2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

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2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record20–11 (13–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Howard
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Tyler Parker
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 15 – 5   .750 21 – 10   .677
South Alabama 13 – 7   .650 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
Georgia State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Georgia Southern 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545
UT Arlington 10 – 10   .500 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Arkansas State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 15   .250 9 – 20   .310
Troy 5 – 15   .250 9 – 22   .290
Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by second-year head coach Richie Riley and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Jaguars finished the 2018–19 season 17–17, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in eight place. They lost to Texas State in the Quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament.

Off-season[]

Departures[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kory Holden G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Salisbury, Maryland Graduated.
Tashombe Riley F 6’7" 210 RS Senior Orangeburg, South Carolina Graduated.
R.J. Kelly F 6'7" 205 RS Sophomore Powder Springs, Georgia Transferred to Talladega College.
Rodrick Sikes G 6'2" 170 Senior Ocean Springs, Mississippi Graduated.
Jordan Andrews G 6’5” 180 RS Junior Abita Springs, Louisiana Transferred to Texas Southern.
Abdul Dial G 6’3” 200 Junior West Palm Beach, Florida Transferred to Georgia Southwestern College.

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chad Lott 21 G 6'4" 200 RS Junior Shreveport, Louisiana Transferred from Howard. Lott will play immediately in the 2019–20 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility left.
Deaundrae Ballard F 6'5" 181 Junior Atlanta, Georgia Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ballard will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.
Sam Iorio F 6'7" 221 Junior Allentown, Pennsylvania Transferred from American. Under NCAA transfer rules, Iorio will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.

Roster[]

2019–20 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 K.K Curry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cleveland High School Cleveland, Tennessee
G 1 Herb McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Riverside Academy Reserve, Louisiana
F 3 Kevin Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Dothan High School Dothan, Alabama
G 4 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr North High School New Orleans, Louisiana
G 14 Adam Sizemore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr North Laurel High School London, Kentucky
G 21 Chad Lott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Howard Shreveport, Louisiana
G 22 Andre Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Sr High Point Greenbelt, Maryland
G 25 Don Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr California Augusta, Georgia
G 30 A.C. Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Parkland High School Allentown, Pennsylvania
F 32 Josh Ayeni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr St. Bonaventure Zaria, Nigeria
F 33 Josh Ajayi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS Sr San Gabriel Academy El Monte, California
F 42 Trhae Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Pebblebrook High School Austell, Georgia
G 50 John Pettway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Keith High School Safford, Alabama
F Deaundrae Ballard Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Florida Atlanta, Georgia
G Sam Iorio Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr American Allentown, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2019*
3:00 pm 		at Mississippi State
Mississippi flooding relief 		L 75-78  –
  30 – Fox   5 – Lott   5 – Lott  Humphrey Coliseum (1,515)
Starkville, MS
Regular Season
Nov 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pikeville W 82–51  1–0
  18 – Lott   13 – Ajayi   6 – Locure  Mitchell Center (1,402)
Mobile, AL
Nov 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 75–69  2–0
  30 – Ajayi   7 – Ajayi   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,893)
Mobile, AL
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm 		No. 22 Auburn L 69–70  2–1
  23 – Fox   10 – Fox   4 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (10,068)
Mobile, AL
Nov 15, 2019*
6:00 pm 		at Chattanooga L 72–90  2–2
  24 – Fox   6 – Mitchell   3 – Fox  McKenzie Arena (2,589)
Chattanooga, TN
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Spring Hill W 98–72  3–2
  21 – Ajayi   10 – Ajayi   5 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,374)
Mobile, AL
Nov 25, 2019*
10:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Northeastern
Gulf Coast Showcase first round 		W 74–62  4–2
  19 – Lott   10 – Ajayi   3 – McGee  Hertz Arena (346)
Estero, FL
Nov 26, 2019*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Miami (OH)
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals 		W 82–71  5–2
  21 – Ajayi   10 – Lott   3 ��� Tied  Hertz Arena (578)
Estero, FL
Nov 27, 2019*
6:30 pm, FloHoops 		La Salle
Gulf Coast Showcase championship 		L 76–81 OT 5–3
  28 – Fox   8 – Ajayi   3 – Tied  Hertz Arena (413)
Estero, FL
Dec 8, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 57–75  5–4
  12 – Tied   9 – Lott   4 – Mitchell  Robins Center (5,056)
Richmond, VA
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M W 89–79  6–4
  24 – Ajayi   8 – McGee   6 – McGee  Mitchell Center (1,540)
Mobile, AL
Dec 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 71–81  6–5
(0–1) 		 24 – Fox   7 – Ajayi   4 – McGee  Mitchell Center (1,285)
Mobile, AL
Dec 21, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina L 69–81  6–6
(0–2) 		 19 – Lott   10 – Mitchell   5 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,122)
Mobile, AL
Dec 28, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mobile W 76–47  7–6
  16 – Lott   6 – Mitchell   5 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,118)
Mobile, AL
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 60–57  8–6
(1–2) 		 14 – Fox   12 – Ajayi   2 – Mitchell  Cajundome (3,256)
Lafayette, LA
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 49–69  8–7
(1–3) 		 13 – Lott   7 – Ajayi   2 – Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,411)
Monroe, LA
Jan 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 66–54  9–7
(2–3) 		 20 – Lott   13 – Ajayi   6 – McGee  College Park Center (1,282)
Arlington, TX
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 75–59  10–7
(3–3) 		 20 – Ajayi   11 – Ajayi   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,392)
Mobile, AL
Jan 11, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 52–43  11–7
(4–3) 		 14 – Lott   9 – Ajayi   2 – Tied  Jack Stephens Center (2,525)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 63–72  11–8
(4–4) 		 19 – Ajayi   10 – Ajayi   2 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,744)
Mobile, AL
Jan 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 74–68  12–8
(5–4) 		 24 – Ajayi   10 – Mitchell   2 – Tied  Mitchell Center (2,093)
Mobile, AL
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 71–75  12–9
(5–5) 		 23 – Ajayi   9 – Ajayi   2 – McGee  First National Bank Arena (3,119)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 71–73  12–10
(5–6) 		 17 – 3 tied   6 – Mitchell   3 – 3 tied  Mitchell Center (1,934)
Mobile, AL
Jan 30, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 73–76  12–11
(5–7) 		 20 – Fox   6 – Ajayi   4 – Locure  GSU Sports Arena (1,829)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 79–69  13–11
(6–7) 		 22 – Mitchell   8 – Tied   5 – Mitchell  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,635)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 7, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Troy W 70–66  14–11
(7–7) 		 20 – Ajayi   10 – Ajayi   5 – McGee  Trojan Arena (4,523)
Troy, AL
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 78–75  15–11
(8–7) 		 20 – Tied   10 – Lott   5 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,342)
Mobile, AL
Feb 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 50–49  16–11
(9–7) 		 14 – Mitchell   11 – Mitchell   3 – 3 tied  Mitchell Center (1,482)
Mobile, AL
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 78–70  17–11
(10–7) 		 19 – Ajayi   8 – Lott   6 – Pettway  Holmes Center (1,212)
Boone, NC
Feb 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 74–71  18–11
(11–7) 		 22 – Lott   8 – Lott   4 – Fox  HTC Center (1,127)
Conway, SC
Feb 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy W 78–63  19–11
(12–7) 		 22 – Lott   6 – Lott   4 – Tied  Mitchell Center (4,219)
Mobile, AL
Mar 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State W 58–54  20–11
(13–7) 		 16 – Lott   12 – Mitchell   3 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (3,319)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 14, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Texas State
Semifinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference cancels basketball tournaments due to coronavirus concerns". 12 March 2020.
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