2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by second-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Sacred Heart.

2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2019–20 record11–21 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Holland
  • Xavier Joyner
  • Matt Miller
Home arenaKnott Arena
2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Merrimack*144 .778  2011  .645
Robert Morris135 .722  2014  .588
Saint Francis (PA)135 .722  2210  .688
Sacred Heart126 .667  2013  .606
LIU99 .500  1518  .455
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .500  1119  .367
Mount St. Mary's711 .389  1121  .344
Bryant711 .389  1517  .469
St. Francis Brooklyn711 .389  1318  .419
Wagner513 .278  821  .276
Central Connecticut315 .167  427  .129
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
2020 NEC Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished their previous season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.

Roster

2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Vado Morse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoBullis School Suitland, Maryland
G 1 Dee Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoGreat Mills Great Mills, Maryland
G 2 Jalen Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNorth Point Indian Head, Maryland
G 3 Matt Becht 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrBishop O'Connell Arlington County, Virginia
G 4 James West IV 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrFreedom Woodbridge, Virginia
G 5 Ayan Teel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrBishop O'Connell Bowie, Maryland
G 11 Naim Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrFirst Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 12 Odri Dedolli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrMontverde Academy Tirana, Albania
F 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSt. James School, Maryland Lexington, Virginia
G 15 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)145 lb (66 kg) SoMcDonogh School Baltimore, Maryland
F 21 Collin Nnamene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSt. Albans School Enugu State, Nigeria
F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SoPotomac Woodbridge, Virginia
G 23 Brandon Leftwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrXaverian Brooklyn, New York
F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoHopewell Hopewell, Virginia
F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoHopewell Hopewell, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Georgetown L 68–81  0–1
Capital One Arena (5,214)
Washington, DC
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm
Gettysburg W 75–58  1–1
Knott Arena (2,062)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 12, 2019*
9:00 pm, P12N
at No. 20 Washington L 46–56  1–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,480)
Seattle, WA
November 15, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar
Big Blue Nation Showcase
L 61–76  1–3
Montagne Center (1,590)
Beaumont, TX
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
at UAB
Big Blue Nation Showcase
L 51–58  1–4
Bartow Arena (2,667)
Birmingham, AL
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 9 Kentucky
Big Blue Nation Showcase
L 62–82  1–5
Rupp Arena (20,351)
Lexington, KY
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley
Big Blue Nation Showcase
W 64–61  2–5
Knott Arena (1,405)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 30, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Howard W 73–56  3–5
Burr Gymnasium (875)
Washington, DC
December 3, 2019*
10:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 67–75 OT 3–6
GCU Arena (6,785)
Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm
Loyola (MD) L 48–64  3–7
Knott Arena (1,811)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
American L 76–82  3–8
Knott Arena (1,206)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 20, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Navy L 48–59  3–9
Alumni Hall (921)
Annapolis, MD
December 28, 2019*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 79–55  4–9
Knott Arena (1,703)
Emmitsburg, MD
NEC regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm
Wagner L 47–66  4–10
(0–1)
Knott Arena (1,267)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN
LIU W 82–73 2OT 5–10
(1–1)
Knott Arena (1,401)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm
at Merrimack L 61–64  5–11
(1–2)
Merrimack Athletics Complex (245)
North Andover, MA
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm
at Bryant W 67–65  6–11
(2–2)
Chace Athletic Center (1,151)
Smithfield, RI
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 79–52  7–11
(3–2)
Knott Arena (1,426)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 20, 2020
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 59–39  8–11
(4–2)
Knott Arena (1,726)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm
Bryant W 79–76  9–11
(5–2)
Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 30, 2020
11:00 am
at Sacred Heart L 53–58  9–12
(5–3)
William H. Pitt Center (1,504)
Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2020
3:30 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 75–85  9–13
(5–4)
Rothman Center (452)
Hackensack, NJ
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm
at LIU W 67–63  10–13
(6–4)
Steinberg Wellness Center (418)
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 67–70  10–14
(6–5)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (607)
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3/MASN
Robert Morris L 60–77  10–15
(6–6)
Knott Arena (1,754)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 55–70  10–16
(6–7)
Knott Arena (2,724)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at Wagner L 61–67  10–17
(6–8)
Spiro Sports Center (1,039)
Staten Island, NY
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 60–68  10–18
(6–9)
UPMC Events Center (2,018)
Moon Township, PA
February 23, 2020
3:00 pm
Merrimack W 65–57  11–18
(7–9)
Knott Arena (2,078)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 62–75  11–19
(7–10)
DeGol Arena (726)
Loretto, PA
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson L 77–83  11–20
(7–11)
Knott Arena (1,860)
Emmitsburg, MD
NEC Tournament
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(6) at (3) Sacred Heart
Quarterfinals
L 59–61  11–21
William H. Pitt Center (502)
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2019-20 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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