The 2018–19 Summit League men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marked the 36th season of Summit League basketball.
On December 7, 2018, Mike Daum became the Summit League's all-time leading scorer. In a 42-point outing against Southern, Daum passed former Oral Roberts forward Caleb Green’s conference record 2,504 points.
Preseason
Preseason poll Source
RankTeam1 South Dakota State (34)2 South Dakota (1)3 Denver (1)4 Purdue Fort Wayne 5 North Dakota State6 Oral Roberts7 North Dakota8 Omaha9 Western Illinois () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams Source
Award Recipients First Team Mike Daum (South Dakota State) Trey Burch-Manning (South Dakota) Zach Jackson (Omaha) David Jenkins Jr. (South Dakota State) John Konchar (Purdue Fort Wayne)Joe Rosga (Denver) Second Team Brandon Gilbeck (Western Illinois) Tyler Hagedorn (South Dakota) Emmanuel Nzekwesi (Oral Roberts) Tyson Ward (North Dakota State) Kobe Webster (Western Illinois)
Summit League Preseason Player of the Year: Mike Daum (South Dakota State)
Regular season
Conference matrix
Season summary & highlights
Conference regular season
Midseason watchlists
Postseason
Summit League Tournament
Highlights
NCAA Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
Awards and honors
References