# 2019–20 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2019–20 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach David Kiefer, and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

## Previous season

They finished the season 17–16 overall, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Southland tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Abilene Christian. Head coach Jay Ladner left at the conclusion of the season to become head coach at Southern Miss. Former Lion assistant David Kiefer was hired as his replacement.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| October 26, 2019* 1:00 pm | William Carey | W 75–49 | | University Center Hammond, LA |
| Regular season |||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | L 55–76 | 0–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,179) New Orleans, LA |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | Xavier (LA) | W 77–70 | 1–1 | University Center (690) Hammond, LA |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | L 70–81 | 1–2 | University Center (814) Hammond, LA |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 pm | Mobile | W 65–58 | 2–2 | University Center (440) Hammond, LA |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 66–73 | 2–3 | Reynolds Center (3,036) Tulsa, OK |
| November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 60–81 | 2–4 | Dunn Center (980) Clarksville, TN |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 70–78 | 2–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,589) Nashville, TN |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana | L 81–98 | 2–6 | Cajundome (3,509) Lafayette, LA |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | Southern–New Orleans | W 79–74 | 3–6 | University Center (556) Hammond, LA |
| December 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 (0–1) | Montagne Center (1,412) Beaumont, TX |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, SECN | vs. Ole Miss | L 76–83 | 3–8 | Mississippi Coliseum (2,042) Jackson, MS |
| December 29, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Oklahoma State | L 31–82 | 3–9 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,722) Stillwater, OK |
| January 2, 2020 1:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 71–82 | 3–10 (0–2) | University Center (611) Hammond, LA |
| January 4, 2020 3:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 84–80 | 4–10 (1–2) | American Bank Center (1,107) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 8, 2020 6:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 62–67 | 4–11 (1–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646) Huntsville, TX |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm | Nicholls | L 58–69 | 4–12 (1–4) | University Center (756) Hammond, LA |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 62–56 | 5–12 (2–4) | University Center (570) Hammond, LA |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 55–76 | 5–13 (2–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,683) Abilene, TX |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | McNeese State | L 61–77 | 5–14 (2–6) | University Center (772) Hammond, LA |
| January 25, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Northwestern State | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–14 (3–6) | Prather Coliseum (1,303) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 68–88 | 6–15 (3–7) | Farris Center (1,255) Conway, AR |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm | New Orleans | L 73–84 | 6–16 (3–8) | University Center (729) Hammond, LA |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm | Houston Baptist | L 76–79 | 6–17 (3–9) | University Center (858) Hammond, LA |
| February 8, 2020 4:15 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 75–82 $^{OT}$ | 6–18 (3–10) | McDermott Center (477) San Antonio, TX |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 70–79 | 6–19 (3–11) | University Center (620) Hammond, LA |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Nicholls | L 71–81 | 6–20 (3–12) | Stopher Gymnasium (566) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 69–75 | 6–21 (3–13) | University Center (816) Hammond, LA |
| February 26, 2020 6:30 pm | at McNeese State | L 82–104 | 6–22 (3–14) | H&HP Complex (2,670) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 95–92 | 7–22 (4–14) | University Center (603) Hammond, LA |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 69–65 | 8–22 (5–14) | University Center (554) Hammond, LA |
| March 7, 2020 6:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 69–79 | 8–23 (5–15) | Lakefront Arena (1,129) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||
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