# 2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 29th-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–25, 4–16 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 8–10 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Southland tournament, they were defeated by Lamar in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulsa | L 72–80 | 0–1 | Reynolds Center (5,607) Tulsa, OK |
| November 8, 2019* 7:30 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 81–95 | 0–2 | Mabee Center (2,159) Tulsa, OK |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | at No. 11 Texas Tech | L 74–103 | 0–3 | Chaparral Center (4,535) Midland, TX |
| November 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN+ | at Michigan | L 68–111 | 0–4 | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | L 73–112 | 0–5 | Fertitta Center (5,862) Houston, TX |
| December 3, 2019* 6:00 pm | at No. 19 Dayton | L 68–99 | 0–6 | UD Arena (13,166) Dayton, OH |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | Samford | L 90–113 | 0–7 | Sharp Gymnasium (605) Houston, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Rice | L 84–96 | 0–8 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,725) Houston, TX |
| December 18, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 68–96 | 0–9 (0–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,357) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 22, 2019* 1:30 pm | at New Mexico | L 88–107 | 0–10 | The Pit (10,423) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 111–107 $^{OT}$ | 1–10 (1–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (529) Houston, TX |
| January 5, 2020 4:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 79–106 | 1–11 (1–2) | Prather Coliseum (767) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm | Lamar | L 92–102 | 1–12 (1–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm | New Orleans | L 98–106 | 1–13 (1–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (609) Houston, TX |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 75–95 | 1–14 (1–5) | Sharp Gymnasium (921) Houston, TX |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | at Nicholls | L 83–91 | 1–15 (1–6) | Stopher Gymnasium (1,137) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 25, 2020 3:30 pm | at McNeese State | L 89–102 | 1–16 (1–7) | H&HP Complex (3,214) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 82–84 | 1–17 (1–8) | Sharp Gymnasium (506) Houston, TX |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 82–77 | 2–17 (2–8) | Sharp Gymnasium (802) Houston, TX |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–76 | 3–17 (3–8) | University Center (858) Hammond, LA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 79–93 | 3–18 (3–9) | Sharp Gymnasium (889) Houston, TX |
| February 12, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 67–81 | 3–19 (3–10) | Moody Coliseum (1,124) Abilene, TX |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 69–79 | 3–20 (3–11) | Montagne Center (1,664) Beaumont, TX |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 68–82 | 3–21 (3–12) | Sharp Gymnasium (590) Houston, TX |
| February 22, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Sam Houston State | L 73–77 | 3–22 (3–13) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Huntsville, TX |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm | Nicholls | L 85–93 | 3–23 (3–14) | Sharp Gymnasium (595) Houston, TX |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm | McNeese State | L 80–100 | 3–24 (3–15) | Sharp Gymnasium (853) Houston, TX |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 88–76 | 4–24 (4–15) | McDermott Center (343) San Antonio, TX |
| March 7, 2020 3:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 78–84 | 4–25 (4–16) | American Bank Center (1,637) Corpus Christi, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||
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