# 2019–20 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and won the regular season championship for the second year in a row.
After beating Northeastern 70–61 in the CAA championship game, the Pride won the CAA's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. However, they would not ultimately appear, as the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2018–19 season 27–8, 15–3 in CAA play, to claim the regular season CAA championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to Northeastern. As a regular-season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to NC State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Matija Radović | 1 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to American International |
| Kenny Wormley | 2 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Landover, MD | Graduated |
| Justin Wright-Foreman | 3 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Queens, NY | Graduated/2019 NBA draft |
| Jacquil Taylor | 23 | F | 6'10" | 240 | RS Senior | Cambridge, MA | Graduated |
| Dan Dwyer | 30 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | River Forest, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Omar Silverio | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | The Bronx, NY | Transferred from Rhode Island. Silverio was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility and will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Caleb Burgess PG | Kernersville, NC | Moravian Preparatory School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jermaine Miranda SG | Juncos, Puerto Rico | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 27, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kvonn Cramer SF | Wilmington, DE | Mount Pleasant High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zion Bethea SG | Wayne, NJ | DePaul Catholic High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| David Green SF | Ocoee, FL | Ocoee High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | San Jose State | L 71–79 | 0–1 | Mack Sports Complex (4,223) Hempstead, NY |
| November 9, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Monmouth | W 94–74 | 1–1 | Mack Sports Complex (3,897) Hempstead, NY |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 71–86 | 1–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,952) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 15, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports | | NY Tech | W 111–69 | 2–2 | Mack Sports Complex (2,072) Hempstead, NY |
| November 21, 2019* 11:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | W 88–78 | 3–2 | Pauley Pavilion (4,836) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 24, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 79–57 | 4–2 | Titan Gym (588) Fullerton, CA |
| November 27, 2019* 10:00 pm | | at San Diego Boca Raton Classic non-bracket game | L 69–79 | 4–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (907) San Diego, CA |
| December 1, 2019* 3:00 pm | | vs. Holy Cross Boca Raton Beach Classic Naismith semifinals | W 91–69 | 5–3 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 2, 2019* 2:00 pm | | vs. Canisius Boca Raton Beach Classic Naismith championship | W 64–57 | 6–3 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 7, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 45–73 | 6–4 | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Stony Brook | W 71–63 | 7–4 | Mack Sports Complex (3,111) Hempstead, NY |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | W 87–72 | 8–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,196) Princeton, NJ |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, FloSports | | Manhattan | W 63–51 | 9–4 | Mack Sports Complex (2,257) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | W 82–76 | 10–4 (1–0) | JMU Convocation Center (1,987) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 30, 2019 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Towson | W 75–67 | 11–4 (2–0) | SECU Arena (1,225) Towson, MD |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | L 61–88 | 11–5 (2–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,725) Hempstead, NY |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Elon | W 102–75 | 12–5 (3–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,809) Hempstead, NY |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Northeastern | W 74–72 | 13–5 (4–1) | Matthews Arena (1,202) Boston, MA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | W 63–61 | 14–5 (5–1) | Trask Coliseum (2,816) Wilmington, NC |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at College of Charleston | L 67–69 | 14–6 (5–2) | TD Arena (4,301) Charleston, SC |
| January 23, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | Delaware | L 71–73 | 14–7 (5–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,291) Hempstead, NY |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | W 72–59 | 15–7 (6–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,453) Hempstead, NY |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Elon | W 86–63 | 16–7 (7–3) | Schar Center (1,676) Elon, NC |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at William & Mary | W 83–60 | 17–7 (8–3) | Kaplan Arena (5,325) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Northeastern | W 75–71 | 18–7 (9–3) | Mack Sports Complex (3,835) Hempstead, NY |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | College of Charleston | W 76–63 | 19–7 (10–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,502) Hempstead, NY |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | UNC Wilmington | W 78–64 | 20–7 (11–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,506) Hempstead, NY |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | W 81–74 | 21–7 (12–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (852) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | W 78–62 | 22–7 (13–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (4,722) Newark, DE |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | L 65–76 | 22–8 (13–4) | Mack Sports Complex (3,194) Hempstead, NY |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | James Madison | W 97–81 | 23–8 (14–4) | Mack Sports Complex (3,843) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2020 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (1) | vs. (8) Drexel Quarterfinals | W 61–43 | 24–8 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (5) Delaware Semifinals | W 75–61 | 25–8 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (6) Northeastern Championship | W 70–61 | 26–8 | 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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