# 2019–20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2019–20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils were led by first-year head coach Lindsey Hunter and played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 3–27, 3–15 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Delta Devils finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 4–14 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for last place. On March 25, 2019, the school announced that head coach Andre Payne would not return as head coach after five seasons. On April 22, the school announced that former NBA player and coach Lindsey Hunter had been named head coach.

## Regular season

On November 8, Utah defeated the Delta Devils 143–49 to set an NCAA record for widest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.
Two players recently received "Delta Devil of the Day" awards. The recipients were: Richard "Big Tuna" Rivers, a 6' 11" center from Pennsylvania, and Caleb Hunter, a 5' 11" guard from Michigan.
The game against North American University is a non-countable game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | Tougaloo | W 98–79 | | Harrison HPER Complex (2,897) Itta Bena, MS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | L 74–110 | 0–1 | Hilton Coliseum (13,744) Ames, IA |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 p.m., P12N | at Utah | L 49–143 | 0–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,926) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 10, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | L 78–134 | 0–3 | McGuirk Arena (1,896) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 12, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | L 81–91 | 0–4 | University Arena (1,591) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 19, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | L 43–76 | 0–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,483) Ruston, LA |
| November 24, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | at South Dakota State | L 54–84 | 0–6 | Frost Arena (1,569) Brookings, SD |
| November 27, 2019* 1:30 p.m. | at North Alabama | L 50–73 | 0–7 | Flowers Hall (387) Florence, AL |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 p.m., YouTube | North American Exhibition | W 124–70 | | Harrison HPER Complex (879) Itta Bena, MS |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 62–86 | 0–8 | JQH Arena (3,552) Springfield, MO |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | L 67–79 | 0–9 | Millett Hall (981) Oxford, OH |
| December 17, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wright State | L 50–92 | 0–10 | Nutter Center (2,773) Fairborn, OH |
| December 20, 2019* 9:00 p.m. | at Santa Clara | L 71–100 | 0–11 | Leavey Center (875) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 22, 2019* 9:00 p.m. | at California Baptist | L 66–103 | 0–12 | CBU Events Center (2,003) Riverside, CA |
| SWAC regular season |||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., YouTube | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 76–80 | 0–13 (0–1) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,089) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 11, 2020 8:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | L 75–81 | 0–14 (0–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,360) Montgomery, AL |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | W 72–66 | 1–14 (1–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (875) Huntsville, AL |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 p.m., YouTube | Alcorn State | L 73–105 | 1–15 (1–3) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,249) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 20, 2020 5:30 p.m., YouTube | Southern | L 70–74 | 1–16 (1–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,078) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | L 67–80 | 1–17 (1–5) | H&PE Arena (1,712) Houston, TX |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | L 83–102 | 1–18 (1–6) | William J. Nicks Building (1,522) Prairie View, TX |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., YouTube | Jackson State | L 65–85 | 1–19 (1–7) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,298) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 p.m., YouTube | Grambling State | L 65–90 | 1–20 (1–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (906) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m., YouTube | Alabama State | L 74–87 | 1–21 (1–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (990) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 p.m., YouTube | Alabama A&M | W 67–61 | 2–21 (2–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (680) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | L 88–92 $^{OT}$ | 2–22 (2–10) | Davey Whitney Complex (315) Lorman, MS |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 p.m. | at Southern | L 62–95 | 2–23 (2–11) | F. G. Clark Center (3,486) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., YouTube | Texas Southern | L 92–94 | 2–24 (2–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 p.m., YouTube | Prairie View A&M | L 69–88 | 2–25 (2–13) | Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | L 70–87 | 2–26 (2–14) | Williams Assembly Center (1,021) Jackson, MS |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 p.m. | at Grambling State | L 61–81 | 2–27 (2–15) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,401) Grambling, LA |
| March 7, 2020 7:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 74–71 | 3–27 (3–15) | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,932) Pine Bluff, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||
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## Statistics

SWAC leaders
* Michael Green – scoring (17.6 points per game)