2019–20 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They split their home games between the Costello Athletic Center and the Tsongas Center, both of which are located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and were led by seventh-year head coach Pat Duquette. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in America East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford.

2019–20 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	13–19 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Pat Duquette (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Biko Paris Nick Leonardelli Louis Hinnant
Home arena	Costello Athletic Center Tsongas Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 7–9 in conference play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the America East tournament, they were defeated by Hartford in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Roster

2019–20 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ron Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fairfax HS Philadelphia, PA G 1 Bryce Daley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Salisbury School Pittsfield, MA G 2 Kalil Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Holy Cross HS New Orleans, LA G 3 Jordyn Owens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Immaculate Conception HS Montclair, NJ F 4 Darius Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So La Salle College Prep Pasadena, CA F 5 Connor Withers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Osbourn HS Manassas, VA G 11 Obadiah Noel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tuscarora HS Frederick, MD G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Bishop Ready HS Grove City, OH F 14 Joey Glynn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Portsmouth HS Portsmouth, NH F 15 Allin Blunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Gonzaga College HS Bowie, MD G 21 Donovan Ivory 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kaukauna HS Appleton, WI G 23 Christian Lutete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Radford Silver Spring, MD G 33 Luka Maziashvili 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr School Zenith Tbilisi, Georgia	Head coach Pat Duquette (Williams) Assistant coach(es) Biko Paris (Boston College) Nick Leonardelli (Dickinson) Louis Hinnant (Boston College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 20, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+		at UMass	L 64–79	0–1	Mullins Center (2,563) Amherst, MA
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm		at LIU	W 87–74	1–1	Steinberg Wellness Center (681) Brooklyn, NY
November 10, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 18 Ohio State	L 56–76	1–2	Value City Arena (11,632) Columbus, OH
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		UMass Boston	W 88–45	2–2	Costello Athletic Center (557) Lowell, MA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville River Hawk Invitational	L 78–80	2–3	Costello Athletic Center (1,166) Lowell, MA
November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Merrimack River Hawk Invitational	L 58–60	2–4	Costello Athletic Center (696) Lowell, MA
November 17, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Dartmouth River Hawk Invitational	L 75–80	2–5	Costello Athletic Center (534) Lowell, MA
November 26, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 75–63	3–5	Costello Athletic Center (501) Lowell, MA
December 1, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 73–71	4–5	Tsongas Center (779) Lowell, MA
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	L 86–89	4–6	Tsongas Center (554) Lowell, MA
December 7, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 94–63	5–6	Costello Athletic Center (443) Lowell, MA
December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 72–66	6–6	Wellness and Events Center (355) Newark, NJ
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Boston University	L 62–74	6–7	Tsongas Center (773) Lowell, MA
December 27, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 81–93	6–8	Reitz Arena (544) Baltimore, MD
December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, FS1		at No. 11 Michigan	L 60–86	6–9	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	W 86–73 OT	7–9 (1–0)	UMBC Event Center (1,219) Baltimore, MD
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hartford	L 68–80	7–10 (1–1)	Tsongas Center (478) Lowell, MA
January 11, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 85–66	8–10 (2–1)	Tsongas Center (1,420) Lowell, MA
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	L 98–104 OT	8–11 (2–2)	Cross Insurance Center (725) Bangor, ME
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 75–101	8–12 (2–3)	SEFCU Arena (2,055) Albany, NY
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 62–92	8–13 (2–4)	Patrick Gym (3,228) Burlington, VT
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stony Brook	L 76–84	8–14 (2–5)	Tsongas Center (734) Lowell, MA
February 1, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 77–75	9–14 (3–5)	Tsongas Center (2,323) Lowell, MA
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stony Brook	L 70–77	9–15 (3–6)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,504) Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, NESNPlus/ESPN3		UMBC	L 50–60	9–16 (3–7)	Tsongas Center (1,259) Lowell, MA
February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 71–63	10–16 (4–7)	Tsongas Center (511) Lowell, MA
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	W 74–67	11–16 (5–7)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (937) West Hartford, CT
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 84–86	11–17 (5–8)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,645) Vestal, NY
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 88–69	12–17 (6–8)	Tsongas Center (819) Lowell, MA
February 29, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 77–94	12–18 (6–9)	Tsongas Center (2,821) Lowell, MA
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 63–54	13–18 (7–9)	Lundholm Gym (573) Durham, NH
America East tournament
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Hartford Quarterfinals	L 75–89	13–19	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,069) West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

1. "Final Minute Decides River Hawks' 78-70 Quarterfinal Loss at Hartford". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2019.