# 2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by eighth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey. They finished the season 10–19, 4–12 in America East play to finish in last place.
On July 14, 2019, incoming sophomore and political science major Calistus Anyichie drowned in the upper portion of Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, New York.

## Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2018–19 season 10–23 overall, 5–11 in conference play to finish in seventh place. As the 7th seed in the 2019 America East men's basketball tournament, they upset 2nd seeded Stony Brook in the quarterfinals 78–72, then lost to top-seeded Vermont 51–84 in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 64–84 | 0–1 | Newman Arena (1,282) Ithaca, NY |
| November 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN/FSGO | at No. 1 Michigan State | L 47–100 | 0–2 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Columbia | L 63–75 | 0–3 | Levien Gymnasium (801) New York, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Sacred Heart | W 76–72 | 1–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,510) Vestal, NY |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at NJIT | W 77–75 | 2–3 | Wellness and Events Center (504) Newark, NJ |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Army | W 88–73 | 3–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,514) Vestal, NY |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oneonta | W 90–69 | 4–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,346) Vestal, NY |
| December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm, Patriot League Network | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–77 | 4–4 | Reitz Arena (426) Baltimore, MD |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Colgate | L 74–82 | 4–5 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,626) Vestal, NY |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boston University | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,005) Vestal, NY |
| December 18, 2019* 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | at Youngstown State | L 55–73 | 5–6 | Beeghly Center (1,988) Youngstown, OH |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN | at Pittsburgh | L 53–79 | 5–7 | Petersen Events Center (7,226) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hartwick | W 98–45 | 6–7 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,002) Vestal, NY |
| America East Conference regular season |||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Albany | L 62–74 | 6–8 (0–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,035) Vestal, NY |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UMBC | W 79–75 | 7–8 (1–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,413) Vestal, NY |
| January 11, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UMass Lowell | L 66–85 | 7–9 (1–2) | Tsongas Center (1,420) Lowell, MA |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Vermont | L 53–72 | 7–10 (1–3) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,556) Vestal, NY |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Maine | L 63–86 | 7–11 (1–4) | Cross Insurance Center (800) Bangor, ME |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Stony Brook | W 83–79 | 8–11 (2–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,261) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Hampshire | L 69–77 | 8–12 (2–5) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,804) Vestal, NY |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hartford | L 57–73 | 8–13 (2–6) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (630) West Hartford, CT |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Albany | L 49–62 | 8–14 (2–7) | SEFCU Arena (1,739) Albany, NY |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Maine | L 75–82 | 8–15 (2–8) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,386) Vestal, NY |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Stony Brook | L 70–75 | 8–16 (2–9) | Binghamton University Events Center (4,238) Vestal, NY |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Vermont | L 48–76 | 8–17 (2–10) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UMass Lowell | W 86–84 | 9–17 (3–10) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,645) Vestal, NY |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Hartford | L 74–75 | 9–18 (3–11) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,911) Vestal, NY |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UMBC | W 76–74 | 10–18 (4–11) | UMBC Event Center (977) Catonsville, MD |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Hampshire | L 70–89 | 10–19 (4–12) | Lundholm Gym (1,444) Durham, NH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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