2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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.^[1]

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

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

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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) Anthony Stacey (Bowling Green) Mike Summey (NC State) Kevin Noon (Rider/Bowling Green) 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.^[3] The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.^[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 6:00pm, FAA		Bluffton	W 86–50^[5]		Stroh Center (1,267) Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00pm, FAA		Tiffin	W 91–52^[6]	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 ^OT	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 ^OT	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.

See also

2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

References

1. "BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite".
2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
3. "Men's Basketball Announces 2018-19 Schedule". Bowling Green State University. August 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
4. "Full Schedule Announced For 2018 Legends Classic". Bowling Green State University. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
5. "Men's Basketball vs Bluffton (Exhibition) on 11/1/2018 - Box Score".
6. "Men's Basketball vs Tiffin on 11/6/2018 - Box Score".