2019-2020 Merrimack College Warriors

2019-2020 Merrimack College Warriors Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
12 Matthew Chang So G 6-3 185 Jul 3, 1999 Boxford (MA) United States Marianapolis Preparatory School
31 Justin Connolly So F 6-7 210 Sep 16, 1998 Melrose (MA) United States Brooks School
1 Khalief Crawford Jr G 6-1 195 May 8, 1998 Linden (NJ) United States Linden High School
10 Jaylen Davis RS-Fr G 6-3 200 Jul 28, 2000 Deer Park (NY) United States Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
3 Mykel Derring Fr G 6-0 170 May 5, 2000 Andover (NH) United States Proctor Academy
3 Juvaris Hayes Sr G 6-0 185 Feb 8, 1998 Paterson (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
4 Ethan Helwig RS-Fr SG 6-5 225 Sep 21, 2000 Aurora (IL) United States Metea Valley High School
34 Aaron Jaynes So C 6-7 230 Sep 25, 1998 Framingham (MA) United States Worcester Academy
14 Devin Jensen Jr GF 6-5 220 Mar 5, 1999 Brielle (NJ) United States Manasquan High School
15 Idris Joyner Sr F 6-5 215 Mar 23, 1998 Plainfield (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
13 Jaleel Lord Sr G 6-4 170 Nov 12, 1997 Jersey City (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
24 Jordan McKoy Fr GF 6-5 180 Oct 19, 2000 Westwood (NJ) United States Dwight Morrow High School
11 Ryan Miller So G 6-2 195 Oct 7, 1998 Weston (MA) United States IMG Academy
22 Jordan Minor Fr PF 6-8 240 Mar 11, 2000 Boston (MA) United States Brimmer & May School
23 Ziggy Reid Fr F 6-6 245 Oct 25, 2000 Baltimore (MD) United States St. Paul's School
5 Mikey Watkins So G 5-11 175 Sep 24, 1998 Roselle (NJ) United States Linden High School

Recent Merrimack College Warriors History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-12 (13-3) 1st (NEC) Runner Up N/A
2022-2023 18-16 (12-4) 1st (NEC) Champion N/A
2021-2022 14-16 (9-8) 5th (NEC) N/A The Basketball Classic N/A
2020-2021 9-9 (9-9) 5th (NEC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 20-11 (14-4) 1st (NEC) N/A N/A
2015-2016 N/A N/A (AM East) N/A N/A

2019-2020 Merrimack College Warriors Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Juvaris Hayes Lefty Driesell Award (Defensive POY)
Juvaris Hayes NABC All-District (15) First Team
Juvaris Hayes All-NEC First Team
Juvaris Hayes NEC Defensive POY
Juvaris Hayes NEC Player of the Week (Nov 11, 2019)
Juvaris Hayes NEC Player of the Week (Feb 3, 2020)
Jaleel Lord NEC Player of the Week (Jan 27, 2020)
Mykel Derring NEC Rookie of the Week (Jan 13, 2020)
Jordan Minor NEC Rookie of the Week (Dec 30, 2019)
Jordan Minor NEC Rookie of the Week (Nov 18, 2019)

2019-2020 Merrimack College Warriors Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Watkins J. Hayes J. Lord D. Jensen I. Joyner
Rotation     Z. Reid J. Minor  
Lim PT M. Derring J. McKoy      
Lim PT K. Crawford R. Miller      

2019-2020 Merrimack College Warriors Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jaleel Lord 29 31.6 10.8 4.1 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.3
Juvaris Hayes 31 36.2 10.7 4.7 6.4 3.9 0.1 3.4
Idris Joyner 31 24.5 9.6 4.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1
Devin Jensen 31 23.8 7.5 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.5
Mikey Watkins 31 27.8 7.5 1.9 1.7 1.9 0.2 1.8
Jordan Minor 31 16.1 6.2 4.4 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.3
Ziggy Reid 31 19.0 5.2 2.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.8
Mykel Derring 31 14.2 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4
Ryan Miller 4 3.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Khalief Crawford 11 6.6 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7
Jordan McKoy 23 11.2 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4

2019-2020 Merrimack College Warriors Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Joe Gallo Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Robert Morris, 2012 to 2016)
Micky Burtnyk Assistant Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Phil Gaetano Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Coppin State, 2017 to 2018)
Jeremy Gibson Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Mike Kamal Director of Strength and Conditioning 2006-2007 N/A
Heather Carr Head Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Merrimack College, 2010 to 2017)
April Buchheit Assistant Athletic Trainer 2012-2013 N/A
Chris Aliano Director of Communications 2013-2014 N/A