2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by tenth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fifth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the brand new Schar Center.

2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	11-20 (7-11 CAA)
Head coach	Matt Matheny (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Wooten Chris Long J.B. Tanner
Home arena	Schar Center

2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hofstra	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Northeastern †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	11		.676
Charleston	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
William & Mary	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Drexel	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Elon	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
James Madison	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Towson	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			10	–	23		.303
† 2019 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.

This was the final season that Elon played their home games at Alumni Gym.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brian Dawkins	00	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Dmitri Thompson	2	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Collin Luther	4	G/F	6'6"	220	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Jack Anton	14	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Mason, OH	Graduated

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kris Wooten PG	Kinston, NC	Arendell Parrott Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Andy Pack SG	Greensboro, NC	Northern Guilford High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 8, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Chuck Hannah PF	Northfield, MA	Northfield Mount Hermon High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 13, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kris Wooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Arendell Parrott Academy Kinston, NC F 1 Chuck Hannah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, MA G 3 Seth Fuller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH F 5 Federico Poser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr I.I.S.S. Marco Fanno School Mareno di Piave, Italy F/C 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Barking Abbey School Kaunas, Lithuania G 11 Maxwell Chester 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Woodward Academy Atlanta, GA G 12 Nathan Priddy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Argyle HS Argyle, TX G 13 Dainan Swoope 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Overland Park, KS G 15 Christian Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Andrew's Episcopal School New Orleans, LA G 20 Sheldon Eberhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Middle Creek HS Apex, NC G 21 Andy Pack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Northern Guilford HS Summerfield, NC G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ardrey Kell HS Charlotte, NC F 33 Simon Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hopkins HS Minneapolis, MN F 41 Tyler Seibring 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Normal Community HS Normal, IL F/C 41 Duje Radja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Kimball Union Academy Split, Croatia	Head coach Matt Matheny (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Jack Wooten (North Carolina) Chris Long (Elon) J.B. Tanner (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 6, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		Randolph	W 98–45		Schar Center  Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 8:30 pm		at Manhattan	W 62–56	1–0	Draddy Gymnasium (937) Riverdale, NY
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 8 North Carolina	L 67–116	1–1	Schar Center (5,245) Elon, NC
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		Milligan	W 98–71	2–1	Schar Center (1,107) Elon, NC
November 22, 2018* 6:00 pm		vs. Abilene Christian Pacific Classic	L 56-72	2-2	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
November 23, 2018* 8:30 pm		vs. UC Riverside Pacific Classic	L 64-77	2-3	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
November 24, 2018* 8:30 pm		at Pacific Pacific Classic	L 57-65	2-4	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,630) Stockton, CA
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm		Central Penn	W 92-59	3-4	Schar Center (1,033) Elon, NC
December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm		Boston University	L 58-65	3-5	Schar Center (1,478) Elon, NC
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm		No. 25 Furman	L 77-98	3-6	Schar Center (2,017) Elon, NC
December 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	L 74-75	3-7	Schar Center (2,231) Elon, NC
December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm		Canisius	L 91-92	3-8	Schar Center (1,497) Elon, NC
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		Kennesaw State	W 76-67	4-8	KSU Convocation Center (564) Kennesaw, GA
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm		at UMKC	W 95-59	4-9	Municipal Auditorium (948) Kansas City, MO
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm		Towson	W 77-60	4-10 (0-1)	Schar Center (1,292) Elon, NC
December 30, 2018 4:00 pm		James Madison	W 68-65	5-10 (1-1)	Schar Center (1,607) Elon, NC
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 65-79	5-11 (1-2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (502) Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm		at Delaware	W 77-65	5-12 (1-3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,832) Newark, DE
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 81-70 OT	5-13 (1-4)	Schar Center (1,497) Elon, NC
January 12, 2019 7:00 pm		Hofstra	L 71-74	5-14 (1-5)	Schar Center (1,490) Elon, NC
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 76-71	6-14 (2-5)	Kaplan Arena (3,845) Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 53-72	6-15 (2-6)	TD Arena (3,714) Charleston, SC
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 89-82	7-15 (3-6)	Trask Coliseum (4,196) Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 57-56	8-15 (4-6)	Schar Center (1,304) Elon, NC
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm		Drexel	L 63-67	8-16 (4-7)	Schar Center (2,109) Elon, NC
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 61-102	8-17 (4-8)	Mack Sports Complex (2,521) Hempstead, NY
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 60-72 OT	8-18 (4-9)	Matthews Arena (1,264) Boston, MA
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm		William & Mary	L 74-84	8-19 (4-10)	Schar Center (2,651) Elon, NC
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 84-77	9-19 (5-10)	Schar Center (1,958) Elon, NC
February 23, 2019 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 74-84	9-20 (5-11)	Schar Center (3,623) Elon, NC
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 73-58	10-20 (6-11)	JMU Convocation Center (2,240) Harrisonburg, VA
March 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 86-66	11-20 (7-11)	SECU Arena (1,534) Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 9, 2019 6:30 pm	(7)	vs. (10) UNC Wilmington First round	L 86-93	11-21	North Charleston Coliseum (2,578) North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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