2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine and were led by second-year head coach Richard Barron. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.

2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2019–20 record9–22 (5–11 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont14–2 .875  26–7  .788
Stony Brook10–6 .625  20–13  .606
Hartford9–7 .563  18–15  .545
UMBC8–8 .500  16–17  .485
New Hampshire8–8 .500  15–15  .500
UMass Lowell7–9 .438  13–19  .406
Albany7–9 .438  14–18  .438
Maine5–11 .313  9–22  .290
Binghamton4–12 .250  10–19  .345
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 America East Tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2018–19 season 5–27 overall, 3–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the 8th seed in the 2019 America East Men's Basketball Tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded Vermont 73–57 in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster
2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrOxford Hills HS Norway, ME
G 1 Mykhailo Yagodin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Plains College Odessa, Ukraine
G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada
F 3 Vilgot Larsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHill College Stockholm, Sweden
F 4 Ata Turgut 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrTED Ankara Kolejliler Ankara, Turkey
F 5 Nedeljko Prijovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrTexas State Belgrade, Serbia
F 10 Stephane Ingo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrGould Academy Mississauga, Ontario
G 11 Agah KizilKaya 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)179 lb (81 kg) FrSakarya Ugur Okullari Copenhagen, Denmark
F 12 Veljko Radakovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLee Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
F 13 Miks Antoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrLee Academy Riga, Latvia
G 15 Taylor Schildroth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGeorge Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME
G 21 Precious Okoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrBradford Christian Academy Brockton, MA
F 22 Solomon Iluyomade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoLaramie County CC London, England
G 25 Sergio El Darwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWestern Texas College Dekwaneh, Lebanon
G 44 Peter Stumer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrAlviks Basketbollklubb Södertälje, Sweden
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 27, 2019

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2019*
1:00 pm		 Husson W 76–50  -
 Cross Insurance Center (562)
Bangor, ME
November 3, 2019*
12:00 pm		 McGill W 70–63  -
 Cross Insurance Center (320)
Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Merrimack W 84–64  1–0
 Cross Insurance Center (1,089)
Bangor, ME
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at Harvard L 46–67  1–1
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,234)
Allston, MA
November 16, 2019*
10:00 pm		 at Portland L 62–71  1–2
 Chiles Center (1,721)
Portland, OR
November 19, 2019*
11:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 25 Washington L 53–72  1–3
 Alaska Airlines Arena (8,072)
Seattle, WA
November 24, 2019*
3:00 pm		 Maine Maritime Academy W 90–50  2–3
 Portland Exposition Building (1,440)
Portland, ME
November 27, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN		 at No. 7 Virginia L 26–46  2–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,109)
Charlottesville, VA
November 30, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UConn L 40–64  2–5
 XL Center (7,129)
Hartford, CT
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Northeastern L 63–78  2–6
 Matthews Arena (628)
Boston, MA
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm		 at Central Connecticut W 66–64  3–6
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,107)
New Britain, CT
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Dartmouth L 44–77  3–7
 Cross Insurance Center (748)
Bangor, ME
December 15, 2019*
1:00 pm		 Quinnipiac L 61–81  3–8
 Cross Insurance Center (988)
Bangor, ME
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UMass L 53–74  3–9
 Mullins Center (2,194)
Amherst, MA
December 29, 2019*
10:00 pm		 at Hawaii L 51–91  3–10
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,036)
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Columbia W 75–72 OT 4–10
 Cross Insurance Center (682)
Bangor, ME
America East Conference regular season
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stony Brook L 52–73  4–11
(0–1)		 Cross Insurance Center (798)
Bangor, ME
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Hampshire L 51–57  4–12
(0–2)		 Lundholm Gym (323)
Durham, NH
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Albany L 70–76  4–13
(0–3)		 SEFCU Arena (1,885)
Albany, NY
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UMass Lowell W 104–98  5–13
(1–3)		 Cross Insurance Center (725)
Bangor, ME
January 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Binghamton W 86–63  6–13
(2–3)		 Cross Insurance Center (800)
Bangor, ME
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Vermont L 57–59  6–14
(2–4)		 Cross Insurance Center (929)
Bangor, ME
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UMBC L 53–63  6–15
(2–5)		 UMBC Event Center (1,064)
Catonsville, MD
February 1, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Hartford L 49–55  6–16
(2–6)		 Cross Insurance Center (1,049)
Bangor, ME
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Vermont L 52–77  6–17
(2–7)		 Patrick Gym (2,901)
Burlington, VT
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Binghamton W 82–75  7–17
(3–7)		 Binghamton University Events Center (2,386)
Vestal, NY
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UMass Lowell L 63–71  7–18
(3–8)		 Tsongas Center (511)
Lowell, MA
February 16, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Albany L 60–66  7–19
(3–9)		 Cross Insurance Center (1,149)
Bangor, ME
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stony Brook L 46–54  7–20
(3–10)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,928)
Stony Brook, NY
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 New Hampshire L 70–77  7–21
(3–11)		 Cross Insurance Center (842)
Bangor, ME
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 UMBC W 74–48  8–21
(4–11)		 Cross Insurance Center (912)
Bangor, ME
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Hartford W 71–65  9–21
(5–11)		 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (859)
West Hartford, CT
America East Tournament
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) at (1) Vermont
Quarterfinals		 L 50–61  9–22
 Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

See also

References
  1. "Maine vs. Vermont - Game Summary - March 9, 2019 - ESPN".
  2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Maine Athletics". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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