2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

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2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–18 (4–12 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
BYU 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
San Francisco 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Loyola Marymount 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Santa Clara 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
San Diego 7 9   .438 21 15   .583
Pepperdine 6 10   .375 16 18   .471
Pacific 4 12   .250 14 18   .438
Portland 0 16   .000 7 25   .219
2019 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Miles Reynolds 3 G 6'2" 170 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Oklahoma
Max Tinsley 14 G 6'2" 170 Junior Porter Ranch, CA Walk-on; transferred
Otto Taylor 20 G 6'2" 170 Freshman San Diego, CA Walk-on; transferred
Namdi Okonkwo 24 C 7'0" 220 RS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Jack Williams 32 F 6'8" 220 RS Junior Porter Ranch, CA Graduate transferred to Rice

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Amari McCray 2 F 6'9" Junior Ruston, LA Junior college transferred from Howard College
Jeremiah Bailey 13 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Anchorage, AK Junior college transferred from Pima CC
Zach Cameron 35 C 6'10" 215 Junior Sacramento, CA Junior college transferred from Mineral Area College

Recruiting Class of 2018[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ajare Sanni
PG
Clear Lake, TX Clear Lake High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jahbril Price-Noel
SF
Scarborough, ON Southwest Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "Pacific 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting Class of 2019[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jonathan Salazar
#37 PF
Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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[edit]

2018–19 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jahlil Tripp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Abraham Lincoln
South Plains College
Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Lafayette Dorsey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Dorsey Los Angeles, CA
C 2 Amari McCray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 304 lb (138 kg) Jr Ruston
Howard College
Ruston, LA
G 4 Roberto Gallinat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr South Gwinnett
South Plains College
Atlanta, GA
F 5 Anthony Townes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
G 11 Khy Kabellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Escondido
North Dakota State
Escondido, CA
F 13 Jeremiah Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Monroe Catholic
Pima College
Fairbanks, AK
G 14 Ajare Sanni 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Fr Clear Lake Houston, TX
G 22 Jahbril Price-Noel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Southwest Christian Academy Scarborough, ON
C 24 Namdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Westwind Prep
Portland State
Dallas, TX
G 25 Kendall Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Mayfair
Oregon
Lakewood, CA
F/C 35 Zach Cameron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Brewster Academy
Mineral Area College
Sacramento, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 74–65  1–0
 18  Dorsey   7  Townes   6  Tripp  Vadalabene Center (1,387)
Edwardsville, IL
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 7 Nevada L 61–83  1–1
 13  Townes   8  Tripp   3  Tripp  Lawlor Events Center (10,561)
Reno, NV
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, Stadium
Stanislaus State W 91–66  2–1
 17  Tripp   8  Price-Noel   6  Price-Noel  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,061)
Stockton, CA
November 15, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Idaho State W 83–76  3–1
 14  Townes   8  Cameron   5  Tripp  Reed Gym (1,297)
Pocatello, ID
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UNLV L 70–96  3–2
 13  Gallinat   5  Tripp   3  Price-Noel  Thomas & Mack Center (7,338)
Paradise, NV
November 22, 2018*
12:30 pm
UC Riverside
Pacific Classic
W 74–54  4–2
 20  Gallinat   12  Tripp   4  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (384)
Stockton, CA
November 23, 2018*
5:30 pm
Abilene Christian
Pacific Classic
L 71–73  4–3
 21  Gallinat   7  Bailey   2  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (602)
Stockton, CA
November 24, 2018*
8:00 pm
Elon
Pacific Classic
W 65–57  5–3
 19  Dorsey   8  Tripp   4  Small  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,630)
Stockton, CA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State L 78–81 OT 5–4
 32  Sanni   8  Tripp   4  Tripp  Save Mart Center (5,494)
Fresno, CA
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Air Force W 82–69  6–4
 19  Dorsey   8  Tripp   3  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,767)
Stockton, CA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Texas–Permian Basin W 74–69  7–4
 21  Tripp   10  Gallinat   3  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,230)
Stockton, CA
December 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
Long Beach State W 74–68  8–4
 31  Dorsey   8  Townes   6  Small  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,247)
Stockton, CA
December 16, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 79–77  9–4
 24  Townes   7  Townes   3  Sanni  Matadome (565)
Northridge, CA
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Boise State L 71–83  9–5
 15  Gallinat   7  Townes   4  Price-Noel  Taco Bell Arena (3,549)
Boise, ID
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 84–75  10–5
 23  Sanni   10  Townes   3  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,425)
Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
January 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU L 87–90  10–6
(0–1)
 22  Gallinat   8  Cameron   3  McGhee  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,490)
Stockton, CA
January 5, 2019
8:00 pm, SPCSN
at San Diego L 64–73  10–7
(0–2)
 24  Tripp   5  Tripp   3  Sanni  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,491)
San Diego, CA
January 10, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Gonzaga L 36–67  10–8
(0–3)
 9  Gallinat   7  Townes   2  Gallinat  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Portland W 65–57  11–8
(1–3)
 21  Dorsey   11  Tripp   3  Tripp  Chiles Center (2,106)
Portland, OR
January 17, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSBA
San Francisco L 52–53  11–9
(1–4)
 9  Dorsey   5  Dorsey   8  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,777)
Stockton, CA
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm
Santa Clara L 57–69  11–10
(1–5)
 25  Gallinat   10  Townes   4  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,879)
Stockton, CA
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, SPCSN
Portland W 74–70  12–10
(2–5)
 16  Gallinat   9  Bailey   3  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,127)
Stockton, CA
January 31, 2019
7:30 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 42–60  12–11
(2–6)
 12  Dorsey   6  Tripp   3  McGhee  Gersten Pavilion (861)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 66–59  13–11
(3–6)
 20  Dorsey   7  Dorsey   4  Dorsey  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,731)
Stockton, CA
February 7, 2019
8:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 66–78  13–12
(3–7)
 23  Tripp   4  Dorsey   6  Tripp  McKeon Pavilion (2,764)
Moraga, CA
February 9, 2019
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 59–69  13–13
(3–8)
 15  Gallinat   13  Townes   2  Tied  Marriott Center (11,406)
Provo, UT
February 16, 2019
6:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 59–64  13–14
(3–9)
 13  Kabellis   10  Townes   4  Kabellis  Leavey Center (1,929)
Santa Clara, CA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
Saint Mary's L 32–58  13–15
(3–10)
 8  Bailey   5  Townes   1  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,343)
Stockton, CA
February 23, 2019
12:30 pm, SPCSN
Loyola Marymount L 56–63  13–16
(3–11)
 31  Gallinat   8  Tripp   5  Tripp  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,066)
Stockton, CA
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Gonzaga L 66–86  13–17
(3–12)
 23  Gallinat   9  Townes   3  Kabellis  Alex G. Spanos Center (4,644)
Stockton, CA
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 73–72  14–17
(4–12)
 17  Gallinat   9  Gallinat   10  Tripp  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,157)
Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 7, 2019
10:00 pm
(9) vs. (8) Pepperdine
Opening round
L 53–61  14–18
 22  Bailey   11  Bailey   2  Dorsey  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ferrari helps San Francisco hold off Pacific 71-70 in OT". ESPN. March 3, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2024.