2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 48th basketball season for USF, the seventh as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the third season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls played their home games at Yuengling Center on the university's Tampa, Florida campus.^[1]

2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	14–17 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach	Brian Gregory (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Herrion Scott Wagers Larry Dixon
Home arena	Yuengling Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cincinnati	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
No. 22 Houston	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
Tulsa	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Wichita State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	8		.742
UConn	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Memphis	10	–	8		.556			21	–	10		.677
SMU	9	–	9		.500			19	–	11		.633
UCF	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
South Florida	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Temple	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Tulane	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2018–19 season 24–14, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Connecticut. They were invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook, Utah Valley, and Loyola Marymount to advance to the best-of-three finals series against DePaul. After losing in game 1, they won games 2 and 3 to become CBI champions.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ron Lubin	14	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Walk-on; graduated
Mayan Kiir	20	F	6'9"	228	RS Sophomore	Bradenton, FL	Left team;[3] transferred to New Mexico State.[4]
T. J. Lang	23	G	6'7'	208	RS Senior	Mobile, AL	Graduated
Nikola Scekic	41	C	7'2"	255	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	Graduated

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
B.J. Mack C	Charlotte, NC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Sep 11, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Jamir Chaplin SG	Stone Mountain, GA	Meadowcreek High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Caleb Murphy SG	Loganville, GA	Grayson High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Sep 1, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 David Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr First Love Christian Academy Youngstown, Ohio G 1 Xavier Castaneda 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Whitney High School Chicago, Illinois G 2 Zack Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Oklahoma State Miami, Florida G 3 Laquincy Rideau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Gardner–Webb West Palm Beach, Florida F 4 Michael Durr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida F 5 Rashun Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Calhoun County High School Edison, Georgia F 10 Alexis Yetna  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS So Putnam Science Academy Paris, France G 11 Mark Calleja (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hudson High School Hudson, Florida G/F 13 Justin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Birmingham, Alabama F 22 Madut Akec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida G 24 Jamir Chaplin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Meadowcreek High School Norcross, Georgia F 33 B. J. Mack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Charlotte, North Carolina F 34 Antun Maricevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Casper College Zagreb, Croatia	Head coach Brian Gregory (Oakland) Assistant coach(es) Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Scott Wagers (Tennessee Wesleyan) Larry Dixon (Johnson C. Smith) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

• Nov 4, 2019 - Alexis Yetna suffered a knee injury, leading him to sit out for the entire season.^[5]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		Saint Leo	W 76–62		Yuengling Center (2,198) Tampa, FL
Non-Conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 70–41	1–0	Yuengling Center (4,495) Tampa, FL
November 10, 2019* 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Boston College	L 60–74	1–1	Yuengling Center (3,191) Tampa, FL
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI Cayman Islands Classic campus site game	L 53–70	1–2	Yuengling Center (2,474) Tampa, FL
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wofford	W 69–55	2–2	Yuengling Center (2,912) Tampa, FL
November 25, 2019* 1:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Loyola–Chicago Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 66–55	3–2	John Gray Gymnasium (1,214) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2019* 3:30 pm, FloSports		vs. New Mexico State Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	L 45–65	3–3	John Gray Gymnasium (755) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2019* 6:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Nebraska Cayman Islands Classic 3rd place game	L 67–74	3–4	John Gray Gymnasium (512) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Furman	W 65–55	4–4	Yuengling Center (2,444) Tampa, FL
December 6, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Dartmouth	W 63–44	5–4	Yuengling Center (4,732) Tampa, FL
December 15, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Drexel	W 81–61	6–4	Yuengling Center (4,480) Tampa, FL
December 18, 2019* 7:45 pm, ESPN3		vs. Utah State Battleground 2K19	L 74–76 OT	6–5	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS2		vs. No. 19 Florida State Orange Bowl Basketball Classic	L 60–66	6–6	BB&T Center (8,927) Sunrise, FL
December 29, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Atlantic	W 60–58	7–6	Yuengling Center (2,707) Tampa, FL
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at SMU	L 64–82	7–7 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (3,980) Dallas, TX
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Connecticut	W 75–60	8–7 (1–1)	Yuengling Center (4,694) Tampa, FL
January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina	L 59–62	8–8 (1–2)	Williams Arena (3,389) Greenville, NC
January 12, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 21 Memphis	L 64–68	8–9 (1–3)	Yuengling Center (5,209) Tampa, FL
January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at UCF War on I-4	L 54–55	8–10 (1–4)	Addition Financial Arena (6,433) Orlando, FL
January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Wichita State	L 43–56	8–11 (1–5)	Yuengling Center (3,304) Tampa, FL
January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 25 Houston	L 49–68	8–12 (1–6)	Fertitta Center (6,364) Houston, TX
January 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 66–52	9–12 (2–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,945) New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU		UCF War on I-4	W 64–48	10–12 (3–6)	Yuengling Center (6,254) Tampa, FL
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Memphis	W 75–73	11–12 (4–6)	FedExForum (17,314) Memphis, TN
February 12, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 20 Houston	L 58–62	11–13 (4–7)	Yuengling Center (4,548) Tampa, FL
February 15, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulsa	L 48–56	11–14 (4–8)	Yuengling Center (3,095) Tampa, FL
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Wichita State	L 55–65	11–15 (4–9)	Charles Koch Arena (10,098) Wichita, KS
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Connecticut	L 71–78	11–16 (4–10)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,524) Storrs, CT
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Carolina	W 73–68 OT	12–16 (5–10)	Yuengling Center (2,692) Tampa, FL
March 1, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Temple	W 64–58	13–16 (6–10)	Liacouras Center (6,656) Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Cincinnati	L 67–79	13–17 (6–11)	Yuengling Center (3,008) Tampa, FL
March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SMU	W 61–60	14–17 (7–11)	Yuengling Center (3,587) Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) UCF First Round	Cancelled		Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[6]

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

References

1. Lovell, Blake (October 1, 2019). "South Florida Coach Brian Gregory Previews The 2019–20 Season For The Bulls". ClutchPoints. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
2. "USF tops DePaul to claim CBI championship". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
3. "USF F Mayan Kiir no longer with team".
4. "New Mexico State lands USF transfer Mayan Kiir".
5. Manuri, Matt (November 4, 2019). "USF Men's Basketball Standout Alexis Yetna Injures Knee, Out For 2019-2020 Season". soflobulls.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
6. "Men's Basketball – Schedule". USF Athletics – Official Athletic Site.