2019–20 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2019–20 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
CAA regular-season and tournament champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMack Sports Complex
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra† 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
William & Mary 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Towson 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594
Delaware 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Charleston 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Elon 7 – 11   .389 13 – 21   .382
Drexel 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
James Madison 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
† 2020 CAA tournament winner


The 2019–20 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and won the regular season championship for the second year in a row.

After beating Northeastern 70–61 in the CAA championship game, the Pride won the CAA's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. However, they would not ultimately appear, as the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2018–19 season 27–8, 15–3 in CAA play, to claim the regular season CAA championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to Northeastern. As a regular-season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to NC State.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Matija Radović 1 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to American International
Kenny Wormley 2 G 6'4" 180 Senior Landover, MD Graduated
Justin Wright-Foreman 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior Queens, NY Graduated/2019 NBA draft
Jacquil Taylor 23 F 6'10" 240 RS Senior Cambridge, MA Graduated
Dan Dwyer 30 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior River Forest, IL Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Omar Silverio 2 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore The Bronx, NY Transferred from Rhode Island. Silverio was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility and will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Burgess
PG 		Kernersville, NC Moravian Preparatory School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 16, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jermaine Miranda
SG 		Juncos, Puerto Rico NBA Global Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 27, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kvonn Cramer
SF 		Wilmington, DE Mount Pleasant High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 15, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zion Bethea
SG 		Wayne, NJ DePaul Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Sep 10, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
David Green
SF 		Ocoee, FL Ocoee High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 28, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2019–20 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Bonaventure Rosedale, NY
G 1 Caleb Burgess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Moravian Prep Winston-Salem, NC
G 2 Omar Silverio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rhode Island The Bronx, NY
G 3 Jermaine Miranda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America Juncos, Puerto Rico
G 4 Desure Buie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Wings Academy The Bronx, NY
G 5 Eli Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cheshire Academy Middletown, CT
F/C 11 Hal Hughes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Sydney Grammar Sydney, Australia
G 12 Carl Gibson Jr. (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cherry Hill East Cherry Hill, NJ
F/C 14 Kevin Schutte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr CSE Zwolle Zwolle, the Netherlands
F 15 Stafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Canisius High School Lancaster, NY
G 20 Jalen Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hampton Hampton, VA
F 23 Kvonn Cramer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Pleasant Wilmington, DE
G 24 Connor Klementowicz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Freehold, NJ
F/C 32 Isaac Kante 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Georgia Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 23, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		San Jose State L 71–79  0–1
 Mack Sports Complex (4,223)
Hempstead, NY
November 9, 2019*
4:00 pm, FloSports 		Monmouth W 94–74  1–1
 Mack Sports Complex (3,897)
Hempstead, NY
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 71–86  1–2
 Sojka Pavilion (1,952)
Lewisburg, PA
November 15, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports 		NY Tech W 111–69  2–2
 Mack Sports Complex (2,072)
Hempstead, NY
November 21, 2019*
11:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA W 88–78  3–2
 Pauley Pavilion (4,836)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2019*
8:00 pm 		at Cal State Fullerton W 79–57  4–2
 Titan Gym (588)
Fullerton, CA
November 27, 2019*
10:00 pm 		at San Diego
Boca Raton Classic non-bracket game 		L 69–79  4–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (907)
San Diego, CA
December 1, 2019*
3:00 pm 		vs. Holy Cross
Boca Raton Beach Classic Naismith semifinals 		W 91–69  5–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019*
2:00 pm 		vs. Canisius
Boca Raton Beach Classic Naismith championship 		W 64–57  6–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 45–73  6–4
 Reilly Center (5,480)
Olean, NY
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		Stony Brook W 71–63  7–4
 Mack Sports Complex (3,111)
Hempstead, NY
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Princeton W 87–72  8–4
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,196)
Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2019*
12:00 pm, FloSports 		Manhattan W 63–51  9–4
 Mack Sports Complex (2,257)
Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season
December 28, 2019
4:00 pm, FloSports 		at James Madison W 82–76  10–4
(1–0) 		JMU Convocation Center (1,987)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 30, 2019
2:00 pm, FloSports 		at Towson W 75–67  11–4
(2–0) 		SECU Arena (1,225)
Towson, MD
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports 		William & Mary L 61–88  11–5
(2–1) 		Mack Sports Complex (1,725)
Hempstead, NY
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		Elon W 102–75  12–5
(3–1) 		Mack Sports Complex (1,809)
Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Northeastern W 74–72  13–5
(4–1) 		Matthews Arena (1,202)
Boston, MA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at UNC Wilmington W 63–61  14–5
(5–1) 		Trask Coliseum (2,816)
Wilmington, NC
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		at College of Charleston L 67–69  14–6
(5–2) 		TD Arena (4,301)
Charleston, SC
January 23, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		Delaware L 71–73  14–7
(5–3) 		Mack Sports Complex (2,291)
Hempstead, NY
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		Drexel W 72–59  15–7
(6–3) 		Mack Sports Complex (2,453)
Hempstead, NY
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at Elon W 86–63  16–7
(7–3) 		Schar Center (1,676)
Elon, NC
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		at William & Mary W 83–60  17–7
(8–3) 		Kaplan Arena (5,325)
Williamsburg, VA
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		Northeastern W 75–71  18–7
(9–3) 		Mack Sports Complex (3,835)
Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		College of Charleston W 76–63  19–7
(10–3) 		Mack Sports Complex (2,502)
Hempstead, NY
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		UNC Wilmington W 78–64  20–7
(11–3) 		Mack Sports Complex (2,506)
Hempstead, NY
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at Drexel W 81–74  21–7
(12–3) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (852)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		at Delaware W 78–62  22–7
(13–3) 		Bob Carpenter Center (4,722)
Newark, DE
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports 		Towson L 65–76  22–8
(13–4) 		Mack Sports Complex (3,194)
Hempstead, NY
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports 		James Madison W 97–81  23–8
(14–4) 		Mack Sports Complex (3,843)
Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 8, 2020
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		(1) vs. (8) Drexel
Quarterfinals 		W 61–43  24–8
 Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (5) Delaware
Semifinals 		W 75–61  25–8
 Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (6) Northeastern
Championship 		W 70–61  26–8
 Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Hofstra vs. NC State - Game Recap - March 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Hofstra Pride Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.