SKYHAWK MEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASES CHALLENGING 2018-19 SCHEDULE
9/6/2018 8:42:00 AM | Men's Basketball
2018-19 Schedule
MARTIN, Tenn. – Six teams who made the postseason last year will grace the University of Tennessee at Martin 2018-19 men's basketball schedule, which head coach Anthony Stewart announced today.
The Skyhawks will face teams from 11 different conferences and will battle five opponents for the first time in program history. UT Martin will host 14 regular-season home games in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center while logging almost 10,000 miles on the road as part of a 29-game slate in 2018-19.
"I put together an extremely competitive out-of-conference schedule with the rigors of Ohio Valley Conference play in mind," Stewart said. "I wanted to make sure we put our guys against quality teams in tough environments on the road because that's what they'll face night in and night out in conference play. We also have some of the historically best mid-major teams in the country coming to play us at home. Overall, I'm pleased with this year's schedule in that it meets several of our requirements."
UT Martin holds a home exhibition against St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Nov. 1 before officially starting the 2018-19 season against Cumberland on Nov. 6. The Skyhawks are a perfect 5-0 in the all-time series against the NAIA school located in Lebanon, Tenn.
For the first time since 1997-98, UT Martin will face off against Western Kentucky. The two squads battle in Bowling Green, Ky. on Nov. 10, one season after the Hilltoppers won 27 games and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Final Four.
UT Martin follows with a trip to Macon, Ga. to take on Mercer, who advanced to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) last season. Home matchups against Western Illinois (Nov. 21) and 2018 NIT participant UNC Asheville (Dec. 1) follow, as the Skyhawks play UNC Asheville in a rematch of the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) opening round.
A pair of first-time opponents are next on the schedule as UT Martin heads to Tulane out of the American Athletic Conference on Dec. 5 and ETSU (coming off a 25-win season) on Dec. 8.
Back-to-back home games follow as the Skyhawks host Brescia on Dec. 15 and Chattanooga on Dec. 18. The matchup against the Mocs will be the first time UT Martin hosts its system rival since 1981.
The longest road trip of the season follows on Dec. 22 when the Skyhawks head to the west coast for a matchup against Fresno State, a 21-win team a season ago. The nonconference season concludes on Dec. 30 when UT Martin travels to Bowling Green out of the Mid-American Conference.
For the second straight year, the OVC will feature an 18-game schedule. The Skyhawks face eight league opponents for a home-and-home series while only facing Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech once.
Following road games at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 3) and Southeast Missouri (Jan. 5), UT Martin hosts reigning OVC champion Murray State and Austin Peay on Jan. 10 and Jan. 12, respectively.
A swing through Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17) and Morehead State (Jan. 19) follow before the final two home games of January take place against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 24) and SIUE (Jan. 26).
The Skyhawks roll through Nashville to visit Tennessee State on Jan. 31 and Belmont on Feb. 2 before a season-long three-game homestand against Jacksonville State (Feb. 7), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 14).
UT Martin's next three contests are on the road (at SIUE on Feb. 16, at Murray State on Feb. 21, at Austin Peay on Feb. 23) before the Skyhawks close out the regular season at home against Belmont (Feb. 28) and Tennessee State (March 2).
The OVC Championship tournament will once again take place at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. The four-day event takes place on March 6-9.
MARTIN, Tenn. – Six teams who made the postseason last year will grace the University of Tennessee at Martin 2018-19 men's basketball schedule, which head coach Anthony Stewart announced today.
The Skyhawks will face teams from 11 different conferences and will battle five opponents for the first time in program history. UT Martin will host 14 regular-season home games in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center while logging almost 10,000 miles on the road as part of a 29-game slate in 2018-19.
"I put together an extremely competitive out-of-conference schedule with the rigors of Ohio Valley Conference play in mind," Stewart said. "I wanted to make sure we put our guys against quality teams in tough environments on the road because that's what they'll face night in and night out in conference play. We also have some of the historically best mid-major teams in the country coming to play us at home. Overall, I'm pleased with this year's schedule in that it meets several of our requirements."
UT Martin holds a home exhibition against St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Nov. 1 before officially starting the 2018-19 season against Cumberland on Nov. 6. The Skyhawks are a perfect 5-0 in the all-time series against the NAIA school located in Lebanon, Tenn.
For the first time since 1997-98, UT Martin will face off against Western Kentucky. The two squads battle in Bowling Green, Ky. on Nov. 10, one season after the Hilltoppers won 27 games and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Final Four.
UT Martin follows with a trip to Macon, Ga. to take on Mercer, who advanced to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) last season. Home matchups against Western Illinois (Nov. 21) and 2018 NIT participant UNC Asheville (Dec. 1) follow, as the Skyhawks play UNC Asheville in a rematch of the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) opening round.
A pair of first-time opponents are next on the schedule as UT Martin heads to Tulane out of the American Athletic Conference on Dec. 5 and ETSU (coming off a 25-win season) on Dec. 8.
Back-to-back home games follow as the Skyhawks host Brescia on Dec. 15 and Chattanooga on Dec. 18. The matchup against the Mocs will be the first time UT Martin hosts its system rival since 1981.
The longest road trip of the season follows on Dec. 22 when the Skyhawks head to the west coast for a matchup against Fresno State, a 21-win team a season ago. The nonconference season concludes on Dec. 30 when UT Martin travels to Bowling Green out of the Mid-American Conference.
For the second straight year, the OVC will feature an 18-game schedule. The Skyhawks face eight league opponents for a home-and-home series while only facing Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech once.
Following road games at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 3) and Southeast Missouri (Jan. 5), UT Martin hosts reigning OVC champion Murray State and Austin Peay on Jan. 10 and Jan. 12, respectively.
A swing through Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 17) and Morehead State (Jan. 19) follow before the final two home games of January take place against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 24) and SIUE (Jan. 26).
The Skyhawks roll through Nashville to visit Tennessee State on Jan. 31 and Belmont on Feb. 2 before a season-long three-game homestand against Jacksonville State (Feb. 7), Tennessee Tech (Feb. 9) and Southeast Missouri (Feb. 14).
UT Martin's next three contests are on the road (at SIUE on Feb. 16, at Murray State on Feb. 21, at Austin Peay on Feb. 23) before the Skyhawks close out the regular season at home against Belmont (Feb. 28) and Tennessee State (March 2).
The OVC Championship tournament will once again take place at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. The four-day event takes place on March 6-9.
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