# 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 21st season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by seventh-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Mount St. Mary's in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Saint Francis (PA). With 20 wins, they were a candidate for postseason play. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in third place. As the 3-seed they lost to 6-seed LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Providence | L 60–106 | 0–1 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,103) Providence, RI |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | L 67–89 | 0–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at Binghamton | L 72–76 | 0–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,510) Vestal, NY |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Brown | W 84–63 | 1–3 | William H. Pitt Center (804) Fairfield, CT |
| November 22, 2019* 5:00 pm | | vs. Presbyterian Bobcats Invitational | W 83–57 | 2–3 | TD Bank Sports Center (0) Hamden, CT |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm | | vs. Albany Bobcats Invitational | L 65–72 | 2–4 | TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac Bobcats Invitational | W 97–80 | 3–4 | TD Bank Sports Center (883) Hamden, CT |
| December 1, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Pine Manor | W 101–57 | 4–4 | William H. Pitt Center (114) Fairfield, CT |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 89–86 | 5–4 | Tsongas Center (554) Lowell, MA |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 79–62 | 6–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (845) Hartford, CT |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at UCF | L 65–76 | 6–5 | Addition Financial Arena (3,994) Orlando, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, NESN | | at Holy Cross | W 89–68 | 7–5 | Hart Center (1,013) Worcester, MA |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 66–67 | 7–6 | William H. Pitt Center (357) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC Regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | Merrimack | L 57–65 | 7–7 (0–1) | William H. Pitt Center (376) Fairfield, CT |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Wagner | W 81–74 | 8–7 (1–1) | Spiro Sports Center (1,804) Staten Island, NY |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–75 | 9–7 (2–1) | Rothman Center (711) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 15, 2020 6:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 66–55 | 10–7 (3–1) | William H. Pitt Center (651) Fairfield, CT |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 65–72 | 10–8 (3–2) | DeGol Arena (1,270) Loretto, PA |
| January 20, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Robert Morris | L 55–67 | 10–9 (3–3) | UPMC Events Center (1,572) Moon Township, PA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 82–54 | 11–9 (4–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,021) New Britain, CT |
| January 25, 2020 3:30 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–60 | 12–9 (5–3) | William H. Pitt Center (686) Fairfield, CT |
| January 30, 2020 11:00 am | | Mount St. Mary's | W 58–53 | 13–9 (6–3) | William H. Pitt Center (1,504) Fairfield, CT |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–76 | 14–9 (7–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (428) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 68–70 | 14–10 (7–4) | William H. Pitt Center (401) Fairfield, CT |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 58–61 | 14–11 (7–5) | William H. Pitt Center (1,008) Fairfield, CT |
| February 13, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bryant | W 74–65 | 15–11 (8–5) | William H. Pitt Center (755) Fairfield, CT |
| February 15, 2020 4:30 pm | | at LIU | W 80–72 | 16–11 (9–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (749) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Merrimack | L 57–64 | 16–12 (9–6) | Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,500) North Andover, MA |
| February 23, 2020 1:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 83–76 | 17–12 (10–6) | Chace Athletic Center (914) Smithfield, RI |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 73–63 | 18–12 (11–6) | William H. Pitt Center (331) Fairfield, CT |
| February 29, 2020 3:30 pm | | LIU | W 76–67 | 19–12 (12–6) | William H. Pitt Center (651) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (3) | (6) Mount St. Mary's Quarterfinals | W 61–59 | 20–12 | William H. Pitt Center (502) Fairfield, CT |
| March 7, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | at (2) Saint Francis (PA) Semifinals | L 72–84 | 20–13 | DeGol Arena (1,423) Loretto, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||
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