The 2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the
University of Maine in the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...
. They played their home games at the
Cross Insurance Center in
Bangor, Maine
Bangor ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121).
Modern Bangor ...
and were led by 1st-year head coach
Richard Barron, who previously served as the head coach of
Maine's women's basketball team. They finished the season 5–27 overall, 3–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the 8th seed in the
2019 America East men's basketball tournament
The 2019 America East men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference, which was held on March 9, 12, and 16, 2019. All tournament games were played on home arenas of the higher-seeded ...
, they were defeated by top-seeded
Vermont 57–73 in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
The
Black Bears finished the
2017–18 season 6–26, 3–13 in the America East Conference play to finish in eighth place. In the
America East tournament, they lost to
Vermont in the quarterfinals. On March 5, the school parted ways with head coach
Bob Walsh and within hours hired Richard Barron, who was previously head coach Maine's women's basketball team from 2011–2017.
Roster
Schedule and results
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America East Conference regular season
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America East tournament
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Source
See also
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2018–19 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team
References
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Maine Black Bears men's basketball
The Maine Black Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference, which they joined upon its founding in 197 ...
Maine Black Bears men's basketball
The Maine Black Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference, which they joined upon its founding in 197 ...