# 2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 7th-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament and were set to face South Alabama in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On September 22, 2020, head coach Danny Kaspar resigned amid allegations of racially insensitive language used at players. He finished at Texas State with a seven-year record of 119–109.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for 2nd place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated South Alabama in the quarterfinals, before falling to Georgia State in the semifinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they were defeated by FIU in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cameron | W 91–54 | | Strahan Arena (1,256) San Marcos, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas Lutheran | W 103–45 | 1–0 | Strahan Arena (2,752) San Marcos, TX |
| November 9, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 71–78 | 1–1 | Clune Arena (1,526) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 75–48 | 2–1 | Strahan Arena (2,889) San Marcos, TX |
| November 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 24 Baylor | L 63–72 | 2–2 | Ferrell Center (7,640) Waco, TX |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jackson State Southwestern Showdown | W 73–58 | 3–2 | Strahan Arena (1,645) San Marcos, TX |
| November 20, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at UNLV Southwestern Showdown | W 64–57 | 4–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,067) Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian Southwestern Showdown | W 61–56 | 5–2 | Strahan Arena (1,533) San Marcos, TX |
| November 30, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford Southwestern Showdown | W 69–55 | 6–2 | Strahan Arena (1,427) San Marcos, TX |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Houston | L 60–68 | 6–3 | Fertitta Center (6,461) Houston, TX |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA I-35 Rivalry | L 71–77 | 6–4 | Strahan Arena (2,463) San Marcos, TX |
| December 15, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bethany | W 117–65 | 7–4 | Strahan Arena (1,202) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 64–67 | 7–5 (0–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,002) Statesboro, GA |
| December 21, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 69–81 | 7–6 (0–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,531) Atlanta, GA |
| January 2, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 68–72 | 7–7 (0–3) | Jack Stephens Center (1,082) Little Rock, AR |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 70–67 | 8–7 (1–3) | First National Bank Arena (1,275) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 63–71 | 8–8 (1–4) | Strahan Arena (1,183) San Marcos, TX |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 78–64 | 9–8 (2–4) | Strahan Arena (1,153) San Marcos, TX |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 82–57 | 10–8 (3–4) | Strahan Arena (1,284) San Marcos, TX |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 64–63 | 11–8 (4–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,332) Monroe, LA |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 68–59 | 12–8 (5–4) | Cajundome (3,649) Lafayette, LA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 62–64 | 12–9 (5–5) | Strahan Arena (4,084) San Marcos, TX |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–51 | 13–9 (6–5) | Strahan Arena (2,143) San Marcos, TX |
| February 1, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 71–66 | 14–9 (7–5) | Strahan Arena (2,703) San Marcos, TX |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 100–63 | 15–9 (8–5) | HTC Center (1,497) Conway, SC |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 57–60 | 15–10 (8–6) | Holmes Center (2,164) Boone, NC |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 74–66 | 16–10 (9–6) | Strahan Arena (1,543) San Marcos, TX |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 69–64 | 17–10 (10–6) | Strahan Arena (1,706) San Marcos, TX |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 70–55 | 18–10 (11–6) | Strahan Arena (2,387) San Marcos, TX |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 86–76 | 19–10 (12–6) | Strahan Arena (2,718) San Marcos, TX |
| February 28, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UT Arlington | W 87–85 $^{3OT}$ | 20–10 (13–6) | College Park Center (3,309) Arlington, TX |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 54–58 | 20–11 (13–7) | Mitchell Center (3,319) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | (6) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | W 85–68 | 21–11 | Strahan Arena (6,308) San Marcos, TX |
| March 14, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) South Alabama Semifinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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