The 2018–19 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated High Point,

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and Radford to be champions of the Big South tournament. They earned the Big South's automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA Tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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