2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionBelmont Bruins
League championsMurray State Racers
Season MVPJa Morant
Tournament
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont16–2 .88927–6  .818
Murray State†16–2 .88928–5  .848
Jacksonville State15–3 .83324–9  .727
Austin Peay13–5 .72222–11  .667
Morehead State8–10 .44413–20  .394
Eastern Illinois7–11 .38914–18  .438
UT Martin6–12 .33312–19  .387
SIU Edwardsville6–12 .33310–21  .323
Eastern Kentucky6–12 .33313–18  .419
Tennessee State6–12 .3339–21  .300
Southeast Missouri State5–13 .27810–21  .323
Tennessee Tech4–14 .2228–23  .258
† 2019 OVC tournament winner

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[1]

Rank Team
1Belmont (8)
2Murray State (9)
3Jacksonville State (7)
4Austin Peay
5Tennessee Tech
6Eastern Kentucky
7Eastern Illinois
8Tennessee State
9Southeast Missouri State
10Morehead State
11UT Martin
12SIU Edwardsville

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

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

  1. 1 2 "Belmont Picked As 2018-19 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Windler Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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