2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball team

2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record18–17 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCredit Union 1 Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Green Bay 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515
Youngstown State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
UIC 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514
Oakland 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Cleveland State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Milwaukee 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Detroit Mercy* 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
IUPUI 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fifth-year head coach Steve McClain, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. The finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in Horizon League to play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI, Youngstown State, and top-seeded Wright State to advance to the championship game. There they lost to Northern Kentucky.[1]

Shortly after the season, the school announced that head coach Steve McClain would not return as coach of the Flames.[2] A couple of weeks later, the school named Texas assistant coach Luke Yaklich as the Flames' new coach.[3]

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2018–19 season 16–16 overall, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by Green Bay in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

2019–20 UIC Flames men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brian Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 1 Marcus Ottey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Ajax, Ontario, Canada
F 2 Michael Diggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
F 3 Jacob Wiley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 4 Tarkus Ferguson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Belleville, Illinois
F 10 Deon Ejim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 13 Jordan Blount 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cork, Ireland
G/F 20 Jamie Ahale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Montrose, Australia
F 22 Rob Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana
F 23 Braelen Bridges 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So McDonough, Georgia
G 25 Godwin Boahen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 35 Travell Washington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So San Bernardino, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2019*
4:00 pm 		Parkside W 63–59 
Credit Union 1 Arena (566)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Olivet Nazarene W 75–72  1–0
 Credit Union 1 Arena (2,003)
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 14 Memphis L 46–92  1–1
 FedExForum (15,923)
Memphis, TN
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State L 48–67  1–2
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,906)
Chicago, IL
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 56–65  1–3
 Carver Arena (5,411)
Peoria, IL
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris W 72–62  2–3
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,766)
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer
Boca Raton Beach Classic 		L 68–72  2–4
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,276)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius
Boca Raton Beach Classic 		L 64–94  2–5
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,343)
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2019*
5:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket Semifinals 		L 70–71  2–6
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019*
4:00 pm 		vs. San Diego
Boca Raton Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket 3rd Place Game 		W 89–83  3–6
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2019*
3:12 pm, ESPN3 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 62–49  4–6
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,594)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1 		at DePaul L 65–86  4–7
 Wintrust Arena (4,620)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State L 66–67  4–8
 Redbird Arena (3,563)
Normal, IL
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UC Irvine W 76–67  5–8
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,567)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
3:12 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 71–66  6–8
(1–0) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,489)
Chicago, IL
December 30, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 64–70  6–9
(1–1) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,210)
Chicago, IL
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 71–85  6–10
(1–2) 		Resch Center (2,124)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 62–64  6–11
(1–3) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,012)
Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Northern Kentucky L 52–68  6–12
(1–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,858)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 76–72  7–12
(2–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,277)
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN3 		at IUPUI W 75–66  8–12
(3–4) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,309)
Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 80–50  9–12
(4–4) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,091)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 25, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 69–70  9–13
(4–5) 		Calihan Hall (1,866)
Detroit, MI
January 30, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 90–83 OT 10–13
(5–5) 		Beeghly Center (1,596)
Youngstown, OH
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State W 64–62  11–13
(6–5) 		Wolstein Center (1,170)
Cleveland, OH
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Milwaukee L 57–74  11–14
(6–6) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,995)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay W 71–58  12–14
(7–6) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (2,704)
Chicago, IL
February 14, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Wright State L 58–75  12–15
(7–7) 		Nutter Center (4,261)
Fairborn, OH
February 16, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky W 73–43  13–15
(8–7) 		BB&T Arena (3,545)
Highland Heights, KY
February 22, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI W 77–72  14–15
(9–7) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (2,040)
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 84–67  15–15
(10–7) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (2,529)
Chicago, IL
February 29, 2020
3:12 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland L 66–68  15–16
(10–8) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (2,237)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) (9) IUPUI
First round 		W 93–59  16–16
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,426)
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) (5) Youngstown State
Quarterfinals 		W 67–61  17–16
 Gentile Arena (642)
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(4) vs. (1) Wright State
Semifinals 		W 73–56  18–16
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923)
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(4) vs. (2) Northern Kentucky
Championship 		L 62–71  18–17
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,861)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ "UIC vs. Northern Kentucky - Game Recap - March 10, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "UIC parts with McClain after 5 seasons". ESPN.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sources: Texas assistant Luke Yaklich to be next UIC head coach". Horns247. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "@UICFlamesMBB Falls Short in #HLMBB Quarterfinal at Green Bay". UIC Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2019.