The 2018–19 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach David Patrick, competed at the SRC Arena. UC Riverside was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 18th consecutive season in that league.
The Highlanders finished the season 10–23 overall, 4–12 in Big West play, finishing in 8th place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by UC Irvine in the quarterfinals.
Before the season
The Highlanders finished the 2017–18 season 9–22 overall, and 4–12 in the Big West Conference. In the postseason, they lost to UC Davis in the quarterfinals of 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Non–conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| Big West regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| Big West tournament
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