2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by ninth-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–16 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
  • Brett Carey
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Drake 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Missouri State 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Bradley 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 16 18   .471
Illinois State 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Indiana State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2019 MVC tournament winner

ISU coach Greg Lansing began the season needing two wins during the season to surpass his mentor (Royce Waltman) on the ISU Coaching Leaderboard. Waltman had 134 wins. Lansing passed Waltman following the Sycamores victory over the McKendree Bearcats and is currently second (148) in wins at Indiana State; the leader Duane Klueh has 182. Junior Guard Jordan Barnes became the 39th member of the ISU 1,000-pt Club.

Previous season

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The Sycamores finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Demonte Ojinnaka 1 G 6'5" 212 Senior Silver Spring, MD Graduated
Trey Knight III 3 G 6'4" 180 RS Sophomore Cedar Park, TX Transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville
Brenton Scott 4 G 6'1" 190 RS Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated
Ethan Claycomb 10 F 6'7" 194 RS Freshman Vincennes, IN Walk-on; transferred to Bellarmine
Matt Deady 24 G 6'5" 208 RS Freshman Terre Haute, IN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Qiydar Davis 25 G 6'5" 209 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Brandon Murphy 34 C 6'7" 270 Senior Montgomery, AL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Allante Holston 1 G 6'7" 190 Senior Capitol Heights, MD Transferred from North Texas. Will be eligible to play immediately since Holston graduated from North Texas.
Cameron Bacote 3 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Hampton, VA Transferred from Maryland Eastern Shore. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bacote will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deavion Washington
SG
Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute South Vigo High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Blake Brinkmeyer
PF
West Des Moines, IA Valley High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jared Hankins
SG
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Treauhn Williams
PF
Reynoldsburg, OH Woodstock Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cobie Barnes
SF
Floyds Knobs, IN Floyd Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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:

Roster

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2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Allante Holston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Clinton Christian School
North Texas
Capitol Heights, MD
G 2 Jordan Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Jr Christian Brothers HS St. Louis, MO
G 3 Cam Bacote   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bethel HS
Maryland Eastern Shore
Hampton, VA
G 4 Cooper Neese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Cloverdale HS Cloverdale, IN
F/C 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
G 10 Christian Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr St. Teresa HS
Iowa
Decatur, IL
G 11 Tyreke Key 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Clay County HS Celina, TN
G 12 Tyeshon Martin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr New Rochelle HS Yonkers, NY
G 13 Clayton Hughes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So University School/Hargrave Military Jackson, TN
F/C 20 Daniel Huenermann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Kantonsschule Am Burggraben St. Gallen, Switzerland
G 23 De'Avion Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Terre Haute South Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
F 35 Devin Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Richmond HS
Mineral Area College
Richmond, IN
F 40 Blake Brinkmeyer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Valley HS West Des Moines, IA
C 41 Emondre Richman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Rose-Hulman W 77–44 
Hulman Center (3,675)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State L 69–86  0–1
Worthen Arena (4,022)
Muncie, IN
Nov 9, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay W 78–74  1–1
Resch Center (1,469)
Green Bay, WI
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
McKendree W 80–63  2–1
Hulman Center (3,146)
Terre Haute, IN
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 63–54  3–1
Hulman Center (3,032)
Terre Haute, IN
Nov 28, 2018*
10:00 pm
at San Jose State
MW–MVC Challenge
W 86–57  4–1
Event Center Arena (1,523)
San Jose, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 69–63  5–1
Hulman Center (3,499)
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas L 69–80  5–2
Hulman Center (3,113)
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Truman State W 77–69  6–2
Hulman Center (3,466)
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at TCU
Diamond Head Classic campus site game
L 70–90  6–3
Schollmaier Arena (6,431)
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Colorado
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 72–67  7–3
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. UNLV
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
W 84–79  8–3
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. TCU
Diamond Head Classic championship game
L 69–83  8–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,752)
Honolulu, HI
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2019
9:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Loyola–Chicago L 44–79  8–5
(0–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,112)
Chicago, IL
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 65–60  9–5
(1–1)
Hulman Center (4,117)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 57–72  9–6
(1–2)
Hulman Center (3,420)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 72–66 OT 10–6
(2–2)
Ford Center (6,419)
Evansville, IN
Jan 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 64–69  10–7
(2–3)
McLeod Center (3,457)
Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago L 67–75  10–8
(2–4)
Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 70–53  11–8
(3–4)
Hulman Center (3,460)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Illinois State L 62–76  11–9
(3–5)
Redbird Arena (5,141)
Normal, IL
Jan 30, 2019
9:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Southern Illinois L 73–88  11–10
(3–6)
SIU Arena (8,284)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 62–68  11–11
(3–7)
Hulman Center (3,529)
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 85–62  12–11
(4–7)
Hulman Center (3,469)
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 9, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 67–96  12–12
(4–8)
Carver Arena (5,805)
Peoria, IL
Feb 13, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 87–82 OT 13–12
(5–8)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,014)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 16, 2019
12:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
Southern Illinois L 57–79  13–13
(5–9)
Hulman Center (3,997)
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 73–50  14–13
(6–9)
Hulman Center (3,253)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 61–67  14–14
(6–10)
JQH Arena (5,788)
Springfield, MO
Feb 27, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 68–80  14–15
(6–11)
Knapp Center (4,023)
Des Moines, IA
Mar 2, 2019
TBA
Northern Iowa W 71–54  15–15
(7–11)
Hulman Center (3,764)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 7, 2019
(8) vs. (9) Valparaiso L 55-77  15-16
(7-11)
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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