# 2019–20 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 12th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2018–19 season 13–19 overall, 10–8 in SWAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for 3rd place. In the SWAC tournament, they were defeated by Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Florida | L 41–70 | 0–1 | Yuengling Center (4,495) Tampa, FL |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, WCC Sports | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 60–110 | 0–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Grand Canyon | L 54–67 | 0–3 | GCU Arena (7,150) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State Ft. Myers Tip-Off | L 51–62 | 0–4 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,575) Manhattan, KS |
| November 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, ACCN | at Pittsburgh Ft. Myers Tip-Off | L 41–66 | 0–5 | Petersen Events Center (7,068) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 25, 2019* 7:30 pm | Champion Christian | W 75–67 | 1–5 | K. L. Johnson Complex (651) Pine Bluff, AR |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulsa | L 39–72 | 1–6 | Reynolds Center (2,781) Tulsa, OK |
| December 7, 2019* 8:00 pm, C-USATV | at UTEP | L 50–59 | 1–7 | Don Haskins Center (4,928) El Paso, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 46–80 | 1–8 | Gill Coliseum (3,946) Corvallis, OR |
| December 18, 2019* 5:00 pm, WAC Digital | at New Mexico State | L 40–65 | 1–9 | Pan American Center (4,288) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 21, 2019* 5:00 pm | at North Texas | L 53–86 | 1–10 | The Super Pit (2,057) Denton, TX |
| December 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 50–65 | 1–11 | Beasley Coliseum (2,122) Pullman, WA |
| SWAC regular season |||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 80–76 | 2–11 (1–0) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,089) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | L 49–59 | 2–12 (1–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,201) Normal, AL |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | at Alabama State | W 61–56 | 3–12 (2–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,893) Montgomery, AL |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | Southern | L 56–75 | 3–13 (2–2) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,165) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 20, 2020 7:30 pm | Alcorn State | L 54–82 | 3–14 (2–3) | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,246) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 54–67 | 3–15 (2–4) | William Nicks Building (346) Prairie View, TX |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | at Texas Southern | L 57–68 | 3–16 (2–5) | H&PE Arena (1,076) Houston, TX |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm | Grambling State | L 47–49 | 3–17 (2–6) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,146) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | Jackson State | L 45–49 | 3–18 (2–7) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,269) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm | Alabama A&M | L 54–58 | 3–19 (2–8) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | Alabama State | L 49–57 | 3–20 (2–9) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 15, 2020 5:30 pm | at Southern | L 49–73 | 3–21 (2–10) | F. G. Clark Center (3,989) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | at Alcorn State | L 52–60 | 3–22 (2–11) | Davey Whitney Complex (359) Lorman, MS |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 61–69 | 3–23 (2–12) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,465) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | Texas Southern | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 4–23 (3–12) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,376) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 29, 2020 5:30 pm | at Grambling State | L 46–60 | 4–24 (3–13) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,220) Grambling, LA |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 56–76 | 4–25 (3–14) | Williams Assembly Center (1,207) Jackson, MS |
| March 7, 2020 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | L 71–74 | 4–26 (3–15) | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,932) Pine Bluff, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||
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