The 2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. They played their home games at the

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and were led by 6th-year head coach

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. They finished the season 29–8, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish in a share of the regular season championship with

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. They defeated Kennesaw State and

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to advance to the championship game where they lost to Liberty. As a regular season conference 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 defeated Davidson,

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, and

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to advance to the championship game where they lost to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated

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and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament 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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