2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
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2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball | |
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Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division champions | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 16–16 (6–12 MAC) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State - Game Recap - March 9, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".