2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball season

The 2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2019 and will end in March 2020, after which 12 member teams will participate in the 2020 Conference USA Tournament at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network, Stadium, ESPN+, ESPN3
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season MVPJavion Hamlet
Tournament
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas14–4 .778  20–11  .645
Western Kentucky13–5 .722  20–10  .667
Louisiana Tech13–5 .722  22–8  .733
Charlotte10–8 .556  16–13  .552
FIU9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Marshall10–8 .556  17–15  .531
UAB9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Old Dominion9–9 .500  13–19  .406
Florida Atlantic8–10 .444  17–15  .531
UTSA7–11 .389  13–19  .406
UTEP8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Rice7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Southern Miss5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Middle Tennessee4–14 .222  8–23  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Western Kentucky was picked as the favorite in the champion in the preseason poll of Conference USA's fourteen coaches.[2]

Preseason Poll
1. WKU (13)
2. UTSA (1)
3. Louisiana Tech
4. UTEP
5. Old Dominion
6. UAB
7. North Texas
8. Middle Tennessee
9. Florida Atlantic
10. FIU
11. Marshall
12. Charlotte
13. Rice
14. Southern Miss

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference teams
Media
Devon Andrews FIU
Jailyn Ingram Florida Atlantic
DaQuan Bracey Louisiana Tech
Antonio Green Middle Tennessee
Xavier Green Old Dominion
Zack Bryant UAB
Jhivvan Jackson UTSA
Keaton Wallace UTSA
Taveion Hollingsworth WKU
Charles Bassey WKU

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On April 11, 2019, Southern Miss head coach Doc Sadler announced his resignation after 5 seasons at the school.[3] 6 days later, the Eagles hired Southeastern Louisiana head coach and Southern Miss alum Jay Ladner for the head coaching job.[4]

Coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record C-USA record C-USA championships NCAA Tournaments
Charlotte Ron Sanchez Virginia
(asst.)		 2 8–21 5–13 0 0
FIU Jeremy Ballard VCU
(asst.)		 2 20–14 10–8 0 0
Florida Atlantic Dusty May Florida
(asst.)		 2 17–16 8–10 0 0
Louisiana Tech Eric Konkol Miami
(asst.)		 5 83–49 42–30 0 0
Marshall Dan D'Antoni Los Angeles Lakers
(asst.)		 6 96–77 52–38 1 1
Middle Tennessee Nick McDevitt UNC Asheville 2 11–21 8–10 0 0
North Texas Grant McCasland Arkansas State 3 41–30 16–20 0 0
Old Dominion Jeff Jones American 7 140–67 73–32 1 1
Rice Scott Pera Rice
(asst.)		 3 20–43 12–24 0 0
Southern Miss Jay Ladner Southeastern Louisiana 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
UAB Robert Ehsan UAB
(asst.)		 4 57–44 29–25 0 0
UTEP Rodney Terry Fresno State 2 8–21 3–15 0 0
UTSA Steve Henson Oklahoma
(asst.)		 4 51–49 29–25 0 0
WKU Rick Stansbury Texas A&M
(asst.)		 4 62–42 34–20 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2019–20 season.
  • Overall and C-USA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2018–19 season.

Conference matrix
Charlotte Florida International Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee North Texas Old Dominion Rice Southern Miss UAB UTEP UTSA Western Kentucky
vs. Charlotte –0−10−11−00–10–11−01–11–01–00–10–10–11−1
vs. FIU 1−0–0−21−01–00−11−00–11–01–00–10–10–10−1
vs. Florida Atlantic 1−02−0–1−00−10−11−01−00−11−01−10−10−10−1
vs. Louisiana Tech 0−10−10–1–1–00−11−10–10–10–20–10–11–01−0
vs. Marshall 1−00−11–00−1–0–11−00–20–10–11–00–11–02−0
vs. Middle Tennessee 1−01−01–01−01–0–1−01–01–00–22–01–00–11−0
vs. North Texas 0−10−10–11−10–10–1–0–11–10–10–10–10–11−0
vs. Old Dominion 1−11−00–11−02–00–11−0–0–10–10–10–11–01−0
vs. Rice 0−10−11–01−01–00–11−11–0–1–00–12–01–01−0
vs. Southern Miss 0−10−10–12−01–02–01−01–00−1–0–11–01–01−0
vs. UAB 1−01−01–11−00–10–21−01–01−01–0–0–10–10−1
vs. UTEP 1−01−01–01−01–00–11−01–00−20–11–0–1–11−0
vs. UTSA 1−01−01–00−10–11–01−00–10−10–11–01–1–1−0
vs. WKU 1−11−01–00−10–20–10−10–10−10–11–00–10−1–
Total 9–68–67–811–48–73–1212–37–85–105–107–85–106–811–4

All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients
Player of the Year[5] Javion Hamlet (North Texas)
Coach of the Year Grant McCasland (North Texas)
First Team[6] DaQuan Bracey (Louisiana Tech)

Javion Hamlet (North Texas)
Bryson Williams (UTEP)
Jhivvan Jackson (UTSA)
Taveion Hollingsworth (Western Kentucky)

Second Team Devon Andrews (FIU)

Osasumwen Osaghae (FIU)
Taevion Kinsey (Marshall)
Umoja Gibson (North Texas)
Keaton Wallace (UTSA)

Third Team Jahmir Young (Charlotte)

Jordan Shepherd (Charlotte)
Jarrod West (Marshall)
Carson Williams (Western Kentucky)
Jared Savage (Western Kentucky)

All-Freshman Team Jahmir Young (Charlotte)

Andrew Taylor (Marshall)
Tyson Jackson (Middle Tennessee)
Jalen Benjamin (UAB)
Jordan Rawls (Western Kentucky)

All-Defensive Team Malik Martin (Charlotte)

Osasumwen Osaghae (FIU)
Derric Jean (Louisiana Tech)
Jarrod West (Marshall)
Aaron Carver (Old Dominion)
Jared Savage (Western Kentucky)

References
  1. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/10/21/c-usa-mens-basketball-broadcast-schedule-released.aspx?path=mbball
  2. http://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/10/17/wku-tabbed-mens-basketball-preseason-favorite.aspx
  3. Borzello, Jeff (April 11, 2019). "Sadler steps down as Southern Miss coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. Curet, Taylor (April 17, 2019). "Jay Ladner to take over USM basketball". wlbt.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "MBB: North Texas Takes Coach, Player of Year Awards" (Press release). Conference USA. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. "MBB: All-Conference Teams Announced". Conference USA. March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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