2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Terriers, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Jones , played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Navy , Bucknell and Colgate to be champions of the Patriot League tournament . They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Previous season
The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 15–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League tournament , they defeated Loyola (MD) in the first round before losing to top-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals.
Roster
2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Ethan Brittain-Watts
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Culver Academies
Indianapolis, Indiana
G
1
Garrett Pascoe
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Clayton Valley Charter High School
Concord, California
G
3
Alex Vilarino
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Texas Tech
McKinney, Texas
G/F
5
Walter Whyte
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS So
St. Luke's School
New Haven, Connecticut
G
13
Daman Tate
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Cushing Academy
Roxbury, Massachusetts
G
14
Andrew Petcash
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Pine-Richland High School
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G
15
Jonas Harper (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
St. Luke's School
Stamford, Connecticut
G
20
Tarkan Taboglu (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego, California
G
25
Adam Mikula
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Brimmer and May School
East Boston, Massachusetts
G
30
Javante McCoy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Phillips Exeter Academy
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G
31
Michael Quinn (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Taunton High School
Taunton, Massachusetts
F
32
Jack Hemphill
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Ravenscroft School
Raleigh, North Carolina
F
34
Tim Uzoegbu (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Medway High School
Medway, Massachusetts
G/F
35
Fletcher Tynen
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Bishop Montgomery High School
Torrance, California
F
41
Sukhmail Mathon
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Holderness School
Shavertown, Pennsylvania
F
51
Max Mahoney (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Ridge High School
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 8, 2020
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019 *7:00 pm
Northeastern
L 67–72
0–1
Case Gym (1,171)Boston, MA
Nov 9, 2019 *1:00 pm
SUNY Poly
W 91–63
1–1
Case Gym (1,185)Boston, MA
Nov 13, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Vermont
L 47–62
1–2
Patrick Gym (2,780)Burlington, VT
Nov 16, 2019 *4:00 pm, NESN
New Hampshire
W 84–70
2–2
Case Gym (2,579)Boston, MA
Nov 19, 2019 *7:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina
W 78–70
3–2
Colonial Life Arena (10,113)Columbia, SC
Nov 22, 2019 *7:00 pm, Nexstar
at West Virginia
L 44–69
3–3
WVU Coliseum (10,743)Morgantown, WV
Nov 26, 2019 *3:00 pm
vs. Northern Colorado Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
L 55–78
3–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (253)Cancún, Mexico
Nov 27, 2019 *12:30 pm
vs. UT Martin Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 73–76
3–5
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (107)Cancún, Mexico
Dec 4, 2019 *7:00 pm
at George Washington
L 63–64
3–6
Charles E. Smith Center (1,731)Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton
L 79–84 OT
3–7
Binghamton University Events Center (2,005)Vestal, NY
Dec 14, 2019 *1:00 pm
Dartmouth
W 78–76
4–7
Case Gym (691)Boston, MA
Dec 21, 2019 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell
W 74–62
5–7
Tsongas Center (773)Lowell, MA
Dec 29, 2019 *6:00 pm
at Merrimack
W 69–67
6–7
Merrimack Athletics Complex (867)North Andover, MA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm
Lafayette
W 73–72
7–7 (1–0)
Case Gym (456)Boston, MA
Jan 5, 2020 3:00 pm
at American
L 63–67
7–8 (1–1)
Bender Arena (291)Washington, D.C.
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm
Lehigh
W 84–67
8–8 (2–1)
Case Gym (385)Boston, MA
Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm
Army
W 81–59
9–8 (3–1)
Case Gym (471)Boston, MA
Jan 13, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Loyola (MD)
W 85–53
10–8 (4–1)
Reitz Arena (1,109)Annapolis, MD
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm
at Colgate
L 70–79
10–9 (4–2)
Cotterell Court (901)Hamilton, NY
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN
Navy
L 58–60 OT
10–10 (4–3)
Case Gym (1,153)Boston, MA
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, NESN
at Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy
W 79–64
11–10 (5–3)
Hart Center (2,063)Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN+
Loyola (MD)
W 92–77
12–10 (6–3)
Case Gym (742)Boston, MA
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm
at Bucknell
W 77–57
13–10 (7–3)
Sojka Pavilion (2,417)Lewisburg, PA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm
at Army
W 80–66
14–10 (8–3)
Christl Arena (726)West Point, NY
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm
Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy
W 77–68
15–10 (9–3)
Case Gym (845)Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Colgate
L 63–79
15–11 (9–4)
Case Gym (656)Boston, MA
Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm
at Navy
W 77–54
16–11 (10–4)
Alumni Hall (1,738)Annapolis, MD
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm
at Lafayette
L 59–61
16–12 (10–5)
Kirby Sports Center (1,776)Easton, PA
Feb 23, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN
American
W 64–60
17–12 (11–5)
Case Gym (934)Boston, MA
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm
at Lehigh
L 55–57 OT
17–13 (11–6)
Stabler Arena (930)Bethlehem, PA
Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm
Bucknell
W 74–71
18–13 (12–6)
Case Gym (908)Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN
(3)
(6) Navy Quarterfinals
W 69–63
19–13
Case Gym (517)Boston, MA
Mar 8, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN
(3)
(7) Bucknell Semifinals
W 64–61
20–13
Case Gym (1,334)Boston, MA
Mar 11, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN
(3)
at (1) Colgate Championship game
W 64–61
21–13
Cottrell Court (1,724)Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [ 1]
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 2]
References
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