2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and were led by 6th-year head coach Casey Alexander. They finished the season 29–8, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish in a share of the regular season championship with Liberty. They defeated Kennesaw State and NJIT 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 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson, UNC Greensboro, NC State, and Wichita State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Texas.

2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season co-champions
NIT, Runner-Up
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	29–8 (14–2 ASUN)
Head coach	Casey Alexander (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Roger Idstrom Steve Drabyn Sean Rutigliano
Home arena	Allen Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty †	14	–	2		.875			29	–	7		.806
Lipscomb	14	–	2		.875			29	–	8		.784
North Florida	9	–	7		.563			16	–	17		.485
Florida Gulf Coast	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
NJIT	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
North Alabama	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Jacksonville	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
Kennesaw State	3	–	13		.188			6	–	26		.188
Stetson	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
† 2019 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2017–18 season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson, Jacksonville 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 North Carolina.

Roster

2018–19 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Rob Marberry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Western Kentucky Nashville, TN G 1 Greg Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Wakeland HS Frisco, TX C 2 Ahsan Asadullah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 277 lb (126 kg) RS Fr North Clayton HS Atlanta, GA G 3 Michael Buckland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Wesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC F 4 Jaxson Strates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Winter Park, FL G 5 Nathan Moran 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Sr Battle Ground Academy Franklin, TN G 10 Jake Wolfe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Aurora Christian School Aurora, IL G 11 Alex Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Buford HS Buford, GA F 12 Matt Rose 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Samford Lexington, KY G 13 Zach Flener 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Murray HS Murray, KY G 15 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Chattanooga Nashville, TN G 20 John Matt Merritt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 159 lb (72 kg) So Lipscomb Academy Nashville, TN G 21 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN F 22 Eli Pepper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Caldwell County HS Princeton, KY G 24 Garrison Mathews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Franklin HS Franklin, TN	Head coach Casey Alexander (Belmont) Assistant coach(es) Roger Idstrom (Mars Hill College) Steve Drabyn (Belmont) Sean Rutigliano (Cortland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 5, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:15 pm, ESPN+		Sewanee	W 97–53	1–0	Allen Arena (1,422) Nashville, TN
November 10, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 86–79	2–0	Allen Arena (2,596) Nashville, TN
November 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	L 83–87	2–1	Allen Arena (2,369) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	W 79–73	3–1	Moody Coliseum (5,623) University Park, TX
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSSW		at No. 18 TCU	W 73–64	4–1	Schollmaier Arena (6,168) Fort Worth, TX
November 25, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 87–55	5–1	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,555) Morehead, KY
December 1, 2018* 5:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 84–74	6–1	Murphy Center (4,574) Murfreesboro, TN
December 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	L 74–76	6–2	Curb Event Center (3,478) Nashville, TN
December 9, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		Navy	W 107–81	7–2	Allen Arena (1,446) Nashville, TN
December 12, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Louisville	L 68–72	7–3	KFC Yum! Center (14,197) Louisville, KY
December 17, 2018* 6:30 pm		Covenant	W 119–48	8–3	Allen Arena (1,047) Nashville, TN
December 21, 2018* 7:15 pm		Vermont	W 91–66	9–3	Allen Arena (1,474) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Clemson	L 67–84	9–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,879) Clemson, SC
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 77–74	10–4 (1–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (815) Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 81–66	11–4 (2–0)	Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 95–71	12–4 (3–0)	Allen Arena (1,388) Nashville, TN
January 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 70–52	13–4 (4–0)	Wellness and Events Center (700) Newark, NJ
January 21, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 86–57	14–4 (5–0)	Allen Arena (1,134) Nashville, TN
January 24, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 89–81	15–4 (6–0)	Allen Arena (1,953) Nashville, TN
January 27, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 88–65	16–4 (7–0)	Edmunds Center (442) DeLand, FL
January 29, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	W 79–59	17–4 (8–0)	Vines Center (5,053) Lynchburg, VA
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 102–80	18–4 (9–0)	Allen Arena (3,408) Nashville, TN
February 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 92–55	19–4 (10–0)	UNF Arena (1,521) Jacksonville, FL
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 86–77	20–4 (11–0)	Allen Arena (2,863) Nashville, TN
February 13, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	L 66–74	20–5 (11–1)	Allen Arena (3,437) Nashville, TN
February 16, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 83–67	21–5 (12–1)	KSU Convocation Center (856) Kennesaw, GA
February 20, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 61–67	21–6 (12–2)	Alico Arena (3,508) Fort Myers, FL
February 26, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	W 81–77	22–6 (13–2)	Allen Arena (1,877) Nashville, TN
March 1, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 87–75	23–6 (14–2)	Flowers Hall (1,268) Florence, AL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(8) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals	W 86–71	24–6	Allen Arena (2,957) Nashville, TN
March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(5) NJIT Semifinals	W 78–55	25–6	Allen Arena (3,157) Nashville, TN
March 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN	(1)	(2) Liberty Championship	L 68–74	25–7	Allen Arena (5,687) Nashville, TN
NIT
March 19, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	at (4) Davidson First Round – UNC Greensboro Bracket	W 89–81	26–7	John M. Belk Arena (1,647) Davidson, NC
March 23, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN	(5)	at (1) UNC Greensboro Second Round – UNC Greensboro Bracket	W 86–69	27–7	Greensboro Coliseum (4,248) Greensboro, NC
March 27, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(5)	at (2) NC State Quarterfinals – UNC Greensboro Bracket	W 94–93	28–7	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
April 2, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(5)	vs. (6) Wichita State Semifinals	W 71–64	29–7	Madison Square Garden (4,599) New York City, NY
April 4, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(5)	vs. (2) Texas Championship	L 66–81	29–8	Madison Square Garden (4,051) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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