2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
|title=2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
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| league = NCAA Division I
| sport = Basketball
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| season = Regular season
| season_champs = Lipscomb & Liberty
| season_champ_name= Champions
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| MVP = Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb
| MVP_link = ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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| finals = Tournament
| finals_link = 2019 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament
| finals_champ = Liberty
| finals_runner-up = Lipscomb
| finals_MVP = Scottie James - Liberty
| finals_MVP_link = 2019 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament
| seasonslist = List of Atlantic Sun men's basketball seasons
| seasonslistnames = Atlantic Sun men's basketball
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| prevseason_year = 2017–18
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| nextseason_year = 2019–20
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{{2018–19 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings}}
The 2018–19 ASUN 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 concluded in March 2019. It was the 41st season of ASUN Conference basketball.
Lipscomb and Liberty tied for the regular season championship and were named co-champions. The ASUN tournament was held March 4–10 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round.
Preseason
On October 17, 2018, the conference announced its preseason honors and polls.[http://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/files/2018-19_ASUN_MBB_Preseason_Team.pdf "2018-19 ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors & Polls"] ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
=Preseason men's basketball coaches poll=
(First place votes in parentheses)
- Lipscomb (7) 79
- FGCU (1) 66
- Liberty 63
- North Florida (1) 61
- Jacksonville 40
- NJIT 38
- Kennesaw State 26
- Stetson 20
- North Alabama 12
=Preseason men's basketball media poll=
(First place votes in parentheses)
- Lipscomb (44) 438
- FGCU (2) 374
- Liberty 338
- North Florida (2) 304
- Jacksonville (2) 254
- NJIT 203
- Kennesaw State 147
- Stetson 121
- North Alabama 71
=Honors=
- Preseason Player of the Year: Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Noah Horchler, North Florida
- Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Kendall Stafford, North Alabama (640 votes)[https://www.rocketcitynow.com/sports/sports-video/kendall-stafford-wins-preseason-asun-fan-vote-award_20181019050706/1534930031 "Kendall Stafford wins preseason ASUN fan vote award"] Rocket City Now. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Reilly Walsh, NJIT (93 votes)
Conference matrix
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;"
! colspan="1" style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width="75" | ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Gulf Coast Eagles}} width="75" |Florida Gulf Coast ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Jacksonville Dolphins}} width="75" |Jacksonville ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kennesaw State Owls}} width="75" |Kennesaw State ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Liberty Flames}} width="75" |Liberty ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lipscomb Bisons}} width="75" |Lipscomb ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|NJIT Highlanders}} width="75" |NJIT ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Alabama Lions}} width="75" |North Alabama ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Florida Ospreys}} width="75" |North Florida ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stetson Hatters}} width="75" |Stetson | |||||||||
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!vs. Florida Gulf Coast | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
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!vs. Jacksonville | 2–0 | — | 0-2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
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!vs. Kennesaw State | 2–0 | 2-0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 1–1 |
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!vs. Liberty | 0-2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1-1 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 0-2 |
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!vs. Lipscomb | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | — | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
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!vs. NJIT | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1–1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | — | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
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!vs. North Alabama | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 1–1 | — | 2-0 | 1–1 |
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!vs. North Florida | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 1–1 | 1-1 | — | 0-2 |
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!vs. Stetson | 1–1 | 2-0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | — |
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!Total ! 9-7 !!5–11!!3-13!!14–2!!14-2!!8–8!!7-9!!9-7!!3-13 |
All-Atlantic Sun awards
=Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| Week
!Player of the Week !School !Newcomer of the Week !School |
|---|
| Nov 12
|Diandre Wilson |NJIT |Jamari Blackmon |North Alabama |
| Nov 19
|Haanif Cheatham |FGCU |Haanif Cheatham |FGCU |
| Nov 26
|Lipscomb |Darius McGhee |Liberty |
| Dec 3
|Garrison Mathews (2) |Lipscomb |Darius McGhee (2) |FGCU |
| Dec 10
|Rob Marberry |Lipscomb |Tyreese Davis |Jacksonville |
| Dec 17
|JD Notae |Jacksonville |Schadrac Casimir |FGCU |
| Dec 23
|Garrison Mathews (3) |Lipscomb |Zach Scott |FGCU |
| Jan 1
|Liberty |Darius McGhee (3) |Liberty |
| Jan 7
|Noah Horchler |North Florida |Darius McGhee (4) |Liberty |
| Jan 14
|Garrison Mathews (4) |Lipscomb |Tyreese Davis (2) |Jacksonville |
| Jan 21
|Schadrac Casimir |FGCU |Schadrac Casimir (2) |FGCU |
| Jan 28
|Garrison Mathews (5) |Lipscomb |Schadrac Casimir (3) |FGCU |
| Feb 4
|Garrison Mathews (6) |Lipscomb |Ashan Asadullah |Lipscomb |
| Feb 11
|Eli Pepper |Lipscomb |Bobby Parker |Kennesaw State |
| Feb 18
|Lovell Cabbil |Liberty |Marques Sumner |Stetson |
| Feb 25
|Wajid Aminu |North Florida |Zach Scott (2) |FGCU |
| Mar 2
|Garrison Mathews (7) |Lipscomb |Carter Hendricksen |North Florida |
Postseason
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!Time !Matchup !Score !Television !Attendance |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 4 |
|---|
| 8:00 pm
|No. 8 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Lipscomb |71–86 |rowspan=4|ESPN+ |2,957 |
| 7:00 pm
|No. 5 NJIT at No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast |83–78 |2,289 |
| 7:00 pm
|No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 North Florida |66–76 |1,924 |
| 7:00 pm
|No.7 Jacksonville at No. 2 Liberty |58–72 |1,738 |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Thursday, March 7 |
| 8:00 pm
|No. 5 NJIT at No. 1 Lipscomb |55–78 |rowspan=2|ESPN+ |3,157 |
| 7:00 pm
|No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Liberty |63–71 |2,319 |
| colspan=5| Final – Sunday, March 10 |
| 3:00 p.m.
|No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Lipscomb |74–68 |align=center|ESPN |5,607 |
| colspan=6| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
March 4
ESPN+
| RD2 = Semifinals
March 7
ESPN+
| RD3 = Championship
March 10
ESPN
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Lipscomb
| RD1-score1=86
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Kennesaw State
| RD1-score2=71
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Florida Gulf Coast
| RD1-score3=78
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=NJIT
| RD1-score4=83
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Liberty
| RD1-score5=72
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Jacksonville
| RD1-score6=58
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=North Florida
| RD1-score7=76
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=North Alabama
| RD1-score8=66
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Lipscomb
| RD2-score1=78
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=NJIT
| RD2-score2=55
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=North Florida
| RD2-score4=63
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Liberty
| RD2-score3=71
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Lipscomb
| RD3-score1=68
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Liberty
| RD3-score2=74
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