2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–19 (4–12 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Goodman
  • Levell Sanders
  • Brian Johnson
Home arenaBinghamton University Events Center
2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Stony Brook 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606
Hartford 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545
UMBC 8 – 8   .500 16 – 17   .485
New Hampshire 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
UMass Lowell 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Albany 7 – 9   .438 14 – 18   .438
Maine 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290
Binghamton 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345
Note: The 2020 America East tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by eighth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 4–12 in America East play, to finish in last place.

Prior to the season, on July 14, 2019, incoming sophomore and political science major Calistus Anyichie drowned in the upper portion of Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, New York.[1][2]

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2018–19 season 10–23 overall, 5–11 in conference play, to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2019 America East men's basketball tournament, they upset second-seeded Stony Brook in the quarterfinals,[3] then lost to top-seeded Vermont in the semifinals.[4]

Roster

2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Richard Jr. Caldwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lamar CC Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Hakon Hjalmarsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Menntaskolinn Vid Sunday Reykjavík, Iceland
G 2 Brenton Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Allen HS Allen, TX
G 3 Sam Sessoms 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Jevon Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Western Texas College Toronto, ON
F 5 Pierre Sarr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Monmouth Dakar, Senegal
G 10 Leo Gallagher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS So Seton Catholic Central HS Binghamton, NY
G 11 Dan Petcash 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pine-Richland HS Pittsburgh, PA
G 12 Alex Brodsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dwight-Englewood School Woodcliff Lake, NJ
C 15 Ador Athuai 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Knox School Twic, South Sudan
F 20 George Tinsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Abington Heights HS Clarks Summit, PA
F 21 Akuwovo Ocheneyole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Howard Delta State, Nigeria
G 24 Michael Besselink 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So International School of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
C 44 Yarden Willis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Seward County CC Roswell, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 16, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cornell L 64–84  0–1
 Newman Arena (1,282)
Ithaca, NY
November 10, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN/FSGO 		at No. 1 Michigan State L 47–100  0–2
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 63–75  0–3
 Levien Gymnasium (801)
New York, NY
November 16, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Sacred Heart W 76–72  1–3
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,510)
Vestal, NY
November 20, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 77–75  2–3
 Wellness and Events Center (504)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Army W 88–73  3–3
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,514)
Vestal, NY
November 26, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Oneonta W 90–69  4–3
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,346)
Vestal, NY
December 1, 2019*
6:00 p.m., Patriot League Network 		at Loyola (MD) L 65–77  4–4
 Reitz Arena (426)
Baltimore, MD
December 4, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Colgate L 74–82  4–5
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,626)
Vestal, NY
December 7, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Boston University W 84–79 OT 5–5
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,005)
Vestal, NY
December 18, 2019*
7:45 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 55–73  5–6
 Beeghly Center (1,988)
Youngstown, OH
December 20, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh L 53–79  5–7
 Petersen Events Center (7,226)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hartwick W 98–45  6–7
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,002)
Vestal, NY
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Albany L 62–74  6–8
(0–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (3,035)
Vestal, NY
January 8, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC W 79–75  7–8
(1–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,413)
Vestal, NY
January 11, 2020
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell L 66–85  7–9
(1–2) 		Tsongas Center (1,420)
Lowell, MA
January 15, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont L 53–72  7–10
(1–3) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,556)
Vestal, NY
January 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine L 63–86  7–11
(1–4) 		Cross Insurance Center (800)
Bangor, ME
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stony Brook W 83–79  8–11
(2–4) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,261)
Stony Brook, NY
January 25, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		New Hampshire L 69–77  8–12
(2–5) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,804)
Vestal, NY
January 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hartford L 57–73  8–13
(2–6) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (630)
West Hartford, CT
February 5, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany L 49–62  8–14
(2–7) 		SEFCU Arena (1,739)
Albany, NY
February 8, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine L 75–82  8–15
(2–8) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,386)
Vestal, NY
February 12, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stony Brook L 70–75  8–16
(2–9) 		Binghamton University Events Center (4,238)
Vestal, NY
February 15, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 48–76  8–17
(2–10) 		Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 86–84  9–17
(3–10) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,645)
Vestal, NY
February 22, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Hartford L 74–75  9–18
(3–11) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,911)
Vestal, NY
February 26, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC W 76–74  10–18
(4–11) 		UMBC Event Center (977)
Catonsville, MD
February 29, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire L 70–89  10–19
(4–12) 		Lundholm Gym (1,444)
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ Hartrick, John (August 29, 2025). "Campus mourns death of student-athlete". Binghamton University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Binghamton hoops player Anyichie, 19, drowns". ESPN.com. July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Hartrick, John (March 9, 2019). "Men's basketball stuns Stony Brook 78-72". Binghamton University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  4. ^ Hartrick, John (March 12, 2019). "Men's basketball season ends in semifinals". Binghamton University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Binghamton University. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
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