2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	12–19 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Robert McCullum (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Carlos Briggs; Jarrett Stephens;
Home arena	Teaching Gym
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida, and were led by second year head coach Robert McCullum as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.^[1] They finished the season 12–19 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place.

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2	.875	22	–	14	.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3	.813	19	–	13	.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6	.625	18	–	16	.529
Howard	10	–	6	.625	17	–	17	.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7	.563	14	–	17	.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
Savannah State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	20	.355
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	8	–	25	.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	26	.235
Morgan State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
Delaware State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2017–18 season 9–25, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Howard before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
SF	0	Tracy Hector Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	South Georgia State College	Jonesboro, GA
G	2	Kamron Reaves	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Centennial	Champaign, IL
G	3	M. J. Randolph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Booker T. Washington	Pensacola, FL
G	4	Rod Melton Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Lawson State CC	Dothan, AL
G	5	Nasir Core	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Freedom	Tampa, FL
G	10	Richard Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Seminole State College (OK)	Midwest City, OK
G	11	Gabriel Steele	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Pasco–Hernando State College	Panama City, FL
G	20	Brendon Myles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Whitefield Academy (GA)	Atlanta, GA
G	21	Justin Ravenel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Greenforest	Lithonia, GA
G	22	Dexter Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Shawnee CC	Chicago, IL
F	23	Bryce Moragne	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hillsborough	Tampa, FL
PF	24	Ifeanyi Umezurike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Saint Francis	Lagos, Nigeria
C	25	DJ Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Tulane	Brusly, LA
F	30	Randall Leath Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Charter School of Wilmington	Clearwater, FL
C	34	Isaiah Martin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Lamar CC	Denver, CO
F	35	Hnric Murray Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Potters' House Christian Academy	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Robert McCullum (Birmingham–Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Carlos Briggs (Baylor)
Jarrett Stephens (LeMoyne-Owen)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Edward Waters	W 62–57		Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	W 65–50	1–0	Swisher Gymnasium (1,391) Jacksonville, Florida
November 10, 2018* 1:00 pm	Tuskegee	W 62–55	2–0	Teaching Gym (11,897) Tallahassee, Florida
November 13, 2018* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Campbell Jamaica Classic	L 59–66	2–1	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018* 9:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Central Connecticut Jamaica Classic	L 75–89	2–2	Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,425) Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	at South Florida	L 59–69	2–3	Yuengling Center (2,595) Tampa, Florida
November 24, 2018* 10:30 pm	at Loyola Marymount	L 63–71	2–4	Gersten Pavilion (685) Los Angeles, California
November 29, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	L 62–81	2–5	UNF Arena (2,041) Jacksonville, Florida
December 1, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama	L 57–66	2–6	Mitchell Center (2,114) Mobile, Alabama
December 3, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1	at DePaul	L 50–65	2–7	Wintrust Arena (3,763) Chicago, Illinois
December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Fort Valley State	W 80–58	3–7	Teaching Gym (1,293) Tallahassee, Florida
December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE	at Georgia Tech	L 40–73	3–8	McCamish Pavilion (4,951) Atlanta, Georgia
December 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N	at Utah	L 64–93	3–9	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,887) Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon	L 64–71	3–10	Matthew Knight Arena (6,909) Eugene, Oregon
December 21, 2018* 8:00 pm	at Portland	L 39–54	3–11	Chiles Center (1,417) Portland, Oregon
December 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Memphis	L 65–96	3–12	FedEx Forum (14,201) Memphis, Tennessee
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm	at Howard	W 82–72	4–12 (1–0)	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2019 8:00 pm	at Norfolk State	L 62–72	4–13 (1–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm	Savannah State	W 69–64	5–13 (2–1)	Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore	L 58–60 ^OT	5–14 (2–2)	Teaching Gym (1,565) Tallahassee, Florida
January 21, 2019 4:00 pm	Delaware State	W 60–47	6–14 (3–2)	Teaching Gym (1,648) Tallahassee, Florida
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm	at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex Baltimore, Maryland
January 28, 2019 7:30 pm	at Morgan State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland
February 2, 2019 6:00 pm	North Carolina A&T			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 4, 2019 7:30 pm	North Carolina Central			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm	Howard			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm	Norfolk State			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 16, 2019 8:00 pm	at Savannah State			Tiger Arena Savannah, Georgia
February 18, 2019 7:00 pm	at South Carolina State			SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm	at Bethune–Cookman			Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm	at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm	Bethune–Cookman			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

^ Sharrock, Rory (February 13, 2019). "FAMU men's basketball, men's indoor/outdoor track, golf ineligible for postseason play". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "Florida A&M Rattlers Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[1] Sharrock, Rory (February 13, 2019). "FAMU men's basketball, men's indoor/outdoor track, golf ineligible for postseason play". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[2] "Florida A&M Rattlers Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

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