2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	12–20 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Jay Young (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Casey; Bryan Dougher; Patrick Sellers;
Home arena	Webster Bank Arena; Alumni Hall
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Manhattan.

2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Siena	15	–	5	.750	20	–	10	.667
Saint Peter's	14	–	6	.700	18	–	12	.600
Rider	12	–	8	.600	18	–	12	.600
Monmouth	12	–	8	.600	18	–	13	.581
Quinnipiac	10	–	10	.500	15	–	15	.500
Niagara	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Iona	9	–	11	.450	12	–	16	.429
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	13	–	17	.433
Canisius	7	–	13	.350	12	–	20	.375
Marist	6	–	14	.300	7	–	23	.233
Note: The 2020 MAAC tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season edit

The Stags finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the 10th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 7 seed Manhattan in the first round 53–57.^[1]

On March 11, 2019, head coach Sydney Johnson was fired.^[2] He finished at Fairfield with an eight-year record of 116–147. On April 3, Rutgers assistant Jay Young was announced as Johnson's replacement.^[3]

Roster edit

2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Green	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Londonderry, New Hampshire
F	1	Chris Maidoh	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	New Carrollton, Maryland
G	2	Taj Benning	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Fair Lawn, New Jersey
G	4	Jack Mullally	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Belle Harbor, New York
G	5	Aidas Kavaliauskas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	10	Allan Jeanne-Rose	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Saint-Joseph, Martinique
G	11	Calvin Whipple	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Leominster, Massachusetts
F	12	Kevin Senghore-Peterson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Gothenburg, Sweden
F	15	Wassef Methnani	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Kairouan, Tunisia
G	21	Mark Henry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hamburg, New York
F	22	John Kelly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Shelton, Connecticut
F	23	Vincent Eze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Lagos, Nigeria
G	24	Jesus Cruz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Carolina, Puerto Rico
G	25	Landon Taliaferro	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Boulder, Colorado
F	30	Omar El-Sheikh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Cairo, Egypt
F	35	Tshiefu Ngalakulondi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Manchester, New Hampshire

Head coach

Jay Young (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Casey (Western Connecticut State)
Bryan Dougher (Stony Brook)
Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2019

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		Bucknell	L 64–68	0–1	Webster Bank Arena (1,063) Bridgeport, CT
November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm		UMass	L 60–62	0–2	Webster Bank Arena (1,087) Bridgeport, CT
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 68–63 ^OT	1–2	Hart Center (1,712) Worcester, MA
November 17, 2019* 6:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 75–84 ^OT	1–3	Reitz Arena (1,241) Baltimore, MD
November 19, 2019* 8:30 pm, BTN		at No. 6 Maryland	L 55–74	1–4	Xfinity Center (11,412) College Park, MD
November 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. USC Orlando Invitational Quarterfinals	L 47–54	1–5	HP Field House (2,084) Orlando, FL
November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Davidson Orlando Invitational Consolation 2nd Round	L 56–67	1–6	HP Field House (2,457) Orlando, FL
December 1, 2019* 10:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Texas A&M Orlando Invitational 7th Place Game	W 67–62	2–6	HP Field House Orlando, FL
December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm		William & Mary	L 58–62	2–7	Alumni Hall (2,161) Fairfield, CT
December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Oakland	W 61–59 ^OT	3–7	Athletics Center O'rena (2,788) Auburn Hills, MI
December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm		at Wagner	W 66–54	4–7	Spiro Sports Center (1,203) Staten Island, NY
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm		at Niagara	L 66–75	4–8 (0–1)	Gallagher Center (1,115) Lewiston, NY
January 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 46–42	5–8 (1–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (751) Buffalo, NY
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 58–70	5–9 (1–2)	Webster Bank Arena (1,003) Bridgeport, CT
January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 68–60	6–9 (2–2)	Alumni Hall (1,754) Fairfield, CT
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 61–51	7–9 (3–2)	Alumni Hall (1,236) Fairfield, CT
January 17, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 57–64	7–10 (3–3)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,428) New Rochelle, NY
January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 67–81	7–11 (3–4)	People's United Center (1,989) Hamden, CT
January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	W 63–55	8–11 (4–4)	Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, CT
January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	L 52–68	8–12 (4–5)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,612) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	W 55–53	9–12 (5–5)	Webster Bank Arena (1,023) Bridgeport, CT
February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Siena	L 49–65	9–13 (5–6)	Times Union Center (6,581) Albany, NY
February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 54–78	9–14 (5–7)	Webster Bank Arena (1,531) Bridgeport, CT
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	W 57–53 ^OT	10–14 (6–7)	McCann Arena (1,100) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 44–61	10–15 (6–8)	Yanitelli Center (887) Jersey City, NJ
February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara	W 61–60	11–15 (7–8)	Alumni Hall (1,656) Fairfield, CT
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 59–62	11–16 (7–9)	Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, CT
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	L 58–60	11–17 (7–10)	Alumni Hall (1,921) Fairfield, CT
March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	L 51–65	11–18 (7–11)	Alumni Hall (2,321) Fairfield, CT
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 45–69	11–19 (7–12)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,752) West Long Branch, NJ
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 66–50	12–19 (8–12)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,002) Bronx, NY
MAAC tournament
March 10, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (9) Manhattan First round	L 43–61	12–20	Boardwalk Hall^[4] (878) Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References edit

^ "Men's Basketball Falls To Manhattan". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
^ "Fairfield Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
^ "Jay Young Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

[1] "Men's Basketball Falls To Manhattan". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

[2] "Fairfield Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

[3] "Jay Young Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

[4] "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

[5] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

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