# 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by 7th-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2018–19 season 26–9 overall, 13–5 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals, UAB in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game, where they faced off against Western Kentucky, winning the game, earning the C-USA's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they received the No. 14 seed in the South Region, where they were matched up against No. 3 seed Purdue, losing the game by a final score of 48–61.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 53–58 | 0–1 | McLeod Center (3,705) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Saint Joseph's | W 82–69 | 1–1 | Chartway Arena (6,086) Norfolk, VA |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Loyola (MD) | W 62–53 | 2–1 | Chartway Arena (5,863) Norfolk, VA |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Northeastern | W 76–69 | 3–1 | Matthews Arena (2,209) Boston, MA |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, WGNT/ESPN3 | | James Madison Rivalry | L 78–80 | 3–2 | Chartway Arena (7,001) Norfolk, VA |
| November 25, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. George Mason Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals | L 53–60 | 3–3 | John Gray Gymnasium (714) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 26, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Washington State Cayman Islands Classic Consolation 2nd Round | L 50–66 | 3–4 | John Gray Gymnasium (406) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 27, 2019* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Cayman Islands Classic 7th Place Game | L 61–68 | 3–5 | John Gray Gymnasium (1,235) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/Cox Yurview VA | | at William & Mary Rivalry | L 46–63 | 3–6 | Kaplan Arena (3,371) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 7, 2019* 8:00 pm, MASN/WGNT/WTVR/ESPN+ | | at VCU Rivalry | L 57–69 | 3–7 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| December 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 55–69 | 3–8 | State Farm Center (13,267) Champaign, IL |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, WGNT/ESPN3/WTVR | | Richmond | L 59–62 | 3–9 | Chartway Arena (6,219) Norfolk, VA |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 76–52 | 4–9 | Chartway Arena (5,376) Norfolk, VA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 70–60 | 5–9 (1–0) | Chartway Arena (5,541) Norfolk, VA |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | W 58–52 | 6–9 (2–0) | Chartway Arena (6,494) Norfolk, VA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 47–53 | 6–10 (2–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,524) Charlotte, NC |
| January 16, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–71 | 6–11 (2–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,816) Bowling Green, KY |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 67–68 | 6–12 (2–3) | Cam Henderson Center (6,445) Huntington, WV |
| January 20, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 66–62 | 7–12 (3–3) | Chartway Arena (5,490) Norfolk, VA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | FIU | L 80–83 | 7–13 (3–4) | Chartway Arena (5,443) Norfolk, VA |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 65–55 | 8–13 (4–4) | Chartway Arena (7,618) Norfolk, VA |
| January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 68–58 | 9–13 (5–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,889) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 73–76 | 9–14 (5–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,763) Ruston, LA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (5–6) | Chartway Arena (5,264) Norfolk, VA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 72–53 | 10–15 (6–6) | Chartway Arena (6,820) Norfolk, VA |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 73–70 | 11–15 (7–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,387) Houston, TX |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 47–64 | 11–16 (7–7) | The Super Pit (5,282) Denton, TX |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marshall | L 66–74 | 11–17 (7–8) | Cam Henderson Center (5,916) Huntington, WV |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Atlantic | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (8–8) | Chartway Arena (5,031) Norfolk, VA |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UTSA | W 84–59 | 13–17 (9–8) | Chartway Arena (4,969) Norfolk, VA |
| March 7, 2020 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at UAB | L 63–72 | 13–18 (9–9) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Florida Atlantic First round | L 56–66 | 13–19 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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