2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team

The 2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team represented Campbell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels, led by sixth-year head coach Kevin McGeehan played their home games at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–4 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season championship with Radford. They defeated Hampton in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gardner–Webb. 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 lost in the first round to UNC Greensboro.

2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball
Big South regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
2018–19 record20–13 (12–4 Big South)
Head coachKevin McGeehan (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Peter Thomas
  • Kevin Smith
  • Kenneth White
Home arenaGore Arena
2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Campbell124 .750  2013  .606
Radford124 .750  2211  .667
Winthrop106 .625  1812  .600
Gardner–Webb106 .625  2312  .657
High Point97 .563  1615  .516
Charleston Southern97 .563  1816  .529
Presbyterian97 .563  2016  .556
Hampton97 .563  1817  .514
Longwood511 .313  1618  .471
UNC Asheville214 .125  427  .129
USC Upstate115 .063  626  .188
2019 Big South Tournament winner

Previous season

The Fighting Camels finished the season 18–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They lost to Liberty in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Miami (OH) and New Orleans before losing in the semifinals to San Francisco.

Roster

2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Trey Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Grenada, Mississippi
G 1 Ricky Clemons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rolesville, North Carolina
G 2 Ja'Cor Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Hopkins, South Carolina
G 3 Chris Clemons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F 4 Noah Saunders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 5 Austin Burnette 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 10 Miloš Stajčić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Jordan Whitfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
F 12 Jon Ander Cuadra 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
G 13 Billy Phenicie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS So The Woodlands, Texas
G/F 15 Ladarius Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Ashford, Alabama
G 20 Dan Gross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr High Point, North Carolina
F 21 Brooks Cluxton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Oviedo, Florida
G 22 Cory Gensler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cary, North Carolina
G/F 24 Isaac Chatman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jasper, Alabama
F 25 Andrew Eudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018*
12:00 pm
Belmont Abbey W 83–56 
Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UNC Wilmington W 97–93 OT 1–0
Gore Arena (2,416)
Buies Creek, NC
Nov 9, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 75–85  1–1
Gore Arena (1,757)
Buies Creek, NC
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio
Jamaica Classic
L 73–81  1–2
Convocation Center (4,312)
Athens, OH
Nov 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Florida A&M
Jamaica Classic
W 66–59  2–2
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Austin Peay
Jamaica Classic
W 78–72  3–2
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 24, 2018*
12:00 noon, FSN/MASN2
at Georgetown
Jamaica Classic
L 85–93  3–3
Capital One Arena (6,788)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Trinity Baptist W 79–29  4–3
Gore Arena (1,341)
Buies Creek, NC
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 68–83  4–4
Moody Coliseum (1,048)
Abilene, TX
Dec 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Penn W 100–53  5–4
Gore Arena (1,236)
Buies Creek, NC
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel L 76–82  5–5
Gore Arena (1,586)
Buies Creek, NC
Dec 21, 2018*
2:30 pm
vs. Austin Peay
St. Pete Shootout semifinals
L 75–88  5–6
McArthur Center (189)
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Alabama State
St. Pete Shootout 3rd place game
W 70–69  6–6
McArthur Center (110)
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 29, 2018*
4:00 pm, FS South
at Miami (FL) W 73–62  6–7
Watsco Center (6,789)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Allen W 95–48  7–7
Gore Arena (1,113)
Buies Creek, NC
Big South regular season
Jan 5, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 72–61  8–7
(1–0)
Gore Arena (1,983)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop W 90–86  8–8
(1–1)
Gore Arena (2,704)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Asheville W 70–53  9–8
(2–1)
Kimmel Arena (1,528)
Asheville, NC
Jan 19, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 73–72  10–8
(3–1)
CSU Field House (727)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 77–73  11–8
(4–1)
Gore Arena (1,783)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 26, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hampton L 58–64  11–9
(4–2)
Hampton Convocation Center (5,412)
Hampton, VA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford W 68–67  12–9
(5–2)
Dedmon Center (2,208)
Radford, VA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood W 83–62  13–9
(6–2)
Gore Arena (2,619)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 56–57  13–10
(6–3)
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,511)
High Point, NC
Feb 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate W 82–66  14–10
(7–3)
Gore Arena (2,575)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton W 87–84  15–10
(8–3)
Gore Arena (1,678)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian L 71–76  15–11
(8–4)
Templeton Physical Education Center (1,003)
Clinton, SC
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 61–48  16–11
(9–4)
Gore Arena (2,952)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood W 74–72  17–11
(10–4)
Willett Hall (1,482)
Farmville, VA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 85–73  18–11
(11–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (727)
Spartanburg, SC
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Radford W 64–62  19–11
(12–4)
Gore Arena (3,351)
Buies Creek, NC
Big South Tournament
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) Hampton
Quarterfinals
W 86–77  20–11
Gore Arena (2,948)
Buies Creek, NC
Mar 8, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (4) Gardner–Webb
Semifinals
L 74–79  20–12
Gore Arena (3,090)
Buies Creek, NC
NIT
Mar 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) at (1) UNC Greensboro
First round – UNC Greensboro bracket
L 69–84  20–13
Greensboro Coliseum (4,459)
Greensboro, NC

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

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