2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fifth-year head coach Steve McClain, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. The finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in Horizon League to play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated IUPUI, Youngstown State, and top-seeded Wright State to advance the to the championship game. There they lost to Northern Kentucky.[1]

2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2019–20 record18–17 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCredit Union 1 Arena
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State153 .833  257  .781
Northern Kentucky135 .722  239  .719
Green Bay117 .611  1716  .515
Youngstown State108 .556  1815  .545
UIC108 .556  1817  .514
Oakland810 .444  1419  .424
Cleveland State711 .389  1121  .344
Milwaukee711 .389  1219  .387
Detroit Mercy*612 .333  823  .258
IUPUI315 .167  725  .219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Shortly after the season, the school announced that head coached Steve McClain would not return as coach of the Flames.[2] A couple of weeks later, the school named Texas assistant coach Luke Yaklich as the Flames' new coach.[3]

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2018–19 season 16–16 overall, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they were defeated by Green Bay in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Brian Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 1 Marcus Ottey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Ajax, Ontario, Canada
F 2 Michael Diggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
F 3 Jacob Wiley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 4 Tarkus Ferguson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Belleville, Illinois
F 10 Deon Ejim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 13 Jordan Blount 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cork, Ireland
G/F 20 Jamie Ahale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Montrose, Australia
F 22 Rob Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana
F 23 Braelen Bridges 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) So McDonough, Georgia
G 25 Godwin Boahen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 35 Travell Washington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So San Bernardino, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2019*
4:00 pm
Parkside W 63–59 
Credit Union 1 Arena (566)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Olivet Nazarene W 75–72  1–0
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,003)
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 14 Memphis L 46–92  1–1
FedExForum (15,923)
Memphis, TN
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State L 48–67  1–2
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,906)
Chicago, IL
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 56–65  1–3
Carver Arena (5,411)
Peoria, IL
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Robert Morris W 72–62  2–3
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,766)
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer
Boca Raton Beach Classic
L 68–72  2–4
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,276)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius
Boca Raton Beach Classic
L 64–94  2–5
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,343)
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket Semifinals
L 70–71  2–6
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. San Diego
Boca Raton Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket 3rd Place Game
W 89–83  3–6
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2019*
3:12 pm, ESPN3
Purdue Fort Wayne W 62–49  4–6
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,594)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 65–86  4–7
Wintrust Arena (4,620)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 66–67  4–8
Redbird Arena (3,563)
Normal, IL
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine W 76–67  5–8
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,567)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
3:12 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 71–66  6–8
(1–0)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,489)
Chicago, IL
December 30, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 64–70  6–9
(1–1)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,210)
Chicago, IL
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 71–85  6–10
(1–2)
Resch Center (2,124)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 62–64  6–11
(1–3)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,012)
Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Kentucky L 52–68  6–12
(1–4)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,858)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 76–72  7–12
(2–4)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,277)
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN3
at IUPUI W 75–66  8–12
(3–4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,309)
Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 80–50  9–12
(4–4)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,091)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 25, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 69–70  9–13
(4–5)
Calihan Hall (1,866)
Detroit, MI
January 30, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State W 90–83 OT 10–13
(5–5)
Beeghly Center (1,596)
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 64–62  11–13
(6–5)
Wolstein Center (1,170)
Cleveland, OH
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 57–74  11–14
(6–6)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,995)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay W 71–58  12–14
(7–6)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,704)
Chicago, IL
February 14, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Wright State L 58–75  12–15
(7–7)
Nutter Center (4,261)
Fairborn, OH
February 16, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky W 73–43  13–15
(8–7)
BB&T Arena (3,545)
Highland Heights, KY
February 22, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 77–72  14–15
(9–7)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,040)
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 84–67  15–15
(10–7)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,529)
Chicago, IL
February 29, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN+
Oakland L 66–68  15–16
(10–8)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,237)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) (9) IUPUI
First round
W 93–59  16–16
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,426)
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) (5) Youngstown State
Quarterfinals
W 67–61  17–16
Gentile Arena (642)
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(4) vs. (1) Wright State
Semifinals
W 73–56  18–16
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923)
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (2) Northern Kentucky
Championship
L 62–71  18–17
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,861)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

  1. "UIC vs. Northern Kentucky - Game Recap - March 10, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. "UIC parts with McClain after 5 seasons". ESPN.com. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Sources: Texas assistant Luke Yaklich to be next UIC head coach". Horns247. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. "@UICFlamesMBB Falls Short in #HLMBB Quarterfinal at Green Bay". UIC Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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