2019–20 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2019–20 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	13–19 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach	Jack Owens (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rutter J.R. Reynolds Kenneth Lowe
Home arena	Millett Hall

2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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 Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Rutter (Winona State) J.R. Reynolds (Eastern Illinois) Kenneth Lowe (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 24, 2019

Schedule and results

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

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.