# 2019–20 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach David Patrick, played their home games at SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They were set to be the No. 6 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2018–19 season 10–23 overall, 4–12 in Big West play, finishing in 8th place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by UC Irvine in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Life Pacific | W 73–45 | | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | W 66–47 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,745) Lincoln, NE |
| November 9, 2019* 2:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Idaho | W 58–51 | 2–0 | SRC Arena (463) Riverside, CA |
| November 15, 2019* 7:05 p.m., Pluto TV | | at Sacramento State | L 49–62 | 2–1 | Hornets Nest (635) Sacramento, CA |
| November 17, 2019* 3:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Pacific College Roadshow (MTE) | L 51–58 | 2–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,243) Stockton, CA |
| November 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Redlands College Roadshow (MTE) | W 76–44 | 3–2 | SRC Arena (298) Riverside, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 3:00 p.m. | | Denver | W 73–49 | 4–2 | SRC Arena (702) Riverside, CA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Longwood College Roadshow (MTE) | W 71–58 | 5–2 | SRC Arena (274) Riverside, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | SIU Edwardsville College Roadshow (MTE) | W 69–51 | 6–2 | SRC Arena (304) Riverside, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist Crosstown Showdown | L 67–79 | 6–3 | CBU Events Center (4,067) Riverside, CA |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Cal Lutheran | W 74–40 | 7–3 | SRC Arena (363) Riverside, CA |
| December 15, 2019* 1:30 p.m., P12N | | at Washington State | L 56–70 | 7–4 | Beasley Coliseum (1,995) Pullman, WA |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Northern Arizona | L 56–63 | 7–5 | SRC Arena (400) Riverside, CA |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 80–65 | 8–5 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,264) San Jose, CA |
| December 28, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | W 60–57 | 9–5 | Save Mart Center (4,740) Fresno, CA |
| December 31, 2019* 1:00 p.m., Mountain West Network | | at Air Force | L 56–105 | 9–6 | Clune Arena (1,356) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 4, 2020* 5:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | San Diego Christian | W 89–51 | 10–6 | SRC Arena (225) Riverside, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Davis | W 65–59 | 11–6 (1–0) | The Pavilion (1,322) Davis, CA |
| January 11, 2020 5:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Cal State Fullerton | W 65–59 | 12–6 (2–0) | SRC Arena (620) Riverside, CA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Cal State Northridge | L 68–80 | 12–7 (2–1) | SRC Arena (855) Riverside, CA |
| January 18, 2020 7:30 p.m., KDOC-TV | | at UC Irvine | L 53–69 | 12–8 (2–2) | Bren Events Center (2,106) Irvine, CA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal Poly | W 97–64 | 13–8 (3–2) | SRC Arena (703) Riverside, CA |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 63–65 | 13–9 (3–3) | The Thunderdome (1,498) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Long Beach State | W 77–69 | 14–9 (4–3) | SRC Arena (923) Riverside, CA |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 48–61 | 14–10 (4–4) | Titan Gym (790) Fullerton, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Northridge | L 59–61 | 14–11 (4–5) | Matadome (815) Northridge, CA |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC Irvine | L 59–63 | 14–12 (4–6) | SRC Arena (733) Riverside, CA |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at Long Beach State | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (4–7) | Walter Pyramid (1,626) Long Beach, CA |
| February 20, 2020 8:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | Hawaii | L 55–56 | 14–14 (4–8) | SRC Arena (937) Riverside, CA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Cal Poly | W 61–49 | 15–14 (5–8) | Mott Athletics Center (1,935) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | UC Santa Barbara | L 60–65 | 15–15 (5–9) | SRC Arena (607) Riverside, CA |
| February 29, 2020 9:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports HI | | at Hawaii | W 49–43 | 16–15 (6–9) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,884) Honolulu, HI |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., BigWest.TV | | UC Davis | W 66–61 | 17–15 (7–9) | SRC Arena (879) Riverside, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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