# 2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 12–20, 8–12 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Manhattan.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the 10th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 7 seed Manhattan in the first round 53–57.
On March 11, 2019, head coach Sydney Johnson was fired. He finished at Fairfield with an eight-year record of 116–147. On April 3, Rutgers assistant Jay Young was announced as Johnson's replacement.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Bucknell | L 64–68 | 0–1 | Webster Bank Arena (1,063) Bridgeport, CT |
| November 9, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | UMass | L 60–62 | 0–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,087) Bridgeport, CT |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Holy Cross | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Hart Center (1,712) Worcester, MA |
| November 17, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Loyola (MD) | L 75–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Reitz Arena (1,241) Baltimore, MD |
| November 19, 2019* 8:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 6 Maryland | L 55–74 | 1–4 | Xfinity Center (11,412) College Park, MD |
| November 28, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. USC Orlando Invitational quarterfinals | L 47–54 | 1–5 | HP Field House (2,084) Orlando, FL |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Davidson Orlando Invitational consolation 2nd round | L 56–67 | 1–6 | HP Field House (2,457) Orlando, FL |
| December 1, 2019* 10:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Texas A&M Orlando Invitational 7th-place game | W 67–62 | 2–6 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | L 58–62 | 2–7 | Alumni Hall (2,161) Fairfield, CT |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Oakland | W 61–59 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,788) Auburn Hills, MI |
| December 28, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | at Wagner | W 66–54 | 4–7 | Spiro Sports Center (1,203) Staten Island, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | L 66–75 | 4–8 (0–1) | Gallagher Center (1,115) Lewiston, NY |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 46–42 | 5–8 (1–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (751) Buffalo, NY |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | L 58–70 | 5–9 (1–2) | Webster Bank Arena (1,003) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 68–60 | 6–9 (2–2) | Alumni Hall (1,754) Fairfield, CT |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 61–51 | 7–9 (3–2) | Alumni Hall (1,236) Fairfield, CT |
| January 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 57–64 | 7–10 (3–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,428) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 67–81 | 7–11 (3–4) | People's United Center (1,989) Hamden, CT |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 63–55 | 8–11 (4–4) | Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, CT |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 52–68 | 8–12 (4–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,612) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 55–53 | 9–12 (5–5) | Webster Bank Arena (1,023) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 49–65 | 9–13 (5–6) | Times Union Center (6,581) Albany, NY |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | L 54–78 | 9–14 (5–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,531) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 57–53 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (6–7) | McCann Arena (1,100) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 44–61 | 10–15 (6–8) | Yanitelli Center (887) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 61–60 | 11–15 (7–8) | Alumni Hall (1,656) Fairfield, CT |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | L 59–62 | 11–16 (7–9) | Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfield, CT |
| February 28, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | L 58–60 | 11–17 (7–10) | Alumni Hall (1,921) Fairfield, CT |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | L 51–65 | 11–18 (7–11) | Alumni Hall (2,321) Fairfield, CT |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 45–69 | 11–19 (7–12) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,752) West Long Branch, NJ |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 66–50 | 12–19 (8–12) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,002) The Bronx, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Manhattan First round | L 43–61 | 12–20 | Boardwalk Hall (878) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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