2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

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2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019–20 record16–16 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Matt Cline
  • Jimmy Wooten
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
 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.

The 2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Kent State.[1]

Previous season[]

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to Ball State.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daivon Stephens 1 F 6'6" 206 Freshman Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
James Thompson IV 2 F/C 6'10" 241 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Paul Jackson 3 G 6'2" 178 RS Senior Stone Mountain, GA Graduated
Elijah Minnie 5 F 6'9" 212 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Malik Ellison 10 G 5'8" 170 Sophomore Flint, MI Transferred to Saginaw Valley State
Bud Jones 20 F 6'8" 265 Sophomore Anderson, SC
Kevin McAdoo 21 G 6'2" 167 Sophomore Pontiac, MI Transferred to Bradley
Tariq Silver 22 G 6'5" 202 RS Freshman Clarksville, TN Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
Andre Rafus Jr. 25 G/F 6'9" 178 Freshman Baltimore, MD
Isaiah Green 32 F 6'7" 204 Senior Southfield, MI Graduated

Incoming[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Yeikson Montero 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Redemption Christian/Pensacola State
Chris Barnes 1 G 6'4" 205 RS Junior Compton, CA Compton/Tulsa
Marcus Gibbs 3 G 6'0" 147 Freshman Detroit, MI
Noah Morgan 5 G/F 6'5" 182 Junior Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon/Northwest Florida State
Shamar Dillard 12 G 6'6" 185 Freshman South Bend, ID SPIRE Institute
Chris James 13 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Long Beach, CA St. John Bosco
Luis Pacheco 22 F 6'8" 245 Freshman Jamesburg, NJ Crestwood Prep
Thomas Binelli 23 F 6'10" 225 Junior Bologna, Italy Bergen Catholic/Monroe College
Miles Gibson 32 G/F 6'6" 198 Junior Richmond, VA Millwood School/Northwest Kansas Tech

Roster[]

2019–20 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Yeikson Montero 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Redemption Christian/Pensacola State Santo Domingo, DR
G 1 Chris Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Compton/Tulsa Compton, CA
G 3 Marcus Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 147 lb (67 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
G 4 Damari Parris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Sr Evelyn Mack Academy/ Trinity Valley CC Bowie, MD
G/F 5 Noah Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Mount Vernon/Northwest Florida State Mount Vernon, NY
G 10 Darion Spottsville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Shadow Mountain/South Mountain CC Phoenix, AZ
G 12 Shamar Dillard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr SPIRE Institute South Bend, ID
G 13 Chris James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. John Bosco High School Long Beach, CA
G 20 Jorden Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So CMA Detroit, MI
C 21 Boubacar Toure 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Phase One Academy/Grand Canyon Dakar, Senegal
F 22 Luis Pacheco 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Crestwood Prep Jamesburg, NJ
F 23 Thomas Binelli 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bergen Catholic/Monroe College Bologna, Italy
F 31 Ty Groce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI
G/F 32 Miles Gibson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Millwood School/Northwest Kansas Tech Richmond, VA
F 33 Derek Ballard Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS So Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
F 45 Jalen King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kings Academy Pasco, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: Dec. 19, 2019[2]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
9:45 am, ESPN3 		Siena Heights W 93–51  1–0
  15 – Groce   10 – Toure   5 – Morgan  Convocation Center (3,088)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Goshen W 101–49  2–0
  19 – Groce   8 – Toure   5 – Morgan  Convocation Center (499)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Michigan–Dearborn W 72–59  3–0
  15 – Tied   14 – Toure   4 – Montero  Convocation Center (997)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm 		at North Texas
Jamaica Classic 		W 56–51  4–0
  15 – Groce   8 – Toure   4 – Montero  UNT Coliseum (2,380)
Denton, TX
November 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. UMBC
Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division semifinals 		W 62–45  5–0
  11 – Morgan   11 – Groce   3 – Morgan  Montego Bay Convention Center 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2019*
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. North Carolina A&T
Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division finals 		W 58–54  6–0
  12 – Tied   5 – Morgan   3 – Morgan  Montego Bay Convention Center 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 30, 2019*
10:00 pm 		at UC Irvine L 56–77  6–1
  14 – Toure   12 – Toure   1 – Tied  Bren Events Center (2,813)
Irvine, CA
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 85–79  7–1
  21 – Morgan   7 – Toure   3 – Barnes  Convocation Center (1,237)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm 		at Detroit W 55–51  8–1
  16 – Tied   10 – Toure   7 – Spottsville  Calihan Hall (1,925)
Detroit, MI
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northeastern W 60–55  9–1
  19 – Morgan   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Convocation Center (1,077)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 15 Michigan State L 48–101  9–2
  9 – Groce   10 – King   2 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 28, 2019*
3:00 pm 		at UNLV L 49–64  9–3
  12 – Groce   11 – Toure   4 – Groce  Thomas & Mack Center (7,463)
Las Vegas, NV
December 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Concordia (MI) W 88–53  10–3
  14 – Toure   9 – Groce   5 – Groce  Convocation Center (1,171)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron L 45–69  10–4
(0–1) 		 13 – Groce   17 – Toure   3 – Montero  Convocation Center (1,411)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 68–74  10–5
(0–2) 		 18 – Montero   10 – Toure   4 – Groce  Convocation Center (OH) (3,109)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 68–71  10–6
(0–3) 		 16 – Morgan   11 – Toure   3 – 3 tied  NIU Convocation Center (1,074)
Dekalb, IL
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State L 52–69  10–7
(0–4) 		 14 – Morgan   9 – Toure   3 – Binelli  Convocation Center (1,313)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio L 58–60  10–8
(0–5) 		 23 – Morgan   10 – King   2 – Morgan  Convocation Center (1,322)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 59–62  10–9
(0–6) 		 17 – Toure   13 – Toure   2 – Barnes  Stroh Center (2,022)
Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 68–73  10–10
(0–7) 		 17 – Binelli   12 – Toure   4 – Spottsville  Millett Hall (1,144)
Oxford, OH
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo W 61–57  11–10
(1–7) 		 26 – Montero   16 – Toure   4 – Spottsville  Convocation Center (2,382)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 66–62  12–10
(2–7) 		 14 – Groce   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Convocation Center (1,364)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Akron L 58–59  12–11
(2–8) 		 15 – Groce   10 – Toure   2 – Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (3,290)
Akron, OH
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 73–70  13–11
(3–8) 		 22 – Groce   13 – Toure   3 – 3 tied  McGuirk Arena (1,929)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 69–51  14–11
(4–8) 		 17 – Toure   6 – Toure   6 – Groce  Convocation Center (4,324)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State W 70–49  15–11
(5–8) 		 15 – Groce   9 – Groce   3 – Spottsville  Convocation Center (1,196)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 55–64  15–12
(5–9) 		 16 – Toure   8 – Toure   4 – Groce  Worthen Arena (5,921)
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois L 71–73  15–13
(5–10) 		 26 – Binelli   10 – Toure   4 – Tied  Convocation Center (1,378)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 29, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 67–63  16–13
(6–10) 		 17 – Montero   14 – Toure   3 – Groce  Convocation Center (1,640)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan L 54–70  16–14
(6–11) 		 11 – Groce   12 – Toure   2 – Spottsville  University Arena (1,821)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 57–79  16–15
(6–12) 		 12 – Tied   5 – Toure   5 – Spottsville  Savage Arena (4,823)
Toledo, OH
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(11) at (6) Kent State
First round 		L 76–86  16–16
  14 – Tied   13 – Toure   5 – Groce  MAC Center (2,008)
Kent, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[3].

References[]

  1. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State - Game Recap - March 9, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ https://emueagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
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