2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was the Pioneers' 21st season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference . The Pioneers were led by seventh-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut . They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Mount St. Mary's in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Saint Francis (PA) . With 20 wins, they were a candidate for postseason play. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in third place. As the 3-seed they lost to 6-seed LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament .
Roster
2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 25
Jare'l Spellman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Glen Allen, Virginia
G 30
Kinnon LaRose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Ogdensburg, New York
G 12
Zach Radz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg)
Sr
Watervliet, New York
G/F 24
E.J. Anosike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
East Orange, New Jersey
G 4
Alex Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Marietta, Georgia
G 0
Aaron Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Parsippany, New Jersey
G 2
Koreem Ozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So
Racine, Wisconsin
F 3
Myles Cephas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So
Chicago, Illinois
F 5
Zach Pfaffenberger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So
Midlothian, Virginia
G 11
Cameron Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So
Beaverton, Oregon
G 13
Chaylyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So
Hartford, Connecticut
G 22
Tyler Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Amity, Connecticut
G 32
Abood Abuissa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Doha, Qatar
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Providence
L 60–106 0–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
November 8, 2019 *7:00 pm, SNY
at UConn
L 67–89 0–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
November 16, 2019 *4:00 pm
at Binghamton
L 72–76 0–3
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
November 19, 2019 *7:00 pm
Brown W 84–63 1–3
William H. Pitt Center (804)Fairfield, CT
November 22, 2019 *5:00 pm
vs. Presbyterian Bobcats Invitational W 83–57 2–3
TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT
November 23, 2019 *4:00 pm
vs. Albany Bobcats Invitational L 65–72 2–4
TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT
November 24, 2019 *3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac Bobcats Invitational W 97–80 3–4
TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT
December 1, 2019 *2:00 pm
Pine Manor W 101–57 4–4
William H. Pitt Center (114)Fairfield, CT
December 4, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell
W 89–86 5–4
Tsongas Center Lowell, MA
December 8, 2019 *2:00 pm
at Hartford
W 79–62 6–4
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
December 15, 2019 *2:00 pm
at UCF
L 65–76 6–5
Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
December 22, 2019 *12:00 pm, NESN
at Holy Cross
W 89–68 7–5
Hart Center Worcester, MA
December 29, 2019 *2:00 pm
Lafayette L 66–67 7–6
William H. Pitt Center (357)Fairfield, CT
NEC Regular season
January 2, 2020 7:30 pm
Merrimack L 57–65 7–7
William H. Pitt Center (376)Fairfield, CT
January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY
at Wagner
W 81–74 8–7
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson
W 77–75 9–7
Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
January 15, 2020 6:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 66–55 10–7
William H. Pitt Center (651)Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)
L 65–72 10–8
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
January 20, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Robert Morris
L 55–67 10–9
UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut
W 82–54 11–9
William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
January 25, 2020 3:30 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–60 12–9
William H. Pitt Center (686)Fairfield, CT
January 30, 2020 11:00 am
Mount St. Mary's W 58–53 13–9
William H. Pitt Center (1,504)Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn
W 83–76 14–9
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 68–70 14–10
William H. Pitt Center (401)Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2020 3:00 pm
Robert Morris L 58–61 14–11
William H. Pitt Center (1,008)Fairfield, CT
February 13, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN
Bryant W 74–65 15–11
William H. Pitt Center (755)Fairfield, CT
February 15, 2020 4:30 pm
at LIU
W 80–72 16–11
Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2020 7:00 pm
at Merrimack
L 57–64 16–12
Merrimack Athletics Complex North Andover, MA
February 23, 2020 1:00 pm
at Bryant
W 83–76 17–12
Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 73–63 18–12
William H. Pitt Center (331)Fairfield, CT
February 29, 2020 3:30 pm
LIU W 76–67 19–12
William H. Pitt Center (651)Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(3)
(6) Mount St. Mary's Quarterfinals W 61–59 20–12
William H. Pitt Center (502)Fairfield, CT
March 7, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3
(3)
at (2) Saint Francis (PA) Semifinals L 72–84 20–13
DeGol Arena (1,423)Loretto, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time ..
source[ 1]
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