# 2019–20 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2019–20 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by interim head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 7–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to UIC.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2018–19 season 16–17 overall, 8–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded Wright State in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they were defeated by Marshall in the first round.

## Offseason

In August 2019, Jason Gardner resigned as head basketball coach at IUPUI following an arrest for OWI in Indianapolis. Assistant coach Byron Rimm II was named interim head coach for the season. Rimm then hired Brian Burton to round out the coaching staff for the season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 23, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Tiffin | W 81–77 | | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (880) Indianapolis, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:30 p.m., FS2 | | at Butler | L 47–80 | 0–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,706) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 9, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 56–90 | 0–2 | Carver Arena (5,518) Peoria, IL |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Anderson | W 72–55 | 1–2 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,051) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at South Florida Cayman Islands Classic campus game | W 70–53 | 2–2 | Yuengling Center (2,474) Tampa, FL |
| November 20, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola–Chicago Cayman Islands Classic campus game | L 62–85 | 2–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,402) Chicago, IL |
| November 25, 2019* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Loyola (MD) Cayman Islands Classic — Mainland | L 77–81 | 2–4 | Baxter Arena (269) Omaha, NE |
| November 26, 2019* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Southern Cayman Islands Classic — Mainland | L 77–83 | 2–5 | Baxter Arena (152) Omaha, NE |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | L 64–70 | 2–6 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,659) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 51–56 | 2–7 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,776) Morehead, KY |
| December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 54–102 | 2–8 | Worthen Arena (4,733) Muncie, IN |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | IU South Bend | W 80–60 | 3–8 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,085) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 14, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 74–65 | 4–8 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,098) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 20, 2019* 10:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | L 64–95 | 4–9 | Save Mart Center (4,798) Fresno, CA |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 73–83 | 4–10 (0–1) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (868) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 80–82 | 4–11 (0–2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (889) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 3, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | L 74–78 | 4–12 (0–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (977) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 93–78 | 5–12 (1–3) | Resch Center (1,666) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Wright State | L 70–84 | 5–13 (1–4) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,142) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 71–96 | 5–14 (1–5) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (789) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 18, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UIC | L 66–75 | 5–15 (1–6) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,309) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 64–76 | 5–16 (1–7) | Calihan Hall (1,624) Detroit, MI |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Oakland | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–16 (2–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,644) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 62–72 | 6–17 (2–8) | Wolstein Center (1,241) Cleveland, OH |
| February 1, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 76–91 | 6–18 (2–9) | Beeghly Center (4,633) Youngstown, OH |
| February 6, 2020 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | L 85–91 | 6–19 (2–10) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,394) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 8, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–20 (2–11) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,007) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 70–84 | 6–21 (2–12) | BB&T Arena (3,013) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 66–106 | 6–22 (2–13) | Nutter Center (6,003) Fairborn, OH |
| February 22, 2020 4:12 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 72–77 | 6–23 (2–14) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,040) Chicago, IL |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 71–68 | 7–23 (3–14) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,118) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 29, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | L 88–90 | 7–24 (3–15) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,252) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | at (4) UIC First round | L 59–93 | 7–25 | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,426) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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