# 2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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

| 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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

| 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. |

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||
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