# 2019–20 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2019–20 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by seventh-year head coach Wayne Brent, and played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament and were set to face Prairie View A&M in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 13–19 overall, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SWAC tournament, they were upset by No. 6 seed Alabama State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at California Baptist | L 70–93 | 0–1 | CBU Events Center (4,976) Riverside, CA |
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 62–83 | 0–2 | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,517) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 79–88 | 0–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,225) New Orleans, LA |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at SMU | L 63–80 | 0–4 | Moody Coliseum (3,889) University Park, TX |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 58–73 | 0–5 | Strahan Arena (1,645) San Marcos, TX |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Southern–New Orleans | W 72–53 | 1–5 | Williams Assembly Center (515) Jackson, MS |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 57–80 | 1–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,164) Paradise, NV |
| December 1, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 52–76 | 1–7 | Clune Arena (1,438) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Denver | L 58–67 | 1–8 | Magness Arena (497) Denver, CO |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Baptist | W 113–67 | 2–8 | Williams Assembly Center (121) Jackson, MS |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 73–63 | 3–8 | Chiles Center (1,068) Portland, OR |
| December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at No. 11 Memphis | L 49–77 | 3–9 | FedExForum (15,925) Memphis, TN |
| December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Baylor | L 57–83 | 3–10 | Ferrell Center (6,773) Waco, TX |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 5:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 70–67 | 4–10 (1–0) | Williams Assembly Center (237) Jackson, MS |
| January 6, 2020 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | L 57–66 | 4–11 (1–1) | Williams Assembly Center (295) Jackson, MS |
| January 11, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 76–65 | 5–11 (2–1) | Davey Whitney Complex (668) Lorman, MS |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 50–56 | 5–12 (2–2) | F. G. Clark Center (2,401) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 18, 2020 5:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 77–66 | 5–13 (2–3) | Williams Assembly Center (604) Jackson, MS |
| January 20, 2020 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 60–74 | 5–14 (2–4) | Williams Assembly Center (497) Jackson, MS |
| January 25, 2020 5:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 71–53 | 6–14 (3–4) | Williams Assembly Center (267) Jackson, MS |
| February 1, 2020 4:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 85–65 | 7–14 (4–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,298) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 49–42 | 8–14 (5–4) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,269) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 8, 2020 5:30 pm | | Alcorn State | W 86–57 | 9–14 (6–4) | Williams Assembly Center (1,012) Jackson, MS |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 67–51 | 10–14 (7–4) | Williams Assembly Center (1,029) Jackson, MS |
| February 15, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 74–77 | 10–15 (7–5) | H&PE Arena (1,774) Houston, TX |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 61–70 | 10–16 (7–6) | William J. Nicks Building (1,250) Prairie View, TX |
| February 22, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 61–63 | 10–17 (7–7) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,155) Grambling, LA |
| February 29, 2020 5:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 87–70 | 11–17 (8–7) | Williams Assembly Center (1,021) Jackson, MS |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 76–56 | 12–17 (9–7) | Williams Assembly Center (1,207) Jackson, MS |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 71–59 | 13–17 (10–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,289) Montgomery, AL |
| March 7, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 54–51 | 14–17 (11–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,291) Huntsville, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 69–52 | 15–17 | Williams Assembly Center (1,576) Jackson, MS |
| March 13, 2020 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) Prairie View A&M 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 Time. ||||||
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