2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season
The 2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in February 2019. The season marked the 32nd season of Patriot League basketball.
Preseason
Coaching changes
On March 8, 2018, Loyola announced G. G. Smith had resigned as head coach. He finished at Loyola with a five-year record of 56–98. On March 28, the Greyhounds hired Georgia Tech assistant coach Tavaras Hardy for the head coaching job.Preseason poll
Source| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Lehigh ' |
| 2 | Bucknell ' |
| 3 | Colgate ' |
| 4 | Boston University ' |
| 5 | Holy Cross |
| 6 | Army |
| 7 | American |
| 8 | Navy |
| 9 | Lafayette |
| 10 | Loyola |
first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Source| Award | Recipients |
| All-Conference Team | Sa'eed Nelson Will Rayman Jehyve Floyd Lance Tejada Nate Sestina |
Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year: Sa'eed Nelson