2019–20 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Pacific Tigers
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:23–10
Conf Record:11–5
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Luke Wicks
Asst Coach3:JayDee Luster

The 2019–20 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference.[1] They finished the season 23–10, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the third round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lafayette Dorsey 1 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Transferred to Nicholls State
Roberto Gallinat 4 G 6'3" 180 Senior Graduated
Anthony Townes 5 F 6'6" 215 Senior Graduated
Khy Kabellis 11 G 6'5" 185 RS Junior Graduate transferred to UC Riverside
Ajare Sanni 14 G 6'2" 158 Freshman Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Namdi Okonkwo 24 C 7'0" 220 RS Senior Graduated
Kendall Small 25 G 6'0" 182 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Chaminade
Zach Cameron 35 F/C 6'10" 207 Junior Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Austin Vereen 1 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Transferred from VMI. Will be eligible to play immediately since Vereen graduated from VMI.
Gary Chivichyan 11 G 6'4" 200 RS Senior Transferred from Idaho State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Chivichyan graduated from Idaho State.
Broc Finstuen 24 G 6'4" 205 Junior Junior college transferred from Casper College
James Hampshire 33 C 7'1" 255 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Casper College
Shaquillo Fritz 35 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Transferred from Arkansas State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Fritz graduated from Arkansas State.

Recruiting Class of 2019

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pacific men's basketball team begins season with full squad, veteran leadership. Lawrence. Thomas. recordnet.com. en. 2019-11-18.
  2. Web site: WCC Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2019-20 season. ypattonSEA. 2019-10-08. Busting Brackets. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  3. Web site: 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule. pacifictigers.com.