# 2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by second-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Sacred Heart.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2018–19 season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Georgetown | L 68–81 | 0–1 | Capital One Arena (5,214) Washington, DC |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Gettysburg | W 75–58 | 1–1 | Knott Arena (2,062) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 12, 2019* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 20 Washington | L 46–56 | 1–2 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,480) Seattle, WA |
| November 15, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Lamar Big Blue Nation Showcase | L 61–76 | 1–3 | Montagne Center (1,590) Beaumont, TX |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at UAB Big Blue Nation Showcase | L 51–58 | 1–4 | Bartow Arena (2,667) Birmingham, AL |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 9 Kentucky Big Blue Nation Showcase | L 62–82 | 1–5 | Rupp Arena (20,351) Lexington, KY |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Utah Valley Big Blue Nation Showcase | W 64–61 | 2–5 | Knott Arena (1,405) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Howard | W 73–56 | 3–5 | Burr Gymnasium (875) Washington, D.C. |
| December 3, 2019* 10:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon | L 67–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | GCU Arena (6,785) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | Loyola (MD) | L 48–64 | 3–7 | Knott Arena (1,811) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | American | L 76–82 | 3–8 | Knott Arena (1,206) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 20, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | at Navy | L 48–59 | 3–9 | Alumni Hall (921) Annapolis, MD |
| December 28, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 79–55 | 4–9 | Knott Arena (1,703) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Wagner | L 47–66 | 4–10 (0–1) | Knott Arena (1,267) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | LIU | W 82–73 $^{2OT}$ | 5–10 (1–1) | Knott Arena (1,401) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Merrimack | L 61–64 | 5–11 (1–2) | Merrimack Athletics Complex (245) North Andover, MA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at Bryant | W 67–65 | 6–11 (2–2) | Chace Athletic Center (1,151) Smithfield, RI |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | Central Connecticut | W 79–52 | 7–11 (3–2) | Knott Arena (1,426) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 20, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 59–39 | 8–11 (4–2) | Knott Arena (1,726) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 p.m. | | Bryant | W 79–76 | 9–11 (5–2) | Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 30, 2020 11:00 a.m. | | at Sacred Heart | L 53–58 | 9–12 (5–3) | William H. Pitt Center (1,504) Fairfield, CT |
| February 1, 2020 3:30 p.m. | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 75–85 | 9–13 (5–4) | Rothman Center (452) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at LIU | W 67–63 | 10–13 (6–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (418) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 67–70 | 10–14 (6–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (607) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/MASN | | Robert Morris | L 60–77 | 10–15 (6–6) | Knott Arena (1,754) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 55–70 | 10–16 (6–7) | Knott Arena (2,724) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 18, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Wagner | L 61–67 | 10–17 (6–8) | Spiro Sports Center (1,039) Staten Island, NY |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Robert Morris | L 60–68 | 10–18 (6–9) | UPMC Events Center (2,018) Moon Township, PA |
| February 23, 2020 3:00 p.m. | | Merrimack | W 65–57 | 11–18 (7–9) | Knott Arena (2,078) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 62–75 | 11–19 (7–10) | DeGol Arena (726) Loretto, PA |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 77–83 | 11–20 (7–11) | Knott Arena (1,860) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (6) | at (3) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals | L 59–61 | 11–21 | William H. Pitt Center (502) Fairfield, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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