2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2019–20 record20–13 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Kevin Papacs
  • Kyle Steinway
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
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 January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Last update: August 30, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Providence L 60–106  0–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,103)
Providence, RI
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, SNY
at UConn L 67–89  0–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Binghamton L 72–76  0–3
Binghamton University Events Center (2,510)
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 (0)
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 (883)
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 (554)
Lowell, MA
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Hartford W 79–62  6–4
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (845)
Hartford, CT
December 15, 2019*
2:00 pm
at UCF L 65–76  6–5
Addition Financial Arena (3,994)
Orlando, FL
December 22, 2019*
12:00 pm, NESN
at Holy Cross W 89–68  7–5
Hart Center (1,013)
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
(0–1)
William H. Pitt Center (376)
Fairfield, CT
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, SNY
at Wagner W 81–74  8–7
(1–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,804)
Staten Island, NY
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–75  9–7
(2–1)
Rothman Center (711)
Hackensack, NJ
January 15, 2020
6:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 66–55  10–7
(3–1)
William H. Pitt Center (651)
Fairfield, CT
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 65–72  10–8
(3–2)
DeGol Arena (1,270)
Loretto, PA
January 20, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Robert Morris L 55–67  10–9
(3–3)
UPMC Events Center (1,572)
Moon Township, PA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 82–54  11–9
(4–3)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,021)
New Britain, CT
January 25, 2020
3:30 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–60  12–9
(5–3)
William H. Pitt Center (686)
Fairfield, CT
January 30, 2020
11:00 am
Mount St. Mary's W 58–53  13–9
(6–3)
William H. Pitt Center (1,504)
Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 83–76  14–9
(7–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (428)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 68–70  14–10
(7–4)
William H. Pitt Center (401)
Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm
Robert Morris L 58–61  14–11
(7–5)
William H. Pitt Center (1,008)
Fairfield, CT
February 13, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN
Bryant W 74–65  15–11
(8–5)
William H. Pitt Center (755)
Fairfield, CT
February 15, 2020
4:30 pm
at LIU W 80–72  16–11
(9–5)
Steinberg Wellness Center (749)
Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm
at Merrimack L 57–64  16–12
(9–6)
Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,500)
North Andover, MA
February 23, 2020
1:00 pm
at Bryant W 83–76  17–12
(10–6)
Chace Athletic Center (914)
Smithfield, RI
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 73–63  18–12
(11–6)
William H. Pitt Center (331)
Fairfield, CT
February 29, 2020
3:30 pm
LIU W 76–67  19–12
(12–6)
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..

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