The 2018-19 season continued a decade of success for the Emory men’s basketball program with the Eagles coming through with numerous highlights on both team and individual levels. 

Emory closed out the year with an overall mark of 20-6, representing the program's 10th consecutive winning campaign.  The Eagles captured their sixth-ever University Athletic Association title (third in five campaigns) with an 11-3 slate, the 10th straight year where they placed third or higher in the league standings.

Since the 2010-11 season, Emory owns the No. 1 record among conference teams in overall (182-60) action and the second-best showing in league (91-35) tussles.

Emory got out of the blocks quickly, rattling off wins in its first four outings of the year including verdicts over the College of Staten Island and Keuka College at the Dick Leftwich Tournament hosted by Roanoke College.  Romin Williams was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player while Matt Davet earned a spot on the all-tournament team.  Emory made its home debut with a dramatic 96-93 overtime triumph over Maryville in the opener of its Thanksgiving Classic, but its attempt to notch a fifth straight win was stymied the following day by a talented Randolph-Macon team that would eventually advance to the Round of 16 of the postseason.  After a setback at Sewanee dropped the team's record to 4-2, Head Coach Jason Zimmerman saw his squad capture all five of its December affairs including a 116-77 triumph over Trinity University with team's point total establishing a school single-game record. Another highlight during the final month on the calendar came of Dec. 5 when the Eagles' 96-87 verdict over LaGrange College allowed Zimmerman to pocket his 200th career win.  Emory wrapped up the non-conference portion of the schedule with victories at home over Oswego State (91-73) and East Texas Baptist (95-66) at its Holiday Classic. 

Picked as the team to beat in the UAA Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Eagles stood 1-2 after three games, all of which were played on the road, dropping verdicts at Rochester and Chicago with a win vs. Washington University sandwiched between. Emory then regrouped and rattled off seven straight wins, six of which were by 10 or more points, to up its overall record to 17-4.  During the torrid seven-game streak, the Eagles tied the school record they had set earlier in the season for most points in a game (116-100 win over Carnegie Mellon) before coming away with a 105-82 triumph against the Bears of Wash U. After a 114-107 shootout loss to Chicago ended the winning streak, the Eagles took to the road and played their way to double-digit wins vs. Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon. The two successful results set the stage for a regular-season finale at home vs. Rochester with the winner claiming the UAA title and the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Emory prevailed in the showdown by a 92-82 margin with six players scoring in double figures, highlighted by Lawrence Rowley's 19 points. It represented the program's fourth league crwon during Zimmerman's 12-year tenure as head coach. 

Playing in the postseason for the seventh consecutive year (eighth time ever), Emory, ranked 18th, was sent to Greensboro, North Carolina and the campus of Guilford College where it met No. 17 Wittenberg.  The Tigers ended the Eagles' by a 100-88 count, snapping Emory's six-year streak of winning at least one NCAA Tournament game.  The Eagles' seven straight appearances to the national tournament ties the UAA record for consecutive trips to the NCAA tourney. 

Romin Williams followed an outstanding rookie season with a fine sophomore campaign, landing First Team All-UAA accolades and earning second-team nods on region teams as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com.  The 5-foot-9 Williams led the UAA in overall scoring with a 17.3 points-per-game average, producing 23 double-figure games including nine with 20 or more points. The Eagles' top scorer on eight occasions, his 450 points represented Emory’s fourth-highest total by a sophomore.  He knocked down a team-leading 77 three-point field goals, the program’s fourth-highest seasonal mark, and his average of 3.0 treys per game was second among UAA performers. Among his many accomplishments was tying the school’s single-game record of eight three-point field goals twice (vs. Keuka, Nov. 17 & East Texas Baptist, 12/30).  Other categories where Williams ranked among the league's top 10 included assists (7th, 3.4 apg), free throw percentage (7th, .791) and assist/turnover ratio (10th, 1.2).

After missing his freshman season with an injury, sophomore Matt Schner bolstered the Eagles with an all-around year that culminated with a First Team All-UAA berth. A starter in 25 of 26 contests, he tied for second on the team with an average of 28.7 minutes per outing while tossing in 13.8 points per stint, fourth on the club and 10th on the league ladder. The 6-foot-4 Schner registered 20 double-figure scoring games, notching double digits in 11 of his last 12 contests.  He shot a team-high 58.6 percent (139-of-237) from the floor with that mark fifth among UAA players and second on the program’s seasonal chart.  In addition, Schner led the UAA in three-point shooting, connecting on 45.5 percent (40-of-88) from beyond the arc, tying for eighth place on the program's seasonal chart.  In the rebounding department, he  ranked second on the team and seventh in the UAA in rebounding (7.0 rpg), totaling 15 performances with seven or more boards.

Sophomore Matt Davet played his way to All-UAA Second Team berth, concluding the year finishing second on the team and tied for second in the UAA in overall scoring average (16.6 ppg).  A double-figure scorer on 19 occasions, he tied Romin williams for the team lead with nine performances of 20 or more points. He drained 52 three-point field goals, second on the club, and his average of 2.0 treys per contest ranked ninth in the conference.  He rang up 432 total points, the fifth-highest seasonal total in program history by a sophomore, and ended up as the team's leading scorer in nine outings.  Davet averaged 5.4 rebounds per contest, slotting him 14th on the UAA ladder, and and paced the Eagles in that category on seven occasions. 

Lawrence Rowley made a mark during his second year in an Emory uniform by finishing third on the team and ninth in the UAA in overall scoring average (14.5 ppg).   He tied for the team lead with 23 double-figure scoring contests and led or shared for team honors in scoring on four occasions.  Rowley made the most of his shot opportunities, placing second on the team and sixth among UAA players with a 57.6 percent mark from the field, good for fourth place on the program's seasonal chart. He was succesful on 50 percent or better from the floor on 19 occasions (11 of 14 UAA games) and turned in seven performances of 70 percent or better. The 6-foot-5 front liner stood first on the Emory score sheet and fourth in the UAA in rebounding with an average of 7.9 boards per contest with that effort ranking 10th on the Eagles' seasonal list.  Rowley was Emory’s top rebounder in 13 contests. 

Nick Stuck ran the Emory offense from his point-guard position, wrapping up the campaign doling out a team-high 4.7 assists per game, good for fourth place in the UAA, 65th in D-III and 14th on the school's seasonal ladder.  The 6-foot-2 sophomore amassed a total of 121 assists, Emory's 12th-highest individual seasonal total, and he ranked second in the UAA and 20th among all D-III players in the important assist-turnover ration (2.75) category.  In addition to his acumen in directing the attack, he contributed 10 double-figure scoring efforts and ranked 11th among UAA players in field goal percentage (.494, 85-of-172).

One of four seniors on the team, Gebereal Baitey saw the curtain come down on a fine four-year career.  A leader in every sense of the word, Baitey started all 26 games and led the team with an average of 29.5 minutes per outing.  He tossed in 9.8 points per game, fourth on the squad and 24th on the UAA list, and recorded 11 double-figure scoring peformances.  Baitey was second on the team with 32 steals and his 1.2 per-game average in that department slotted him eighth on the UAA ladder.  Career-wise, he appeared in 105 games (54 as a starter), tying for the No. 7 position on the school's all-time chart, and finished 11th on the Eagles' career ladders with 191 assists and 17th with 113 steals.

Other seniors on the team included, Joey Katz, Beau Bommarito and Spencer Osborne. 

It wasn't just the Emory players who were recognized for their fine seasons.  Zimmerman, along with assistants Kevin Sullivan and Charlie Copp were named the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. 

Other noteworthy accomplishments by the 2018-19 team included:

** Setting a school season record by averaging 92.9 points per game, good for first place in the University Athletic Association and eighth among D-III teams.

** Scoring 90 or more points on 16 occasions (second most in school history)

** Scoring 100 or more points a school-record tying six times

** Pacing the UAA and ranking 33rd nationally in scoring margin (+11.4) -- won 16 games by 10 or more points

** Connecting on a conference-leading 76.9 percent (397-of-516) of its free throw opportunities, good for first place in the UAA, 17th among D-III schools and third on the program's seasonal chart

** Holding down second place in the conference and placing 48th in D-III with a 48.0 percent (878-of-1830) effort from the floor, with that mark the second-best seasonal mark in school history

** Doling out a conference-high tying 17.1 assists per game that ranked 28th in the D-III ranks and third on the Eagles' seasonal chart

** Scored 2,146 points, second most in school history

** Knocked down 263 three-point field goals, the second-highest seasonal total in program annals

** Sinking 10 or more triples on 13 occasions (11-2) -- at the end of the year, Emory had converted at least one three-point field goal in its last 570 games. 

** Converted 878 field goals, good for the No. 2 position on the school's seasonal ladder

** Established and then later tied the program's single-game record with 116 points, the first time vs. Trinity University (Dec. 1) and later against Carnegie Mellon on Jan. 20

** Setting a school single-game mark with 46 field goals vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20)

** Rained down a school-record 19 three-point field goals vs. Trinity (Dec. 1)

** Season-high 29 assists against Trinity (Dec. 1) represented the program's third-highest game total

** Ending the year ranked 25th nationally by D3hoops.com

** Claiming the highest strength of schedule rating in the South Region

** Registering back-to-back contests of 100-plus points vs. Wash U (Feb. 8) and Chicago (Feb. 10), just the fifth time in school history that it posted consecutive games of reaching or passing the century mark.

** Compiling an 11-2 won-lost mark at the Woodruff PE Center.  At the conclusion of the ’18-19 campaign, the Eagles had registered a 105-13 record in their last 118 home encounters.  During Zimmerman’s 12 years at the helm of the program, Emory has manufactured a 123-29 slate on its home floor. 

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