The 2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Ball State.
Previous season They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Toledo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Niagara in the first round before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tim Bond 1 G 6'7" 160 RS Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Terry Harris 4 G/F 6'6" 215 Junior Dix Hills, NY Transferred Jalen Brown 12 G 5'9" 160 Sophomore Harper Woods, MI Jordan Nobles 15 F 6'9" 195 Junior Canton, MI Transferred to Oakland
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Daivon Stephens 1 F 6'6" 206 Freshman Pittsburgh, PA Penn Hills Senior Boubacar Toure 12 C 6'11" 241 RS Junior Sakar, Senegal Phase One Academy/Grand Canyon Damari Parris 23 G 6'1" 157 Junior Bowie, MD Evelyn Mack Academy/Trinity Valley CC Andre Rafus Jr. 25 G/F 6'9" 178 Freshman Baltimore, MD Reach Partnership at Lake Clifton
Roster
Preseason The Eagles were predicted to finish first in the MAC West by several college basketball preseason magazines. Those included Lindy's Sports College BasketballLindy's Sports, Athlon Sports College Basketball and Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook.
Preseason Awards Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List James Thompson IV Julius Erving Award Watch List Elijah Minnie
Street & Smith's Basketball
All Conference James Thompson IV All Newcomer Andre Rafus Jr. All Defense James Thompson IV All Sharpshooter Elijah Minnie
Athlon Sports
All MAC First Team James Thompson IV
Lindy's Sports
All Conference First Team James Thompson IV All Conference Second Team Elijah Minnie Player of the Year James Thompson IV Best Rebounder James Thompson IV Best Defender James Thompson IV Most Versatile Elijah Minnie Best NBA Prospect James Thompson IV
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
Game notes Drexel Education Day
References