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2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

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2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–16 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Matt Cline
  • Jimmy Wooten
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Buffalo 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Kent State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Ohio 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Kent State.[1]

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Ball State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daivon Stephens 1 F 6'6" 206 Freshman Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
James Thompson IV 2 F/C 6'10" 241 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Paul Jackson 3 G 6'2" 178 RS Senior Stone Mountain, GA Graduated
Elijah Minnie 5 F 6'9" 212 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Malik Ellison 10 G 5'8" 170 Sophomore Flint, MI Transferred to Saginaw Valley State
Bud Jones 20 F 6'8" 265 Sophomore Anderson, SC
Kevin McAdoo 21 G 6'2" 167 Sophomore Pontiac, MI Transferred to Bradley
Tariq Silver 22 G 6'5" 202 RS Freshman Clarksville, TN Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
Andre Rafus Jr. 25 G/F 6'9" 178 Freshman Baltimore, MD
Isaiah Green 32 F 6'7" 204 Senior Southfield, MI Graduated

Incoming

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Yeikson Montero 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Redemption Christian/Pensacola State
Chris Barnes 1 G 6'4" 205 RS Junior Compton, CA Compton/Tulsa
Marcus Gibbs 3 G 6'0" 147 Freshman Detroit, MI SPIRE Institute
Noah Morgan 5 G/F 6'5" 182 Junior Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon/Northwest Florida State
Shamar Dillard 12 G 6'6" 185 Freshman South Bend, ID SPIRE Institute
Chris James 13 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Long Beach, CA St. John Bosco
Luis Pacheco 22 F 6'8" 245 Freshman Jamesburg, NJ Crestwood Prep
Thomas Binelli 23 F 6'10" 225 Junior Bologna, Italy Bergen Catholic/Monroe College
Miles Gibson 32 G/F 6'6" 198 Junior Richmond, VA Millwood School/Northwest Kansas Tech

Roster

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2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Yeikson Montero 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Redemption Christian/Pensacola State Santo Domingo, DR
G 1 Chris Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Compton/Tulsa Compton, CA
G 3 Marcus Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Fr SPIRE Institute Detroit, MI
G 4 Damari Parris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Sr Evelyn Mack Academy/ Trinity Valley CC Bowie, MD
G/F 5 Noah Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Mount Vernon/Northwest Florida State Mount Vernon, NY
G 10 Darion Spottsville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Shadow Mountain/South Mountain CC Phoenix, AZ
G 12 Shamar Dillard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr SPIRE Institute South Bend, ID
G 13 Chris James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. John Bosco High School Long Beach, CA
G 20 Jorden Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So CMA Detroit, MI
C 21 Boubacar Toure 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Phase One Academy/Grand Canyon Dakar, Senegal
F 22 Luis Pacheco 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Crestwood Prep Jamesburg, NJ
F 23 Thomas Binelli 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bergen Catholic/Monroe College Bologna, Italy
F 31 Ty Groce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI
G/F 32 Miles Gibson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Millwood School/Northwest Kansas Tech Richmond, VA
F 33 Derek Ballard Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS So Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
F 45 Jalen King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kings Academy Pasco, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: Dec. 19, 2019[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
9:45 am, ESPN3
Siena Heights W 93–51  1–0
 15  Groce   10  Toure   5  Morgan  Convocation Center (3,088)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Goshen W 101–49  2–0
 19  Groce   8  Toure   5  Morgan  Convocation Center (499)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Michigan–Dearborn
Jamaica Classic
W 72–59  3–0
 15  Tied   14  Toure   4  Montero  Convocation Center (997)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm
at North Texas
Jamaica Classic
W 56–51  4–0
 15  Groce   8  Toure   4  Montero  UNT Coliseum (2,380)
Denton, TX
November 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. UMBC
Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division semifinals
W 62–45  5–0
 11  Morgan   11  Groce   3  Morgan  Montego Bay Convention Center 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2019*
12:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. North Carolina A&T
Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division finals
W 58–54  6–0
 12  Tied   5  Morgan   3  Morgan  Montego Bay Convention Center 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 30, 2019*
10:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 56–77  6–1
 14  Toure   12  Toure   1  Tied  Bren Events Center (2,813)
Irvine, CA
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 85–79  7–1
 21  Morgan   7  Toure   3  Barnes  Convocation Center (1,237)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Detroit W 55–51  8–1
 16  Tied   10  Toure   7  Spottsville  Calihan Hall (1,925)
Detroit, MI
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern W 60–55  9–1
 19  Morgan   6  Tied   2  Tied  Convocation Center (1,077)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 15 Michigan State L 48–101  9–2
 9  Groce   10  King   2  Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 28, 2019*
3:00 pm
at UNLV L 49–64  9–3
 12  Groce   11  Toure   4  Groce  Thomas & Mack Center (7,463)
Las Vegas, NV
December 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Concordia (MI) W 88–53  10–3
 14  Toure   9  Groce   5  Groce  Convocation Center (1,171)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron L 45–69  10–4
(0–1)
 13  Groce   17  Toure   3  Montero  Convocation Center (1,411)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio L 68–74  10–5
(0–2)
 18  Montero   10  Toure   4  Groce  Convocation Center (OH) (3,109)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 68–71  10–6
(0–3)
 16  Morgan   11  Toure   3  3 tied  NIU Convocation Center (1,074)
Dekalb, IL
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State L 52–69  10–7
(0–4)
 14  Morgan   9  Toure   3  Binelli  Convocation Center (1,313)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 58–60  10–8
(0–5)
 23  Morgan   10  King   2  Morgan  Convocation Center (1,322)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 59–62  10–9
(0–6)
 17  Toure   13  Toure   2  Barnes  Stroh Center (2,022)
Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) L 68–73  10–10
(0–7)
 17  Binelli   12  Toure   4  Spottsville  Millett Hall (1,144)
Oxford, OH
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 61–57  11–10
(1–7)
 26  Montero   16  Toure   4  Spottsville  Convocation Center (2,382)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo W 66–62  12–10
(2–7)
 14  Groce   5  Tied   3  Tied  Convocation Center (1,364)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 58–59  12–11
(2–8)
 15  Groce   10  Toure   2  Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (3,290)
Akron, OH
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 73–70  13–11
(3–8)
 22  Groce   13  Toure   3  3 tied  McGuirk Arena (1,929)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 69–51  14–11
(4–8)
 17  Toure   6  Toure   6  Groce  Convocation Center (4,324)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State W 70–49  15–11
(5–8)
 15  Groce   9  Groce   3  Spottsville  Convocation Center (1,196)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State L 55–64  15–12
(5–9)
 16  Toure   8  Toure   4  Groce  Worthen Arena (5,921)
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois L 71–73  15–13
(5–10)
 26  Binelli   10  Toure   4  Tied  Convocation Center (1,378)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 29, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 67–63  16–13
(6–10)
 17  Montero   14  Toure   3  Groce  Convocation Center (1,640)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan L 54–70  16–14
(6–11)
 11  Groce   12  Toure   2  Spottsville  University Arena (1,821)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 57–79  16–15
(6–12)
 12  Tied   5  Toure   5  Spottsville  Savage Arena (4,823)
Toledo, OH
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) at (6) Kent State
First round
L 76–86  16–16
 14  Tied   13  Toure   5  Groce  MAC Center (2,008)
Kent, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[3].

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State - Game Recap - March 9, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".