# 2019–20 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–15, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Florida A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to improper certification of student-athletes.

## Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2018–19 season 12–19 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place. They were ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 5, 2019* 11:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 48–77 | 0–1 | Galen Center (3,021) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 8, 2019* 11:59 pm | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 52–65 | 0–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,093) Honolulu, HI |
| November 10, 2019* 7:30 pm | vs. Pacific Rainbow Classic | L 54–76 | 0–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,200) Honolulu, HI |
| November 11, 2019* 9:30 pm | vs. South Dakota Rainbow Classic | L 82–85 | 0–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,935) Honolulu, HI |
| November 23, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS2 | at No. 13 Seton Hall | L 51–87 | 0–5 | Prudential Center (9,656) Newark, NJ |
| December 2, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 58–76 | 0–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,417) Manhattan, KS |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN | at No. 21 Tennessee | L 43–72 | 0–7 | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,187) Knoxville, TN |
| December 16, 2019* 10:00 pm | at Portland | L 60–66 | 0–8 | Chiles Center (1,073) Portland, OR |
| December 19, 2019* 10:30 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 73–87 | 0–9 | Beasley Coliseum (1,987) Pullman, WA |
| December 21, 2019* 10:00 pm | at Seattle | W 71–57 | 1–9 | Redhawk Center (806) Seattle, WA |
| December 31, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Iowa State | W 70–68 | 2–9 | Hilton Coliseum (13,411) Ames, IA |
| MEAC regular season |||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 45–61 | 2–10 (0–1) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (988) Durham, NC |
| January 6, 2020 7:30 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 90–97 $^{OT}$ | 2–11 (0–2) | Corbett Sports Center (1,412) Greensboro, NC |
| January 11, 2020 4:30 pm | Morgan State | W 77–68 | 3–11 (1–2) | Teaching Gym (1,879) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 13, 2020 8:00 pm | Coppin State | W 65–54 | 4–11 (2–2) | Teaching Gym (473) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm | at South Carolina State | L 65–81 | 4–12 (2–3) | SHM Memorial Center (499) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 20, 2020 4:45 pm | North Carolina Central | W 66–57 | 5–12 (3–3) | Teaching Gym (407) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 25, 2020 7:30 pm | at Howard | W 87–83 | 6–12 (4–3) | Burr Gymnasium (1,906) Washington, D.C. |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU | at Norfolk State | L 67–95 | 6–13 (4–4) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,016) Norfolk, VA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman | W 73–67 | 7–13 (5–4) | Teaching Gym (5,013) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm | Howard | W 82–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (6–4) | Teaching Gym (2,917) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 10, 2020 8:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 79–60 | 9–13 (7–4) | Teaching Gym (1,987) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm | at Delaware State | W 97–95 $^{2OT}$ | 10–13 (8–4) | Memorial Hall (571) Dover, DE |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 71–81 | 10–14 (8–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (660) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 66–63 | 11–14 (9–5) | Teaching Gym (1,717) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 24, 2020 8:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 62–56 | 12–14 (10–5) | Teaching Gym (1,793) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | at Bethune–Cookman | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (10–6) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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