# 2019–20 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2019–20 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by second-year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Alabama State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament and were set to face Texas Southern in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2018–19 season 7–25 overall, 6–12 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for 7th place. In the SWAC tournament, they were defeated by Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Wiley | W 78–57 | | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:30 pm | | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 87–70 | 1–0 | F. G. Clark Center (686) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 49–69 | 1–1 | CFSB Center (3,709) Murray, KY |
| November 14, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 63–79 | 1–2 | Pan American Center (5,929) Las Cruces, NM |
| November 18, 2019* 6:30 pm | | Ecclesia | W 121–55 | 2–2 | F. G. Clark Center (827) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 86–93 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,931) Lincoln, NE |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Omaha The Mainland Tournament at Omaha (Cayman Islands Classic) | L 51–78 | 2–4 | Baxter Arena (1,694) Omaha, NE |
| November 26, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. IUPUI The Mainland Tournament at Omaha (Cayman Island Classic) | W 83–77 | 3–4 | Baxter Arena (152) Omaha, NE |
| December 1, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | L 65–82 | 3–5 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,745) New Orleans, LA |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Akron | L 57–72 | 3–6 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,036) Akron, OH |
| December 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 62–85 | 3–7 | Nutter Center (3,012) Fairborn, OH |
| December 14, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 18 Butler | L 41–66 | 3–8 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,635) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at California Baptist | L 61–78 | 3–9 | CBU Events Center (1,874) Riverside, CA |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 68–77 | 3–10 | The Thunderdome (837) Riverside, CA |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 68–77 | 3–11 (0–1) | H&PE Arena (1,711) Houston, TX |
| January 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Prairie View A&M | L 54–64 | 3–12 (0–2) | William Nicks Building (1,435) Prairie View, TX |
| January 11, 2020 5:30 pm | | Grambling State | L 56–61 | 3–13 (0–3) | F. G. Clark Center (4,579) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 13, 2020 3:40 pm | | Jackson State | W 56–50 | 4–13 (1–3) | F. G. Clark Center (2,401) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 75–56 | 5–13 (2–3) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,165) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 20, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 74–70 | 6–13 (3–3) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,078) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 25, 2020 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 81–70 | 7–13 (4–3) | F. G. Clark Center (3,783) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 67–46 | 8–13 (5–3) | F. G. Clark Center (4,127) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 1, 2020 5:30 pm | | Alcorn State | W 93–82 | 9–13 (6–3) | F. G. Clark Center (4,286) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 8, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 62–66 | 9–14 (6–4) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,698) Grambling, LA |
| February 10, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Jackson State | L 51–67 | 9–15 (6–5) | Williams Assembly Center (1,029) Jackson, MS |
| February 15, 2020 5:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–49 | 10–15 (7–5) | F. G. Clark Center (3,989) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 95–62 | 11–15 (8–5) | F. G. Clark Center (3,486) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 22, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 56–44 | 12–15 (9–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,290) Montgomery, AL |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 64–37 | 13–15 (10–5) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,024) Normal, AL |
| February 29, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 71–57 | 14–15 (11–5) | Davey Whitney Complex (453) Lorman, MS |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 89–74 | 15–15 (12–5) | F. G. Clark Center (4,672) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 7, 2020 5:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 89–80 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (13–5) | F. G. Clark Center (4,275) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (7) Alabama State Quarterfinals | W 67–53 | 17–15 | F. G. Clark Center (4,758) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 13, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Semifinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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