2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season

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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
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball seasons
← 2017–18
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Murray State 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Jacksonville State 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Austin Peay 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Morehead State 8 10   .444 13 20   .394
Eastern Illinois 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
UT Martin 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
SIU Edwardsville 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Eastern Kentucky 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Tennessee State 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Southeast Missouri State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Tennessee Tech 4 14   .222 8 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[edit]

Preseason poll[edit]

Source[1]

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

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Conference matrix[edit]

Season summary & highlights[edit]

Conference regular season[edit]

Midseason watchlists[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Ohio Valley Tournament[edit]

Highlights[edit]

NCAA Tournament[edit]

National Invitation Tournament[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.