CHICAGO—The Illinois Institute of Technology men's basketball team's (12-14, 10-10 NACC) second full season as an NCAA Division III member in 2019-20 was highlighted by a late-season run that saw them win six of their last seven regular season games after they entered February with a 6-12, 4-9 NACC mark. The Scarlet Hawks' 87-80 win over Rockford on the final day of the regular season locked them the No. 6 seed in the 2019-20 NACC Men's Basketball Tournament, their second-straight appearance in the event. Illinois Tech's late-season magic came to an end in the 2019-20 NACC Men's Basketball Tournament First Round, where they dropped a 68-63 decision at No. 3 Concordia (Wis.).

12-14 Overall, 10-10 NACC (6th Place)

Head Coach: Todd Kelly (76-83, six seasons)

Award Season

The Scarlet Hawks pulled down a plethora of major awards for the first time in program history. Senior Max Hisatake landed a spot on the 2019-20 D3Hoops.com All-Central Region Third Team, which marked the first Scarlet Hawks men's basketball player to land the honor. The Las Vegas, Nevada native also achieved a program-first when he was named to the January 14 D3Hoops.com National Team of the Week. Hisatake was also a two-time NACC Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week, earning the honor on December 15 and January 5. A pair of Scarlet Hawks landed a spot on the 2019-20 All-NACC Men's Basketball First Team courtesy of Miles Curry and Hisatake. The broken-record train continued courtesy of Hisatake as he landed NACC Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season. 

Statistically Speaking

As a team, the Scarlet Hawks' most significant statistical presence was their 67.2 scoring defense, which ranked 41st in the country. Individually, Hisatake paced the NACC with 2.15 blocked shots per game (27th NCAA Division III), 10.50 defensive rebounds per game (4th NCAA Division III), 20 double doubles (5th NCAA Division III), 3.42 offensive rebounds per game (33rd NCAA Division III) and 13.9 total rebounds per game (4th NCAA Division III). 

Special Seniors

The program celebrated a pair of seniors in Hisatake and Ricardo Whitehead. 

MBB | STATS/RECAP: Scarlet Hawks Take Down Spartans on Senior Day!!!!

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— Illinois Tech Athletics (@ILTechAthletics) February 16, 2020

2019-20 All-NACC

Max Hisatake, C (First Team) - Defensive Player of the Year

Miles Curry, F (First Team)

2019-20 D3Hoops.com All-Central Region

Max Hisatake, C (Third Team)

2019-20 NACC Player of the Week

December 15: Hisatake

January 5: Hisatake  

Final 2019-20 NACC Standings