# 2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 2nd-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by Louisiana Tech in the first round. They were invited to the CIT, where they lost to Charleston Southern in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Lynn | W 92–75 | | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Flagler | W 92–81 | 1–0 | FAU Arena (1,112) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Florida | | at Miami (FL) | L 60–74 | 1–1 | Watsco Center (5,168) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 11, 2019* 9:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Alabama | L 59–78 | 1–2 | Coleman Coliseum (9,117) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 84–79 | 2–2 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| November 20, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Alico Arena (3,076) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Holy Cross Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 87–69 | 3–3 | FAU Arena (1,036) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | UIC Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 71–70 | 4–3 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 2, 2019* 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | St. Bonaventure Boca Raton Beach Classic | L 64–71 | 4–4 | FAU Arena (1,122) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Canisius Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 62–59 | 5–4 | FAU Arena (987) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | High Point | W 81–64 | 6–4 | FAU Arena (1,350) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Tampa | W 84–35 | 7–4 | FAU Arena (627) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 65–50 | 8–4 | Hawkins Arena (1,932) Macon, GA |
| December 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | L 58–60 | 8–5 | Yuengling Center (2,707) Tampa, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 79–64 | 9–5 (1–0) | RoofClaim.com Arena (747) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 59–56 | 10–5 (2–0) | RoofClaim.com Arena (830) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 81–76 | 11–5 (3–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170) Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 58–81 | 11–6 (3–1) | The Super Pit (2,305) Denton, TX |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 97–94 | 12–6 (4–1) | RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | L 65–68 | 12–7 (4–2) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 68–70 | 12–8 (4–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752) Charlotte, NC |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 55–65 | 12–9 (4–4) | Chartway Arena (7,618) Norfolk, VA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium Facebook | | Western Kentucky | W 69–65 | 13–9 (5–4) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 91–73 | 14–9 (6–4) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,514) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 50–69 | 14–10 (6–5) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,734) Miami, FL |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | L 59–66 | 14–11 (6–6) | FAU Arena (1,943) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 66–68 | 14–12 (6–7) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 68–81 | 14–13 (6–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,186) Ruston, LA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | UAB | W 65–58 | 15–13 (7–8) | FAU Arena (914) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 80–71 | 16–13 (8–8) | FAU Arena (1,164) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Old Dominion | L 80–85 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (8–9) | Chartway Arena (5,031) Norfolk, VA |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Marshall | L 82–94 | 16–15 (8–10) | Cam Henderson Center (5,426) Huntington, WV |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Old Dominion First round | W 66–56 | 17–15 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 12, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium | (9) | vs. (1) North Texas Quarterfinals | C-USA Tournament Canceled | C-USA Tournament Canceled | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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