2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament and were set to face Nicholls in the second round before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	17–15 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach	Tic Price (6th season)
Assistant coaches	David Dumars (2nd season) Brandon Chappell (3rd season) Joey Cantafio (1st season)
Home arena	Montagne Center (Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin	19	–	1		.950			28	–	3		.903
Abilene Christian	15	–	5		.750			20	–	11		.645
Nicholls	15	–	5		.750			21	–	10		.677
Sam Houston State	11	–	9		.550			18	–	13		.581
Northwestern State	11	–	9		.550			15	–	15		.500
Lamar	10	–	10		.500			17	–	15		.531
McNeese State	10	–	10		.500			15	–	17		.469
Texas A&M–CC	10	–	10		.500			14	–	18		.438
Central Arkansas	9	–	11		.450			10	–	21		.323
Incarnate Word	6	–	14		.300			9	–	22		.290
New Orleans	5	–	15		.250			9	–	21		.300
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	15		.250			8	–	23		.258
Houston Baptist	4	–	16		.200			4	–	25		.138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished conference play with as 12–6 record in a three-way tie with New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana for third place. The team qualified for the 2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament as the fifth seeded team. They won the first-round game against eighth seed Houston Baptist by a score of 81–79. The season ended when the Cardinals were eliminated in the second round by fourth seed New Orleans with a score of 72–76.

Roster

Sources:^[1]

2019–20 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 0 David Muoka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hong Kong F 1 Kain Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois F 2 Corey Nickerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 3 Ellis Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas F/C 5 Avery Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pflugerville, Texas F 10 Dylan Morrison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Brampton Ontario Canada F 11 Anderson Kopp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 12 V.J. Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jupiter, Florida G 13 Davion Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Austin, Texas G/F 15 T. J. Atwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Beaumont, Texas G 21 Ayaan Sohail 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr El Paso, Texas F 23 Jordan Wallace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Missouri City, Texas F 25 Anthony Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois	Head coach Tic Price (Virginia Tech) Assistant coach(es) David Dumars (Louisiana–Monroe) Brandon Chappell (Lamar) Joey Cantafio (VMI) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2019

TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.^[2]

Schedule and results

Sources:^[3][4][5]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Champion Christian	W 86–40	1–0	21 – Buster	7 – Tied, 3	9 – Buster	Montagne Center (3,856) Beaumont, TX
Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm		Arlington Baptist	W 106–61	2–0	25 – Atwood	11 – Nickerson	6 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,660) Beaumont, TX
Nov 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 56–66	2–1	15 – Atwood	8 – Atwood	4 – Tied, 2	Kerr Fitness Center (859) McCandless, PA
Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Mount St. Mary's BBN Showcase	W 76–61	3–1	20 – Buster	7 – Sullivan	5 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,590) Beaumont, TX
Nov 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, WAC DN		at Utah Valley BBN Showcase	W 74–68	4–1	17 – Sullivan	14 – Sullivan	2 – Tied, 2	UCCU Center (1,928) Orem, UT
Nov 24, 2019* 5:00 pm, SECN		at No. 9 Kentucky BBN Showcase	L 56–81	4–2	19 – Buster	13 – Sullivan	4 – Holmes	Rupp Arena (20,048) Lexington, KY
Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV		at UAB BBN Showcase	L 48–57	4–3	16 – Atwood	12 – Atwood	4 – Holmes	Bartow Arena (2,187) Birmingham, AL
Nov 30, 2019* 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 73–76	4–4	23 – Buster	12 – Sullivan	6 – Holmes	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,949) Houston, TX
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 73–60	5–4	22 – Atwood	9 – Nickerson	5 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,807) Beaumont, TX
Dec 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern University (New Orleans)	W 73–56	6–4	24 – Sullivan	16 – Sullivan	7 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,513) Beaumont, TX
Dec 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, FSSW		at TCU	W 79–50	6–5	14 – Tied, 2	14 – Sullivan	5 – Buster	Schollmaier Arena (6,313) Fort Worth, TX
Southland Conference regular season
December 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 79–73 OT	7–5 (1–0)	34 – Atwood	13 – Muoka	6 – Jefferson	Montagne Center (1,412) Beaumont, TX
Dec 21, 2019 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 61–67	7–6 (1–1)	12 – Tied, 2	9 – Sullivan	3 – Buster	Prather Coliseum (951) Natchitoches, LA
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 74–67	8–6 (2–1)	23 – Buster	12 – Sullivan	2 – Buster	Lakefront Arena (518) New Orleans, LA
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Abilene Christian	L 62–74	8–7 (2–2)	21 – Atwood	7 – Sullivan	3 – Sullivan	Montagne Center (1,936) Beaumont, TX
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Nicholls	L 52–61	8–8 (2–3)	13 – Jefferson	11 – Atwood	7 – Jefferson	Montagne Center (1,811) Beaumont, TX
Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 102–92	9–8 (3–3)	21 – Atwood	10 – Sullivan	7 – Holmes	Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX
Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston State	L 75–80 OT	9–9 (3–4)	19 – Holmes	12 – Atwood	7 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,952) Beaumont, TX
Jan 18, 2020 3:30 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 58–64	9–10 (3–5)	15 – Kopp	6 – Sullivan	3 – Holmes	American Bank Center (1,711) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 89–77	10–10 (4–5)	23 – Atwood	11 – Atwood	5 – Holmes	McDermott Center (310) San Antonio, TX
Jan 25, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 62–70	10–11 (4–6)	17 – Buster	6 – Muoka	4 – Holmes	Montagne Center (4,254) Beaumont, TX
February 1, 2020 3:00 pm		at McNeese State	W 96–91	11–11 (5–6)	39 – Buster	7 – Atwood	10 – Holmes	H&HP Complex (4,134) Lake Charles, LA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 74–67	12–11 (6–6)	14 – Kopp	10 – Atwood	9 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,944) Beaumont, TX
Feb 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 49–84	12–12 (6–7)	19 – Holmes	8 – Muoka	2 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (1,489) Abilene, TX
Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm		at Nicholls	L 65–69	12–13 (6–8)	24 – Sullivan	9 – Atwood	3 – Tied	Stopher Gymnasium (807) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Houston Baptist	W 79–69	13–13 (7–8)	22 – Sullivan	9 – Atwood	6 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,664) Beaumont, TX
Feb 19, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	W 77–65	14–13 (8–8)	20 – Atwood	6 – Sullivan	6 – Holmes	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (896) Huntsville, TX
Feb 22, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 79–62	15–13 (9–8)	22 – Atwood	10 – Sullivan	6 – Holmes	Montagne Center (2,841) Beaumont, TX
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 86–66	16–13 (10–8)	26 – Atwood	9 – Sullivan	8 – Holmes	Montagne Center (1,755) Beaumont, TX
Feb 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 76–95	16–14 (10–9)	17 – Atwood	12 – Atwood	3 – Kopp	William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,184) Nacogdoches, TX
March 7, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		McNeese State	L 66–70	16–15 (10–10)	23 – Atwood	10 – Atwood	8 – Holmes	Montagne Center (3,847) Beaumont, TX
Southland Tournament
Mar 11, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) McNeese State First round	W 80–59	17–15	20 – Atwood	10 – Sullivan	6 – Holmes	Leonard E. Merrell Center  Katy, TX
Mar 12, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Nicholls Second round	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]					Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

References

1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
2. "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". Lamar University Athletics. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
3. "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
4. Matt Faye (September 3, 2019). "LU Basketball teams release 2019-20 schedule". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
5. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
6. "Southland cancels tournaments, suspends spring sports through March 30".