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2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team

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2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–14 (12–6 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
American 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Boston University 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Army 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Lafayette 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Navy 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Bucknell 8 10   .444 14 20   .412
Lehigh 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Holy Cross 2 16   .111 3 29   .094
2020 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Brennan, play their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell.

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Navy.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Augustine Prep Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 2 Stacy Beckton Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlantic Daytona Beach, Florida
G 4 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr The Patrick School North Brunswick, New Jersey
F 5 Connor Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Central Wyoming College Denver, Colorado
F 10 Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Starkville Starkville, Mississippi
F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Westtown Jos, Nigeria
G 13 Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Gahr Cerritos, California
F 21 Josh Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Iona Prep Carmel, New York
F/C 23 Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Brimmer and May School Moscow, Russia
G 30 Ben Lubarsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Benjamin School Palm Beach, Florida
G 33 Christian Sutton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Riverwood Atlanta, Georgia
G 41 Jacob Boonyasith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Jenison Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 80–96  0–1
Times Union Center (5,371)
Albany, NY
Nov 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
William & Mary L 70–79  0–2
Bender Arena (1,018)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 67–65  1–2
Charles E. Smith Center (2,353)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Francis (PA) L 76–79  1–3
DeGol Arena (1,308)
Loretto, PA
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm
Howard W 86–69  2–3
Bender Arena (504)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 30, 2019*
10:00 am, ESPN+
at Albany L 64–68  2–4
SEFCU Arena (1,506)
Guilderland, NY
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, NBCSWA
UMBC W 85–61  3–4
Bender Arena (789)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, MASN2
at George Mason L 53–68  3–5
EagleBank Arena (3,656)
Fairfax, VA
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 82–76  4–5
Knott Arena (1,206)
Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, NBCSWA
Stony Brook L 74–77  4–6
Bender Arena (1,119)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 28, 2019*
12:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 60–80  4–7
Capital One Arena (7,245)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm
at Colgate L 51–65  4–8
(0–1)
Cotterell Court (854)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 5, 2020
3:00 pm, Stadium
Boston University W 67–63  5–8
(1–1)
Bender Arena (291)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 8, 2020
7:00 pm
at Army W 68–60  6–8
(2–1)
Christl Arena (696)
West Point, NY
Jan 11, 2020
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 82–73  6–9
(2–2)
Stabler Arena (743)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm
Bucknell W 61–60  7–9
(3–2)
Bender Arena (683)
Washington, D.C
Jan 18, 2020
4:00 pm, NBCSWA
Holy Cross W 81–69  8–9
(4–2)
Bender Arena (964)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 93–91  9–9
(5–2)
Reitz Arena (724)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSWA
Colgate L 69–79  9–10
(5–3)
Bender Arena (1,214)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh W 77–57  10–10
(6–3)
Bender Arena (787)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 70–82  10–11
(6–4)
Kirby Sports Center (1,000)
Easton, PA
Feb 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Navy W 62–54  11–11
(7–4)
Alumni Hall (623)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm
Army W 72–62  12–11
(8–4)
Bender Arena (1,063)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 81–76  13–11
(9–4)
Bender Arena (716)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, Stadium
at Bucknell L 68–72  13–12
(9–5)
Sojka Pavilion (2,785)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm
Navy W 71–62  14–12
(10–5)
Bender Arena (846)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 2020
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boston University L 60–64  14–13
(10–6)
Case Gym (934)
Boston, MA
Feb 26, 2020
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 79–59  15–13
(11–6)
Bender Arena (1,017)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 90–47  16–13
(12–6)
Hart Center (1,051)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm, PLN
(2) (7) Bucknell
Quarterfinals
L 59–64  16–14
Bender Arena (1,039)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Navy vs. American - Game Recap - March 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "AUEagles.com – Official Site of American Eagles men's basketball". American University.