Dickinson126 .667  2114  .600
Sacred Heart117 .611  1517  .469
Robert Morris117 .611  1817  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .500  1716  .515
LIU Brooklyn99 .500  1616  .500
Wagner810 .444  1317  .433
Bryant711 .389  1020  .333
Mount St. Mary's612 .333  922  .290
Central Connecticut513 .278  1120  .355
2019 NEC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2017–18 season, 18–14, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC Tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Robert Morris.

On May 2, 2018, former head coach Jamion Christian left the team to take the head coaching job at Siena.[1][2] One week later, the school hired former Mountaineer assistant coach Dan Engelstad from Division III Southern Vermont.[3][4]

Roster

2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Vado Morse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrBullis School Suitland, MD
G 1 Jalen Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoNorth Point Indian Head, MD
G 2 Dee Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrGreat Mills Great Mills, MD
G 3 Matt Becht 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBishop O'Connell Arlington, VA
G 4 James West IV 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoFreedom Woodbridge, VA
G 5 Damon'te Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)173 lb (78 kg) SoDunbar Baltimore, MD
F 10 Martin Poulsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrFalkonergårdens Gymnasium Furesø, Denmark
F 11 Ace Stallings 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoSidwell Friends School Miami, FL
G 12 Odri Dedolli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoMontverde Academy Tirana, Albania
F 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSt. James School, Maryland Lexington, VA
G 15 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)145 lb (66 kg) FrMcDonogh School Baltimore, MD
F 21 Collin Nnamene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSt. Albans School Enugu State, Nigeria
F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS FrPotomac Woodbridge, VA
G 23 Brandon Leftwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoXaverian Brooklyn, NY
F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHopewell Hopewell, VA
F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrHopewell Hopewell, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Hood W 87–81 
Knott Arena (1,080)
Emmitsburg, MD
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 55–105  0–1
PNC Arena (13,632)
Raleigh, NC
November 9, 2018*
7:30 pm
at Hofstra L 61–79  0–2
Mack Sports Complex (4,645)
Hempstead, NY
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall L 75–98  0–3
Cam Henderson Center (6,050)
Huntington, WV
November 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN
at Maryland L 77–92  0–4
Xfinity Center (11,782)
College Park, MD
November 21, 2018*
5:00 pm
North Carolina A&T L 60–74  0–5
Knott Arena (1,295)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 25, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Morgan State L 68–78  0–6
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (372)
Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, MASN
at Loyola (MD) L 65–75  0–7
Reitz Arena (1,244)
Baltimore, MD
December 5, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS2
at St. John's L 71–85  0–8
Carnesecca Arena (4,928)
Queens, NY
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
Lehigh L 78–85  0–9
Knott Arena (1,928)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm
Wilson W 74–59  1–9
Knott Arena (1,223)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
at American W 56–55  2–9
Bender Arena (477)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2018*
4:00 pm
St. Mary's (MD) W 83–44  3–9
Knott Arena (1,225)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 30, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Minnesota L 53–71  3–10
Williams Arena (10,767)
Minneapolis, MN
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 69–80  3–11
(0–1)
DeGol Arena (598)
Loretto, PA
January 5, 2019
5:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 59–62  3–12
(0–2)
North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
Bryant L 59–66  3–13
(0–3)
Knott Arena (1,085)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Central Connecticut L 68–77  3–14
(0–4)
Knott Arena (1,336)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
at Wagner W 70–56  4–14
(1–4)
Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2019
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 69–87  4–15
(1–5)
Rothman Center (443)
Hackensack, NJ
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 74–72  5–15
(2–5)
Knott Arena (1,832)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 67–74  5–16
(2–6)
Knott Arena (3,011)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart L 79–87  5–17
(2–7)
Knott Arena (1,621)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Francis (PA) L 63–72  5–19
(2–8)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 62–77  5–19
(2–9)
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,934)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacred Heart W 76–73  6–19
(3–9)
William H. Pitt Center (1,082)
Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 76–62  7–19
(4–9)
Knott Arena (1,761)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm
Wagner L 56–58  7–20
(4–10)
Knott Arena (2,182)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 79–66  8–20
(5–10)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,020)
New Britain, CT
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm
at Bryant L 58–81  8–21
(5–11)
Chace Athletic Center (1,171)
Smithfield, RI
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson L 59–65  8–22
(5–12)
Knott Arena (2,032)
Emmitsburg, MD
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 73–71  9–22
(6–12)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (648)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

  1. Stoetzer, Pat (May 2, 2018). "Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. Stoetzer, Pat. "Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College". carrollcountytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. "Dan Engelstad Named Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  4. "Mount St. Mary's introduces Southern Vermont's Dan Engelstad as head coach". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. "2018-19 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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