2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by second-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Sacred Heart.^[1]

2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	11–21 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach	Dan Engelstad (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Will Holland Xavier Joyner Matt Miller
Home arena	Knott Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Merrimack*	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Robert Morris †	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Saint Francis (PA)	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Sacred Heart	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
LIU	9	–	9		.500			15	–	18		.455
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Wagner	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15		.167			4	–	27		.129
* Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

Roster

2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Vado Morse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Bullis School Suitland, MD G 1 Dee Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Great Mills Great Mills, MD G 2 Jalen Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr North Point Indian Head, MD G 3 Matt Becht 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Bishop O'Connell Arlington County, VA G 4 James IV West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Freedom Woodbridge, VA G 5 Ayan Teel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell Bowie, Maryland G 11 Naim Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr First Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, PA G 12 Odri Dedolli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Tirana, Albania F 13 Omar Habwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. James School, Maryland Lexington, VA G 15 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So McDonogh School Baltimore, MD F 21 Collin Nnamene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Albans School Enugu State, Nigeria F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS So Potomac Woodbridge, VA G 23 Brandon Leftwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Xaverian Brooklyn, NY F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hopewell Hopewell, VA F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Hopewell Hopewell, VA	Head coach Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's College (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Will Holland (Mount St. Mary's) Xavier Joyner (Husson) Matt Miller (St. Mary's College (MD)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Georgetown	L 68–81	0–1	Capital One Arena (5,214) Washington, DC
November 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Gettysburg	W 75–58	1–1	Knott Arena (2,062) Emmitsburg, MD
November 12, 2019* 9:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 20 Washington	L 46–56	1–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,480) Seattle, WA
November 15, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Lamar Big Blue Nation Showcase	L 61–76	1–3	Montagne Center (1,590) Beaumont, TX
November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at UAB Big Blue Nation Showcase	L 51–58	1–4	Bartow Arena (2,667) Birmingham, AL
November 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 9 Kentucky Big Blue Nation Showcase	L 62–82	1–5	Rupp Arena (20,351) Lexington, KY
November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Utah Valley Big Blue Nation Showcase	W 64–61	2–5	Knott Arena (1,405) Emmitsburg, MD
November 30, 2019* 6:00 p.m.		at Howard	W 73–56	3–5	Burr Gymnasium (875) Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2019* 10:00 p.m.		at Grand Canyon	L 67–75 OT	3–6	GCU Arena (6,785) Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		Loyola (MD)	L 48–64	3–7	Knott Arena (1,811) Emmitsburg, MD
December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		American	L 76–82	3–8	Knott Arena (1,206) Emmitsburg, MD
December 20, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		at Navy	L 48–59	3–9	Alumni Hall (921) Annapolis, MD
December 28, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Coppin State	W 79–55	4–9	Knott Arena (1,703) Emmitsburg, MD
NEC regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Wagner	L 47–66	4–10 (0–1)	Knott Arena (1,267) Emmitsburg, MD
January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		LIU	W 82–73 2OT	5–10 (1–1)	Knott Arena (1,401) Emmitsburg, MD
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at Merrimack	L 61–64	5–11 (1–2)	Merrimack Athletics Complex (245) North Andover, MA
January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m.		at Bryant	W 67–65	6–11 (2–2)	Chace Athletic Center (1,151) Smithfield, RI
January 18, 2020 4:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut	W 79–52	7–11 (3–2)	Knott Arena (1,426) Emmitsburg, MD
January 20, 2020 7:00 p.m.		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 59–39	8–11 (4–2)	Knott Arena (1,726) Emmitsburg, MD
January 25, 2020 5:00 p.m.		Bryant	W 79–76	9–11 (5–2)	Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD
January 30, 2020 11:00 a.m.		at Sacred Heart	L 53–58	9–12 (5–3)	William H. Pitt Center (1,504) Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2020 3:30 p.m.		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 75–85	9–13 (5–4)	Rothman Center (452) Hackensack, NJ
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at LIU	W 67–63	10–13 (6–4)	Steinberg Wellness Center (418) Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m.		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 67–70	10–14 (6–5)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (607) Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/MASN		Robert Morris	L 60–77	10–15 (6–6)	Knott Arena (1,754) Emmitsburg, MD
February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m.		Saint Francis (PA)	L 55–70	10–16 (6–7)	Knott Arena (2,724) Emmitsburg, MD
February 18, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Wagner	L 61–67	10–17 (6–8)	Spiro Sports Center (1,039) Staten Island, NY
February 21, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at Robert Morris	L 60–68	10–18 (6–9)	UPMC Events Center (2,018) Moon Township, PA
February 23, 2020 3:00 p.m.		Merrimack	W 65–57	11–18 (7–9)	Knott Arena (2,078) Emmitsburg, MD
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 62–75	11–19 (7–10)	DeGol Arena (726) Loretto, PA
February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m.		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 77–83	11–20 (7–11)	Knott Arena (1,860) Emmitsburg, MD
NEC tournament
March 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	(6)	at (3) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals	L 59–61	11–21	William H. Pitt Center (502) Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[2]

References

1. "Mount St. Mary's Edged by Sacred Heart, 61-59, in NEC Quarterfinals". Mount St. Mary's University. March 4, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
2. "2019-20 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.