# 2019–20 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the third round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lafayette Dorsey | 1 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Nicholls State |
| Roberto Gallinat | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Anthony Townes | 5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Modesto, CA | Graduated |
| Khy Kabellis | 11 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Junior | Escondido, CA | Graduate transferred to UC Riverside |
| Ajare Sanni | 14 | G | 6'2" | 158 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Namdi Okonkwo | 24 | C | 7'0" | 220 | RS Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Kendall Small | 25 | G | 6'0" | 182 | RS Junior | Lakewood, CA | Graduate transferred to Chaminade |
| Zach Cameron | 35 | F/C | 6'10" | 207 | Junior | Sacramento, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Austin Vereen | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from VMI. Will be eligible to play immediately since Vereen graduated from VMI. |
| Gary Chivichyan | 11 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred from Idaho State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Chivichyan graduated from Idaho State. |
| Broc Finstuen | 24 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Pine Island, MN | Junior college transferred from Casper College |
| James Hampshire | 33 | C | 7'1" | 255 | Sophomore | Mesa, AZ | Junior college transferred from Casper College |
| Shaquillo Fritz | 35 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Senior | Freeport, Bahamas | Transferred from Arkansas State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Fritz graduated from Arkansas State. |

### Recruiting Class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jonathan Salazar #37 PF | Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Pierre Crockrell PG | Tacoma, WA | Prolific Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 8, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Daniss Jenkins PG | Dallas, TX | Hillcrest High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pacific 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Stanislaus State | W 69–47 | 1–0 | 14 – McCray | 8 – Tied | 3 – Moore | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,802) Stockton, CA |
| November 8, 2019* 6:30 pm | | vs. South Dakota Rainbow Classic | L 62–72 | 1–1 | 16 – Moore | 7 – Tripp | 5 – Moore | Stan Sheriff Center (5,203) Honolulu, HI |
| November 10, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. Florida A&M Rainbow Classic | W 76–54 | 2–1 | 12 – McCray | 8 – Tripp | 5 – Crockrell II | Stan Sheriff Center (5,200) Honolulu, HI |
| November 11, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 67–72 | 2–2 | 16 – McCray | 5 – Tripp | 5 – Moore | Stan Sheriff Center (4,935) Honolulu, HI |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Pacific Union | W 86–48 | 3–2 | 12 – McCray | 10 – Fritz | 4 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,279) Stockton, CA |
| November 17, 2019* 3:00 pm | | UC Riverside College Hoops Roadshow | W 58–51 | 4–2 | 17 – Tripp | 7 – Tripp | 7 – Moore | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,243) Stockton, CA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State College Hoops Roadshow | W 64–60 | 5–2 | 21 – Tripp | 13 – Tripp | 4 – Moore | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,309) Stockton, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Boise State | L 76–82 $^{3OT}$ | 5–3 | 22 – Tripp | 13 – Hampshire | 2 – 3 tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,859) Stockton, CA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville College Hoops Roadshow | W 78–50 | 6–3 | 13 – Tripp | 6 – Fritz | 7 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,102) Stockton, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Longwood College Hoops Roadshow | W 69–51 | 7–3 | 17 – Chivichyan | 9 – Fritz | 6 – Cockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,858) Stockton, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 62–59 | 8–3 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Tripp | 3 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,534) Stockton, CA |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 65–46 | 9–3 | 15 – Tripp | 8 – Tripp | 4 – Tied | Walter Pyramid (2,695) Long Beach, CA |
| December 15, 2019* 3:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 79–73 | 10–3 | 17 – Tripp | 8 – Tripp | 8 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,284) Stockton, CA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 74–66 | 11–3 | 22 – Moore | 8 – Tripp | 4 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (7,023) Paradise, NV |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 77–66 | 12–3 | 21 – Tripp | 13 – Tripp | 5 – Moore | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,629) Stockton, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | L 56–69 | 12–4 | 14 – Tied | 15 – Tripp | 3 – Tied | Bren Events Center (1,855) Irvine, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 59–56 | 13–4 (1–0) | 19 – Chivichyan | 9 – Tripp | 7 – Crockrell II | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,015) Malibu, CA |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Saint Mary's | W 107–99 $^{4OT}$ | 14–4 (2–0) | 39 – Tripp | 11 – Tripp | 3 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,577) Stockton, CA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, NBCSBA | | San Francisco | L 75–79 | 14–5 (2–1) | 20 – Price-Noel | 8 – Tied | 6 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,382) Stockton, CA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 65–55 | 15–5 (3–1) | 16 – Jankins | 14 – Tripp | 7 – Tripp | Chiles Center (1,426) Portland, OR |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 80–84 | 15–6 (3–2) | 28 – Tripp | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tripp | Leavey Center (1,760) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | BYU | L 60–74 | 15–7 (3–3) | 18 – Tripp | 10 – Tripp | 3 – Moore | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,097) Stockton, CA |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm | | at No. 2 Gonzaga | L 59–92 | 15–8 (3–4) | 21 – Tripp | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tripp | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 62–50 | 16–8 (4–4) | 16 – Jenkins | 6 – Tripp | 4 – Jenkins | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,291) Stockton, CA |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | San Diego | W 66–58 | 17–8 (5–4) | 11 – Finstuen | 11 – McCray | 2 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 6, 2020 8:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 60–48 | 18–8 (6–4) | 12 – Cockrell II | 20 – Tripp | 2 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,748) San Francisco, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 79–78 | 19–8 (7–4) | 24 – Tripp | 15 – Tripp | 4 – Jenkins | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,707) Stockton, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 75–55 | 20–8 (8–4) | 18 – Tripp | 12 – Tripp | 10 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,785) Stockton, CA |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, Stadium | | at Saint Mary's | L 63–71 | 20–9 (8–5) | 17 – Tripp | 7 – Tripp | 2 – 3 tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 87–74 | 21–9 (9–5) | 29 – Tripp | 7 – Hampshire | 5 – Tripp | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,043) Stockton, CA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 60–53 | 22–9 (10–5) | 19 – McCroy | 8 – McCroy | 4 – Crockrell II | Gersten Pavilion (946) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 71–64 | 23–9 (11–5) | 22 – Tripp | 12 – Tripp | 3 – Tripp | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,419) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) San Francisco Third round | L 54–72 | 23–10 | 29 – Tripp | 14 – Tripp | 3 – Tripp | Orleans Arena (4,350) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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