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'' The 2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the

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in Beaumont, Texas as members of the

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. The Cardinals finished conference play with as 12–6 record in a three-way tie with

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and Southeastern Louisiana for third place. The team qualified for the

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as the fifth seeded team. They won the first-round game against eighth seed Houston Baptist by a score of 81–79. The season ended when the Cardinals were eliminated in the second round by fourth seed

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with a score of 72–76.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to

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. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UTSA.

Offseason

Coaching changes

*Justin Bailey, assistant basketball coach at Lamar from 2016–2018, accepted the head coach position at University of Arkansas–Fort Smith. *

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joined the

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staff as assistant coach on August 20, 2018. Dumars had been assistant coach / associate head coach on the McNeese State Cowboys basketball staff from 2002–2018.

Departures

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Player additions

Three players signed letters of intent during the early signing period. Christian Barrett, a transfer, played at Jacksonville College. Barrett will play forward. Davion Buster and Gehlon Easter were high school recruits. Both will play guard. Another transfer, Edwin Jeudy, was announced on March 17, 2018. Jeudy will be transferring from

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. He was ranked number 78 in the ''2018 Junior College Basketball Top 100 Player Rankings''. Incoming transfers 2018–19 recruiting class
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Roster

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TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560. Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

Player of the week

* Dec. 27 – Nick Garth * Feb. 4 – Christian Barrett * Feb. 18 – Nick Garth * Mar. 4 – Nick Garth

SLC All-Conference Team

Source: * First team - Nick Garth * Second team - Josh Nzeakor

SLC tournament team

Josh Nzeakor was named to the SLC Tournament team.

References

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