2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represent Bowling Green State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 5th-year head coach Michael Huger, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	21–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Huger (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Stacey Mike Summey Kevin Noon
Home arena	Stroh Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Bowling Green	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Kent State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Ohio	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Miami (OH)	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
West
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Northern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Central Michigan	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Western Michigan	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2018–19 season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Ball State in the quarterfinals,^[1] Northern Illinois in the semifinals,^[2] advancing to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo.^[3] Despite their successful season, they declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.^[4]

Roster

2019–20 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Michael Laster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Manhattan, New York G 1 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Detroit, Michigan C 2 Tayler Mattos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So New London, New Hampshire G 3 Caleb Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cape May Court House, New Jersey G 4 Davin Zeigler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio G 5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Miami, Florida G/F 11 Trey Diggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Niceville, Florida G 12 Isaac Elsasser (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Ohio G/F 13 Chandler Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan G 15 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wapakoneta, Ohio F 21 Matiss Kulackovskis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Saldus, Latvia F 22 Marlon Sierra 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Miami, Florida G/F 25 Daeqwon Plowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C 35 Dylan Swingle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS Fr Chillicothe, Ohio C 52 Joniya Gadson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Miami Gardens, Florida	Head coach Michael Huger (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Stacey (Bowling Green) Mike Summey (NC State) Kevin Noon (Rider/Bowling Green) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 23, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, WBGU		Findlay	W 88–80 OT		Stroh Center (1,421) Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, WBGU		Tiffin	W 94–73	1–0	Stroh Center (1,519) Bowling Green, OH
November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 22 LSU	L 79–88	1–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,622) Baton Rouge, LA
November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		vs. Jacksonville	W 75–59	2–1	Watsco Center (316) Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2019* 11:00 am, WBGU		Fairmont State Paradise Jam campus-site game	W 88–66	3–1	Stroh Center (3,312) Bowling Green, OH
November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Western Kentucky Paradise Jam quarterfinal	W 77–75	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Cincinnati Paradise Jam semifinal	W 91–84 OT	5–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,525) St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Nevada Paradise Jam championship game	L 62–77	5–2	Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, WBGU		Dartmouth	W 76-69	6–2	Stroh Center (1,192) Bowling Green, OH
December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 68–65	7–2	Stroh Center (2,124) Bowling Green, OH
December 15, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 72–58	8–2	Stroh Center (1,725) Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm		vs. Norfolk State Boardwalk Battle	L 67–72 OT	8–3	Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ
December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm		vs. Quinnipiac Boardwalk Battle	L 64–69	8–4	Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ
December 31, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 81–68	9–4	Stroh Center (1,632) Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN		Kent State	L 61–79	9–5 (0–1)	Stroh Center (2,022) Bowling Green, OH
January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 78–76	10–5 (1–1)	Stroh Center (1,923) Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 83–74	11–5 (2–1)	Convocation Center (4,811) Athens, OH
January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 85–82	12–5 (3–1)	University Arena (1,863) Kalamazoo, MI
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 66–64	13–5 (4–1)	Stroh Center (1,925) Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 62–59	14–5 (5–1)	Stroh Center (2,022) Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 85–79	15–5 (6–1)	Savage Arena (7,268) Toledo, OH
January 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	W 67–61	16–5 (7–1)	Stroh Center (2,125) Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Buffalo	W 78–77	17–5 (8–1)	Alumni Arena (5,322) Amherst, NY
February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 82–92	17–6 (8–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,805) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	W 85–83	18–6 (9–2)	Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH
February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 59–74	18–7 (9–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,128) Akron, OH
February 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	W 77–71	19–7 (10–3)	Worthen Arena (5,492) Muncie, IN
February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	W 62–61	20–7 (11–3)	Stroh Center (3,795) Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	W 78–60	21–7 (12–3)	Stroh Center (2,925) Bowling Green, OH
February 29, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 55–73	21–8 (12–4)	Millett Hall (1,926) Oxford, OH
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 69–83	21–9 (12–5)	MAC Center (2,875) Kent, OH
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 84–88	21–10 (12–6)	Stroh Center (3,550) Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Toledo Quarterfinals	MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic		Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]