2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–13 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachBobby Kummer (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 2   .889 21 12   .636
Abilene Christian 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
New Orleans 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Nicholls 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
McNeese State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

The Cardinals finished conference play with as 12–6 record in a three-way tie with New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana for third place. The team qualified for the 2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament as the fifth seeded team. They won the first-round game against eighth seed Houston Baptist by a score of 81–79. The season ended when the Cardinals were eliminated in the second round by fourth seed New Orleans with a score of 72–76.