2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

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 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2019–20 record12–20 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coachJay Young (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWebster Bank Arena
Alumni Hall
2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena15–5 .750  20–10  .667
Saint Peter's14–6 .700  18–12  .600
Rider12–8 .600  18–12  .600
Monmouth12–8 .600  18–13  .581
Quinnipiac10–10 .500  15–15  .500
Niagara9–11 .450  12–20  .375
Iona9–11 .450  12–16  .429
Fairfield8–12 .400  12–20  .375
Manhattan8–12 .400  13–17  .433
Canisius7–13 .350  12–20  .375
Marist6–14 .300  7–23  .233
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MAAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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
2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2019

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