2018–19 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
CAA regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–8 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMack Sports Complex
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hofstra153 .833278  .771
Northeastern144 .7782311  .676
Charleston126 .667249  .727
William & Mary108 .5561417  .452
Delaware810 .4441716  .515
Drexel711 .3891319  .406
Elon711 .3891121  .344
James Madison612 .3331419  .424
Towson612 .3331022  .313
UNC Wilmington513 .2781023  .303
2019 CAA tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Rokas Gustys11F/C6'9"260SeniorKaunas, LithuaniaGraduated
Joel Angus III12F6'6"240RS SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
Hunter Sabety33F6'9"260RS SeniorOceanside, NYGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jacquil Taylor23F6'10"240RS SeniorCambridge, MAPurdue
Dan Dwyer30F6'8"220RS SeniorRiver Forest, ILPenn
Isaac Kante32F6'7"236SophomoreBrooklyn, NYGeorgia
  • 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hal Hughes
PF
Sydney, Australia Sydney Grammar School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Feb 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoSaint Bonaventure University Rosedale, New York
F 1 Matija Radović 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMontverde Academy (FL) Belgrade, Serbia
G 2 Kenny Wormley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrIndian Hills CC Landover, Maryland
G 3 Justin Wright-Foreman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHigh School of Construction Queens, New York
G 4 Desure Buie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrWings Academy Bronx, New York
G 5 Eli Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrCheshire Academy Middletown, Connecticut
F 11 Hal Hughes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSydney Grammar Sydney, Australia
F/C 14 Kevin Schutte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCSE Zwolle Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands
F 15 Stafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCanisius High School Lancaster, New York
G 20 Jalen Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHampton Hampton, Virginia
F 23 Jacquil Taylor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrPurdue Cambridge, Massachusetts
G 24 Connor Klementowicz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrGill St. Bernard's School Freehold, New Jersey
F 30 Dan Dwyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrPenn River Forest, Illinois
F 32 Isaac Kante Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoGeorgia Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:30 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 79–61  1–0
 20  Wright-Foreman  10  Taylor  5  Tied  Mack Sports Complex (4,645)
Hempstead, NY
November 11, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall L 72–76  1–1
 34  Wright-Foreman  12  Pemberton  2  Dwyer  Cam Henderson Center (7,854)
Huntington, WV
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 92–72  2–1
 22  Wright-Foreman  6  Taylor  7  Tied  Mack Sports Complex (1,209)
Hempstead, NY
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Maryland L 69–80  2–2
 27  Wright-Foreman  5   Tied   2   Tied   Xfinity Center (12,346)
College Park, MD
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 80–71  3–2
 37  Wright-Foreman  9  Taylor  6  Wright-Foreman  Mack Sports Complex (1,153)
Hempstead, NY
November 24, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN
at VCU
A10–CAA Challenge
L 67–69 OT 3–3
 27  Wright-Foreman  17  Taylor  4   Tied   Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
Siena W 94–86  4–3
 28  Wright-Foreman  14  Coburn  4   Tied   Mack Sports Complex (1,046)
Hempstead, NY
December 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Kennesaw State W 78–52  5–3
 20  Wright-Foreman  7  Pemberton  5  Wright-Foreman  KSU Convocation Center (683)
Kennesaw, GA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Monmouth W 75–73  6–3
 30  Wright-Foreman  9  Taylor  6  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (1,547)
Hempstead, NY
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
Rider W 89–73  7–3
 24  Wright-Foreman  8  Coburn  6   Tied   Mack Sports Complex (1,676)
Hempstead, NY
December 10, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Manhattan W 80–50  8–3
 22  Coburn  10  Coburn  6  Buie  Draddy Gymnasium (602)
Riverdale, NY
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 71–64  9–3
 25  Wright-Foreman  12  Taylor  4  Buie  Island Federal Arena (2,539)
Stony Brook, NY
December 22, 2018*
4:00 pm
Rosemont W 107–54  10–3
 20  Wormley  13  Trueheart  10  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (1,011)
Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018
7:00 pm
Delaware W 91–46  11–3
(1–0)
 29  Wright-Foreman  12  Taylor  5  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (1,502)
Hempstead, NY
December 30, 2018
4:00 pm
Drexel W 89–75  12–3
(2–0)
 34  Wright-Foreman  5  Wright-Foreman  10  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (1,512)
Hempstead, NY
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
Northeastern W 75–72  13–3
(3–0)
 42  Wright-Foreman  7  Wright-Foreman  5  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (1,618)
Hempstead, NY
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 93–90 3OT 14–3
(4–0)
 37  Wright-Foreman  12  Taylor  8  Buie  Kaplan Arena (3,176)
Williamsburg, VA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm
at Elon W 74–71  15–3
(5–0)
 21  Wright-Foreman  7  Taylor  5  Buie  Schar Center (1,490)
Elon, NC
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 87–72  16–3
(6–0)
 24  Pemberton  12  Taylor  7  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (1,504)
Hempstead, NY
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
College of Charleston W 86–72  17–3
(7–0)
 26  Pemberton  5  Pemberton  4  Wright-Foreman  Mack Sports Complex (2,217)
Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at James Madison W 85–68  18–3
(8–0)
 23  Wright-Foreman  8  Pemberton  6  Buie  JMU Convocation Center (2,109)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at Towson W 84–61  19–3
(9–0)
 25  Wright-Foreman  6  Pemberton  7  Buie  SECU Arena (1,604)
Towson, MD
February 2, 2019
4:30 pm
at Northeastern L 61–75  19–4
(9–1)
 22  Buie  11  Taylor  2  Taylor  Matthews Arena (1,208)
Boston, MA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Elon W 102–61  20–4
(10–1)
 21  Coburn  9  Taylor  9  Pemberton  Mack Sports Complex (2,521)
Hempstead, NY
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
William & Mary W 93–87  21–4
(11–1)
 48  Wright-Foreman  15  Taylor  6  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (4,208)
Hempstead, NY
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 99–95  22–4
(12–1)
 30  Wright-Foreman  8  Taylor  10  Buie  TD Arena (4,095)
Charleston, SC
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 79–87  22–5
(12–2)
 30  Wright-Foreman  12  Taylor  4  Buie  Trask Coliseum (4,250)
Wilmington, NC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
Towson W 91–82 2OT 23–5
(13–2)
 28  Wright-Foreman  17  Taylor  9  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (3,587)
Hempstead, NY
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm
James Madison L 99–104  23–6
(13–3)
 33  Wright-Foreman  8  Dwyer  12  Buie  Mack Sports Complex (4,649)
Hempstead, NY
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Drexel W 80–77  24–6
(14–3)
 32  Wright-Foreman  9  Taylor  2  Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,019)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at Delaware W 92–70  25–6
(15–3)
 28  Wright-Foreman  13  Taylor  5  Buie  Bob Carpenter Center (3,816)
Newark, DE
CAA tournament
March 10, 2019
12:00 pm, CAA.tv
(1) vs. (8) James Madison
Quarterfinals
W 76–67  26–6
 17  Wright-Foreman  11  Taylor  4  Wright-Foreman  North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
March 11, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) vs. (5) Delaware
Semifinals
W 78–74 OT 27–6
 42  Wright-Foreman  6  Pemberton  4  Buie  North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
March 12, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) vs. (2) Northeastern
CAA Championship
L 74–82  27–7
 29  Wright-Foreman  15  Taylor  2  Tied  North Charleston Coliseum (2,892)
North Charleston, SC
NIT
March 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(7) at (2) NC State
First round – UNC Greensboro bracket
L 78–84  27–8
 29  Wright-Foreman  8  Taylor  5  Wright-Foreman  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

2018–19 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

References

  1. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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