The 2018–19 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Hofstra won the CAA regular season championship but lost to Northeastern in the championship game of the 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament. As a regular season champion, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic berth to the 2019 National Invitational Tournament, where they lost to NC State.
Previous season The Pride finished the 2017–18 season 19–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to UNC Wilmington.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Rokas Gustys 11 F/C 6'9" 260 Senior Kaunas, Lithuania Graduated Joel Angus III 12 F 6'6" 240 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Hunter Sabety 33 F 6'9" 260 RS Senior Oceanside, NY Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jacquil Taylor 23 F 6'10" 240 RS Senior Cambridge, MA Purdue Dan Dwyer 30 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior River Forest, IL Penn Isaac Kante 32 F 6'7" 236 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Georgia Under NCAA transfer rules, Kante will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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!colspan=12 style=| CAA tournament
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Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also 2018–19 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team
References