2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 2nd-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA Tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2019–20 record17–15 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Akeem Miskdeen
  • Kyle Church
  • Todd Abernethy
Home arenaFAU Arena
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas144 .778  2011  .645
Western Kentucky135 .722  2010  .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722  228  .733
Charlotte108 .556  1613  .552
FIU99 .500  1913  .594
Marshall108 .556  1715  .531
UAB99 .500  1913  .594
Old Dominion99 .500  1319  .406
Florida Atlantic810 .444  1715  .531
UTSA711 .389  1319  .406
UTEP810 .444  1715  .531
Rice711 .389  1517  .469
Southern Miss513 .278  922  .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222  823  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by Louisiana Tech in the first round.[1] They were invited to the CIT, where they lost to Charleston Southern in the first round.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cornelius Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSClaxton HS
Lincoln Memorial
Claxton, Georgia
F 1 Madiaw Niang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoDME Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrGilman School
Wright State
Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Jaylen Sebree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoChristian County HS
IMG Academy
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G 4 D.J. Robertson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrAthens Drive HS Raleigh, North Carolina
G 5 Carrington McCaskill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrRenaissance HS Detroit, Michigan
G 11 Michael Forrest 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBlanche Ely HS Lauderhill, Florida
F/C 12 Aleksandar Zecevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrScotland Performance Institute
San Jacinto College
Novi Sad, Serbia
G 13 Kenan Blackshear 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrJones HS Orlando, Florida
F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrMorgan County HS Madison, Georgia
G 21 Alejandro Ralat 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrSaint Andrew's School San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 23 Richardson Maitre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWest Oaks Academy
Indian Hills CC
Montreal, Canada
F/C 25 Karlis Silins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoBK VEF Rīga
Ole Miss
Riga, Latvia
F 32 Brant Ulmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSuwannee HS Live Oak, Florida
F/C 35 Dardan Kapiti 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrThe Rock School Prishtina, Kosovo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2019*
7:00 pm
Lynn W 92–75 
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Flagler W 92–81  1–0
FAU Arena (1,112)
Boca Raton, FL
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, Fox Sports Florida
at Miami (FL) L 60–74  1–1
Watsco Center (5,168)
Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2019*
9:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 59–78  1–2
Coleman Coliseum (9,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Palm Beach Atlantic W 84–79  2–2
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 70–72 OT 2–3
Alico Arena (3,076)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Holy Cross
Boca Raton Beach Classic
W 87–69  3–3
FAU Arena (1,036)
Boca Raton, FL
December 1, 2019*
6:00 pm, CUSA.tv
UIC
Boca Raton Beach Classic
W 71–70  4–3
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019*
8:00 pm, CUSA.tv
St. Bonaventure
Boca Raton Beach Classic
L 64–71  4–4
FAU Arena (1,122)
Boca Raton, FL
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Canisius
Boca Raton Beach Classic
W 62–59  5–4
FAU Arena (987)
Boca Raton, FL
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
High Point W 81–64  6–4
FAU Arena (1,350)
Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Tampa W 84–35  7–4
FAU Arena (627)
Boca Raton, FL
December 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 65–50  8–4
Hawkins Arena (1,932)
Macon, GA
December 29, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida L 58–60  8–5
Yuengling Center (2,707)
Tampa, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 79–64  9–5
(1–0)
RoofClaim.com Arena[lower-alpha 1] (747)
Boca Raton, FL
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 59–56  10–5
(2–0)
RoofClaim.com Arena (830)
Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 81–76  11–5
(3–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 58–81  11–6
(3–1)
The Super Pit (2,305)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 97–94  12–6
(4–1)
RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB L 65–68  12–7
(4–2)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314)
Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 68–70  12–8
(4–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752)
Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 55–65  12–9
(4–4)
Chartway Arena (7,618)
Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium Facebook
Western Kentucky W 69–65  13–9
(5–4)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253)
Boca Raton, FL
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall W 91–73  14–9
(6–4)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,514)
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 50–69  14–10
(6–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,734)
Miami, FL
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
FIU L 59–66  14–11
(6–6)
FAU Arena (1,943)
Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss L 66–68  14–12
(6–7)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 68–81  14–13
(6–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,186)
Ruston, LA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
UAB W 65–58  15–13
(7–8)
FAU Arena (914)
Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 80–71  16–13
(8–8)
FAU Arena (1,164)
Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion L 80–85 OT 16–14
(8–9)
Chartway Arena (5,031)
Norfolk, VA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Marshall L 82–94  16–15
(8–10)
Cam Henderson Center (5,426)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA Tournament
March 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Old Dominion
First round
W 66–56  17–15
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium
(9) vs. (1) North Texas
Quarterfinals
C-USA Tournament Canceled[4] Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

Notes

  1. On December 20, the team's arena, formerly known as FAU Arena, was renamed RoofClaim.com Arena, after RoofClaim.com became the arena's sponsor.[3]

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech 57-56". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  2. "Shuler carries Charleston Southern over FAU 68-66". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. "FAU receives $5 million sponsorship from RoofClaim.com to rename FAU Arena". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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