| 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference | 
| East Division | |
| Record | 22–12 (12–6 MAC) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Assistant coaches | 
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| Home arena | Stroh Center | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Buffalo † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Toledo | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Michael Huger, and played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. They declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.[1]
Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.
Roster
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Schedule and results
The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.[3] The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.[4]
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 6:00pm, FAA  | 
Bluffton | W 86–50[5] | Stroh Center (1,267) Bowling Green, OH  | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00pm, FAA  | 
Tiffin | W 91–52[6] | 1–0 | 
Stroh Center (1,374) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:30pm, FS2  | 
at St. John's  Legends Classic campus-site game  | 
L 80–84 | 1–1 | 
Carnesecca Arena (5,174) Queens, NY  | |||||||
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00pm, MASN \ ESPN+  | 
at VCU  Legends Classic campus-site game  | 
L 61–72 | 1–2 | 
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA  | |||||||
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3  | 
North Carolina Central | W 75–60 | 2–2 | 
Stroh Center (1,363) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Nov 19, 2018* 5:00pm, FloHoops  | 
vs. Hampton  Legends Classic  | 
W 81–79 | 3–2 | 
Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI  | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:30pm, FloHoops  | 
at Detroit  Legends Classic  | 
L 67–82 | 3–3 | 
Calihan Hall (1,367) Detroit, MI  | |||||||
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Drexel | W 81–71 | 4–3 | 
Stroh Center (1,410) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00pm  | 
at Hartford | L 63–76 | 4–4 | 
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (732) West Hartford, CT  | |||||||
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:30pm, ESPN+  | 
at Cleveland State | L 64–82 | 4–5 | 
Wolstein Center (1,322) Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| Dec 8, 2018* 6:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Green Bay | W 97–68 | 5–5 | 
Stroh Center (1,911) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Dec 16, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN3  | 
Findlay | W 82–57 | 6–5 | 
Stroh Center (2,426) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:00pm, FAA  | 
Western Carolina | W 73–52 | 7–5 | 
Stroh Center (1,715) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Dec 30, 2018* 2:30pm, FAA  | 
UT Martin | W 94–80 | 8–5 | 
Stroh Center  Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3  | 
at Kent State | W 86–64 | 9–5 (1–0)  | 
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,843) Kent, OH  | |||||||
| Jan 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Ohio | W 82–63 | 10–5 (2–0)  | 
Stroh Center (1,442) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30pm  | 
at Central Michigan | W 97–87 OT | 11–5 (3–0)  | 
McGuirk Arena (3,315) Mount Pleasant, MI  | |||||||
| Jan 15, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Ball State | W 79–78 | 12–5 (4–0)  | 
Stroh Center (1,507) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Jan 19, 2019 6:00pm, ESPN3  | 
Western Michigan | W 79–48 | 13–5 (5–0)  | 
Stroh Center (2,467) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Jan 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3  | 
at Eastern Michigan | W 80–67 | 14–5 (6–0)  | 
Convocation Center (1,509) Ypsilanti, MI  | |||||||
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30pm, ESPN3  | 
at Miami (OH) | L 53–67 | 14–6 (6–1)  | 
Millett Hall (2,257) Oxford, OH  | |||||||
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00pm, CBSSN  | 
No. 18 Buffalo | W 92–88 | 15–6 (7–1)  | 
Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Feb 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
at Western Michigan | W 85–72 | 16–6 (8–1)  | 
University Arena (1,831) Kalamazoo, MI  | |||||||
| Feb 9, 2019 6:00pm, ESPN3  | 
Toledo | L 71–78 | 16–7 (8–2)  | 
Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Feb 12, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Central Michigan | W 79–72 | 17–7 (9–2)  | 
Stroh Center (1,445) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Feb 16, 2019 4:30pm, ESPN3  | 
at Northern Illinois | W 87–67 | 18–7 (10–2)  | 
Convocation Center (2,869) DeKalb, IL  | |||||||
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Akron | W 73–69 | 19–7 (11–2)  | 
Stroh Center (1,954) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00pm, CBSSN  | 
at Ohio | L 87–92 OT | 19–8 (11–3)  | 
Convocation Center (6,008) Athens, OH  | |||||||
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
Miami | L 69–82 | 19–9 (11–4)  | 
Stroh Center (2,225) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00pm, CBSSN  | 
Kent State | W 77–72 | 20–9 (12–4)  | 
Stroh Center (3,011) Bowling Green, OH  | |||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+  | 
at Akron | L 67–91 | 20–10 (12–5)  | 
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,902) Akron, OH  | |||||||
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3/ESPN+  | 
at No. 19 Buffalo | L 73–84 | 20–11 (12–6)  | 
Alumni Arena (6,783) Amherst, NY  | |||||||
| MAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 9:00pm, ESPN+  | 
(3) | vs. (11) Ball State  Quarterfinals  | 
W 99–86 | 21–11 | 
Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH  | ||||||
| Mar 15, 2019 9:00pm, FCS  | 
(3) | vs. (7) Northern Illinois  Semifinals  | 
W 71–67 | 22–11 | 
Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH  | ||||||
| Mar 16, 2019 7:30pm, ESPN2  | 
(3) | vs. (1) No. 18 Buffalo  Championship  | 
L 73–87 | 22–12 | 
Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH  | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.      All times are in Eastern Time.  | |||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite".
 - ↑ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
 - ↑ "Men's Basketball Announces 2018-19 Schedule". Bowling Green State University. August 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
 - ↑ "Full Schedule Announced For 2018 Legends Classic". Bowling Green State University. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
 - ↑ "Men's Basketball vs Bluffton (Exhibition) on 11/1/2018 - Box Score".
 - ↑ "Men's Basketball vs Tiffin on 11/6/2018 - Box Score".
 
