2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|year=2019–20

|team=Elon Phoenix

|sport=Basketball

|image=Elon Phoenix wordmark.svg

|image_size=150

|conference=Colonial Athletic Association

|division=

|short_conf=CAA

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 13–21

|conf_record= 7–11

|head_coach=Mike Schrage

|hc_year = 1st

|asst_coach1=Jonathan Holmes

|asst_coach2=Mark Adams

|asst_coach3=Allen Payne

|asst_coach4=

|stadium=Schar Center

|champion=

|tourney=

|tourney_result=

}}

{{2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings}}

The 2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team were an American basketball team who represented Elon University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Mike Schrage, played as sixth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Schar Center.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2018–19 season 11–20, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a two-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to UNC Wilmington.

Following the season, head coach Matt Matheny was fired and former Ohio State assistant coach Mike Schrage was hired.

Offseason

=Departures=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"

! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure

Karolis Kundrotas10F6'11"240SeniorKaunas, LithuaniaGraduated
Maxwell Chester (W)11G6'1"185JuniorAtlanta, GeorgiaLeft team
Nathan Priddy12G6'2"185SophomoreArgyle, TexasLeft team
Dainan Swoope13G6'0"180SeniorOverland Park, KansasTransferred to Sam Houston State
Sheldon Eberhardt20G6'5"190SeniorPforzheim, GermanyGraduated
Steven Santa Ana22G6'4"190SeniorCharlotte, North CarolinaGraduated
Tyler Seibring41G6'9"225SeniorNormal, IllinoisGraduated

=2019 recruiting class=

{{College Athlete Recruit Start|year=2019}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Hunter McIntosh

| position = PG

| hometown = Snellville, GA

| highschool = Greater Atlanta Christian School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 180

| commitdate = 4/23/2019

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Zac Ervin

| position = SG

| hometown = Gate City, VA

| highschool = Gate City High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 215

| commitdate = 4/29/2019

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Hunter Woods

| position = G

| hometown = Pasadena, CA

| highschool = John Muir High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 193

| commitdate = 05/13/2019

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2019

| rivals ref title =

| scout ref title =

| espn ref title = Elon

| rivals school =

| scout s =

| espn schoolid = 2210

| scout overall =

| rivals overall =

| accessdate = October 25, 2019

| bball = yes

}}

=Incoming transfers=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"

! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes

sortname| Marcus Sheffield II4G/F6'4"180GraduateAlpharetta, GATransferred from Stanford. Will be immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Stanford.
sortname| Jerald Gillens-Butler13G/F6'4"230JuniorOrlando, FLTransferred from Butler. Under NCAA rules, Gillens-Butler will redshirt for the 2019–20 season and have two years of eligibility remaining.

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2019|team=Elon Phoenix|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hunter|last=McIntosh|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=Snellville, GA|high_school=Greater Atlanta Christian School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chuck|last=Hannah|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=230|class=SO|rs=|home=Boston, MA|high_school=Northfield Mount Hermon School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Seth|last=Fuller|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=180|class=JR|rs=y|home=Dublin, OH|high_school=Dublin Coffman HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Sheffield II|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=180|class=GS|rs=|home=Alpharetta, GA|high_school=Stanford}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Federico|last=Poser|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=SO|rs=|home=Mareno di Piave, Italy|high_school=I.I.S.S. Marco Fanno School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kris|last=Wooten|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Kinston, NC|high_school=Arendell Parrott Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jerald|last=Gillens-Butler|num=13|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=230|class=JR|rs=|home=Orlando, FL|high_school=Butler|cur_rs=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zac|last=Ervin|num=14|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=215|class=FR|rs=|home=Gate City, VA|high_school=Gate City High School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Christian|last=Scott|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=JR|rs=|home=New Orleans, LA|high_school=St. Andrew's Episcopal School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andy|last=Pack|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=SO|rs=|home=Summerfield, NC|high_school=Northern Guilford HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ben|last=Daugherty|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Chagrin Falls, OH|high_school=La Jolla Country Day School|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hunter|last=Woods|num=25|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=193|class=FR|rs=|home=Pasadena, CA|high_school=John Muir HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Stubbs|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=|home=Houston|high_school=Woodlands HS|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Simon|last=Wright|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=JR|rs=|home=Minneapolis, MN|high_school=Hopkins HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Duje|last=Radja|num=41|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=JR|rs=|home=Split, Croatia|high_school=Kimball Union Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Jonathan Holmes ({{college|North Carolina}})
  • Mark Adams ({{college|St. John Fisher College}})
  • Allen Payne ({{college|Auburn}})

|roster_url=https://elonphoenix.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

|accessdate=October 25, 2019

}}

Schedule and results

{{CBB schedule start

| rank =

| gamehighs =no

| attend =yes

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Elon Phoenix}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = October 26, 2019

| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Gardner–Webb

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Paul Porter Arena

| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, NC

| tv =

| score = 68–71

| attend =

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = October 30, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Indiana University of Pennsylvania

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv =

| score = 79–71

| overtime = OT

| attend = 740

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Elon Phoenix}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 5, 2019

| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| opponent = Mars Hill

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 90–84

| attend = 1,456

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 8, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Milligan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 95–54

| attend = 1,541

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 11, 2019

| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McCamish Pavilion

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ACCNX

| score = 41–64

| attend = 4,624

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 15, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Center

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game

| tv = BTN

| score = 50–70

| attend = 12,707

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 20, 2019

| time = 8:30{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill

| gamename = Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = 61–75

| attend = 20,251

| record = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 23, 2019

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Manhattan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| gamename =

| tv = FloSports

| score = 64–69

| attend = 1,137

| record = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Furman

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| gamename = Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game

| tv = FloSports

| score = 61–97

| attend = 1,264

| record = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 28, 2019

| time = Noon

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UT Arlington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| gamename = Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game

| tv = FloSports

| score = 67–77

| attend = 875

| record = 2–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 2, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf =

| opponent = Kennesaw State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 70–46

| attend = 1,402

| record = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 5, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = High Point

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millis Athletic Convocation Center

| site_cityst = High Point, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 66–70

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,831

| record = 3–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 14, 2019

| time = 1:30{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Carolina Wesleyan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 91–60

| attend = 1,027

| record = 4–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 17, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Campbell

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pope Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Buies Creek, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 46–60

| attend = 1,178

| record = 4–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Winthrop

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Winthrop Coliseum

| site_cityst = Rock Hill, SC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 80–85

| attend = 2,139

| record = 4–9

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Elon Phoenix}}| CAA regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 73–74

| attend = 1,923

| record = 4–10

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 2, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Northeastern

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| tv = FloSports

| score = 68–77

| attend = 631

| record = 4–11

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 4, 2020

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Hofstra

| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 1,809

| score = 75–102

| record = 4–12

| conference = 0–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 9, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = College of Charleston

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 2,017

| score = 65–73

| record = 4–13

| conference = 0–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 11, 2020

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = UNC Wilmington

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 80–63

| attend = 2,068

| record = 5–13

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 16, 2020

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = FloSports

| score = 41–63

| attend = 1,007

| record = 5–14

| conference = 1–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 2020

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 1,881

| score = 78–79

| record = 5–15

| conference = 1–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 23, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 1,732

| score = 61–72

| record = 5–16

| conference = 1–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2020

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 1,896

| score = 82–73

| record = 6–16

| conference = 2–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 30, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Hofstra

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 63–86

| attend = 1,676

| record = 6–17

| conference = 2–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2020

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Northeastern

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 74–69

| attend = 2,023

| record = 7–17

| conference = 3–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 6, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UNC Wilmington

| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum

| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 2,417

| score = 62–56

| record = 8–17

| conference = 4–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 8, 2020

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = College of Charleston

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 5,108

| score = 72–65

| record = 9–17

| conference = 5–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 13, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 75–81

| attend = 1,712

| record = 9–18

| conference = 5–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 70–75

| attend = 2,673

| record = 10–18

| conference = 6–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 20, 2020

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| tv = FloSports

| score = 70–62

| attend = 2,078

| record = 11–18

| conference = 7–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 2020

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = SECU Arena

| site_cityst = Towson, MD

| tv = FloSports

| score = 71–84

| attend = 2,511

| record = 11–19

| conference = 7–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 29, 2020

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = FloSports

| attend = 5,180

| score = 79–86

| record = 11–20

| conference = 7–11

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Elon Phoenix}}| 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2020

| time = 6:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = James Madison

| oppseed = 10

| tv = FloSports

| site_stadium = Entertainment and Sports Arena

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = First round

| score = 63–61

| attend =

| record = 12–20

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 8, 2020

| time = 6:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = William & Mary

| oppseed = 2

| tv = FloSports

| site_stadium = Entertainment and Sports Arena

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 68–63

| attend =

| record = 13–20

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2020

| time = 8:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = Northeastern

| oppseed = 6

| tv = CBSSN

| site_stadium = Entertainment and Sports Arena

| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 60–68

| attend =

| record = 13–21

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://elonphoenix.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule|title = 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule}}

References

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