The 2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference 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 began in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marked the 70th season of Ohio Valley Conference basketball.
Preseason
Preseason poll Source
RankTeam1 Belmont (8)2 Murray State (9)3 Jacksonville State (7)4 Austin Peay 5 Tennessee Tech6 Eastern Kentucky7 Eastern Illinois8 Tennessee State9 Southeast Missouri State10 Morehead State11 UT Martin12 SIU Edwardsville () first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams Source
Award Recipients All-Conference Team Shaq Buchanan (Murray State) Ledarrius Brewer (Southeast Missouri State) Jason Burnell (Jacksonville State) Christian Cunningham (Jacksonville State) Lamontray Harris (Morehead State) Fatood Lewis (UT Martin) Terrell Lewis (Eastern Illinois) Nick Mayo (Eastern Kentucky) Kevin McClain (Belmont) Ja Morant (Murray State) Terry Taylor (Austin Peay) Dylan Windler (Belmont)
OVC Preseason Player of the Year: Dylan Windler (Belmont)
Regular season
Conference matrix
Season summary & highlights
Conference regular season
Midseason watchlists
Postseason
Ohio Valley Tournament
Highlights
NCAA Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
Awards and honors
References