The 2018-2019 team was very highly touted, especially after routing eventual national champion Herkimer in an early season matchup by a score of 102-72, Herkimer's only loss on the season. The game was never really close and garnered HVCC much publicity, with many calling them the best team in the country. When the first national rankings were released, HVCC was ranked 5th. After losing two of their starting five at the break, they would eventually fall to 10th and then out of the final rankings. They went on to lose in the quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region 3 Tournament to Mohawk Valley, the nations 2nd highest ranked team. Their final record was 21-8. Point guard Caleb Canty set a school record for most 30-point games in a season and guard Brandon DeGrasse closed out his career within the school's top 10 in assists, rebounds, and steals. Forward O'Nandi Brooks garnered First Team All Region and First Team All Conference selections and Long was nominated for Region and Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season, joining Herkimer's Matt Lee and Mohawk Valley's Matt St. Croix as the only coaches to be nominated in more than two consecutive years.