# 2019–20 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented University at Albany, SUNY in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York and are led by 19th-year head coach Will Brown. They finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.

## Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2018–19 season 12–20, 7–9 in America East Conference play to finish in sixth place. In the America East tournament, they were defeated by UMBC in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 70–74 | 0–1 | SEFCU Arena (2,039) Albany, NY |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Canisius | W 83–57 | 1–1 | SEFCU Arena (1,808) Albany, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 51–57 | 1–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,029) Bronx, NY |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | SUNY Potsdam | W 78–52 | 2–2 | SEFCU Arena (2,124) Albany, NY |
| November 22, 2019* 7:30 pm | | at Quinnipiac Bobcats Invitational | L 69–86 | 2–3 | People's United Center (890) Hamden, CT |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm | | vs. Sacred Heart Bobcats Invitational | W 72–65 | 3–3 | People's United Center (154) Hamden, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. Presbyterian Bobcats Invitational | W 65–60 | 4–3 | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| November 30, 2019* 10:00 am | | American | W 68–64 | 5–3 | SEFCU Arena (1,506) Albany, NY |
| December 4, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Yale | L 52–61 | 5–4 | SEFCU Arena (2,337) Albany, NY |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 64–65 | 5–5 | Sojka Pavilion (2,059) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 51–72 | 5–6 | Conte Forum (3,874) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Niagara | W 84–80 | 6–6 | SEFCU Arena (1,776) Albany, NY |
| December 18, 2019* 8:30 pm | | at St. John's | L 57–85 | 6–7 | Carnesecca Arena (2,963) Queens, NY |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | L 70–72 | 6–8 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,669) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 67–66 | 7–8 | Levien Gymnasium (1,395) New York, NY |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 74–62 | 8–8 (1–0) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,035) Vestal, NY |
| January 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 76–70 | 9–8 (2–0) | SEFCU Arena (1,885) Albany, NY |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (3–0) | Lundholm Gym (393) Durham, NH |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 62–70 | 10–9 (3–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,763) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 101–75 | 11–9 (4–1) | SEFCU Arena (2,055) Albany, NY |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 48–62 | 11–10 (4–2) | SEFCU Arena (2,402) Albany, NY |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 67–63 | 12–10 (5–2) | UMBC Event Center (2,381) Baltimore, MD |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 75–86 | 12–11 (5–3) | SEFCU Arena (4,219) Albany, NY |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 62–49 | 13–11 (6–3) | SEFCU Arena (1,739) Albany, NY |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 60–66 | 13–12 (6–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) West Hartford, CT |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 66–60 | 14–12 (7–4) | Cross Insurance Center (1,149) Bangor, ME |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | L 50–69 | 14–13 (7–5) | SEFCU Arena (1,893) Albany, NY |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | L 56–68 | 14–14 (7–6) | SEFCU Arena (1,925) Albany, NY |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 69–88 | 14–15 (7–7) | Tsongas Center (819) Lowell, MA |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 49–52 | 14–16 (7–8) | SEFCU Arena (2,564) Albany, NY |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 62–85 | 14–17 (7–9) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) Stony Brook Quarterfinals | L 73–76 | 14–18 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,166) Stony Brook, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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