2019–20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2019–20
Team:Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:SWAC
Record:3–27
Conf Record:3–15
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Allen Perry
Asst Coach2:Will Vance

The 2019–20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils were led by first-year head coach Lindsey Hunter and played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

Previous season

The Delta Devils finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for last place. On March 25, 2019, the school announced that head coach Andre Payne would not return as head coach after five seasons.[1] On April 22, the school announced that former NBA player and coach Lindsey Hunter had been named head coach.[2]

Regular season

On November 8, Utah defeated the Delta Devils 143–49 to set an NCAA record for largest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.[3]

Two players recently received "Delta Devil of the Day" awards. The recipients were: Richard "Big Tuna" Rivers, a 6' 11" center from Pennsylvania and Caleb Hunter, a 5' 11" guard from Michigan.

The game against North American University is a non-countable game.

Schedule and results

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Statistics

SWAC Leaders

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andre Payne out as head basketball coach at Mississippi Valley State. Sports. HBCU. 2019-03-26. HBCU Sports. en-US. 2020-02-06.
  2. News: Mississippi Valley State hires Lindsey Hunter as basketball coach. 2019-04-22. The Oxford Eagle. 2020-02-06. en-US.
  3. News: Utah beats Mississippi Valley State by 94, setting the record for largest margin of victory vs. a D-I team . Matt . Norlander . CBSSports.com . November 8, 2019 . November 10, 2019.
  4. MVSU Men's Basketball Schedule. Mississippi Valley State Department of Athletics. October 25, 2019. October 26, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2019-20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule and Results. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2020-02-06.