2019–20 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach David Patrick, played their home games at SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They were set to be the No. 6 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–15 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 2,750)
Seasons
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Highlanders finished the 2018–19 season 10–23 overall, 4–12 in Big West play, finishing in 8th place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by UC Irvine in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dragan Elkaz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Westfields Sports HS Green Valley, Australia
F 1 Arinze Chidom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Washington State Oakland, CA
SG 2 Quinton Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Copperas Cove HS Copperas Cove, TX
G 3 DJ McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bishop Alemany HS Sylmar, CA
SF 4 Daniel Mading 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So San Jacinto College Perth, Australia
PG 5 Zyon Pullin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr College Park HS Pleasant Hill, CA
F 11 Zac Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Liberty HS Plano, TX
PG 13 Khyber Kabellis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Pacific Escondido, CA
G 15 Dikymbe Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr JW North HS Riverside, CA
G 22 Dominick Pickett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA
F/C 23 Angus McWilliam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So TCU Christchurch, New Zealand
SG 24 Jaylen Cross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Culver City HS Melbourne, Australia
C 25 Callum McRae 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Palmerston North Boys' HS Palmerston North, New Zealand
G 35 George Willborn III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr UTSA Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Life Pacific W 73–45 
SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska W 66–47  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,745)
Lincoln, NE
November 9, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Idaho W 58–51  2–0
SRC Arena (463)
Riverside, CA
November 15, 2019*
7:05 p.m., Pluto TV
at Sacramento State L 49–62  2–1
Hornets Nest (635)
Sacramento, CA
November 17, 2019*
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Pacific
College Roadshow (MTE)
L 51–58  2–2
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,243)
Stockton, CA
November 21, 2019*
4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Redlands
College Roadshow (MTE)
W 76–44  3–2
SRC Arena (298)
Riverside, CA
November 23, 2019*
3:00 p.m.
Denver W 73–49  4–2
SRC Arena (702)
Riverside, CA
November 26, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Longwood
College Roadshow (MTE)
W 71–58  5–2
SRC Arena (274)
Riverside, CA
November 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
SIU Edwardsville
College Roadshow (MTE)
W 69–51  6–2
SRC Arena (304)
Riverside, CA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist
Crosstown Showdown
L 67–79  6–3
CBU Events Center (4,067)
Riverside, CA
December 6, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Cal Lutheran W 74–40  7–3
SRC Arena (363)
Riverside, CA
December 15, 2019*
1:30 p.m., P12N
at Washington State L 56–70  7–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,995)
Pullman, WA
December 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Northern Arizona L 56–63  7–5
SRC Arena (400)
Riverside, CA
December 22, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
at San Jose State W 80–65  8–5
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,264)
San Jose, CA
December 28, 2019*
6:00 p.m.
at Fresno State W 60–57  9–5
Save Mart Center (4,740)
Fresno, CA
December 31, 2019*
1:00 p.m., Mountain West Network
at Air Force L 56–105  9–6
Clune Arena (1,356)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 4, 2020*
5:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
San Diego Christian W 89–51  10–6
SRC Arena (225)
Riverside, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at UC Davis W 65–59  11–6
(1–0)
The Pavilion (1,322)
Davis, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Cal State Fullerton W 65–59  12–6
(2–0)
SRC Arena (620)
Riverside, CA
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Cal State Northridge L 68–80  12–7
(2–1)
SRC Arena (855)
Riverside, CA
January 18, 2020
7:30 p.m., KDOC-TV
at UC Irvine L 53–69  12–8
(2–2)
Bren Events Center (2,106)
Irvine, CA
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal Poly W 97–64  13–8
(3–2)
SRC Arena (703)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at UC Santa Barbara L 63–65  13–9
(3–3)
The Thunderdome (1,498)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Long Beach State W 77–69  14–9
(4–3)
SRC Arena (923)
Riverside, CA
February 5, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 48–61  14–10
(4–4)
Titan Gym (790)
Fullerton, CA
February 8, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Cal State Northridge L 59–61  14–11
(4–5)
Matadome (815)
Northridge, CA
February 12, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC Irvine L 59–63  14–12
(4–6)
SRC Arena (733)
Riverside, CA
February 15, 2020
4:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State L 63–65 OT 14–13
(4–7)
Walter Pyramid (1,626)
Long Beach, CA
February 20, 2020
8:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
Hawaii L 55–56  14–14
(4–8)
SRC Arena (937)
Riverside, CA
February 22, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly W 61–49  15–14
(5–8)
Mott Athletics Center (1,935)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2020
8:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
UC Santa Barbara L 60–65  15–15
(5–9)
SRC Arena (607)
Riverside, CA
February 29, 2020
9:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports HI
at Hawaii W 49–43  16–15
(6–9)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,884)
Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2020
7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV
UC Davis W 66–61  17–15
(7–9)
SRC Arena (879)
Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2020
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 1 UCI, No. 2 UCSB, No. 3 CSF, No. 5 LBSU Advance to Semifinals". Big West Conference. March 14, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019-20 UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2024.