# 2019–20 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2019–20 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Dylan Howard, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Prairie View A&M.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 5–27 overall, 4–14 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for 9th place. For the second season in a row, Alabama A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations, preventing them from participating in the SWAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | L 66–106 | 0–1 | Gentry Complex (5,638) Nashville, TN |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 52–74 | 0–2 | Bartow Arena (2,880) Birmingham, AL |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | L 53–85 | 0–3 | Fifth Third Arena (9,830) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 16, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | L 63–79 | 0–4 | Millett Hall (1,480) Oxford, OH |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 51–87 | 0–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,616) Clemson, SC |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Troy | W 80–66 | 1–5 | Elmore Gymnasium (586) Normal, AL |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 67–62 $^{OT}$ | 2–5 | Elmore Gymnasium (780) Normal, AL |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 74–88 | 2–6 | Watsco Center (4,649) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 79–89 | 2–7 | Mitchell Center (1,545) Mobile, AL |
| December 20, 2019* 6:00 pm | | North Alabama | W 92–80 | 3–7 | Elmore Gymnasium (891) Normal, AL |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Notre Dame | L 56–82 | 3–8 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,181) South Bend, IN |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 60–70 | 3–9 (0–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| January 6, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | W 66–57 | 4–9 (1–1) | Williams Assembly Center (295) Jackson, MS |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 59–49 | 5–9 (2–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,201) Normal, AL |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | L 66–72 | 5–10 (2–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (875) Normal, AL |
| January 18, 2020 5:00 pm | | vs. Alabama State | L 56–65 | 5–11 (2–3) | Bill Harris Arena (3,126) Birmingham, AL |
| January 25, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 58–59 | 5–12 (2–4) | Davey Whitney Complex (388) Lorman, MS |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 46–67 | 5–13 (2–5) | F. G. Clark Center (4,127) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 1, 2020 6:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 73–82 | 5–14 (2–6) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,068) Normal, AL |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 54–69 | 5–15 (2–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,187) Normal, AL |
| February 8, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 58–54 | 6–15 (3–7) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 61–67 | 6–16 (3–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (680) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Alabama State | L 58–61 | 6–17 (3–9) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,318) Montgomery, AL |
| February 22, 2020 6:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 71–61 | 7–17 (4–9) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,155) Normal, AL |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | | Southern | L 37–64 | 7–18 (4–10) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,024) Normal, AL |
| February 29, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 58–85 | 7–19 (4–11) | H&PE Arena (979) Houston, TX |
| March 2, 2020 8:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 62–73 | 7–20 (4–12) | William Nicks Building (796) Prairie View, TX |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 58–57 | 8–20 (5–12) | Elmore Gymnasium (936) Normal, AL |
| March 7, 2020 6:00 pm | | Jackson State | L 51–54 | 8–21 (5–13) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,291) Normal, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Prairie View A&M First round | L 60–82 | 8–22 | William Nicks Building (789) Prairie View, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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