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.

2019–20 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	14–18 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Will Brown (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Iati Josh Pelletier Jerrad Knotts
Home arena	SEFCU Arena

2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Stony Brook	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Hartford	9	–	7		.563			18	–	15		.545
UMBC	8	–	8		.500			16	–	17		.485
New Hampshire	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
UMass Lowell	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Albany	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Maine	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
Binghamton	4	–	12		.250			10	–	19		.345
Note: The 2020 America East tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Roster

2019–20 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Antonio Rizzuto 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northeastern HS York, PA F 1 Malachi De Sousa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr South Kent School Beacon, NY G/F 2 Trey Hutcheson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Linn-Mar HS Marion, IA G 3 JoJo Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr 22ft Academy Houston, TX G 4 Ahmad Clark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic HS Bowie, MD F 10 Brent Hank 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So Trinity College Senior Port Lincoln, Australia G 11 Cameron Healy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Montverde Academy Sydney, Australia F 12 Mitch Doherty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Acton, MA F 14 Adam Lulka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So The King's School Sydney, Australia G 22 Nick Fruscio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Albany Academy Albany, NY G/F 23 Sam Shafer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Lincoln-Way East HS Frankfort, IL F 32 Romani Hansen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mt. St. Michael Academy U.S. Virgin Islands F 33 Sasha French 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Hun School of Princeton Napa, CA F 54 Kendall Lauderdale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr La Mirada HS Fullerton, CA	Head coach Will Brown (Dowling) Assistant coach(es) Jon Iati (Albany) Josh Pelletier (Saint Rose) Jerrad Knotts (Albany) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 4, 2019

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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