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2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, where they defeated Louisiana and Georgia State. However, the tournament was later cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quick Facts Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball, Conference ...
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 20–13 (12–8 Sun Belt) |
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| Associate head coach | Andrew Wilson |
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| Home arena | Hanner Fieldhouse |
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| Little Rock | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On March 20, head coach Mark Byington resigned to become the head coach at James Madison.[1] He finished at Georgia Southern with a seven-year record of 131–97.
The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 21–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3-way tie for second place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament,[2] before losing in the semifinals to UT Arlington.[3] Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 5, 2019* 9:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 24 Auburn | L 74–83 | 0–1 |
Auburn Arena (8,702) Auburn, AL | |||||||
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, TrueBlue Live |
Reinhardt | W 109–55 | 1–1 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,156) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Florida | L 77–80 | 1–2 |
UNF Arena (1,659) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Radford | W 76–73 | 2–2 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,599) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercer | W 98–88 | 3–2 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,421) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| November 29, 2019* 4:30 pm |
vs. Campbell FGCU Classic |
W 84–74 | 4–2 |
Alico Arena (277) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
| November 30, 2019* 4:30 pm |
vs. North Dakota FGCU Classic |
L 68–80 | 4–3 |
Alico Arena (376) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
| December 1, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Classic |
W 72–57 | 5–3 |
Alico Arena (2,031) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Carver | W 100–70 | 6–3 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,213) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 15, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bradley | L 51–81 | 6–4 |
Carver Arena (4,904) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| December 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State | W 67–64 | 7–4 (1–0) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,002) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 21, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 77–74 | 8–4 (2–0) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (676) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Georgia | L 64–73 | 8–5 |
Stegeman Coliseum (10,412) Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | W 70–67 | 9–5 (3–0) |
HTC Center (811) Conway, SC | |||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | L 72–74 | 9–6 (3–1) |
Holmes Center (1,630) Boone, NC | |||||||
| January 6, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | L 73–79 | 9–7 (3–2) |
Jack Stephens Center (1,188) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–56 | 10–7 (4–2) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (940) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana | W 71–51 | 11–7 (5–2) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,493) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Troy | W 82–66 | 12–7 (6–2) |
Trojan Arena (2,673) Troy, AL | |||||||
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 68–74 | 12–8 (6–3) |
Mitchell Center (2,093) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | L 77–82 | 12–9 (6–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Troy | W 86–57 | 13–9 (7–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,035) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 69–79 | 13–10 (7–5) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,635) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–65 | 14–10 (8–5) |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,506) Monroe, LA | |||||||
| February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 86–79 | 15–10 (9–5) |
Cajundome (3,876) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | W 79–69 | 16–10 (10–5) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,177) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | L 57–62 | 16–11 (10–6) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,753) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 55–70 | 16–12 (10–7) |
Strahan Arena (2,387) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | W 81–61 | 17–12 (11–7) |
College Park Center (1,875) Arlington, TX | |||||||
| February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | W 79–70 | 18–12 (12–7) |
GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | L 75–76 | 18–13 (12–8) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,217) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(5) | (8) Louisiana Second round |
W 82–81 | 19–13 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,244) Statesboro, GA | ||||||
| March 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(5) | at (4) Georgia State Quarterfinals/Modern Day Hate |
W 81–62 | 20–13 |
GSU Sports Arena (2,843) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
| Mar 14, 2020 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
(5) | vs. (1) Little Rock Semifinals |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA | |||||||
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Source[5]
- "Men's Basketball Runs Past ULM 81-67". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "No. 2 UTA Takes Care of No. 3 Georgia Southern, Advances to Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship Final". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2019.