2019–20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
2019–20 record | 3–27 (3–15 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Harrison HPER Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 SWAC Tournament was canceled prior to the semifinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019–20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils were led by first-year head coach Lindsey Hunter and played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3���27, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC Tournament.
Previous season[]
The Delta Devils finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for last place. On March 25, 2019, the school announced the head coach andre Payne would not return as head coach after five seasons.[1] On April 22, the school announced that former NBA player and coach Lindsey Hunter had been named head coach.[2]
Regular season[]
On November 8, Utah defeated the Delta Devils 143–49 to set an NCAA record for largest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.[3]
Two players recently received "Delta Devil of the Day" awards. The recipients were: Richard "Big Tuna" Rivers, a 6' 11" center from Pennsylvania and Caleb Hunter, a 5' 11" guard from Michigan.
The game against North American University is a non-countable game.
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Tougaloo | W 98–79 | Harrison HPER Complex (2,897) Itta Bena, MS | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm |
at Iowa State | L 74–110 | 0–1 |
Hilton Coliseum (13,744) Ames, IA | |||||||
November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at Utah | L 49–143 | 0–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,926) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
November 10, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Central Michigan | L 78–134 | 0–3 |
McGuirk Arena (1,896) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Michigan | L 81–91 | 0–4 |
University Arena (1,591) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
November 19, 2019* 6:30 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | L 43–76 | 0–5 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,483) Ruston, LA | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 7:00 pm |
at South Dakota State | L 54–84 | 0–6 |
Frost Arena (1,569) Brookings, SD | |||||||
November 27, 2019* 1:30 pm |
at North Alabama | L 50–73 | 0–7 |
Flowers Hall (387) Florence, AL | |||||||
November 30, 2019* 6:00 pm, YouTube |
North American Exhibition |
W 124–70 | Harrison HPER Complex (879) Itta Bena, MS | ||||||||
December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | L 62–86 | 0–8 |
JQH Arena (3,552) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 15, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami (OH) | L 67–79 | 0–9 |
Millett Hall (981) Oxford, OH | |||||||
December 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State | L 50–92 | 0–10 |
Nutter Center (2,773) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
December 20, 2019* 9:00 pm |
at Santa Clara | L 71–100 | 0–11 |
Leavey Center (875) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
December 22, 2019* 9:00 pm |
at California Baptist | L 66–103 | 0–12 |
CBU Events Center (2,003) Riverside, CA | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, YouTube |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 76–80 | 0–13 (0–1) |
Harrison HPER Complex (3,089) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
January 11, 2020 8:00 pm |
at Alabama State | L 75–81 | 0–14 (0–2) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,360) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
January 13, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 72–66 | 1–14 (1–2) |
Elmore Gymnasium (875) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, YouTube |
Alcorn State | L 73–105 | 1–15 (1–3) |
Harrison HPER Complex (3,249) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
January 20, 2020 5:30 pm, YouTube |
Southern | L 70–74 | 1–16 (1–4) |
Harrison HPER Complex (2,078) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 67–80 | 1–17 (1–5) |
H&PE Arena (1,712) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | L 83–102 | 1–18 (1–6) |
William J. Nicks Building (1,522) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, YouTube |
Jackson State | L 65–85 | 1–06 (1–7) |
Harrison HPER Complex (4,298) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 3, 2020 7:30 pm, YouTube |
Grambling State | L 65–90 | 1–20 (1–8) |
Harrison HPER Complex (906) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, YouTube |
Alabama State | L 74–87 | 1–21 (1–9) |
Harrison HPER Complex (990) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 10, 2020 7:30 pm, YouTube |
Alabama A&M | W 67–61 | 2–21 (2–9) |
Harrison HPER Complex (680) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 15, 2020 4:00 pm |
at Alcorn State | L 88–92 OT | 2–22 (2–10) |
Davey Whitney Complex (315) Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Southern | L 62–95 | 2–23 (2–11) |
F. G. Clark Center (3,486) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, YouTube |
Texas Southern | L 92–94 | 2–24 (2–12) |
Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 24, 2020 7:30 pm, YouTube |
Prairie View A&M | L 69–88 | 2–25 (2–13) |
Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm |
at Jackson State | L 70–87 | 2–26 (2–14) |
Williams Assembly Center (1,021) Jackson, MS | |||||||
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Grambling State | L 61–81 | 2–27 (2–15) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,401) Grambling, LA | |||||||
March 7, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 74–71 | 3–27 (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 Time. |
References[]
- ^ Sports, HBCU (2019-03-26). "Andre Payne out as head basketball coach at Mississippi Valley State". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State hires Lindsey Hunter as basketball coach". The Oxford Eagle. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (November 8, 2019). "Utah beats Mississippi Valley State by 94, setting the record for largest margin of victory vs. a D-I team". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "MVSU Men's Basketball Schedule" (Press release). Mississippi Valley State Department of Athletics. October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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