2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 3–29, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell.

2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–29 (2–16 Patriot)
Head coach	Brett Nelson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Kennedy R.J. Evans Sam Ferry
Home arena	Hart Center
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 Crusaders finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They defeated Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing to Bucknell in the quarterfinals.

Following the season, head coach Bill Carmody announced his retirement.^[1] On July 3, 2019, the school named Marquette assistant Brett Nelson as Carmody's replacement.^[2]

Roster

2019–20 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ryan Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Skyline Ann Arbor, Michigan G 2 Kyle Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Phillips Exeter Academy Leesburg, Virginia G 3 Drew Lowder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pioneer Jackson, Michigan G 4 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Greater Latrobe Senior Latrobe, Pennsylvania F 5 Connor Niego 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Lyons Township Western Springs, Illinois F 10 Ciaran Sandy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Avon Old Farms London, England G 11 Joey Reilly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr East Catholic Cromwell, Connecticut G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Cheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland F 13 Marlon Hargis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So St. Augustine Prep Mays Landing, New Jersey F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Upper Merion Area King of Prussia, Pennsylvania G 21 Lincoln Yeutter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Bullis Chevy Chase, Maryland F 23 Joe Pridgen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Governor's Academy Winchendon, Massachusetts F 24 D.J. Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey F 42 Blake Verbeek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Calvin Christian Grand Rapids, Michigan	Head coach Brett Nelson (Florida) Assistant coach(es) R.J. Evans (Connecticut) Sam Ferry (Vanderbilt) Joe Kennedy (Northwestern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 11, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state^[4]
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, BTN Plus		at No. 7 Maryland	L 71–95	0–1	Xfinity Center (13,633) College Park, MD
Nov 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	L 83–87	0–2	Lundholm Gym (501) Durham, NH
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, PLN		Fairfield	L 61–70 ^OT	0–3	Hart Center (1,712) Worcester, MA
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, PLN		Northeastern	L 44–101	0–4	Hart Center (1,432) Worcester, MA
Nov 22, 2019* 11:00 am, PLN		Harvard	L 74–82	0–5	Hart Center (1,972) Worcester, MA
Nov 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		vs. Florida Atlantic Boca Raton Beach Classic	L 69–87	0–6	FAU Arena (1,036) Boca Raton, FL
Dec 1, 2019* 3:00 pm		vs. Hofstra Boca Raton Beach Classic	L 69–91	0–7	FAU Arena (1,114) Boca Raton, FL
Dec 2, 2019* 11:00 am		vs. Mercer Boca Raton Beach Classic	W 81–67	1–7	FAU Arena (1,122) Boca Raton, FL
Dec 7, 2019* 10:00 pm, WCC Network		at San Diego	L 51–68	1–8	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,025) San Diego, CA
Dec 10, 2019* 7:00 pm		Massachusetts Boston	L 66–69 ^OT	1–9	Hart Center (1,035) Worcester, MA
Dec 14, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Canisius	L 72–80	1–10	Koessler Athletic Center (896) Buffalo, NY
Dec 22, 2019 12:00 pm, NESN		Sacred Heart	L 68–89	1–11	Hart Center (1,013) Worcester, MA
Dec 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 62–74	1–12	Times Union Center (6,202) Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		at Loyola (MD)	L 70–80	1–13 (0–1)	Reitz Arena (420) Baltimore, MD
Jan 5, 2020 12:05 pm, NESN		Navy	W 63–61	2–13 (1–1)	Hart Center (1,218) Worcester, MA
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 64–82	2–14 (1–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,276) Easton, PA
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, PLN		at Bucknell	L 60–75	2–15 (1–3)	Sojka Pavilion (2,575) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 16, 2020^[a] 2:00 pm, PLN		Army	L 67–79	2–16 (1–4)	Hart Center (1,047) Worcester, MA
Jan 18, 2020 4:00 pm, NBCSWA		at American	L 69–81	2–17 (1–5)	Bender Arena (964) Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN		Lehigh	W 96–95 ^OT	3–17 (2–5)	Hart Center (1,028) Worcester, MA
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, NESN		Boston University Turnpike Trophy	L 64–79	3–18 (2–6)	Hart Center (2,063) Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		at Navy	L 766	3–19 (2–7)	Alumni Hall (766) Annapolis, MD
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Colgate	L 64–73	3–20 (2–8)	Hart Center (1,629) Worcester, MA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN Plus		Loyola (MD)	L 60–74	3–21 (2–9)	Hart Center (1,085) Worcester, MA
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm		at Boston University Turnpike Trophy	L 68–77	3–22 (2–10)	Case Gym (845) Boston, MA
Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 82–89	3–23 (2–11)	Stabler Arena (752) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, Spectrum News 1		Lafayette	L 62–72	3–24 (2–12)	Hart Center (1,401) Worcester, MA
Feb 17, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Bucknell	L 48–69	3–25 (2–13)	Hart Center (1,333) Worcester, MA
Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm		at Colgate	L 60–90	3–26 (2–14)	Cotterell Court (985) Hamilton, NY
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm		at Army	L 61–67	3–27 (2–15)	Christl Arena (817) West Point, NY
Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm		American	L 47–90	3–38 (2–16)	Hart Center (1,051) Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 3, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN	(10)	at (7) Bucknell First round	L 62–65	3–29	Sojka Pavilion (1,507) Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Notes

1. Originally scheduled on January 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm.

References

1. Coffman, Noah (June 19, 2019). "Former Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody retires". Inside NU. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
2. Toland, Jennifer. "Holy Cross hires Marquette assistant Brett Nelson as men's basketball coach". telegram.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
3. "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
4. "Holy Cross Crusaders College Basketball - Holy Cross News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.