# 2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 10th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 5–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 6th place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Appalachian State in the first round, Coastal Carolina in the second round, before falling to Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated Kent State in the first round, before falling to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana College | W 64–41 | 1–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,498) Monroe, LA |
| November 9, 2019* 11:00 am | Alcorn State | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,472) Monroe, LA |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Texas A&M | L 57–63 | 2–1 | Reed Arena (5,018) College Station, TX |
| November 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN | at Mississippi State | L 45–62 | 2–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,582) Starkville, MS |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northwestern State | W 77–69 | 3–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,515) Monroe, LA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Millsaps | W 86–63 | 4–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,383) Monroe, LA |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Grambling State | L 61–66 | 4–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,019) Monroe, LA |
| December 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 59–66 | 4–4 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,143) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 72–73 | 4–5 (0–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,862) Monroe, LA |
| December 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas State | L 59–62 | 4–6 (0–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,021) Monroe, LA |
| December 28, 2019* 3:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 12 Butler | L 36–67 | 4–7 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,040) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Troy | W 79–63 | 5–7 (1–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,547) Monroe, LA |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | South Alabama | W 69–49 | 6–7 (2–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,411) Monroe, LA |
| January 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | L 64–93 | 6–8 (2–3) | HTC Center (676) Conway, SC |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern | L 56–67 | 6–9 (2–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (940) Statesboro, GA |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia State | L 62–84 | 6–10 (2–5) | GSU Sports Arena (1,954) Atlanta, GA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Texas State | L 63–64 | 6–11 (2–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,332) Monroe, LA |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Arlington | L 58–78 | 6–12 (2–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,902) Monroe, LA |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana | L 60–81 | 6–13 (2–8) | Cajundome (4,206) Lafayette, LA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 51–71 | 6–14 (2–9) | Strahan Arena (2,143) San Marcos, TX |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 54–68 | 6–15 (2–10) | College Park Center (1,634) Arlington, TX |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia Southern | L 65–67 | 6–16 (2–11) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,506) Monroe, LA |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia State | L 69–77 | 6–17 (2–12) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,381) Monroe, LA |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Troy | W 74–71 | 7–17 (3–12) | Trojan Arena (2,222) Troy, AL |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at South Alabama | L 49–50 | 7–18 (3–13) | Mitchell Center (1,482) Mobile, AL |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | W 66–52 | 8–18 (4–13) | First National Bank Arena (1,227) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana | W 83–77 | 9–18 (5–13) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (336) Monroe, LA |
| February 27, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 63–79 | 9–19 (5–14) | Jack Stephens Center (2,126) Little Rock, AR |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Appalachian State | L 57–61 | 9–20 (5–15) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,677) Monroe, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||
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