2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Navy, Bucknell and Colgate to be champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions
Conference	Patriot League
Record	21–13 (12–6 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Jones (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Curtis Wilson Walt Corbean Mike Quinn
Home arena	Case Gym
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
American	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Boston University †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Army	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Navy	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Bucknell	8	–	10		.444			14	–	20		.412
Lehigh	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Holy Cross	2	–	16		.111			3	–	29		.094
† 2020 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 15–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD) in the first round before losing to top-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ethan Brittain-Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Culver Academies Indianapolis, Indiana G 1 Garrett Pascoe   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Clayton Valley Charter High School Concord, California G 3 Alex Vilarino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Texas Tech McKinney, Texas G/F 5 Walter Whyte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So St. Luke's School New Haven, Connecticut G 13 Daman Tate   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cushing Academy Roxbury, Massachusetts G 14 Andrew Petcash 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pine-Richland High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 15 Jonas Harper (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Luke's School Stamford, Connecticut G 20 Tarkan Taboglu (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Torrey Pines High School San Diego, California G 25 Adam Mikula 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Brimmer and May School East Boston, Massachusetts G 30 Javante McCoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Phillips Exeter Academy Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 31 Michael Quinn (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Taunton High School Taunton, Massachusetts F 32 Jack Hemphill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ravenscroft School Raleigh, North Carolina F 34 Tim Uzoegbu (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Medway High School Medway, Massachusetts G/F 35 Fletcher Tynen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bishop Montgomery High School Torrance, California F 41 Sukhmail Mathon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Holderness School Shavertown, Pennsylvania F 51 Max Mahoney (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ridge High School Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Head coach Joe Jones (SUNY–Oswego) Assistant coach(es) Curtis Wilson (Adelphi) Walt Corbean (Northern Kentucky) Mike Quinn (Bentley) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 8, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 67–72	0–1	Case Gym (1,171) Boston, MA
Nov 9, 2019* 1:00 pm		SUNY Poly	W 91–63	1–1	Case Gym (1,185) Boston, MA
Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Vermont	L 47–62	1–2	Patrick Gym (2,780) Burlington, VT
Nov 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, NESN		New Hampshire	W 84–70	2–2	Case Gym (2,579) Boston, MA
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at South Carolina	W 78–70	3–2	Colonial Life Arena (10,113) Columbia, SC
Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, Nexstar		at West Virginia	L 44–69	3–3	WVU Coliseum (10,743) Morgantown, WV
Nov 26, 2019* 3:00 pm		vs. Northern Colorado Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	L 55–78	3–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (253) Cancún, Mexico
Nov 27, 2019* 12:30 pm		vs. UT Martin Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 73–76	3–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (107) Cancún, Mexico
Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 63–64	3–6	Charles E. Smith Center (1,731) Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 79–84 ^OT	3–7	Binghamton University Events Center (2,005) Vestal, NY
Dec 14, 2019* 1:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 78–76	4–7	Case Gym (691) Boston, MA
Dec 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 74–62	5–7	Tsongas Center (773) Lowell, MA
Dec 29, 2019* 6:00 pm		at Merrimack	W 69–67	6–7	Merrimack Athletics Complex (867) North Andover, MA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 73–72	7–7 (1–0)	Case Gym (456) Boston, MA
Jan 5, 2020 3:00 pm		at American	L 63–67	7–8 (1–1)	Bender Arena (291) Washington, D.C.
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 84–67	8–8 (2–1)	Case Gym (385) Boston, MA
Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm		Army	W 81–59	9–8 (3–1)	Case Gym (471) Boston, MA
Jan 13, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Loyola (MD)	W 85–53	10–8 (4–1)	Reitz Arena (1,109) Annapolis, MD
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm		at Colgate	L 70–79	10–9 (4–2)	Cotterell Court (901) Hamilton, NY
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN		Navy	L 58–60 ^OT	10–10 (4–3)	Case Gym (1,153) Boston, MA
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, NESN		at Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy	W 79–64	11–10 (5–3)	Hart Center (2,063) Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN+		Loyola (MD)	W 92–77	12–10 (6–3)	Case Gym (742) Boston, MA
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	W 77–57	13–10 (7–3)	Sojka Pavilion (2,417) Lewisburg, PA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm		at Army	W 80–66	14–10 (8–3)	Christl Arena (726) West Point, NY
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm		Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy	W 77–68	15–10 (9–3)	Case Gym (845) Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Colgate	L 63–79	15–11 (9–4)	Case Gym (656) Boston, MA
Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm		at Navy	W 77–54	16–11 (10–4)	Alumni Hall (1,738) Annapolis, MD
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 59–61	16–12 (10–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,776) Easton, PA
Feb 23, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		American	W 64–60	17–12 (11–5)	Case Gym (934) Boston, MA
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 55–57 ^OT	17–13 (11–6)	Stabler Arena (930) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm		Bucknell	W 74–71	18–13 (12–6)	Case Gym (908) Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN	(3)	(6) Navy Quarterfinals	W 69–63	19–13	Case Gym (517) Boston, MA
Mar 8, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN	(3)	(7) Bucknell Semifinals	W 64–61	20–13	Case Gym (1,334) Boston, MA
Mar 11, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN	(3)	at (1) Colgate Championship game	W 64–61	21–13	Cottrell Court (1,724) Hamilton, NY
NCAA tournament
			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. NCAA.com (17 March 2020). "NCAA cancels men's and women's basketball championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
2. "The Official Site of Boston University Athletics". GoTerriers.com.