# 2019–20 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Ray, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in OVC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.
On March 3, head coach Rick Ray was fired. He finished at Southeast Missouri State with a five-year record of 51–104. On March 23, the school named former Kansas State assistant coach Brad Korn the new head coach.

## Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2018–19 season 10–21 overall, 5–13 in OVC play, finishing in 11th place. Only the top eight teams can play in the OVC tournament, so the Redhawks did not qualify this season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 2, 2019* 6:30 pm | Lincoln | W 73–56 | | Show Me Center (652) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 65–83 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,097) Nashville, TN |
| November 10, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 79–78 | 1–1 | Show Me Center (1,685) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 19, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | The Citadel | L 69–74 | 1–2 | Show Me Center (1,087) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 22, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Missouri S&T | W 72–71 | 2–2 | Show Me Center (721) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 27, 2019* 6:30 pm | vs. Cal State Fullerton Cable Car Classic | L 57–64 | 2–3 | Leavey Center (912) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 4:00 pm | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 75–87 | 2–4 | Leavey Center (1,009) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 30, 2019* 3:00 pm | vs. Denver Cable Car Classic | W 66–51 | 3–4 | Leavey Center (993) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 64–73 | 3–5 | Moody Coliseum (1,982) Abilene, TX |
| December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Drake | L 73–78 | 3–6 | Knapp Center (2,723) Des Moines, IA |
| December 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Youngstown State | L 50–65 | 3–7 | Beeghly Center (1,243) Youngstown, OH |
| December 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 48–80 | 3–8 | Value City Arena (13,177) Columbus, OH |
| December 21, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 45–64 | 3–9 | Banterra Center (4,293) Carbondale, IL |
| December 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Missouri Baptist | W 74–59 | 4–9 | Show Me Center (1,001) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Ohio Valley regular season |||||
| January 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 63–78 | 4–10 (0–1) | Dunn Center (9–17) Clarksville, TN |
| January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Murray State | L 59–81 | 4–11 (0–2) | CFSB Center (4,125) Murray, KY |
| January 9, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | Belmont | L 64–89 | 4–12 (0–3) | Show Me Center (1,097) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | L 73–75 | 4–13 (0–4) | Show Me Center (1,012) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 16, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | L 59–84 | 4–14 (0–5) | Show Me Center (989) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Murray State | L 91–96 $^{OT}$ | 4–15 (0–6) | Show Me Center (1,784) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 23, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 65–84 | 4–16 (0–7) | Vadalabene Center (655) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 25, 2020 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | L 59–61 | 4–17 (0–8) | Lantz Arena (1,538) Charleston, IL |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 74–90 | 4–18 (0–9) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,092) Morehead, KY |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 57–70 | 4–19 (0–10) | McBrayer Arena (2,937) Richmond, KY |
| February 6, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | W 76–72 | 5–19 (1–10) | Show Me Center (1,256) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | L 60–62 | 5–20 (1–11) | Show Me Center (1,486) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 13, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | W 74–72 | 6–20 (2–11) | Show Me Center (1,076) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | W 75–71 | 7–20 (3–11) | Show Me Center (1,678) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | L 58–65 | 7–21 (3–12) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,256) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 62–71 | 7–22 (3–13) | Eblen Center (1,847) Cookeville, TN |
| February 27, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | L 70–72 | 7–23 (3–14) | Show Me Center (1,775) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 78–87 | 7–24 (3–15) | Skyhawk Arena (1,204) Martin, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||
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