# 2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Tony Pujol, played their home games at Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 13–17, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Stetson.
This season will mark North Alabama's second of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play but can participate in the ASUN tournament. They could have also played in the CIT or CBI, if invited.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2018–19 season 10–22 overall, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by North Florida in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina | L 55–77 | 0–1 | 12 – Brim | 7 – tied | 2 – tied | Colonial Life Arena (11,927) Columbia, SC |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Carver | W 95–64 | 1–1 | 14 – tied | 11 – Littles | 9 – Blackmon | Flowers Hall (476) Florence, AL |
| November 12, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Indiana | L 65–91 | 1–2 | 19 – Blackmon | 5 – Littles | 2 – tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 16, 2019* 11:00 a.m. | | Samford | W 61–55 | 2–2 | 12 – tied | 12 – Littles | 7 – Blackmon | Flowers Hall (1,016) Florence, AL |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota State | L 73–78 | 2–3 | 26 – Blackmon | 8 – Littles | 4 – Youngblood | Frost Arena (1,616) Brookings, SD |
| November 22, 2019* 7:30 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | L 61–82 | 2–4 | 26 – Blackmon | 8 – Littles | 2 – Agnew | Thomas Assembly Center (1,622) Ruston, LA |
| November 27, 2019* 1:30 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 73–50 | 3–4 | 20 – James | 10 – James | 3 – Brim | Flowers Hall (387) Florence, AL |
| November 30, 2019* 11:00 a.m. | | Morehead State | W 67–57 | 4–4 | 17 – Agnew | 12 – James | 3 – Blackmon | Flowers Hall (312) Florence, AL |
| December 4, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Troy | L 63-71 | 4–5 | 18 – Blackmon | 7 – James | 3 – Blackmon | Trojan Arena (2,514) Troy, AL |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Birmingham–Southern | W 78–50 | 5–5 | 19 – Blackmon | 8 – Diggs | 4 – tied | Flowers Hall (441) Florence, AL |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at UAB | L 56-63 | 5–6 | 14 – Agnew | 10 – Littles | 2 – James | Bartow Arena (2,455) Birmingham, AL |
| December 20, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 80-92 | 5–7 | 22 – Brim | 11 – Littles | 5 – Brim | Elmore Gymnasium (891) Normal, AL |
| December 28, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 17 Florida State | L 71–88 | 5–8 | 15 – Blackmon | 8 – tied | 3 – Brim | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,636) Tallahassee, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 62–57 | 6–8 (1–0) | 15 – Agnew | 13 – Littles | 2 – tied | Flowers Hall (434) Florence, AL |
| January 4, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 65–81 | 6–9 (1–1) | 17 – Agnew | 8 – Littles | 3 – Agnew | Flowers Hall (776) Florence, AL |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 52–63 | 6–10 (1–2) | 16 – James | 6 – tied | 3 – tied | Vines Center (2,592) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 82–69 | 7–10 (2–2) | 20 – Agnew | 14 – Littles | 4 – Brim | Allen Arena (1,174) Nashville, TN |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 49–54 | 7–11 (2–3) | 24 – Agnew | 17 – Littles | 6 – Brim | Flowers Hall (847) Florence, AL |
| January 18, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 70–65 | 8–11 (3–3) | 17 – Agnew | 9 – Littles | 3 – tied | Flowers Hall (1,012) Florence, AL |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 78–58 | 9–11 (4–3) | 19 – Anderson | 10 – Littles | 8 – Brim | KSU Convocation Center (984) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 78–74 | 10–11 (5–3) | 21 – Blackmon | 14 – Littles | 3 – 3 tied | Wellness and Events Center (328) Newark, NJ |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 83–85 | 10–12 (5–4) | 27 – Blackmon | 15 – Littles | 4 – Brim | Swisher Gymnasium (602) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 71–73 | 10–13 (5–5) | 20 – Agnew | 14 – Littles | 4 – Brim | Flowers Hall (978) Florence, AL |
| February 8, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 56–74 | 10–14 (5–6) | 14 – Agnew | 14 – Littles | 2 – tied | Flowers Hall (957) Florence, AL |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 64–75 | 10–15 (5–7) | 16 – Agnew | 7 – Littles | 5 – Blackmon | Edmunds Center (945) DeLand, FL |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 67–80 | 10–16 (5–8) | 23 – James | 12 – Littles | 6 – Blackmon | UNF Arena (1,548) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 65–46 | 11–16 (6–8) | 16 – James | 12 – tied | 3 – Blackmon | Flowers Hall (975) Florence, AL |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 72–65 | 12–16 (7–8) | 18 – Littles | 13 – Littles | 3 – Blackmon | Flowers Hall (812) Florence, AL |
| February 29, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 13–16 (8–8) | 22 – Blackmon | 9 – Littles | 4 – Blackmon | Alico Arena (2,812) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | at (4) Stetson Quarterfinals | L 72–82 | 13–17 | 22 – Blackmon | 9 – James | 6 – Brim | Edmunds Center (681) DeLand, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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