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
2019 Southland Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2019 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team