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2019–20 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

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2019–20 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–19 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
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 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 3rd-year head coach Jack Owens, play their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

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The RedHawks finished the 2018–19 season 15–17 overall, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Akron.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Javin Etzler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Convoy, Ohio
G 1 Nike Sibande 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Mekhi Lairy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Evansville, Indiana
G 3 Dae Dae Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lorain, Ohio
G 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) RS So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 5 Precious Ayah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Bayelsa State, Nigeria
G 11 Myja White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Terre Haute, Indiana
F 13 Dalonte Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
F 14 Bam Bowman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Sr Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 15 Milos Jovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Leskovac, Serbia
G 20 Benjamin Litteken 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 22 Elijah McNamara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Pickerington, Ohio
F 24 Michael Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Mount Prospect, Illinois
F 33 James Beck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 35 Josh Brewer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
Shawnee State W 82–68[2] 
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State L 81–88  0–1
Millett Hall (2,034)
Oxford, OH
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, YouTube
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 84–80  1–1
Gates Sports Center (1,355)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama A&M W 79–63  2–1
Millett Hall (1,480)
Oxford, OH
November 20, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Central State W 80–45  3–1
Millett Hall (1,013)
Oxford, OH
November 25, 2019*
1:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Drake
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 67-59  4–1
Hertz Arena (563)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. South Alabama
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
L 71-82  4–2
Hertz Arena (578)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd Place Game
L 66–71  4–3
Hertz Arena (712)
Estero, FL
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 54–76  4–4
Millett Hall (1,588)
Oxford, OH
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville L 87–101  4–5
Ford Center (5,264)
Evansville, IN
December 15, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State W 79–67  5–5
Millett Hall (981)
Oxford, OH
December 18, 2019*
8:30 pm, ACCN
at No. 3 Louisville L 46–70  5–6
KFC Yum! Center (15,444)
Louisville, KY
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 71–55  6–6
Millett Hall (1,011)
Oxford, OH
December 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Wilberforce W 119–52  7–6
Millett Hall (1,912)
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan L 82–93  7–7
(0–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,732)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 76–78  7–8
(0–2)
Stroh Center (1,923)
Bowling Green, OH
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Buffalo L 78–83  7–9
(0–3)
Millett Hall (1,056)
Oxford, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State W 77–74  8–9
(1–3)
Millett Hall (784)
Oxford, OH
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State L 62–71  8–10
(1–4)
Worthen Arena (62–71)
Muncie, IN
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron L 60–81  8–11
(1–5)
Millett Hall (988)
Oxford, OH
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan W 73–68  9–11
(2–5)
Millett Hall (1,144)
Oxford, OH
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan Postponed, rescheduled for February 27 Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Illinois L 55–70  9–12
(2–6)
Convocation Center (1,492)
DeKalb, IL
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan L 60–64  9–13
(2–7)
Millett Hall (1,245)
Oxford, OH
February 8, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 46–77  9–14
(2–8)
Convocation Center (6,534)
Athens, OH
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 57–65  9–15
(2–9)
Savage Arena (3,817)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 65–60  10–15
(3–9)
Millett Hall (3,831)
Oxford, OH
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 65–75  10–16
(3–10)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,405)
Akron, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 51–64  10–17
(3–11)
MAC Center (2,180)
Kent, OH
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 76–57  11–17
(4–11)
Millett Hall (836)
Oxford, OH
February 29, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 73–55  12–17
(5–11)
Millett Hall (1,926)
Oxford, OH
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo L 69–75  12–18
(5–12)
Alumni Arena (3,252)
Amherst, NY
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 65–67  12–19
(5–13)
Millett Hall (2,289)
Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
March 9, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(12) at (5) Buffalo
First round
W 85–79  13–19
Alumni Arena (3,741)
Amherst, NY
March 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(12) vs. (4) Northern Illinois
Quarterfinals
MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Drops MAC First Round Game to Akron". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bears put up excellent fight against RedHawks, fall in 82-68 battle". Shawnee State University. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved November 24, 2019.