# 2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine and were led by second-year head coach Richard Barron. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2018–19 season 5–27 overall, 3–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the 8th seed in the 2019 America East men's basketball tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded Vermont 73–57 in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Husson | W 76–50 | - | Cross Insurance Center (562) Bangor, ME |
| November 3, 2019* 12:00 pm | | McGill | W 70–63 | - | Cross Insurance Center (320) Bangor, ME |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 84–64 | 1–0 | Cross Insurance Center (1,089) Bangor, ME |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 46–67 | 1–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,234) Allston, MA |
| November 16, 2019* 10:00 pm | | at Portland | L 62–71 | 1–2 | Chiles Center (1,721) Portland, OR |
| November 19, 2019* 11:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 25 Washington | L 53–72 | 1–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,072) Seattle, WA |
| November 24, 2019* 3:00 pm | | Maine Maritime Academy | W 90–50 | 2–3 | Portland Exposition Building (1,440) Portland, ME |
| November 27, 2019* 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 7 Virginia | L 26–46 | 2–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (14,109) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 30, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UConn | L 40–64 | 2–5 | XL Center (7,129) Hartford, CT |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 63–78 | 2–6 | Matthews Arena (628) Boston, MA |
| December 7, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 66–64 | 3–6 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,107) New Britain, CT |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | L 44–77 | 3–7 | Cross Insurance Center (748) Bangor, ME |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 61–81 | 3–8 | Cross Insurance Center (988) Bangor, ME |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 53–74 | 3–9 | Mullins Center (2,194) Amherst, MA |
| December 29, 2019* 10:00 pm | | at Hawaii | L 51–91 | 3–10 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,036) Honolulu, HI |
| January 2, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 4–10 | Cross Insurance Center (682) Bangor, ME |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 52–73 | 4–11 (0–1) | Cross Insurance Center (798) Bangor, ME |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 51–57 | 4–12 (0–2) | Lundholm Gym (323) Durham, NH |
| January 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 70–76 | 4–13 (0–3) | SEFCU Arena (1,885) Albany, NY |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 104–98 | 5–13 (1–3) | Cross Insurance Center (725) Bangor, ME |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 86–63 | 6–13 (2–3) | Cross Insurance Center (800) Bangor, ME |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 57–59 | 6–14 (2–4) | Cross Insurance Center (929) Bangor, ME |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 53–63 | 6–15 (2–5) | UMBC Event Center (1,064) Catonsville, MD |
| February 1, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 49–55 | 6–16 (2–6) | Cross Insurance Center (1,049) Bangor, ME |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 52–77 | 6–17 (2–7) | Patrick Gym (2,901) Burlington, VT |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 82–75 | 7–17 (3–7) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,386) Vestal, NY |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 63–71 | 7–18 (3–8) | Tsongas Center (511) Lowell, MA |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 60–66 | 7–19 (3–9) | Cross Insurance Center (1,149) Bangor, ME |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 46–54 | 7–20 (3–10) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,928) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | L 70–77 | 7–21 (3–11) | Cross Insurance Center (842) Bangor, ME |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 74–48 | 8–21 (4–11) | Cross Insurance Center (912) Bangor, ME |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | W 71–65 | 9–21 (5–11) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (859) West Hartford, CT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | at (1) Vermont Quarterfinals | L 50–61 | 9–22 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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