2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Ball State.

Previous season
They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Toledo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Niagara in the first round before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State.

Preseason
The Eagles were predicted to finish first in the MAC West by several college basketball preseason magazines. Those included Lindy's Sports College BasketballLindy's Sports, Athlon Sports College Basketball and Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook.

Preseason Awards
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List Julius Erving Award Watch List
 * James Thompson IV
 * Elijah Minnie

Street & Smith's Basketball
All Conference All Newcomer All Defense All Sharpshooter
 * James Thompson IV
 * Andre Rafus Jr.
 * James Thompson IV
 * Elijah Minnie

Athlon Sports
All MAC First Team
 * James Thompson IV

Lindy's Sports
All Conference First Team All Conference Second Team Player of the Year Best Rebounder Best Defender Most Versatile Best NBA Prospect
 * James Thompson IV
 * Elijah Minnie
 * James Thompson IV
 * James Thompson IV
 * James Thompson IV
 * Elijah Minnie
 * James Thompson IV

Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season

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Drexel

 * Education Day