The 2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team were an American basketball team who represented Elon University during the

2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...

. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach

Mike Schrage Mike Schrage (born April 2, 1976) is an American basketball coach, currently a Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Duke University. He was formerly the head coach for the Elon Phoenix men's basketball team. He has a wife (Amanda) and two child ...

, played as sixth-year members of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

and played their home games at the

Schar Center The Schar Center is a multi-purpose arena in Elon, North Carolina on the campus of Elon University Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina. Founded in 1889 as Elon College, Elon is organized into six schools, most of whi ...

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2018–19 season 11–20, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a two-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to

UNC Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students eac ...

. Following the season, head coach

Matt Matheny Matt Matheny (born February 11, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Elon University. He replaced Ernie Nestor in March 2009. Matheny led the Phoenix to a 21-12 record in 2012-13, the ...

was fired and former

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

assistant coach

was hired.

Offseason

Departures

2019 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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