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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Charlotte 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
FIU 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Marshall 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UAB 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
UTSA 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UTEP 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Rice 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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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

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2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cornelius Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Claxton HS
Lincoln Memorial
Claxton, Georgia
F 1 Madiaw Niang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So DME Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Gilman School
Wright State
Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Jaylen Sebree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Christian County HS
IMG Academy
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G 4 D.J. Robertson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Athens Drive HS Raleigh, North Carolina
G 5 Carrington McCaskill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Renaissance HS Detroit, Michigan
G 11 Michael Forrest 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Blanche Ely HS Lauderhill, Florida
F/C 12 Aleksandar Zecevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Scotland Performance Institute
San Jacinto College
Novi Sad, Serbia
G 13 Kenan Blackshear 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jones HS Orlando, Florida
F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Morgan County HS Madison, Georgia
G 21 Alejandro Ralat 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Saint Andrew's School San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 23 Richardson Maitre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr West Oaks Academy
Indian Hills CC
Montreal, Canada
F/C 25 Karlis Silins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So BK VEF Rīga
Ole Miss
Riga, Latvia
F 32 Brant Ulmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Suwannee HS Live Oak, Florida
F/C 35 Dardan Kapiti 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Rock School Prishtina, 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2019*
7:00 pm
Lynn W 92–75 
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Flagler W 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 Alabama L 59–78  1–2
Coleman Coliseum (9,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Palm Beach Atlantic W 84–79  2–2
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 70–72 OT 2–3
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 Point W 81–64  6–4
FAU Arena (1,350)
Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Tampa W 84–35  7–4
FAU Arena (627)
Boca Raton, FL
December 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 65–50  8–4
Hawkins Arena (1,932)
Macon, GA
December 29, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida L 58–60  8–5
Yuengling Center (2,707)
Tampa, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 79–64  9–5
(1–0)
RoofClaim.com Arena[a] (747)
Boca Raton, FL
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 59–56  10–5
(2–0)
RoofClaim.com Arena (830)
Boca Raton, FL
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 81–76  11–5
(3–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 58–81  11–6
(3–1)
The Super Pit (2,305)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 97–94  12–6
(4–1)
RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB L 65–68  12–7
(4–2)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314)
Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 68–70  12–8
(4–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752)
Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 55–65  12–9
(4–4)
Chartway Arena (7,618)
Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium Facebook
Western Kentucky W 69–65  13–9
(5–4)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253)
Boca Raton, FL
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall W 91–73  14–9
(6–4)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,514)
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 50–69  14–10
(6–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,734)
Miami, FL
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
FIU L 59–66  14–11
(6–6)
FAU Arena (1,943)
Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss L 66–68  14–12
(6–7)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 68–81  14–13
(6–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,186)
Ruston, LA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
UAB W 65–58  15–13
(7–8)
FAU Arena (914)
Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 80–71  16–13
(8–8)
FAU Arena (1,164)
Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion L 80–85 OT 16–14
(8–9)
Chartway Arena (5,031)
Norfolk, VA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Marshall L 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]

Notes

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  1. ^ On December 20, the team's arena, formerly known as FAU Arena, was renamed RoofClaim.com Arena, after RoofClaim.com became the arena's sponsor.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech 57-56". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Shuler carries Charleston Southern over FAU 68-66". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "FAU receives $5 million sponsorship from RoofClaim.com to rename FAU Arena". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2020.