2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represent Bowling Green State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 5th-year head coach Michael Huger, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Buffalo 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Kent State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Ohio 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2018–19 season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Ball State in the quarterfinals,[1] Northern Illinois in the semifinals,[2] advancing to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo.[3] Despite their successful season, they declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.[4]

Roster

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2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Michael Laster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Manhattan, New York
G 1 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Detroit, Michigan
C 2 Tayler Mattos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So New London, New Hampshire
G 3 Caleb Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cape May Court House, New Jersey
G 4 Davin Zeigler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
G 5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
G/F 11 Trey Diggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Niceville, Florida
G 12 Isaac Elsasser (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Ohio
G/F 13 Chandler Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 15 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wapakoneta, Ohio
F 21 Matiss Kulackovskis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Saldus, Latvia
F 22 Marlon Sierra 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
G/F 25 Daeqwon Plowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 35 Dylan Swingle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS Fr Chillicothe, Ohio
C 52 Joniya Gadson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Miami Gardens, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, WBGU
Findlay W 88–80 OT
Stroh Center (1,421)
Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, WBGU
Tiffin W 94–73  1–0
Stroh Center (1,519)
Bowling Green, OH
November 8, 2019*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 22 LSU L 79–88  1–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,622)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Jacksonville W 75–59  2–1
Watsco Center (316)
Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2019*
11:00 am, WBGU
Fairmont State
Paradise Jam campus-site game
W 88–66  3–1
Stroh Center (3,312)
Bowling Green, OH
November 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Western Kentucky
Paradise Jam quarterfinal
W 77–75  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,924)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Cincinnati
Paradise Jam semifinal
W 91–84 OT 5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,525)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2019*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Nevada
Paradise Jam championship game
L 62–77  5–2
Sports and Fitness Center (1,924)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm, WBGU
Dartmouth W 76-69  6–2
Stroh Center (1,192)
Bowling Green, OH
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 68–65  7–2
Stroh Center (2,124)
Bowling Green, OH
December 15, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 72–58  8–2
Stroh Center (1,725)
Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Norfolk State
Boardwalk Battle
L 67–72 OT 8–3
Boardwalk Hall (500)
Atlantic City, NJ
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm
vs. Quinnipiac
Boardwalk Battle
L 64–69  8–4
Boardwalk Hall (500)
Atlantic City, NJ
December 31, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 81–68  9–4
Stroh Center (1,632)
Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
Kent State L 61–79  9–5
(0–1)
Stroh Center (2,022)
Bowling Green, OH
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 78–76  10–5
(1–1)
Stroh Center (1,923)
Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio W 83–74  11–5
(2–1)
Convocation Center (4,811)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 85–82  12–5
(3–1)
University Arena (1,863)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 66–64  13–5
(4–1)
Stroh Center (1,925)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan W 62–59  14–5
(5–1)
Stroh Center (2,022)
Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo W 85–79  15–5
(6–1)
Savage Arena (7,268)
Toledo, OH
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State W 67–61  16–5
(7–1)
Stroh Center (2,125)
Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Buffalo W 78–77  17–5
(8–1)
Alumni Arena (5,322)
Amherst, NY
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan L 82–92  17–6
(8–2)
McGuirk Arena (1,805)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 8, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 85–83  18–6
(9–2)
Stroh Center (5,000)
Bowling Green, OH
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 59–74  18–7
(9–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,128)
Akron, OH
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State W 77–71  19–7
(10–3)
Worthen Arena (5,492)
Muncie, IN
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Ohio W 62–61  20–7
(11–3)
Stroh Center (3,795)
Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron W 78–60  21–7
(12–3)
Stroh Center (2,925)
Bowling Green, OH
February 29, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) L 55–73  21–8
(12–4)
Millett Hall (1,926)
Oxford, OH
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 69–83  21–9
(12–5)
MAC Center (2,875)
Kent, OH
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 84–88  21–10
(12–6)
Stroh Center (3,550)
Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Toledo
Quarterfinals
MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Falcons Race Past Ball State, 99-86, In MAC Tournament quarterfinals". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "BGSU Beats NIU To Advance To MAC Championship Game For First Time In 17 Years". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Late Run Sends Top-Seeded Buffalo Past BGSU in Championship Game". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite". Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.