The Sam Houston State Bearkats won the regular season championship with a conference record of 16–2.
The 2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Katy, Texas at the Merrell Center from March 13–17, 2019.
McNeese State University announced that it would not renew the contract of former head coach Dave Simmons on March 4, 2018.
[7][8][9][10] Source:[13] Shannon Bogues (Stephen F. Austin) Kevon Harris (Stephen F. Austin) T. J. Holyfield (Stephen F. Austin) Ishmael Lane (Northwestern State) Jalone Friday (Abilene Christian) Josh Nzeakor (Lamar) Jaren Lewis (Abilene Christian) Marcus Harris (Sam Houston State) Source:[14] Abilene Christian, winner of the conference tournament, was awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament.
Sam Houston State received the conference automatic bid to the NIT tournament.