# 2019–20 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by fourth-year head coach Ray Harper, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Eastern Illinois.

## Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2018–19 season 24–9 overall, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in third place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated UT Martin in the quarterfinals before losing to Murray State in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Montevallo | W 73–68 | | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,096) Jacksonville, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SMU | L 65–74 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (4,010) University Park, TX |
| November 12, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Brescia | W 125–55 | 1–1 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,883) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 17, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at VCU Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game | L 65–93 | 1–2 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| November 23, 2019* 6:30 pm, BTN | | at Purdue Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game | L 49–81 | 1–3 | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 29, 2019* 11:00 am | | vs. Chicago State Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | W 71–62 | 2–3 | The Arena at NWFSC (230) Niceville, FL |
| November 29, 2019* 12:30 pm | | vs. Chattanooga Emerald Coast Classic finals | L 60–63 | 2–4 | The Arena at NWFSC (215) Niceville, FL |
| December 3, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 60–67 | 2–5 | EagleBank Arena (2,652) Fairfax, Virginia |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 62–67 | 2–6 | Elmore Gymnasium (780) Normal, AL |
| December 11, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 55–60 | 2–7 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,034) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 16, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 85–59 | 3–7 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,155) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 18, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 92–80 | 4–7 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,674) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 21 Tennessee | L 53–75 | 4–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena (18,247) Knoxville, TN |
| December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carver | W 120–56 | 5–8 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (726) Jacksonville, AL |
| Ohio Valley regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Morehead State | W 76–72 | 6–8 (1–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,472) Morehead, KY |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 80–71 | 7–8 (2–0) | McBrayer Arena (1,719) Richmond, KY |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Murray State | L 68–72 | 7–9 (2–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,139) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 67–71 | 7–10 (2–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (969) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 69–70 | 7–11 (2–3) | Lantz Arena (1,460) Charleston, IL |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 64–56 | 8–11 (3–3) | Vadalabene Center (1,061) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 23, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 77–81 | 8–12 (3–4) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,046) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 72–51 | 9–12 (4–4) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,856) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 62–72 | 9–13 (4–5) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,630) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 64–78 | 9–14 (4–6) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,298) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 6, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 72–76 | 9–15 (4–7) | Show Me Center (1,256) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 75–61 | 10–15 (5–7) | Skyhawk Arena (1,717) Martin, TN |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 74–75 | 10–16 (5–8) | Eblen Center (888) Cookeville, TN |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 84–101 | 10–17 (5–9) | Curb Event Center (3,388) Nashville, TN |
| February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 65–58 | 11–17 (6–9) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,256) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 72–58 | 12–17 (7–9) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,752) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 27, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 55–65 | 12–18 (7–10) | Gentry Complex (4,004) Nashville, TN |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 75–71 | 13–18 (8–10) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (885) Jacksonville, AL |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Eastern Illinois First round | L 61–67 | 13–19 | Ford Center (593) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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