2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 2nd-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record17–15 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Akeem Miskdeen
  • Kyle Church
  • Todd Abernethy
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Texas144 .7782011 .645
Western Kentucky135 .7222010 .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722228 .733
Charlotte108 .5561613 .552
FIU99 .5001913 .594
Marshall108 .5561715 .531
UAB99 .5001913 .594
Old Dominion99 .5001319 .406
Florida Atlantic810 .4441715 .531
UTSA711 .3891319 .406
UTEP810 .4441715 .531
Rice711 .3891517 .469
Southern Miss513 .278922 .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222823 .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by Louisiana Tech in the first round.[1] They were invited to the CIT, where they lost to Charleston Southern in the first round.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Cornelius Taylor6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)GSClaxton HS
Lincoln Memorial
Claxton, Georgia
F1Madiaw Niang6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoDME AcademyDakar, Senegal
G2Everett Winchester6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS JrGilman School
Wright State
Baltimore, Maryland
F3Jaylen Sebree6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoChristian County HS
IMG Academy
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G4D.J. Robertson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrAthens Drive HSRaleigh, North Carolina
G5Carrington McCaskill6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrRenaissance HSDetroit, Michigan
G11Michael Forrest6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoBlanche Ely HSLauderhill, Florida
F/C12Aleksandar Zecevic6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)SrScotland Performance Institute
San Jacinto College
Novi Sad, Serbia
G13Kenan Blackshear6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrJones HSOrlando, Florida
F15Jailyn Ingram6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrMorgan County HSMadison, Georgia
G21Alejandro Ralat5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrSaint Andrew's SchoolSan Juan, Puerto Rico
G23Richardson Maitre6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrWest Oaks Academy
Indian Hills CC
Montreal, Canada
F/C25Karlis Silins6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS SoBK VEF Rīga
Ole Miss
Riga, Latvia
F32Brant Ulmer6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrSuwannee HSLive Oak, Florida
F/C35Dardan Kapiti6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrThe Rock SchoolPrishtina, Kosovo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2019*
7:00 pm
LynnW 92–75 
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
FlaglerW 92–81 1–0
FAU Arena (1,112)
Boca Raton, FL
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, Fox Sports Florida
at Miami (FL)L 60–74 1–1
Watsco Center (5,168)
Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2019*
9:00 pm, SECN+
at AlabamaL 59–78 1–2
Coleman Coliseum (9,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Palm Beach AtlanticW 84–79 2–2
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf CoastL 70–72 OT2–3
Alico Arena (3,076)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Holy Cross
Boca Raton Beach Classic
W 87–69 3–3
FAU Arena (1,036)
Boca Raton, FL
December 1, 2019*
6:00 pm, CUSA.tv
UIC
Boca Raton Beach Classic
W 71–70 4–3
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019*
8:00 pm, CUSA.tv
St. Bonaventure
Boca Raton Beach Classic
L 64–71 4–4
FAU Arena (1,122)
Boca Raton, FL
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Canisius
Boca Raton Beach Classic
W 62–59 5–4
FAU Arena (987)
Boca Raton, FL
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
High PointW 81–64 6–4
FAU Arena (1,350)
Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
TampaW 84–35 7–4
FAU Arena (627)
Boca Raton, FL
December 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at MercerW 65–50 8–4
Hawkins Arena (1,932)
Macon, GA
December 29, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at South FloridaL 58–60 8–5
Yuengling Center (2,707)
Tampa, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSAW 79–64 9–5
(1–0)
RoofClaim.com Arena[a] (747)
Boca Raton, FL
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEPW 59–56 10–5
(2–0)
RoofClaim.com Arena (830)
Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at RiceW 81–76 11–5
(3–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North TexasL 58–81 11–6
(3–1)
The Super Pit (2,305)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle TennesseeW 97–94 12–6
(4–1)
RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UABL 65–68 12–7
(4–2)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314)
Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at CharlotteL 68–70 12–8
(4–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752)
Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old DominionL 55–65 12–9
(4–4)
Chartway Arena (7,618)
Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium Facebook
Western KentuckyW 69–65 13–9
(5–4)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253)
Boca Raton, FL
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
MarshallW 91–73 14–9
(6–4)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,514)
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIUL 50–69 14–10
(6–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,734)
Miami, FL
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
FIUL 59–66 14–11
(6–6)
FAU Arena (1,943)
Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern MissL 66–68 14–12
(6–7)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana TechL 68–81 14–13
(6–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,186)
Ruston, LA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
UABW 65–58 15–13
(7–8)
FAU Arena (914)
Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSAW 80–71 16–13
(8–8)
FAU Arena (1,164)
Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old DominionL 80–85 OT16–14
(8–9)
Chartway Arena (5,031)
Norfolk, VA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
at MarshallL 82–94 16–15
(8–10)
Cam Henderson Center (5,426)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA tournament
March 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Old Dominion
First round
W 66–56 17–15
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium
(9) vs. (1) North Texas
Quarterfinals
C-USA Tournament Canceled[4]Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

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