2018–19 UIC Flames men's basketball team

2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State	13	–	5	.722	21	–	14	.600
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Oakland	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
Green Bay	10	–	8	.556	21	–	17	.553
UIC	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Youngstown State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Detroit Mercy	8	–	10	.444	11	–	20	.355
IUPUI	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Cleveland State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Milwaukee	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2018–19 UIC Flames men's basketball team represents the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fourth-year head coach Steve McClain, play their home games at the UIC Pavilion as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2017–18 season 20–16, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Milwaukee. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA), Austin Peay, and Liberty to advance to the championship game where they lost to Northern Colorado.

Roster

2018–19 UIC Flames men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Dominique Matthews	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	1	Marcus Ottey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ajax, Ontario, Canada
F	2	Michael Diggins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	3	Jacob Wiley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G/F	4	Tarkus Ferguson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	{{{home}}}
G	5	Ralph Bissainthe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	North Miami, Florida
F	10	Deon Ejim	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F	13	Jordan Blount	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Cork, Ireland
F	14	Brandon John	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Brantford, Ontario, Canada
G/F	20	Jamie Ahale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Montrose, Australia
F	22	Rob Howard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Gary, Indiana
C	23	Abraham Makumator	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Accra, Ghana
G	25	Godwin Boahen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G	33	Muhammed Edunjobi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Crete, Illinois
F	35	Travell Washington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	San Bernardino, California

Head coach

Steve McClain (Chadron State)

Assistant coach(es)

Seth Cooper (Edgewood College)
Tony Harvey (Cameron)
Dee Brown (Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Illinois Wesleyan	W 81–60		UIC Pavilion (1,043) Chicago, IL
Non-conference season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Notre Dame Gotham Classic	L 67–84	0–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,462) South Bend, IN
Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Radford Gotham Classic	L 78–88	0–2	Dedmon Center (1,477) Radford, VA
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne Gotham Classic	L 88–89 ^OT	0–3	Palumbo Center (1,540) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSC	William & Mary Gotham Classic	W 100–95 ^OT	1–3	UIC Pavilion (2,409) Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Bradley	W 71–70	2–3	UIC Pavilion (1,423) Chicago, IL
Nov 24, 2018* 3:15 pm, ESPN+	UW–Parkside	W 94–74	3–3	UIC Pavilion (1,031) Chicago, IL
Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, NBCSC	at Saint Joseph's	L 75–89	3–4	Hagan Arena (3,019) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 3:15 pm, NBCSC	Loyola–Chicago	L 64–73	3–5	UIC Pavilion (3,539) Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2018* 6:00 pm, NBCSC	Illinois State	W 94–75	4–5	UIC Pavilion (2,197) Chicago, IL
Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N	at Colorado	L 72-84	4-6	CU Events Center (7,277) Boulder, CO
Dec 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul	L 70-90	4-7	Wintrust Arena (4,136) Chicago, IL
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 63-57	5-7	UIC Pavilion (1,152) Chicago, IL
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBCSC	St. Francis (IL)	W 76-55	6-7	UIC Pavilion (1,096) Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Wright State			Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 30, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
Jan 4, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	IUPUI			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Youngstown State			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 12, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN3	Cleveland State			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at NMilwaukee			Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Detroit Mercy			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN3	Oakland			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 1, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Wright State			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+	Northern Kentucky			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at IUPUI			Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State			Wolstein Center Cleveland
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Youngstown State			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Feb 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Green Bay			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oakland			Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Horizon League Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[1].

References

^ "The Official Website of UIC Flames Athletics". uicflames.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[uicflames-1] "The Official Website of UIC Flames Athletics". uicflames.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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