# 2019–20 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by first-year head coach Jason Crafton, played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–27, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Delaware State.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 7–25 overall, 5–11 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for 9th place. In the MEAC tournament, they lost to South Carolina State in the first round.
On April 24, 2019, it was announced that Jason Crafton, assistant coach of the Delaware Blue Coats, the NBA G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers, would be named head coach, meaning that the team would not retain interim head coach Clifford Reed.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 8:00 pm | | Salisbury | L 59–62 | | Hytche Athletic Center (1,564) Princess Anne, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 46–84 | 0–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,869) University Park, PA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 55–66 | 0–2 | Vines Center (3,090) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 55–85 | 0–3 | Willett Hall (1,225) Farmville, VA |
| November 16, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State NABC Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | L 53–76 | 0–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,645) Morehead, KY |
| November 19, 2019* 10:00 pm | | at Stanford NABC Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | L 55–76 | 0–5 | Maples Pavilion (2,173) Stanford, CA |
| November 21, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Oklahoma NABC Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | L 64–91 | 0–6 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,040) Norman, OK |
| November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Wofford NABC Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | L 42–67 | 0–7 | Hytche Athletic Center (300) Princess Anne, MD |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 56–75 | 0–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,816) Newark, DE |
| December 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 45–66 | 0–9 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,482) Bronx, NY |
| December 3, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 18 Baylor | L 46–78 | 0–10 | Ferrell Center (6,195) Waco, TX |
| December 8, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Clarks Summit | W 85–39 | 1–10 | Hytche Athletic Center (300) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | L 57–71 | 1–11 | Williams Arena (2,584) Greenville, NC |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 44–66 | 1–12 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,580) Charlotte, NC |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 52–76 | 1–13 | Chartway Arena (5,376) Norfolk, VA |
| December 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 37–92 | 1–14 | Cassell Coliseum (7,642) Blacksburg, VA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm | | Howard | W 78–66 | 2–14 (1–0) | Hytche Athletic Center (555) Princess Anne, MD |
| January 11, 2020 4:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 53–91 | 2–15 (1–1) | Hytche Athletic Center (555) Princess Anne, MD |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 64–69 $^{OT}$ | 2–16 (1–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (555) Princess Anne, MD |
| January 18, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 52–62 | 2–17 (1–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,848) Norfolk, VA |
| January 20, 2020 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 53–68 | 2–18 (1–4) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | L 50–56 | 2–19 (1–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (605) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 68–66 | 3–19 (2–5) | Memorial Hall (947) Dover, DE |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 53–61 | 3–20 (2–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (l) Baltimore, MD |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 3–21 (2–7) | Physical Education Complex (717) Baltimore, MD |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 66–58 | 4–21 (3–7) | Hytche Athletic Center (600) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | | Florida A&M | W 81–71 | 5–21 (4–7) | Hytche Athletic Center (660) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 55–74 | 5–22 (4–8) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,287) Durham, NC |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 62–83 | 5–23 (4–9) | Corbett Sports Center (2,853) Greensboro, NC |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm | | Delaware State | L 63–84 | 5–24 (4–10) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,043) Princess Anne, MD |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Howard | L 60–62 | 5–25 (4–11) | Burr Gymnasium (1,287) Washington, D.C. |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | L 60–63 | 5–26 (4–12) | Hytche Athletic Center (550) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports | (9) | vs. (8) Delaware State First round | L 64–68 | 5–27 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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