2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Boone; Matt Scherbenske; Tyler Miller;
Home arena	Farris Center; (Capacity: 6,000)

The 2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represent the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by fifth-year head coach Russ Pennell and play their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference.

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2	.889	21	–	12	.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Lamar	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194


† 2019 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 18–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Lamar in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Seattle before losing in the quarterfinals to Jacksonville State.

Roster

2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
PF	0	S. K. Shittu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Rogers, Arkansas
F	3	Aaron Weidenaar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Bozeman, Montana
G	4	Khaleem Bennett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
F	11	Porter Anderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lamar, Arkansas
G	12	Darraja Parnell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Andover, Kansas
G	14	Eddy Kayouloud	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Paris, France
C	15	Hayden Koval	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Prosper, Texas
G	20	Matthew Mondesir	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Los Angeles, California
F/C	22	Tanner Schmit	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Buffalo, New York
F	24	Jared Chatham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Los Angeles, California
SG	25	Thatch Unruh	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Branson, Missouri
G	33	Jordan Grant	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Harrison, Arkansas
G	34	Jaxson Baker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
C	35	Brandon Vanover	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Little Rock, Arkansas
PG	55	DeAndre Jones	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Boise, Idaho

Head coach

Russ Pennell (Central Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Boone (Mississippi)
Matt Scherbenske (Kentucky)
Tyler Miller (Montana Western)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2018

Schedule and results

Sources:[1][2][3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018* 6:30 pm		Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 98–87		Farris Center Conway, AR
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 55–68	0–1	Mizzou Arena (9,436) Columbia, MO
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		Hendrix College	W 99–73	1–1	Farris Center (887) Conway, AR
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		University of the Ozarks	W 93–52	2–1	Farris Center (415) Conway, AR
Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACC+		at Pittsburgh Barclays Classic	L 71–97	2–2	Petersen Events Center (2,578) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Troy Barclays Classic	L 77–82	2–3	Trojan Arena (1,312) Troy, AL
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm, FSNMW		at Saint Louis Barclays Classic	L 61–73	2–4	Chaifetz Arena (6,512) St. Louis, MO
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Little Rock	W 78–65	3–4	Farris Center (2,755) Conway, AR
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACC+		at Louisville	L 41–86	3–5	KFC Yum! Center (14,920) Louisville, KY
Dec 8, 2018* 5:30 pm		at Little Rock	W 85–82	4–5	Jack Stephens Center (1,805) Little Rock, AR
Dec 16, 2018* 3:00 pm, AT&TSN		at New Mexico	L 70–82	4–6	Dreamstyle Arena (10,082) Albuquerque, NM
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 22 Indiana	L 53–86	4–7	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,915) Bloomington, IL
Dec 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, FSNOK		at Oklahoma State	L 73–82	4–8	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm		Lyon College	W 62–47	5–8	Farris Center (342) Conway, AR
Southland regular season
January 2, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 75–87	5–9 (0–1)	American Bank Center (936) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 73–71	6–9 (1–1)	University Center (710) Hammond, LA
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm		Sam Houston State	L 68–78	6–10 (1–2)	Farris Center (575) Conway, AR
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital		Lamar	W 75–68	7–10 (2–2)	Farris Center (714) Conway, AR
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 77–60	8–10 (3–2)	McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm		Nicholls State	W 74–68	9–10 (4–2)	Farris Center (758) Conway, AR
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 76–71	10–10 (5–2)	Farris Center (848) Conway, AR
Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 56–79	10–11 (5–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,669) Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 99–105 ^OT	10–12 (5–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,334) Nacogdoches, TX
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 75–80	10–13 (5–5)	Farris Center (912) Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 67–75	10–14 (5–6)	Farris Center (1,825) Conway, AR
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm		Houston Baptist	L 71–75	10–15 (5–7)	Farris Center (515) Conway, AR
Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm		at McNeese State	L 75–83	10–16 (5–8)	H&HP Complex (2,021) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 23, 2019 6:30 pm		at Nicholls State	L 57–100	10–17 (5–9)	Stopher Gymnasium (478) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital		Stephen F. Austin	W 92–74	11–17 (6–9)	Farris Center (445) Conway, AR
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 55–67	11–18 (6–10)	Farris Center (825) Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	W 91–87	12–18 (7–10)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,167) Huntsville, TX
Mar 9, 2019 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State	W 70–63	13–18 (8–10)	Prather Coliseum (1,410) Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
Mar 13, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round	W 73–53	14–18	Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,650) Katy, TX
Mar 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana Second round	L 65–79	14–19	Leonard E. Merrill Center (960) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

"2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
"Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
"SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

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[1] "2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[2] "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[3] "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

Central Arkansas Bears basketball
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2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References