# 2019–20 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by first-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2018–19 season 7–24 overall, 3–13 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for 8th place, but after tiebreakers, they missed the ASUN tournament.
Following the conclusion of the season, Stetson fired head coach Corey Williams, who finished his time at Stetson with a six-season record of 58 wins and 133 losses. On March 29, 2019, Donnie Jones was named as Williams' successor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Edward Waters | W 65–60 | | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm | | Trinity Baptist | W 84–26 | 1–0 | Edmunds Center (529) DeLand, FL |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 77–75 | 2–0 | Western Hall (340) Macomb, IL |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne Ohio State Classic | L 55–79 | 2–1 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,269) Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 18, 2019* 8:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 10 Ohio State Ohio State Classic | L 51–86 | 2–2 | Value City Arena (9,774) Columbus, OH |
| November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm | | vs. Iona ASUN/MAAC Challenge | L 55–60 | 2–3 | HP Field House (148) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 23, 2019* 8:30 pm | | vs. Monmouth ASUN/MAAC Challenge | W 63–55 | 3–3 | HP Field House (121) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Western Carolina | L 64–70 | 3–4 | Edmunds Center (522) DeLand, FL |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Florida College | W 72–60 | 4–4 | Edmunds Center (412) DeLand, FL |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at Kent State Ohio State Classic | L 53–77 | 4–5 | MAC Center (1,454) Kent, OH |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 72–67 | 5–5 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 7, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at VMI | L 61–88 | 5–6 | Cameron Hall (2,412) Lexington, VA |
| December 15, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Longwood | L 72–76 | 5–7 | Edmunds Center (359) DeLand, FL |
| December 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 76–78 | 5–8 | Kimmel Arena (1,891) Asheville, NC |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | L 67–83 | 5–9 | Edmunds Center (363) DeLand, FL |
| December 30, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | at South Carolina | W 63–56 | 6–9 | Colonial Life Arena (10,985) Columbia, SC |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 63–66 | 6–10 (0–1) | Edmunds Center (482) DeLand, FL |
| January 4, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 57–54 | 7–10 (1–1) | KSU Convocation Center (1,086) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 62–66 | 7–11 (1–2) | Edmunds Center (628) DeLand, FL |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 54–49 | 8–11 (2–2) | Flowers Hall (847) Florence, AL |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 64–59 | 9–11 (3–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (767) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 65–64 | 10–11 (4–2) | Edmunds Center (680) DeLand, FL |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 48–43 | 11–11 (5–2) | Edmunds Center (862) DeLand, FL |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 65–78 | 11–12 (5–3) | UNF Arena (1,611) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 55–53 | 12–12 (6–3) | Allen Arena (1,845) Nashville, TN |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 65–62 | 13–12 (7–3) | Alico Arena (2,657) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 75–64 | 14–12 (8–3) | Edmunds Center (945) DeLand, FL |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 59–42 | 15–12 (9–3) | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 69–78 | 15–13 (9–4) | Wellness and Events Center (569) Newark, NJ |
| February 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 49–77 | 15–14 (9–5) | Vines Center (6,762) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 72–85 | 15–15 (9–6) | Edmunds Center (798) DeLand, FL |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 52–53 | 15–16 (9–7) | Edmunds Center (768) DeLand, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (5) North Alabama Quarterfinals | W 82–72 | 16–16 | Edmunds Center (681) DeLand, FL |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | at (1) Liberty Semifinals | L 62–66 | 16–17 | Vines Center (6,762) Lynchburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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