2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 29th-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–25, 4–16 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–25 (4–16 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (29th season)
Assistant coaches	Steven Key Jud Kinne Keith Berard
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin	19	–	1		.950			28	–	3		.903
Abilene Christian	15	–	5		.750			20	–	11		.645
Nicholls	15	–	5		.750			21	–	10		.677
Sam Houston State	11	–	9		.550			18	–	13		.581
Northwestern State	11	–	9		.550			15	–	15		.500
Lamar	10	–	10		.500			17	–	15		.531
McNeese State	10	–	10		.500			15	–	17		.469
Texas A&M–CC	10	–	10		.500			14	–	18		.438
Central Arkansas	9	–	11		.450			10	–	21		.323
Incarnate Word	6	–	14		.300			9	–	22		.290
New Orleans	5	–	15		.250			9	–	21		.300
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	15		.250			8	–	23		.258
Houston Baptist	4	–	16		.200			4	–	25		.138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 8–10 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Southland tournament, they were defeated by Lamar in the first round.^[1]

Roster

2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Ian DuBose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina G 2 Qon Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cornelius, North Carolina F 3 Jackson Stent 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Christchurch, New Zealand G 4 Myles Pierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 5 Hunter Janacek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G/F 10 Ty Dalton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston, Texas F 11 Jason Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina F 13 Philip McKenzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas G 14 Andre Charles Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Houston, Texas F 20 Nick Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 21 Noah Thomasson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Richmond, Texas G 22 Jalon Gates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Selma, Texas F 32 Benjamin Uloko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Clemmons, North Carolina C 34 Zach Iyeyemi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Cypress, Texas C 50 Ryan Gomes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Westminster, Maryland	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Steven Key (Houston Baptist) Jud Kinne (Albion) Keith Berard (Southern Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Tulsa	L 72–80	0–1	Reynolds Center (5,607) Tulsa, OK
November 8, 2019* 7:30 pm	at Oral Roberts	L 81–95	0–2	Mabee Center (2,159) Tulsa, OK
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm	at No. 11 Texas Tech	L 74–103	0–3	Chaparral Center (4,535) Midland, TX
November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN+	at Michigan	L 68–111	0–4	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Houston	L 73–112	0–5	Fertitta Center (5,862) Houston, TX
December 3, 2019* 6:00 pm	at No. 19 Dayton	L 68–99	0–6	UD Arena (13,166) Dayton, OH
December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm	Samford	L 90–113	0–7	Sharp Gymnasium (605) Houston, TX
December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm	at Rice	L 84–96	0–8	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,725) Houston, TX
December 18, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	L 68–96	0–9 (0–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,357) Nacogdoches, TX
December 22, 2019* 1:30 pm	at New Mexico	L 88–107	0–10	The Pit (10,423) Albuquerque, NM
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm	Central Arkansas	W 111–107 OT	1–10 (1–1)	Sharp Gymnasium (529) Houston, TX
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm	at Northwestern State	L 79–106	1–11 (1–2)	Prather Coliseum (767) Natchitoches, LA
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm	Lamar	L 92–102	1–12 (1–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm	New Orleans	L 98–106	1–13 (1–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (609) Houston, TX
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 75–95	1–14 (1–5)	Sharp Gymnasium (921) Houston, TX
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm	at Nicholls	L 83–91	1–15 (1–6)	Stopher Gymnasium (1,137) Thibodaux, LA
January 25, 2020 3:30 pm	at McNeese State	L 89–102	1–16 (1–7)	H&HP Complex (3,214) Lake Charles, LA
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm	Incarnate Word	L 82–84	1–17 (1–8)	Sharp Gymnasium (506) Houston, TX
February 1, 2020 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 82–77	2–17 (2–8)	Sharp Gymnasium (802) Houston, TX
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 79–76	3–17 (3–8)	University Center (858) Hammond, LA
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm	Northwestern State	L 79–93	3–18 (3–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (889) Houston, TX
February 12, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 67–81	3–19 (3–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,124) Abilene, TX
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lamar	L 69–79	3–20 (3–11)	Montagne Center (1,664) Beaumont, TX
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm	Abilene Christian	L 68–82	3–21 (3–12)	Sharp Gymnasium (590) Houston, TX
February 22, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston State	L 73–77	3–22 (3–13)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Huntsville, TX
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm	Nicholls	L 85–93	3–23 (3–14)	Sharp Gymnasium (595) Houston, TX
February 29, 2020 7:00 pm	McNeese State	L 80–100	3–24 (3–15)	Sharp Gymnasium (853) Houston, TX
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 88–76	4–24 (4–15)	McDermott Center (343) San Antonio, TX
March 7, 2020 3:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 78–84	4–25 (4–16)	American Bank Center (1,637) Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

See also

2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team