The 2018–19 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the

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. The Lions were led by fifth-year head coach

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, and played their home games at the University Center in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 17–16 overall, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Southland tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Abilene Christian.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 22–12, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in a tie for the Southland regular season championship with Nicholls State. As the No. 1 seed in the Southland tournament, they defeated

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in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Stephen F. Austin. As a regular season champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

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where they lost in the first round to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References