2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marked the 70th season of Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in partnership with ... basketball. Preseason Preseason poll Source ''() first place votes'' Preseason All-Conference Teams Source OVC Preseason Player of the Year: Dylan Windler (Belmont) Regular season Conference matrix Season summary & highlights Conference regular season Midseason watchlists Postseason Ohio Valley Tournament Highlights NCAA Tournament National Invitation Tournament Awards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terry Taylor (basketball)
Terry Taylor (born September 23, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Austin Peay Governors. Early life Taylor grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky and attended Bowling Green High School. During his junior year, he averaged 15.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game and was named second-team All-State. Taylor committed to play college basketball at Austin Peay State University going into his senior year over offers from Texas Southern and Southeast Missouri State. As a senior, Taylor averaged 17.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game and was named first team All-State and the MVP of the Kentucky Sweet 16 after averaging 20.5 points and 10 rebounds where he led Bowling Green to its first state title, alongside Zion Harmon, former consensus four-star recruit in the class of 2021. Taylor scored 1,704 points and grabbed 1,300 rebounds over four seasons with Bowling Green. College career As a tru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin McClain
Kevin Michael McClain (born October 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins. High school career McClain attended Hamilton County High School, where he was coached by Patrick Murphy. McClain signed with Belmont on April 15, 2015. He chose the Bruins over offers from St. Bonaventure University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville. College career As a freshman, McClain averaged 5.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, McClain posted 4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. McClain averaged 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a junior, his first season as a starter. As a senior, McClain averaged 16.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and was named to the All-OVC First Team. He scored 27 points at Southeast Missouri State on March 2, 2019, to lead Belmont to an Ohio Valley Conference regular season title. In the NCAA Tournament, McClain posted 29 poi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nick Mayo
Nicholas William Mayo (born August 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and left as the program's all-time leading scorer. High school career Mayo played basketball for Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Maine. As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and three blocks per game, leading his team to the Eastern Maine Class A semifinals. Mayo was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Mr. Maine Basketball award. College career Mayo was a four-year starter at Eastern Kentucky. He was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) four times, joining Ralph Crosthwaite as the only players to ever achieve the feat. Mayo scored 2,316 career points, making him Eastern Kentucky's all-time leading scorer and ranking fifth in OVC history. He also became his school's all-time leader in blocks. As a senior, May ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christian Cunningham
Christian Cianan Cunningham (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the forward position. Biography Cunningham was born in El Paso, Texas, and his hometown is Albuquerque, New Mexico. His parents are Viola and Paul Cunningham. He is tall, and weighs . He attended Cibola High School ('15) in New Mexico. Cunningham played basketball for the Cibola Cougars, and was a first team all-district player in his junior year. Cunningham attended Jacksonville State University ('19). He played basketball for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. In his sophomore year in 2016–17, he ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in blocked shots per game (1.7), third in offensive rebounds (2.9), fourth in field goal percentage (61.3), and set the JSU NCAA Division-I single-season rebounding record (275) and block record (59). In his junior year in 2017–18 he led the Ohio Valley Conference ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shaq Buchanan
Leroy Shaquille "Shaq" Buchanan (born January 30, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Murray State after transferring from Northeast Mississippi Community College. High school career Buchanan is the son of Stephanie Latiker and has a younger brother, Shunn, who plays for New Mexico State. He grew up in Madison, Mississippi, and attended Madison Central High School where he was a standout basketball player. As a senior, he scored 23 points in the 6A playoffs to defeat defending champion Murrah High School. Buchanan was not highly recruited and chose to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College. College career Buchanan averaged 14 points and 5.7 rebounds as a freshman at Northeast Mississippi and helped the Tigers capture the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 title and reach the national tournament. Buchanan was a MACJC All-State selectio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–19 Eastern Illinois Panthers Men's Basketball Team
The 2018–19 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost to UT Martin in the first round of the OVC tournament. Previous season The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 12–19, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay. Preseason In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, EIU was picked to finish in 7th place in the OVC. Preseason All-OVC team The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team. *Terrell Lewis — Guard Roster Schedule and results , - ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |