2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield champions
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–17 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colgate135 .7222411  .686
Bucknell135 .7222112  .636
Lehigh126 .6672011  .645
American99 .5001515  .500
Navy810 .4441219  .387
Army810 .4441319  .406
Lafayette711 .3891020  .333
Boston University711 .3891518  .455
Loyola (MD)711 .3891121  .344
Holy Cross612 .3331617  .485
2019 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They defeated Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing to Bucknell in the quarterfinals.

Following the season, head coach Bill Carmody announced his retirement.[1] On July 3, 2019, the school named Marquette assistant Brett Nelson as Carmody's replacement.[2]

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Navy in the quarterfinals before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marlon Hargis
SF
Mays Landing, NJ St Augustine Preparatory School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Blake Verbeek
PF
Grand Rapids, MI Calvin Christian High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 20, 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. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Lowder
#48 PG
Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor Pioneer High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Joe Pridgen
SF
Byfield, MA Governor's Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Wade
SG
Ann Arbor, MI Skyline High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 29, 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:

Roster

2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Caleb Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoProctor Academy Londonderry, NH
G 2 Kyle Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoPhillips Exeter Academy Leesburg, VA
G 3 Jacob Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) SoPhillips Exeter Academy Oakland, CA
G 4 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoGreater Latrobe HS Letrobe, PA
F 5 Connor Niego 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoLyons Township HS Western Springs, IL
G 10 Patrick Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)177 lb (80 kg) SrRoxbury Latin School Wellesley, MA
G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrCheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G 13 Marlon Hargis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrSt. Augustine Prep Mays Landing, NJ
G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrDeep Creek HS Chesapeake, VA
F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)223 lb (101 kg) SoUpper Merion Area HS King of Prussia, PA
F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) SrSayreville War Memorial HS Sayreville, NJ
F 21 Chris Lovisolo (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrDon Bosco Prep Allendale, NJ
G 22 Lincoln Yeutter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrBullis Chevy Chase, MD
F 24 D.J. Hart (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrSt. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ
G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrPope John XXIII HS Sparta, NJ
F 42 Blake Verbeek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrCalvin Christian Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 23, 2018

Schedule and results

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state[4]
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:05 pm
Sacred Heart W 93–81  1–0
Hart Center (1,032)
Worcester, MA
Nov 10, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 19 Michigan
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game
L 37–56  1–1
Crisler Center (12,355)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game
L 61–70  1–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,042)
Providence, RI
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Stony Brook
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield semifinals
W 84–70  2–2
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,313)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 18, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Siena
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield championship
W 57–45  3–2
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,825)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Albany W 69–65  4–2
SEFCU Arena (1,614)
Albany, NY
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 62–73  4–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,283)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 1, 2018*
1:05 pm, NESNplus
Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–49  5–3
Hart Center (1,458)
Worcester, MA
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESNplus/Eleven
at Massachusetts W 82–78  6–3
Mullins Center (2,257)
Amherst, MA
Dec 8, 2018*
1:05 pm
vs. Rhode Island
Worcester Showcase
L 63–79  6–4
DCU Center (2,312)
Worcester, MA
Dec 20, 2018*
2:05 pm
Canisius W 65–63  7–4
Hart Center (681)
Worcester, MA
Dec 22, 2018*
12:05 pm
Siena W 60–57  8–4
Hart Center (1,346)
Worcester, MA
Dec 30, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona W 78–71  9–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,986)
New Rochelle, NY
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 80–73  10–4
(1–0)
Reitz Arena (409)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 6, 2019
1:00 pm
at Navy L 48–50  10–5
(1–1)
Alumni Hall (1,236)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 9, 2019
7:05 pm
Lehigh L 94–99 OT 10–6
(1–2)
Hart Center (1,045)
Worcester, MA
Jan 12, 2019
3:05 pm, Charter TV3
Lafayette W 77–70  11–6
(2–2)
Hart Center (1,182)
Worcester, MA
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bucknell L 78–93  11–7
(2–3)
Sojka Pavilion (2,514)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 19, 2019
12:05 pm
Loyola (MD) L 65–67 OT 11–8
(2–4)
Hart Center (958)
Worcester, MA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm
at Army L 57–76  11–9
(2–5)
Christl Arena (480)
West Point, NY
Jan 26, 2019
3:05 pm, NESNplus
Navy W 69–64  12–9
(3–5)
Hart Center (2,821)
Worcester, MA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Boston University
Turnpike Trophy
L 54–68  12–10
(3–6)
Case Gym (966)
Boston, MA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at American L 49–66  12–11
(3–7)
Bender Arena (1,184)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 6, 2019
5:05 pm, Charter TV3
Army W 56–42  13–11
(4–7)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 10, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lafayette L 67–69  13–12
(4–8)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
Feb 13, 2019
7:35 pm, NESN
Colgate L 70–74  13–13
(4–9)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 16, 2019
12:05 pm, NESNplus
Bucknell W 72–71  14–13
(5–9)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 18, 2019
7:05 pm, CBSSN
Boston University
Turnpike Trophy
W 70–60  14–14
(5–10)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2019
12:00 pm
at Lehigh W 73–71  15–14
(6–10)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm, Stadium
at Colgate L 59–79  15–15
(6–11)
Cotterell Court (481)
Hamilton, NY
Mar 2, 2019
1:05 pm
American L 66–86  15–16
(6–12)
Hart Center (1,048)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm
(10) at (7) Lafayette
First round
W 79–74  16–16
Kirby Sports Center (1,004)
Easton, PA
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm
(10) at (2) Bucknell
Quarterfinals
L 65–77  16–17
Sojka Pavilion (2,107)
Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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