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2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record13–21 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonathan Holmes
  • Mark Adams
  • Allen Payne
Home arenaSchar Center
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Karolis Kundrotas 10 F 6'11" 240 Senior Kaunas, Lithuania Graduated
Maxwell Chester (W) 11 G 6'1" 185 Junior Atlanta, Georgia Left team
Nathan Priddy 12 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Argyle, Texas Left team
Dainan Swoope 13 G 6'0" 180 Senior Overland Park, Kansas Transferred to Sam Houston State
Sheldon Eberhardt 20 G 6'5" 190 Senior Pforzheim, Germany Graduated
Steven Santa Ana 22 G 6'4" 190 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Tyler Seibring 41 G 6'9" 225 Senior Normal, Illinois Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hunter McIntosh
PG
Snellville, GA Greater Atlanta Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 23, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Zac Ervin
SG
Gate City, VA Gate City High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 29, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Hunter Woods
G
Pasadena, CA John Muir High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) May 13, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Sheffield II 4 G/F 6'4" 180 Graduate Alpharetta, GA Transferred from Stanford. Will be immediately eligible to play as he graduated from Stanford.
Jerald Gillens-Butler 13 G/F 6'4" 230 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred from Butler. Under NCAA rules, Gillens-Butler will redshirt for the 2019–20 season and have two years of eligibility remaining.

Roster

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2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hunter McIntosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian School Snellville, GA
F 1 Chuck Hannah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, MA
G 3 Seth Fuller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH
G 4 Marcus Sheffield II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Stanford Alpharetta, GA
F 5 Federico Poser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So I.I.S.S. Marco Fanno School Mareno di Piave, Italy
G 10 Kris Wooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Arendell Parrott Academy Kinston, NC
G/F 13 Jerald Gillens-Butler Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Butler Orlando, FL
G/F 14 Zac Ervin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Gate City High School Gate City, VA
G 15 Christian Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr St. Andrew's Episcopal School New Orleans, LA
G 21 Andy Pack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Northern Guilford HS Summerfield, NC
G 23 Ben Daugherty (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr La Jolla Country Day School Chagrin Falls, OH
G/F 25 Hunter Woods 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr John Muir HS Pasadena, CA
G 30 John Stubbs (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Woodlands HS Houston
F 33 Simon Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hopkins HS Minneapolis, MN
F/C 41 Duje Radja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Kimball Union Academy Split, Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb L 68–71 
Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, NC
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Indiana University of Pennsylvania W 79–71 OT
Schar Center (740)
Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloSports
Mars Hill W 90–84  1–0
Schar Center (1,456)
Elon, NC
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Milligan W 95–54  2–0
Schar Center (1,541)
Elon, NC
November 11, 2019*
7:30 pm, ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 41–64  2–1
McCamish Pavilion (4,624)
Atlanta, GA
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
L 50–70  2–2
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2019*
8:30 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 5 North Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
L 61–75  2–3
Dean Smith Center (20,251)
Chapel Hill
November 23, 2019*
4:00 pm, FloSports
Manhattan L 64–69  2–4
Schar Center (1,137)
Elon, NC
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Furman
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
L 61–97  2–5
Schar Center (1,264)
Elon, NC
November 28, 2019*
Noon, FloSports
UT Arlington
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
L 67–77  2–6
Schar Center (875)
Elon, NC
December 2, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
Kennesaw State W 70–46  3–6
Schar Center (1,402)
Elon, NC
December 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 66–70 OT 3–7
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,831)
High Point, NC
December 14, 2019*
1:30 pm, FloSports
North Carolina Wesleyan W 91–60  4–7
Schar Center (1,027)
Elon, NC
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Campbell L 46–60  4–8
Pope Convocation Center (1,178)
Buies Creek, NC
December 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 80–85  4–9
Winthrop Coliseum (2,139)
Rock Hill, SC
CAA regular season
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
William & Mary L 73–74  4–10
(0–1)
Schar Center (1,923)
Elon, NC
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern L 68–77  4–11
(0–2)
Matthews Arena (631)
Boston, MA
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Hofstra L 75–102  4–12
(0–3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,809)
Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
College of Charleston L 65–73  4–13
(0–4)
Schar Center (2,017)
Elon, NC
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
UNC Wilmington W 80–63  5–13
(1–4)
Schar Center (2,068)
Elon, NC
January 16, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Drexel L 41–63  5–14
(1–5)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,007)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Delaware L 78–79  5–15
(1–6)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,881)
Newark, DE
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Towson L 61–72  5–16
(1–7)
Schar Center (1,732)
Elon, NC
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
James Madison W 82–73  6–16
(2–7)
Schar Center (1,896)
Elon, NC
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
Hofstra L 63–86  6–17
(2–8)
Schar Center (1,676)
Elon, NC
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
Northeastern W 74–69  7–17
(3–8)
Schar Center (2,023)
Elon, NC
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at UNC Wilmington W 62–56  8–17
(4–8)
Trask Coliseum (2,417)
Wilmington, NC
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at College of Charleston W 72–65  9–17
(5–8)
TD Arena (5,108)
Charleston, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Delaware L 75–81  9–18
(5–9)
Schar Center (1,712)
Elon, NC
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Drexel L 70–75  10–18
(6–9)
Schar Center (2,673)
Elon, NC
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
James Madison W 70–62  11–18
(7–9)
JMU Convocation Center (2,078)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Towson L 71–84  11–19
(7–10)
SECU Arena (2,511)
Towson, MD
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at William & Mary L 79–86  11–20
(7–11)
Kaplan Arena (5,180)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 7, 2020
6:30 pm, FloSports
(7) vs. (10) James Madison
First round
W 63–61  12–20
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2020
6:00 pm, FloSports
(7) vs. (2) William & Mary
Quarterfinals
W 68–63  13–20
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(7) vs. (6) Northeastern
Semifinals
L 60–68  13–21
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

References

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