2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	17–15 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Henson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Peck Scott Thompson Adam Hood
Home arena	Convocation Center

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Western Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Southern Miss	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
UTSA	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
UAB	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Marshall	11	–	7		.611			23	–	14		.622
FIU	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			21	–	12		.636
Rice	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
Charlotte	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
UTEP	3	–	15		.167			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2017–18 season 20–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marshall. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Deon Lyle	1	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Hastings, NE	Signed to play professionally by Chicago Ballers
Kyle Massie	4	G	5'10"	160	Junior	Helotes, TX	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Austin Karrer	11	G	6'4"	190	Senior	New Braunfels, TX	Graduated
Dante Buford	21	F	6'7"	220	RS Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Dismissed from the team
Kendall Ramlal	31	F	6'8"	225	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; graduated
James Ringholt	32	C	6'10"	230	Senior	Rockhampton, Australia	Graduated
George Willborn III	35	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to UC Riverside

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Knox Hellums	21	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Tomball, TX	Transferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hellums will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Atem Bior	23	F	6'7"		Junior	Brisbane, Australia	Junior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute

Class of 2018 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tamir Bynum PG	Houston, TX	Lamar High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adokiye Iyaye SG	Oklahoma City, OK	Putnam City North High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

Class of 2019 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacob Germany #23 C	Kingston, OK	Kingston High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 8, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Darian Gibson PG	Houston, TX	Spring Woods High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 18, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Le'Jon Doss SF	Fort Worth, TX	Nolan Catholic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 6, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
A.J. Ford PF	Saint Petersburg, FL	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 18, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Christian Plummer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Coppell HS Coppell, TX G 2 Jhivvan Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Trinity HS Bayamón, PR G 3 Byron Frohnen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV G 4 Tamir Bynum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lamar HS Houston, TX G 5 Giovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr I.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy F 10 Mitar Stanojević 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Creating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia G 11 Adokiye Iyaye 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Putnam City HS Oklahoma City, OK F 13 Mateo Escheik (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Prestonwood Christian Academy Plano, TX F 15 Adrian Rodriguez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Union HS Tulsa, OK G 21 Knox Hellums  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Concordia Lutheran HS Pepperdine Tomball, TX G 22 Keaton Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Richardson HS Dallas, TX F 23 Atem Bior 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr St. James College New Mexico Military Institute Brisbane, Australia F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Willow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ F 32 Austin Timperman (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr The Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX F 41 Toby Van Ry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Fort Collins HS Northwest Technical College Fort Collins, CO	Head coach Steve Henson (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Peck (Northwood) Scott Thompson (Mississippi) Adam Hood (Air Force) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		St. Edward's Gulf Coast Showcase campus site game	L 76–77	0–1	Convocation Center (1,006) San Antonio, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Oklahoma	L 67–87	0–2	Convocation Center (2,494) San Antonio, TX
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOK		at Oklahoma State	L 60–82	0–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,571) Stillwater, OK
Nov 19, 2018* 12:30 pm		vs. UC Irvine Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	L 56–65	0–4	Hertz Arena (338) Estero, FL
Nov 20, 2018* 10:00 am		vs. South Dakota State Gulf Coast Showcase	L 79–99	0–5	Hertz Arena (487) Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2018* 10:00 am		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase	W 76–65	1–5	Hertz Arena (976) Estero, FL
Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 86–82	2–5	Sharp Gymnasium (814) Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm		Texas State I-35 Rivalry	L 68–69	2–6	Convocation Center (1,329) San Antonio, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm		Mid-America Christian	W 104–74	3–6	Convocation Center (772) San Antonio, TX
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm		vs. Arkansas North Little Rock Showcase	L 67–79	3–7	Verizon Arena (13,728) North Little Rock, AR
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm		Bethany	W 101–77	4–7	Convocation Center (830) San Antonio, TX
Dec 20, 2018* 7:30 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 64–50	5–7	American Bank Center (1,004) Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 3:00 pm		Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 70–67	6–7	Convocation Center (812) San Antonio, TX
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP	W 75–60	7–7 (1–0)	Convocation Center (1,218) San Antonio, TX
Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm		at UTEP	W 67–63	8–7 (2–0)	Don Haskins Center (4,565) El Paso, TX
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 95–79	9–7 (3–0)	Convocation Center (530) San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	W 76–74	10–7 (4–0)	Convocation Center (1,192) San Antonio, TX
Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 86–89	10–8 (4–1)	Murphy Center (3,504) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 73–83	10–9 (4–2)	Bartow Arena (3,256) Birmingham, AL
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 88–43	11–9 (5–2)	Convocation Center (1,260) San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 74–73	12–9 (6–2)	Convocation Center (1,330) San Antonio, TX
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, Facebook		at Western Kentucky	L 88–96	12–10 (6–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm, Facebook		at Marshall	W 116–106	13–10 (7–3)	Cam Henderson Center (7,182) Huntington, WV
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU	W 100–67	14–10 (8–3)	Convocation Center (1,493) San Antonio, TX
Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 86–74	15–10 (9–3)	Convocation Center (2,111) San Antonio, TX
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 71–78	15–11 (9–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,801) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 67–72	15–12 (9–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,368) Ruston, LA
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Old Dominion	L 64–65	15–13 (9–6)	Convocation Center (1,523) San Antonio, TX
Mar 3, 2019 3:00 p.m.		UAB	W 76–70	16–13 (10–6)	Convocation Center (1,259) San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2019 6:30 p.m., beIN		at Western Kentucky	W 81–76 OT	17–13 (11–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,411) Bowling Green, KY
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 48–81	17–14 (11–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (4780) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 14, 2019 6:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) UAB Quarterfinals	L 76–85	17–15	Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source