2019–20 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by first-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

2019–20 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	16–17 (9–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Mitchell Brendan Suhr Adam Williams
Home arena	Edmunds Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty†	13	–	3		.813			30	–	4		.882
North Florida	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Lipscomb	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Stetson	9	–	7		.563			16	–	17		.485
North Alabama*	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Jacksonville	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
NJIT	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Kennesaw State	0	–	16		.000			1	–	28		.034
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period

Stetson (white) taking on Edward Waters (orange) in a preseason exhibition game, November 1, 2019

The Hatters finished the season 16–17, 9–7 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the #4 seed in the ASUN tournament, the Hatters defeated the #5 seed North Alabama in the quarterfinals, 82–72,^[1] before falling to the top seed and eventual champions, Liberty, in the semifinals, 62–66.^[2]

Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2018–19 season 7–24 overall, 3–13 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for eighth place, but after tiebreakers, they missed the ASUN tournament.

Following the conclusion of the season, Stetson fired head coach Corey Williams, who finished his time at Stetson with a six-season record of 58 wins and 133 losses.^[3] On March 29, 2019, Donnie Jones was named as Williams' successor.^[4]

Roster

2019–20 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Christiaan Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cardinal Newman HS Columbia, SC G/F 1 Wheza Panzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Potter's House (FL) Mississauga, ON G 2 Rob Perry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr 4A Sports Academy Orlando, FL G 3 Terry Ivery 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr The Villages Charter HS The Villages, FL G 4 Jahlil Rawley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Shelton State CC Durham, NC G 5 Jaret Griffith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Akron Coventry HS Huron, OH G 10 Kenny Aninye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wheeler HS Marietta, GA G 11 Alex Ionesco 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So New Hampton Prep Houston, TX G 12 Jalen Crutchfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Norman North HS Norman, OK F/C 15 Mahamadou Diawara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Academy Bamako, Mali F 20 Cyriaque Foucart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So New Mexico Military Institute Paris, France F 21 Ricky Gouety 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Indian Hills CC Abidjan, Ivory Coast G 22 Chase Johnston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Purdue Fort Wayne Boca Raton, FL F 33 Wyatt Hollmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Embry–Riddle DeLand, FL F 35 Joel Kabimba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Middleburg Academy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Head coach Donnie Jones (Pikeville) Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Mitchell (Rutgers) Brendan Suhr (Montclair State) Adam Williams (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 23, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Edward Waters	W 65–60		Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m.		Trinity Baptist	W 84–26	1–0	Edmunds Center (529) DeLand, FL
November 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Western Illinois	W 77–75	2–0	Western Hall (340) Macomb, IL
November 16, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Purdue Fort Wayne Ohio State Classic	L 55–79	2–1	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,269) Fort Wayne, IN
November 18, 2019* 8:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 10 Ohio State Ohio State Classic	L 51–86	2–2	Value City Arena (9,774) Columbus, OH
November 22, 2019* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Iona ASUN/MAAC Challenge	L 55–60	2–3	HP Field House (148) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2019* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Monmouth ASUN/MAAC Challenge	W 63–55	3–3	HP Field House (121) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		Western Carolina	L 64–70	3–4	Edmunds Center (522) DeLand, FL
November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Florida College	W 72–60	4–4	Edmunds Center (412) DeLand, FL
November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		at Kent State Ohio State Classic	L 53–77	4–5	MAC Center (1,454) Kent, OH
December 3, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 72–67	5–5	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		at VMI	L 61–88	5–6	Cameron Hall (2,412) Lexington, VA
December 15, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		Longwood	L 72–76	5–7	Edmunds Center (359) DeLand, FL
December 17, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 76–78	5–8	Kimmel Arena (1,891) Asheville, NC
December 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	L 67–83	5–9	Edmunds Center (363) DeLand, FL
December 30, 2019* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		at South Carolina	W 63–56	6–9	Colonial Life Arena (10,985) Columbia, SC
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 63–66	6–10 (0–1)	Edmunds Center (482) DeLand, FL
January 4, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 57–54	7–10 (1–1)	KSU Convocation Center (1,086) Kennesaw, GA
January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 62–66	7–11 (1–2)	Edmunds Center (628) DeLand, FL
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 54–49	8–11 (2–2)	Flowers Hall (847) Florence, AL
January 18, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 64–59	9–11 (3–2)	Swisher Gymnasium (767) Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 65–64	10–11 (4–2)	Edmunds Center (680) DeLand, FL
January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 48–43	11–11 (5–2)	Edmunds Center (862) DeLand, FL
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 65–78	11–12 (5–3)	UNF Arena (1,611) Jacksonville, FL
February 1, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 55–53	12–12 (6–3)	Allen Arena (1,845) Nashville, TN
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 65–62	13–12 (7–3)	Alico Arena (2,657) Fort Myers, FL
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 75–64	14–12 (8–3)	Edmunds Center (945) DeLand, FL
February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 59–42	15–12 (9–3)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 69–78	15–13 (9–4)	Wellness and Events Center (569) Newark, NJ
February 22, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 49–77	15–14 (9–5)	Vines Center (6,762) Lynchburg, VA
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 72–85	15–15 (9–6)	Edmunds Center (798) DeLand, FL
February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 52–53	15–16 (9–7)	Edmunds Center (768) DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	(5) North Alabama Quarterfinals	W 82–72	16–16	Edmunds Center (681) DeLand, FL
March 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	at (1) Liberty Semifinals	L 62–66	16–17	Vines Center (6,762) Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[5]