# 2019–20 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–15 overall, 10–10 in MAAC play, to finish in fifth place. Before they could face #4 seeded Monmouth in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play, to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth 92–98 in the quarterfinals. They accepted an invitation to the CIT, where they played NJIT in the opening round, losing 81–92.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 68–70 | 0–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (704) Providence, RI |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 52–80 | 0–2 | Watsco Center (4,882) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 22, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany Bobcats Invitational | W 86–69 | 1–2 | People's United Center (890) Hamden, CT |
| November 23, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian Bobcats Invitational | W 73–64 | 2–2 | People's United Center (872) Hamden, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart Bobcats Invitational | L 80–97 | 2–3 | People's United Center (883) Hamden, CT |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 77–78 | 2–4 | Rothman Center (652) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 75–67 | 3–4 | People's United Center (1,115) Hamden, CT |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | W 81–61 | 4–4 | Cross Insurance Center (988) Bangor, ME |
| December 20, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. Drexel Boardwalk Battle | L 63–72 | 4–5 | Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm | | vs. Bowling Green | W 69–64 | 5–5 | Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 63–58 | 6–5 (1–0) | McCann Arena (1,146) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 80–61 | 7–5 (2–0) | People's United Center (557) Hamden, CT |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 67–56 | 8–5 (3–0) | People's United Center (912) Hamden, CT |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 84–70 | 9–5 (4–0) | People's United Center (903) Hamden, CT |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 57–69 | 9–6 (4–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,005) Riverdale, NY |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 51–71 | 9–7 (4–2) | People's United Center (887) Hamden, CT |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 81–67 | 10–7 (5–2) | People's United Center (1,989) Hamden, CT |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 61–84 | 10–8 (5–3) | Times Union Center (6,752) Albany, NY |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 90–73 | 11–8 (6–3) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,201) Buffalo, NY |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 59–75 | 11–9 (6–4) | Gallagher Center (935) Lewiston, NY |
| February 7, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 52–73 | 11–10 (6–5) | People's United Center (2,257) Hamden, CT |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 63–65 | 11–11 (6–6) | People's United Center (1,322) Hamden, CT |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 72–84 | 11–12 (6–7) | Yanitelli Center (541) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 16, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 63–79 | 11–13 (6–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,533) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Canisius | W 66–64 | 12–13 (7–8) | People's United Center (2,512) Hamden, CT |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | L 78–89 | 12–14 (7–9) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,476) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 77–84 | 12–15 (7–10) | People's United Center (824) Hamden, CT |
| February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 60–58 | 13–15 (8–10) | Alumni Hall (1,921) Fairfield, CT |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 71–52 | 14–15 (9–10) | People's United Center (1,724) Hamden, CT |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 69–68 | 15–15 (10–10) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,592) New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Monmouth Quarterfinals | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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