2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:South Alabama Jaguars
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:20–11
Conf Record:13–7
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Adam Howard
Asst Coach2:Amorrow Morgan
Asst Coach3:Tyler Parker

The 2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by second-year head coach Richie Riley and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2018–19 season 17–17, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in eight place. They lost to Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament.

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameKory Holden G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Salisbury, Maryland Graduated.
sortnameTashombe Riley F 6’7" 210 RS Senior Orangeburg, South Carolina Graduated.
sortnameR.J. Kelly F 6'7" 205 RS Sophomore Powder Springs, Georgia Transferred to Talladega College.
sortnameRodrick Sikes G 6'2" 170 Senior Ocean Springs, Mississippi Graduated.
sortnameJordan Andrews G 6’5” 180 RS Junior Abita Springs, Louisiana Transferred to Texas Southern.
sortnameAbdul Dial G 6’3” 200 Junior West Palm Beach, Florida Transferred to Georgia Southwestern College.

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chad Lott 21 G 6'4" 200 RS Junior Transferred from Howard. Lott will play immediately in the 2019–20 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility left.
Deaundrae Ballard F 6'5" 181 Junior Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ballard will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.
Sam Iorio F 6'7" 221 Junior Transferred from American. Under NCAA transfer rules, Iorio will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|Mar 14, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+| style="text-align:center"| (2)| vs. (3) Texas State
Semifinals| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | style="text-align:center"|Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Belt Conference cancels basketball tournaments due to coronavirus concerns. 12 March 2020.