2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
2019–20 record	15–15 (8–8 America East)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Mohr; Jordon Bronner; Ryan Herrion;
Home arena	Lundholm Gym
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire and were led by 15th-year head coach Bill Herrion. They finished the season 15–15, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMBC.

Previous season[]

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 5–24 overall, 3–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the 2019 America East Men's Basketball Tournament.^[1]

Roster[]

2019–20 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kijana Love	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Byron P. Steele II HS	Cibolo, TX
G	1	Marque Maultsby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Garner Magnet HS	Raleigh, NC
G	2	Sean Sutherlin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Irondale HS	New Brighton, MN
F	3	Nick Guadarrama	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Perkiomen School	Newington, CT
G	5	Mark Carbone	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	East Catholic HS	Wethersfield, CT
G	10	Nick Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	All Hallows HS	Bronx, NY
G	11	Blondeau Tchoukuiengo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Montmorency School	Montreal, Quebec
G	13	Elijah Jordan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	The First Academy	Orlando, FL
G	15	Josh Hopkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	James B. Dudley HS	Greensboro, NC
F	21	Meekness Payne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Arizona Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
F	23	Chris Lester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Barrington HS	Barrington, IL
F	24	Jayden Martinez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Byron P. Steele II HS	Cibolo, TX
F	44	Luke Rosinski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Kimball Union Academy	Derry, NH

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Mohr (Merrimack)
Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire)
Ryan Herrion (New Hampshire)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 14, 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		Curry	W 93–29	1–0	Lundholm Gym (222) Durham, NH
November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Holy Cross	W 87–83	2–0	Lundholm Gym (501) Durham, NH
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS2		at St. John's	L 61–74	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,320) Queens, NY
November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, NESN		at Boston University	L 70–84	2–2	Case Gym (819) Boston, MA
November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 77–63	3–2	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,274) New Britain, CT
November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 71–78	3–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,080) Harrisonburg, VA
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bryant	W 87–76 ^OT	4–3	Lundholm Gym (422) Durham, NH
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		at FIU	L 69–70	4–4	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (653) Miami, FL
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm		Maine Maritime	W 91–37	5–4	Lundholm Gym (293) Durham, NH
December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 67–75	5–5	People's United Center (1,115) Hamden, CT
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 64–56	6–5	McCann Arena (912) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 22, 2019* 1:00 pm		at UConn	L 62–88	6–6	XL Center (9,374) Hartford, CT
December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 70–56	7–6	Lundholm Gym (438) Durham, NH

January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	L 52–61	7–7 (0–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (770) West Hartford, CT
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 57–51	8–7 (1–1)	Lundholm Gym (323) Durham, NH
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stony Brook	L 48–73	8–8 (1–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,422) Stony Brook, NY
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	L 73–76 ^OT	8–9 (1–3)	Lundholm Gym (393) Durham, NH
January 18, 2020 11:30 am, ESPN+		UMBC	W 65–60	9–9 (2–3)	Lundholm Gym (559) Durham, NH
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 77–69	10–9 (3–3)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,804) Vestal, NY
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 43–56	10–10 (3–4)	Lundholm Gym (888) Durham, NH
February 1, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 75–77	10–11 (3–5)	Tsongas Center (2,323) Lowell, MA
February 8, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	W 81–64	11–11 (4–5)	Lundholm Gym (599) Durham, NH
February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 50–74	11–12 (4–6)	Patrick Gym (2,899) Burlington, VT
February 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	L 59–65	11–13 (4–7)	UMBC Event Center (2,602) Catonsville, MD
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hartford	W 67–63 ^OT	12–13 (5–7)	Lundholm Gym (530) Durham, NH
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Albany	W 68–56	13–13 (6–7)	SEFCU Arena (1,925) Albany, NY
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 77–70	14–13 (7–7)	Cross Insurance Center (842) Bangor, ME
February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 89–70	15–13 (8–7)	Lundholm Gym (1,444) Durham, NH
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 54–63	15–14 (8–8)	Lundholm Gym (573) Durham, NH
America East Tournament
March 7, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) UMBC Quarterfinals	L 67–73	15–15	UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References[]

^ "Reed, Watkins Go Out Winners, 60-53, on Senior Night vs. Maine". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ "UNH Wildcats - 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[1] "Reed, Watkins Go Out Winners, 60-53, on Senior Night vs. Maine". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[2] "UNH Wildcats - 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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[2]

v t New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Lundholm Gym (1938–present) Whittemore Center (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
People
	1943–44 1944–45 1979–80 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Stony Brook	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Hartford	9	–	7	.563	18	–	15	.545
UMBC	8	–	8	.500	16	–	17	.485
New Hampshire	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
UMass Lowell	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Albany	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Maine	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
Binghamton	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
Note: The 2020 America East Tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.