2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 17–15 (8–10 C-USA) |
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Home arena | FAU Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019–20 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 2nd-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 17–16 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by Louisiana Tech in the first round.[1] They were invited to the CIT, where they lost to Charleston Southern in the first round.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | Lynn | W 92–75 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Flagler | W 92–81 | 1–0 | FAU Arena (1,112) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Florida | at Miami (FL) | L 60–74 | 1–1 | Watsco Center (5,168) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
November 11, 2019* 9:00 pm, SECN+ | at Alabama | L 59–78 | 1–2 | Coleman Coliseum (9,117) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 84–79 | 2–2 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
November 20, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 70–72 OT | 2–3 | Alico Arena (3,076) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Holy Cross Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 87–69 | 3–3 | FAU Arena (1,036) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | UIC Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 71–70 | 4–3 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 2, 2019* 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv | St. Bonaventure Boca Raton Beach Classic | L 64–71 | 4–4 | FAU Arena (1,122) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Canisius Boca Raton Beach Classic | W 62–59 | 5–4 | FAU Arena (987) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | High Point | W 81–64 | 6–4 | FAU Arena (1,350) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Tampa | W 84–35 | 7–4 | FAU Arena (627) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Mercer | W 65–50 | 8–4 | Hawkins Arena (1,932) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Florida | L 58–60 | 8–5 | Yuengling Center (2,707) Tampa, FL | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UTSA | W 79–64 | 9–5 (1–0) | RoofClaim.com Arena[a] (747) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UTEP | W 59–56 | 10–5 (2–0) | RoofClaim.com Arena (830) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Rice | W 81–76 | 11–5 (3–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Texas | L 58–81 | 11–6 (3–1) | The Super Pit (2,305) Denton, TX | |||||||
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Middle Tennessee | W 97–94 | 12–6 (4–1) | RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UAB | L 65–68 | 12–7 (4–2) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,314) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Charlotte | L 68–70 | 12–8 (4–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,752) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Old Dominion | L 55–65 | 12–9 (4–4) | Chartway Arena (7,618) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium Facebook | Western Kentucky | W 69–65 | 13–9 (5–4) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marshall | W 91–73 | 14–9 (6–4) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,514) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at FIU | L 50–69 | 14–10 (6–5) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,734) Miami, FL | |||||||
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | FIU | L 59–66 | 14–11 (6–6) | FAU Arena (1,943) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Miss | L 66–68 | 14–12 (6–7) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana Tech | L 68–81 | 14–13 (6–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,186) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | UAB | W 65–58 | 15–13 (7–8) | FAU Arena (914) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UTSA | W 80–71 | 16–13 (8–8) | FAU Arena (1,164) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Old Dominion | L 80–85 OT | 16–14 (8–9) | Chartway Arena (5,031) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | at Marshall | L 82–94 | 16–15 (8–10) | Cam Henderson Center (5,426) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Old Dominion First round | W 66–56 | 17–15 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 12, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium | (9) | vs. (1) North Texas Quarterfinals | C-USA Tournament Canceled[4] | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | |||||||
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Notes
- ^ On December 20, the team's arena, formerly known as FAU Arena, was renamed RoofClaim.com Arena, after RoofClaim.com became the arena's sponsor.[3]
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech 57-56". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Shuler carries Charleston Southern over FAU 68-66". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "FAU receives $5 million sponsorship from RoofClaim.com to rename FAU Arena". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2020.