# 2019–20 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by eight-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2018–19 season 13–17 overall, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual tournament champion, Fairleigh Dickinson.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | at No. 12 Seton Hall | L 71–105 | 0–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| November 9, 2019* 4:00 pm | at Penn State | L 64–91 | 0–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,372) University Park, PA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | Wesley | W 97–67 | 1–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,231) Staten Island, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at NJIT | L 69–88 | 1–3 | Wellness and Events Center (1,255) Newark, NJ |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Yanitelli Center (520) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 23, 2019* 3:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 84–87 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Spiro Sports Center (1,266) Staten Island, NY |
| November 30, 2018* 12:00 pm, FS2 | at St. John's | L 63–86 | 2–5 | Carnesecca Arena (3,253) Queens, NY |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford | L 63–71 | 2–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (698) Hartford, CT |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at La Salle | L 60–74 | 2–7 | Tom Gola Arena (1,074) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm | Army | W 82–62 | 3–7 | Spiro Sports Center (1,119) Staten Island, NY |
| December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm | Fairfield | L 54–66 | 3–8 | Spiro Sports Center (1,203) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC regular season |||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | W 66–47 | 4–8 (1–0) | Knott Arena (1,267) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | Sacred Heart | L 74–81 | 4–9 (1–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,804) Staten Island, NY |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 62–80 | 4–10 (1–2) | DeGol Arena (537) Loretto, PA |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 62–94 | 4–11 (1–3) | UPMC Events Center (1,097) Moon Township, PA |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 64–69 | 4–12 (1–4) | Spiro Sports Center (1,127) Staten Island, NY |
| January 20, 2020 4:00 pm | LIU | W 72–64 | 5–12 (2–4) | Spiro Sports Center (1,373) Staten Island, NY |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | at Bryant | L 58–79 | 5–13 (2–5) | Chace Athletic Center (917) Smithfield, RI |
| January 25, 2020 3:30 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 76–86 | 5–14 (2–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,084) New Britain, CT |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 63–68 | 5–15 (2–7) | Spiro Sports Center (1,183) Staten Island, NY |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 62–67 | 5–16 (2–8) | Spiro Sports Center (1,253) Staten Island, NY |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 68–85 | 5–17 (2–9) | Spiro Sports Center (1,531) Staten Island, NY |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 73–106 | 5–18 (2–10) | Rothman Center (537) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Merrimack | L 59–68 | 5–19 (2–11) | Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,500) North Andover, MA |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 67–61 | 6–19 (3–11) | Spiro Sports Center (1,039) Staten Island, NY |
| February 21, 2020 7:30 pm | Central Connecticut | W 68–56 | 7–19 (4–11) | Spiro Sports Center (1,009) Staten Island, NY |
| February 23, 2020 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 8–19 (5–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | at LIU | L 66–74 | 8–20 (5–12) | Steinberg Wellness Center (763) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 pm | Bryant | L 59–80 | 8–21 (5–13) | Spiro Sports Center (1,614) Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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