The Cougars, led by fourth-year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

8 seed, they lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Morehead State.

8 seed in the OVC tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee Tech.

[1] In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, SIU Edwardsville was picked to finish in 12th place in the OVC.

[2] On March 11, 2019, SIUE announced that coach Jon Harris's contract had not been renewed after a four-year record of 31 wins and 88 losses.