2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record20–13 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndrew Wilson
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock155 .750  2110  .677
South Alabama137 .650  2011  .645
Texas State137 .650  2111  .656
Georgia State128 .600  1913  .594
Georgia Southern128 .600  2013  .606
Appalachian State119 .550  1815  .545
UT Arlington1010 .500  1418  .438
Louisiana812 .400  1419  .424
Arkansas State812 .400  1616  .500
Coastal Carolina812 .400  1617  .485
Louisiana–Monroe515 .250  920  .310
Troy515 .250  922  .290
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Previous season

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.

Roster

2019–20 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Trevion Lamar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
G/F 1 David Viti 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Buford, Georgia
G 2 Elijah McCadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) So Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G 3 Ike Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Gainesville, Florida
G 4 Jalen Cincore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 5 Trey Dawkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Forest City, North Carolina
G 10 Calvin Wishart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Delano, Minnesota
F 11 Mackenzie McFatten 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Douglas, Georgia
F 12 Ralueke Orizu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS So Atlanta, Georgia
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Tallahassee, Florida
G 14 Will Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 21 Eito Yuminami 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)140 lb (64 kg) So Mooresville, North Carolina
F 23 Simeon Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 24 David-Lee Jones Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Tampa, Florida
F 30 Jordan Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond Hill, Georgia
G 34 Jacob Sowers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Alpharetta, Georgia
F 53 Isaiah Crawley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ripley, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

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