# 2019–20 Ivy League men's basketball season

The 2019–20 Ivy League men's basketball season is the Ivy League's 66th season of basketball. Yale and Harvard are defending regular season champions. Yale defeated Harvard in the Ivy League tournament to each the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament last season.
The 2019-2020 Ivy League Tournament was scheduled to take place at Harvard University, March 13–15, 2020.
On March 10, 2020, the Ivy League announced that the 2020 Ivy League Tournament is cancelled due to the coronavirus. Yale was to represent the Ivy League in the 2020 NCAA Men's basketball tournament.
The last Ivy League games were played on March 7th, 2020. 612 days later, the Ivy League would resume play after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Seasons at school | Overall record at school | Ivy record | Ivy regular season championships | Ivy tournament championships | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA championships |
| Brown | Mike Martin | 7 | 93–112 (.454) | 36–62 (.367) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbia | Jim Engles | 3 | 29–53 (.354) | 15–27 (.357) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell | Brian Earl | 3 | 35–53 (.398) | 17–25 (.405) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dartmouth | David McLaughlin | 3 | 25–59 (.298) | 9–33 (.214) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvard | Tommy Amaker | 12 | 230–131 (.637) | 116–52 (.690) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn | Steve Donahue | 4 | 67–53 (.558) | 30–26 (.536) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Princeton | Mitch Henderson | 8 | 148–88 (.627) | 76–36 (.679) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yale | James Jones | 21 | 327–278 (.540) | 169–111 (.604) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Overall and Ivy records are from time at current school through the end of the 2018–19 season.

## Players of the week

| Week | Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week |
| Nov. 11 | Brandon Anderson, Brown | Jordan Dingle, Penn |
| Nov. 18 | Brandon Anderson (2), Brown | Chris Ledlum, Harvard |
| Nov. 25 | Bryce Aiken, Harvard | Jordan Dingle (2), Penn |
| Dec. 2 | Paul Atkinson, Yale | Jordan Dingle (3), Penn |
| Dec. 9 | Paul Atkinson (2), Yale | Chris Ledlum (2), Harvard |
| Dec. 16 | Richmond Aririguzoh, Princeton | Ryan Langborg, Princeton |
| Dec. 23 | Paul Atkinson (3), Yale | Max Martz, Penn |
| Dec. 30 | Chris Lewis, Harvard | Chris Lewis, Harvard |
| Jan. 6 | Jaelin Llewellyn, Princeton | Chris Ledlum (3), Harvard |
| Jan. 13 | Ryan Schwieger, Princeton | Tosan Evbuomwan, Princeton |
| Jan, 20 | Jordan Bruner, Yale | Jack Forrest, Columbia |
| Jan. 27 | A. J. Brodeur, Penn | Jordan Dingle (4), Penn |
| Feb. 3 | Azar Swain, Yale | Jordan Dingle (5), Penn |
| Feb. 10 | Tamenang Choh, Brown | Max Martz (2), Penn |
| Feb. 17 | Chris Knight, Dartmouth | Chris Ledlum (4), Harvard |
| Feb. 24 | Jordan Bruner (2), Yale | August Mahoney, Yale |
| Mar. 2 | Chris Knight (2), Dartmouth | Max Martz (3), Penn |
| Mar. 9 | A. J. Brodeur (2), Penn Zach Hunsaker, Brown | Jordan Dingle (6), Penn |

## Conference matrix

| | Brown | Columbia | Cornell | Dartmouth | Harvard | Penn | Princeton | Yale |
| vs. Brown | – | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Columbia | 2−0 | − | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Cornell | 1−1 | 1−1 | − | 2−0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0−2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Dartmouth | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | − | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2−0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Harvard | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | − | 1–1 | 1−1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Penn | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1–1 | − | 2−0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Princeton | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | − | 2–0 |
| vs. Yale | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0−2 | − |
| Total | 8–6 | 1–13 | 4–10 | 5–9 | 10–4 | 8-6 | 9–5 | 11–3 |
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## All-Conference teams and awards

On March 11, the Ivy League handed out its major awards.
| Award | Recipients |
| Co-Player of the Year | A. J. Brodeur (Penn) Paul Atkinson (Yale) |
| Coach of the Year | James Jones (Yale) |
| Rookie of the Year | Jordan Dingle (Penn) |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Jaylan Gainey (Brown) Jalen Gabbidon (Yale) |
| First Team | A. J. Broduer (Penn) Paul Atkinson (Yale) Azar Swain (Yale) Noah Kirkwood (Harvard) Richmond Aririguzoh (Princeton) Jordan Bruner (Yale) |
| Second Team | Chris Knight (Dartmouth) Jaelin Llewellyn (Princeton) Tamenang Choh (Brown) Chris Lewis (Harvard) Mike Smith (Columbia) |
| Honorable Mention | Devon Goodman (Penn) Terrance McBride (Cornell) |