2018–19 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions men's basketball team represented Point Loma Nazarene University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ryan Looney and played their home games at Golden Gymnasium in San Diego, California, as members of the Pacific West Conference (PacWest).

The Sea Lions finished 31–5, 20–2 in PacWest play to win the PacWest regular season championship. It was Point Loma Nazarene's first PacWest title in a men's sport since moving up to the NCAA Division II level in 2014–15, as well as their first conference title in men's basketball since they won the Golden State Athletic Conference title at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level in 1986–87.

The Sea Lions won their first 14 conference games, setting a record for the best start to conference play in PacWest history. They won six of their remaining eight conference matchups to set another PacWest record with 20 conference wins, including a 106–47 blowout victory over Hawaii Pacific where they made a school-record 19 three-pointers. The Sea Lions defeated Azusa Pacific and Concordia to win the PacWest tournament championship and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA DII tournament. They received the #1 seed in the West Regional, where they defeated Western Oregon for their first-ever NCAA playoff win before beating UC San Diego and Saint Martin's to earn a spot in the Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. The Sea Lions defeated Queens and Southern Indiana to reach their first National Championship game, which they lost, 64–58, to Northwest Missouri State. They were the first sports team in school history to reach an NCAA National Championship game, and their 31 wins matched the school record for most in a season, which was set by the 1952–53 squad.

The Sea Lions, which ran the "swing offense" popularized by Bo Ryan, were led by redshirt junior and Western Washington transfer Daulton Hommes, who regularly attracted National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts to Point Loma Nazarene games and practices throughout the season. He was named the PacWest Player of the Year and the NABC Division II Player of the Year, among many awards.

Previous season
The Sea Lions finished the 2017–18 season 21–10, 15–5 in PacWest play to finish in third place. Their 15 conference wins were the most in a season since joining the PacWest. However, they were defeated by Concordia in the quarterfinals of the PacWest tournament. The Sea Lions received an at-large bid to the NCAA DII tournament, where they were defeated by Western Oregon in the opening round of their first-ever West Regional appearance.

Pacific West coaches poll
The Pacific West Conference coaches poll was released on October 31, 2018. Point Loma Nazarene was picked to finish first in the Pacific West Conference with 142 points and 10 first-place votes.

Preseason All-Pacific West teams
Daulton Hommes, Preston Beverly, and Josh Rodriguez were selected to the All-Pacific West Preseason Team.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Pacific West regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Pacific West tournament

!colspan=12 style=| NCAA DII tournament tournament

Source

Awards and honors

 * All-Americans
 * Daulton Hommes – 1st Team (NABC)
 * Daulton Hommes – 2nd Team (D2CCA)
 * NABC Division II Player of the Year
 * Daulton Hommes
 * NABC All-District West Team
 * Daulton Hommes – 1st Team
 * D2CCA West Region Player of the Year
 * Daulton Hommes
 * D2CCA All-West Region Team
 * Daulton Hommes – 1st Team
 * PacWest Player of the Year
 * Daulton Hommes
 * PacWest Newcomer of the Year
 * Daulton Hommes


 * PacWest Coach of the Year
 * Ryan Looney
 * All-PacWest Team
 * Daulton Hommes – 1st Team
 * Preston Beverly – 2nd Team
 * Josh Rodriguez – 2nd Team
 * Ziggy Satterthwaite – 3rd Team
 * NCAA All-Tournament Team
 * Daulton Hommes
 * NCAA West Regional Most Outstanding Player
 * Daulton Hommes
 * PacWest Tournament Most Outstanding Player
 * Preston Beverly


 * PacWest All-Tournament Team
 * Preston Beverly
 * Josh Rodriguez
 * All-PacWest Academic Team
 * Kaden Andersen
 * Preston Beverly
 * Cameron Gilbert
 * Daulton Hommes
 * Frank Kalinski
 * Brock Mackenzie
 * Tanner Nelson
 * Ben Okhotin
 * Sterling Somers
 * Noah Stapes