# 2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Navy, Bucknell and Colgate to be champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 15–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD) in the first round before losing to top-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 67–72 | 0–1 | Case Gym (1,171) Boston, MA |
| Nov 9, 2019* 1:00 pm | | SUNY Poly | W 91–63 | 1–1 | Case Gym (1,185) Boston, MA |
| Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 47–62 | 1–2 | Patrick Gym (2,780) Burlington, VT |
| Nov 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, NESN | | New Hampshire | W 84–70 | 2–2 | Case Gym (2,579) Boston, MA |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at South Carolina | W 78–70 | 3–2 | Colonial Life Arena (10,113) Columbia, SC |
| Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, Nexstar | | at West Virginia | L 44–69 | 3–3 | WVU Coliseum (10,743) Morgantown, WV |
| Nov 26, 2019* 3:00 pm | | vs. Northern Colorado Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals | L 55–78 | 3–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (253) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 27, 2019* 12:30 pm | | vs. UT Martin Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 73–76 | 3–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (107) Cancún, Mexico |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 63–64 | 3–6 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,731) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 79–84 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,005) Vestal, NY |
| Dec 14, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 78–76 | 4–7 | Case Gym (691) Boston, MA |
| Dec 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 74–62 | 5–7 | Tsongas Center (773) Lowell, MA |
| Dec 29, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 69–67 | 6–7 | Merrimack Athletics Complex (867) North Andover, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 73–72 | 7–7 (1–0) | Case Gym (456) Boston, MA |
| Jan 5, 2020 3:00 pm | | at American | L 63–67 | 7–8 (1–1) | Bender Arena (291) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 84–67 | 8–8 (2–1) | Case Gym (385) Boston, MA |
| Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm | | Army | W 81–59 | 9–8 (3–1) | Case Gym (471) Boston, MA |
| Jan 13, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Loyola (MD) | W 85–53 | 10–8 (4–1) | Reitz Arena (1,109) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 70–79 | 10–9 (4–2) | Cotterell Court (901) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN | | Navy | L 58–60 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (4–3) | Case Gym (1,153) Boston, MA |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, NESN | | at Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy | W 79–64 | 11–10 (5–3) | Hart Center (2,063) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 92–77 | 12–10 (6–3) | Case Gym (742) Boston, MA |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | W 77–57 | 13–10 (7–3) | Sojka Pavilion (2,417) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 80–66 | 14–10 (8–3) | Christl Arena (726) West Point, NY |
| Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm | | Holy Cross Turnpike Trophy | W 77–68 | 15–10 (9–3) | Case Gym (845) Boston, MA |
| Feb 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colgate | L 63–79 | 15–11 (9–4) | Case Gym (656) Boston, MA |
| Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Navy | W 77–54 | 16–11 (10–4) | Alumni Hall (1,738) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 59–61 | 16–12 (10–5) | Kirby Sports Center (1,776) Easton, PA |
| Feb 23, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | American | W 64–60 | 17–12 (11–5) | Case Gym (934) Boston, MA |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 55–57 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (11–6) | Stabler Arena (930) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 74–71 | 18–13 (12–6) | Case Gym (908) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN | (3) | (6) Navy Quarterfinals | W 69–63 | 19–13 | Case Gym (517) Boston, MA |
| Mar 8, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (3) | (7) Bucknell Semifinals | W 64–61 | 20–13 | Case Gym (1,334) Boston, MA |
| Mar 11, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (3) | at (1) Colgate Championship game | W 64–61 | 21–13 | Cottrell Court (1,724) Hamilton, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| | | | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||