2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida , and were led by second year head coach Robert McCullum as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.[ 1] They finished the season 12–19 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place.
Previous season
The Rattlers finished the 2017–18 season 9–25, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the MEAC tournament , they defeated Howard before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals.
Roster
2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
SF
0
Tracy Hector Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
South Georgia State College
Jonesboro, GA
G
2
Kamron Reaves
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Centennial
Champaign, IL
G
3
M. J. Randolph
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Booker T. Washington
Pensacola, FL
G
4
Rod Melton Jr.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Lawson State CC
Dothan, AL
G
5
Nasir Core
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Freedom
Tampa, FL
G
10
Richard Anderson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Seminole State College (OK)
Midwest City, OK
G
11
Gabriel Steele
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Pasco–Hernando State College
Panama City, FL
G
20
Brendon Myles
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Whitefield Academy (GA)
Atlanta, GA
G
21
Justin Ravenel
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Greenforest
Lithonia, GA
G
22
Dexter Smith
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Shawnee CC
Chicago, IL
F
23
Bryce Moragne
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Hillsborough
Tampa, FL
PF
24
Ifeanyi Umezurike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Jr
Saint Francis
Lagos , Nigeria
C
25
DJ Jones
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Tulane
Brusly, LA
F
30
Randall Leath Jr.
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Charter School of Wilmington
Clearwater, FL
C
34
Isaiah Martin
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Lamar CC
Denver, CO
F
35
Hnric Murray Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Fr
Potters' House Christian Academy
Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 7, 2019
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018 *7:00 pm
Edward Waters
W 62–57
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville
W 65–50
1–0
Swisher Gymnasium (1,391)Jacksonville, Florida
November 10, 2018 *1:00 pm
Tuskegee
W 62–55
2–0
Teaching Gym (11,897)Tallahassee, Florida
November 13, 2018 *2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Campbell Jamaica Classic
L 59–66
2–1
Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018 *9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Central Connecticut Jamaica Classic
L 75–89
2–2
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,425)Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 21, 2018 *7:00 pm
at South Florida
L 59–69
2–3
Yuengling Center (2,595)Tampa, Florida
November 24, 2018 *10:30 pm
at Loyola Marymount
L 63–71
2–4
Gersten Pavilion (685)Los Angeles, California
November 29, 2018 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida
L 62–81
2–5
UNF Arena (2,041)Jacksonville, Florida
December 1, 2018 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama
L 57–66
2–6
Mitchell Center (2,114)Mobile, Alabama
December 3, 2018 *8:30 pm, FS1
at DePaul
L 50–65
2–7
Wintrust Arena (3,763)Chicago, Illinois
December 6, 2018 *7:00 pm
Fort Valley State
W 80–58
3–7
Teaching Gym (1,293)Tallahassee, Florida
December 9, 2018 *2:00 pm, ACCNE
at Georgia Tech
L 40–73
3–8
McCamish Pavilion (4,951)Atlanta, Georgia
December 17, 2018 *8:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
L 64–93
3–9
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,887)Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18, 2018 *6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon
L 64–71
3–10
Matthew Knight Arena (6,909)Eugene, Oregon
December 21, 2018 *8:00 pm
at Portland
L 39–54
3–11
Chiles Center (1,417)Portland, Oregon
December 29, 2018 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis
L 65–96
3–12
FedEx Forum (14,201)Memphis, Tennessee
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm
at Howard
W 82–72
4–12 (1–0)
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2019 8:00 pm
at Norfolk State
L 62–72
4–13 (1–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm
Savannah State
W 69–64
5–13 (2–1)
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore
L 58–60 OT
5–14 (2–2)
Teaching Gym (1,565)Tallahassee, Florida
January 21, 2019 4:00 pm
Delaware State
W 60–47
6–14 (3–2)
Teaching Gym (1,648)Tallahassee, Florida
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm
at Coppin State
Physical Education Complex Baltimore, Maryland
January 28, 2019 7:30 pm
at Morgan State
Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland
February 2, 2019 6:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 4, 2019 7:30 pm
North Carolina Central
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm
Howard
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm
Norfolk State
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
February 16, 2019 8:00 pm
at Savannah State
Tiger Arena Savannah, Georgia
February 18, 2019 7:00 pm
at South Carolina State
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman
Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T
Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm
Bethune–Cookman
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 2]
References