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2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

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2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record13–17 (8–8 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ahmad Smith
  • Willie Watson
  • Tom Berryman
Home arenaFlowers Hall
Seasons
2019–20 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 13 3   .813 30 4   .882
North Florida 13 3   .813 21 12   .636
Lipscomb 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Stetson 9 7   .563 16 17   .485
North Alabama* 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
Florida Gulf Coast 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Jacksonville 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
NJIT 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Kennesaw State 0 16   .000 1 28   .034
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2020 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Tony Pujol, played their home games at Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 13–17, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Stetson.

This season will mark North Alabama's second of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play but can participate in the ASUN tournament. They could have also played in the CIT or CBI, if invited.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2018–19 season 10–22 overall, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by North Florida in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Holden Redparth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Morgan County HS Rockville, MD
G 1 Tavon King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Columbia State CC Gates, TN
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Glenn HS Detroit, MI
G 3 Jamari Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hoover HS Hoover, AL
F 4 Logan Windeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Victory Rock Prep School Manteno, IL
F 5 Mervin James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pebblebrook HS St. Thomas, USVI
G 11 C.J. Brim 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pearl River CC Tupelo, MS
F 13 James II Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cuyahoga CC Roswell, GA
F 14 Payton Youngblood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Snead State CC Birmingham, AL
F 15 Cameron Diggs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr East Central CC Mobile, AL
F 21 Emanuel Littles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lanett HS Lanett, AL
G 22 Austin Meloche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Calvary Christian HS Palm Harbor, FL
G 24 Aleksa Matic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sportksa Gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
C 35 Abdul Ahmad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Torrance HS Torrance, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at South Carolina L 55–77  0–1
 12  Brim   7  tied   2  tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
Columbia, SC
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Carver W 95–64  1–1
 14  tied   11  Littles   9  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (476)
Florence, AL
November 12, 2019*
6:00 p.m.
at Indiana L 65–91  1–2
 19  Blackmon   5  Littles   2  tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
Samford W 61–55  2–2
 12  tied   12  Littles   7  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (1,016)
Florence, AL
November 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at South Dakota State L 73–78  2–3
 26  Blackmon   8  Littles   4  Youngblood  Frost Arena (1,616)
Brookings, SD
November 22, 2019*
7:30 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 61–82  2–4
 26  Blackmon   8  Littles   2  Agnew  Thomas Assembly Center (1,622)
Ruston, LA
November 27, 2019*
1:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State W 73–50  3–4
 20  James   10  James   3  Brim  Flowers Hall (387)
Florence, AL
November 30, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
Morehead State W 67–57  4–4
 17  Agnew   12  James   3  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (312)
Florence, AL
December 4, 2019*
6:00 p.m.
at Troy L 63-71  4–5
 18  Blackmon   7  James   3  Blackmon  Trojan Arena (2,514)
Troy, AL
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Birmingham–Southern W 78–50  5–5
 19  Blackmon   8  Diggs   4  tied  Flowers Hall (441)
Florence, AL
December 17, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at UAB L 56-63  5–6
 14  Agnew   10  Littles   2  James  Bartow Arena (2,455)
Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2019*
6:00 p.m.
at Alabama A&M L 80-92  5–7
 22  Brim   11  Littles   5  Brim  Elmore Gymnasium (891)
Normal, AL
December 28, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 17 Florida State L 71–88  5–8
 15  Blackmon   8  tied   3  Brim  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,636)
Tallahassee, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville W 62–57  6–8
(1–0)
 15  Agnew   13  Littles   2  tied  Flowers Hall (434)
Florence, AL
January 4, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
North Florida L 65–81  6–9
(1–1)
 17  Agnew   8  Littles   3  Agnew  Flowers Hall (776)
Florence, AL
January 9, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 52–63  6–10
(1–2)
 16  James   6  tied   3  tied  Vines Center (2,592)
Lynchburg, VA
January 11, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 82–69  7–10
(2–2)
 20  Agnew   14  Littles   4  Brim  Allen Arena (1,174)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stetson L 49–54  7–11
(2–3)
 24  Agnew   17  Littles   6  Brim  Flowers Hall (847)
Florence, AL
January 18, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 70–65  8–11
(3–3)
 17  Agnew   9  Littles   3  tied  Flowers Hall (1,012)
Florence, AL
January 23, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 78–58  9–11
(4–3)
 19  Anderson   10  Littles   8  Brim  KSU Convocation Center (984)
Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at NJIT W 78–74  10–11
(5–3)
 21  Blackmon   14  Littles   3  3 tied  Wellness and Events Center (328)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2020
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 83–85  10–12
(5–4)
 27  Blackmon   15  Littles   4  Brim  Swisher Gymnasium (602)
Jacksonville, FL
February 6, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb L 71–73  10–13
(5–5)
 20  Agnew   14  Littles   4  Brim  Flowers Hall (978)
Florence, AL
February 8, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty L 56–74  10–14
(5–6)
 14  Agnew   14  Littles   2  tied  Flowers Hall (957)
Florence, AL
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson L 64–75  10–15
(5–7)
 16  Agnew   7  Littles   5  Blackmon  Edmunds Center (945)
DeLand, FL
February 15, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Florida L 67–80  10–16
(5–8)
 23  James   12  Littles   6  Blackmon  UNF Arena (1,548)
Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 65–46  11–16
(6–8)
 16  James   12  tied   3  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (975)
Florence, AL
February 27, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 72–65  12–16
(7–8)
 18  Littles   13  Littles   3  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (812)
Florence, AL
February 29, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 78–73 OT 13–16
(8–8)
 22  Blackmon   9  Littles   4  Blackmon  Alico Arena (2,812)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 3, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) at (4) Stetson
Quarterfinals
L 72–82  13–17
 22  Blackmon   9  James   6  Brim  Edmunds Center (681)
DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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References

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  1. ^ "UNA MEN FALL IN ASUN QUARTERFINALS". University of North Alabama Athletics. March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.