# 2019–20 ASUN Conference men's basketball season

The 2019–20 ASUN Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. It was the 42nd season of ASUN Conference basketball.

## Preseason

On October 11, 2019, the conference announced its preseason honors and polls.

### Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)
* Liberty (7) 79
* North Florida (2) 74
* FGCU 60
* NJIT 51
* Lipscomb 40
* North Alabama 35
* Jacksonville 32
* Kennesaw State 20
* Stetson 14

### Preseason men's basketball media poll

(First place votes in parentheses)
* Liberty (44) 429
* North Florida (2) 340
* FGCU 314
* Lipscomb (2) 298
* NJIT 240
* North Alabama 189
* Jacksonville 161
* Kennesaw State 99
* Stetson 90

### Honors

* Preseason Player of the Year: Caleb Homesley, Liberty
* Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Wajid Aminu, North Florida
* Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Christiaan Jones, Stetson
* Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Jahlil Rawley, Stetson

## Conference matrix

| | Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | Kennesaw State | Liberty | Lipscomb | NJIT | North Alabama | North Florida | Stetson |
| vs. Florida Gulf Coast | — | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 |
| vs. Jacksonville | 2−0 | — | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 |
| vs. Kennesaw State | 2−0 | 2−0 | — | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 |
| vs. Liberty | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | — | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
| vs. Lipscomb | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | — | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
| vs. NJIT | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | — | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
| vs. North Alabama | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | — | 2−0 | 2−0 |
| vs. North Florida | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | — | 0−2 |
| vs. Stetson | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | — |
| Total | 7−9 | 7−9 | 0−16 | 13−3 | 9−7 | 6−10 | 8−8 | 13−3 | 9−7 |

## All-Atlantic Sun awards
### Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
| Nov 11 | Ahsan Asadullah | Lipscomb | Rob Perry | Stetson |
| Nov 18 | Zach Cooks & Carter Hendricksen | NJIT & North Florida | C.J. Brim | North Alabama |
| Nov 25 | Scottie James | Liberty | Kyle Rode | Liberty |
| Dec 2 | David Bell | Jacksonville | KJ Johnson | Lipscomb |
| Dec 9 | Carter Hendricksen | North Florida | Destin Barnes | Jacksonville |
| Dec 16 | Tyler Hooker & Myo-Baxter Bell | Kennesaw State & Liberty | Diante Wood | Jacksonville |
| Dec 23 | Scottie James | Liberty | Mahamadou Diawara | Stetson |
| Dec 30 | Souleymane Diakite | NJIT | KJ Johnson | Lipscomb |
| Jan 6 | Caleb Homesley | Liberty | Sam Gagliardi | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Jan 13 | San Antonio Brinson | NJIT | Mervin James | North Alabama |
| Jan 21 | Garrett Sams | North Florida | Rob Perry | Stetson |
| Jan 27 | Ahsan Asadullah | Lipscomb | Rob Perry | Stetson |
| Feb 3 | Garrett Sams | North Florida | Jalen Warren | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Feb 10 | Caleb Homesley | Liberty | Rob Perry | Stetson |
| Feb 17 | Ahsan Asadullah | Lipscomb | Joel Kabimba | Stetson |
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## Conference awards

On March 3, 2020, the ASUN announced its conference awards.
| Award | Recipients |
| Coach of the Year | Matthew Driscoll, North Florida & Ritchie McKay, Liberty |
| Player of the Year | Caleb Homesley, Liberty |
| Defensive Player of the Year | David Bell, Jacksonville |
| Newcomer of the Year | Destin Barnes, Jacksonville |
| Freshman of the Year | Rob Perry, Stetson |
| First Team | Caleb Homesley, Liberty Scottie James, Liberty Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb Ivan Gandia-Rosa, North Florida Garrett Sams, North Florida |
| Second Team | David Bell, Jacksonville Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Liberty Zach Cooks, NJIT Carter Hendricksen, North Florida Rob Perry, Stetson |
| All-Freshman Team | Rob Perry, Stetson Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson KJ Johnson, Lipscomb Mervin James, North Alabama Mo Arnold, Jacksonville |