2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Brennan, play their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Bucknell.

2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2019–20 record16–14 (12–6 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colgate144 .778  259  .735
American126 .667  1614  .533
Boston University126 .667  2113  .618
Army108 .556  1515  .500
Lafayette108 .556  1912  .613
Navy810 .444  1416  .467
Bucknell810 .444  1420  .412
Lehigh711 .389  1121  .344
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1517  .469
Holy Cross216 .111  329  .094
2020 Patriot League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Navy.[1]

Roster

2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSt. Augustine Prep Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 2 Stacy Beckton Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrAtlantic Daytona Beach, Florida
G 4 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrThe Patrick School North Brunswick, New Jersey
F 5 Connor Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoCentral Wyoming College Denver, Colorado
F 10 Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)204 lb (93 kg) JrStarkville Starkville, Mississippi
F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) GSWesttown Jos, Nigeria
G 13 Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrGahr Cerritos, California
F 21 Josh Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)243 lb (110 kg) SoIona Prep Carmel, New York
F/C 23 Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrBrimmer and May School Moscow, Russia
G 30 Ben Lubarsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrThe Benjamin School Palm Beach, Florida
G 33 Christian Sutton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoRiverwood Atlanta, Georgia
G 41 Jacob Boonyasith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoJenison Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 80–96  0–1
Times Union Center (5,371)
Albany, NY
Nov 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
William & Mary L 70–79  0–2
Bender Arena (1,018)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 67–65  1–2
Charles E. Smith Center (2,353)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Francis (PA) L 76–79  1–3
DeGol Arena (1,308)
Loretto, PA
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm
Howard W 86–69  2–3
Bender Arena (504)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 30, 2019*
10:00 am, ESPN+
at Albany L 64–68  2–4
SEFCU Arena (1,506)
Guilderland, NY
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, NBCSWA
UMBC W 85–61  3–4
Bender Arena (789)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, MASN2
at George Mason L 53–68  3–5
EagleBank Arena (3,656)
Fairfax, VA
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 82–76  4–5
Knott Arena (1,206)
Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, NBCSWA
Stony Brook L 74–77  4–6
Bender Arena (1,119)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 28, 2019*
12:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 60–80  4–7
Capital One Arena (7,245)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm
at Colgate L 51–65  4–8
(0–1)
Cotterell Court (854)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 5, 2020
3:00 pm, Stadium
Boston University W 67–63  5–8
(1–1)
Bender Arena (291)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 8, 2020
7:00 pm
at Army W 68–60  6–8
(2–1)
Christl Arena (696)
West Point, NY
Jan 11, 2020
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 82–73  6–9
(2–2)
Stabler Arena (743)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm
Bucknell W 61–60  7–9
(3–2)
Bender Arena (683)
Washington, D.C
Jan 18, 2020
4:00 pm, NBCSWA
Holy Cross W 81–69  8–9
(4–2)
Bender Arena (964)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 93–91  9–9
(5–2)
Reitz Arena (724)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSWA
Colgate L 69–79  9–10
(5–3)
Bender Arena (1,214)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh W 77–57  10–10
(6–3)
Bender Arena (787)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 70–82  10–11
(6–4)
Kirby Sports Center (1,000)
Easton, PA
Feb 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Navy W 62–54  11–11
(7–4)
Alumni Hall (623)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm
Army W 72–62  12–11
(8–4)
Bender Arena (1,063)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 81–76  13–11
(9–4)
Bender Arena (716)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, Stadium
at Bucknell L 68–72  13–12
(9–5)
Sojka Pavilion (2,785)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm
Navy W 71–62  14–12
(10–5)
Bender Arena (846)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 2020
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boston University L 60–64  14–13
(10–6)
Case Gym (934)
Boston, MA
Feb 26, 2020
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 79–59  15–13
(11–6)
Bender Arena (1,017)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 90–47  16–13
(12–6)
Hart Center (1,051)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm, PLN
(2) (7) Bucknell
Quarterfinals
L 59–64  16–14
Bender Arena (1,039)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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