# 2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Brennan, play their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Navy.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 80–96 | 0–1 | Times Union Center (5,371) Albany, NY |
| Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 70–79 | 0–2 | Bender Arena (1,018) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 67–65 | 1–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,353) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 76–79 | 1–3 | DeGol Arena (1,308) Loretto, PA |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 86–69 | 2–3 | Bender Arena (504) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 30, 2019* 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 64–68 | 2–4 | SEFCU Arena (1,506) Guilderland, NY |
| Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA | | UMBC | W 85–61 | 3–4 | Bender Arena (789) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, MASN2 | | at George Mason | L 53–68 | 3–5 | EagleBank Arena (3,656) Fairfax, VA |
| Dec 17, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 82–76 | 4–5 | Knott Arena (1,206) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Dec 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, NBCSWA | | Stony Brook | L 74–77 | 4–6 | Bender Arena (1,119) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 28, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 60–80 | 4–7 | Capital One Arena (7,245) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 51–65 | 4–8 (0–1) | Cotterell Court (854) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 5, 2020 3:00 pm, Stadium | | Boston University | W 67–63 | 5–8 (1–1) | Bender Arena (291) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 68–60 | 6–8 (2–1) | Christl Arena (696) West Point, NY |
| Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 82–73 | 6–9 (2–2) | Stabler Arena (743) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 61–60 | 7–9 (3–2) | Bender Arena (683) Washington, D.C |
| Jan 18, 2020 4:00 pm, NBCSWA | | Holy Cross | W 81–69 | 8–9 (4–2) | Bender Arena (964) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 93–91 | 9–9 (5–2) | Reitz Arena (724) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, NBCSWA | | Colgate | L 69–79 | 9–10 (5–3) | Bender Arena (1,214) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lehigh | W 77–57 | 10–10 (6–3) | Bender Arena (787) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 70–82 | 10–11 (6–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,000) Easton, PA |
| Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 62–54 | 11–11 (7–4) | Alumni Hall (623) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm | | Army | W 72–62 | 12–11 (8–4) | Bender Arena (1,063) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 81–76 | 13–11 (9–4) | Bender Arena (716) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at Bucknell | L 68–72 | 13–12 (9–5) | Sojka Pavilion (2,785) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 71–62 | 14–12 (10–5) | Bender Arena (846) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 23, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boston University | L 60–64 | 14–13 (10–6) | Case Gym (934) Boston, MA |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 79–59 | 15–13 (11–6) | Bender Arena (1,017) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 90–47 | 16–13 (12–6) | Hart Center (1,051) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN | (2) | (7) Bucknell Quarterfinals | L 59–64 | 16–14 | Bender Arena (1,039) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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