2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

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

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

Departures

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

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

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

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

  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".