# 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second-year head coach Chris Ogden, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Coastal Carolina.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 12–6 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for 2nd place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game, where they were defeated by Georgia State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Dallas | W 84–50 | 1–0 | College Park Center (1,727) Arlington, TX |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | W 73–59 | 2–0 | College Park Center (3,722) Arlington, TX |
| November 12, 2019* 9:00 p.m. | | at Nevada | L 73–80 | 2–1 | Lawlor Events Center (7,504) Reno, NV |
| November 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 14 Oregon Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland) | L 47–67 | 2–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,017) Eugene, OR |
| November 26, 2019* 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 8 Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland) | L 66–72 | 2–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas Tech | W 85–68 | 3–3 | College Park Center (1,157) Arlington, TX |
| November 27, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Furman Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland) | L 57–58 | 3–4 | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| December 14, 2019* 11:00 a.m. | | at Elon Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland) | W 77–67 | 4–4 | Schar Center (875) Elon, NC |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 66–77 | 4–5 | College Park Center (1,764) Arlington, TX |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | L 68–72 | 4–6 | College Park Center (1,392) Arlington, TX |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Houston | L 63–71 | 4–7 | Fertitta Center (6,657) Houston, TX |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 77–83 | 4–8 (0–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,057) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 74–77 | 4–9 (0–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (676) Statesboro, GA |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 73–52 | 5–9 (1–2) | First National Bank Arena (1,276) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 89–92 | 5–10 (1–3) | Jack Stephens Center (1,203) Little Rock, AR |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 54–66 | 5–11 (1–4) | College Park Center (1,282) Arlington, TX |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 66–56 | 6–11 (2–4) | College Park Center (1,272) Arlington, TX |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 77–82 | 6–12 (2–5) | College Park Center (1,416) Arlington, TX |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 81–65 | 7–12 (3–5) | Cajundome (3,838) Lafayette, LA |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 78–58 | 8–12 (4–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,902) Monroe, LA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 64–62 | 9–12 (5–5) | Strahan Arena (4,084) San Marcos, TX |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 65–66 | 9–13 (5–6) | College Park Center (1,880) Arlington, TX |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 54–68 | 10–13 (6–6) | College Park Center (1,634) Arlington, TX |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 50–57 | 10–14 (6–7) | Holmes Center (1,425) Boone, NC |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 75–89 | 10–15 (6–8) | HTC Center (1,502) Conway, SC |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 77–67 | 11–15 (7–8) | College Park Center (1,499) Arlington, TX |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 76–65 | 12–15 (8–8) | College Park Center (1,340) Arlington, TX |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 70–62 | 13–15 (9–8) | College Park Center (1,671) Arlington, TX |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 61–81 | 13–16 (9–9) | College Park Center (1,875) Arlington, TX |
| February 28, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Texas State | L 85–87 $^{3OT}$ | 13–17 (9–10) | College Park Center (3,309) Arlington, TX |
| March 3, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 78–64 | 14–17 (10–10) | Trojan Arena (3,006) Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Coastal Carolina First round | L 62–63 | 14–18 | College Park Center (1,125) Arlington, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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