2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–12 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 – 4   .778 25 – 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Bradley † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Missouri State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
Drake 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Evansville 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 10th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Missouri State.

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.[1]

Roster

2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jared Hankins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, Indiana
C 1 Tre Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Reynoldsburg, Ohio
G 2 Jordan Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Christian Brothers High School St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Cam Bacote 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Bethel High School
Maryland Eastern Shore 		Hampton, Virginia
G 4 Cooper Neese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Cloverdale High School Cloverdale, Indiana
C 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Corydon Central High School Corydon, Indiana
G 10 Christian Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr St. Teresa High School
Iowa 		Decatur, Illinois
G 11 Tyreke Key 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Clay County High School (TN) Celina, Tennessee
G 20 Cobie Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Floyd Central High School Floyds Knobs, Indiana
G 23 De'Avion Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Terre Haute South Vigo High School Terre Haute, Indiana
G 25 Keon Sellers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lake Central High School St. John, Indiana
C 34 Christopher Agbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Covenant Christian Academy
Pearl River Community College 		Marietta, Georgia
G/F 35 Jake LaRavia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2020

During the season

ISU coach Greg Lansing began the season with 148 wins, which places him second on the ISU Coaching Leaderboard, the leader Duane Klueh has 182. Junior Guard Tyreke Key became the 40th member of the ISU 1,000-pt Club; on December 30, 2019, vs. Southern Illinois, Key dropped 20 points to surpass 1,000 career points. Key reached the 1,000 point mark in just 73 career games which is the fourth-fastest pace in program history.

As of January 29, Key had 8 games in which he scored 20 or more points and led the Sycamores with a 17.2 ppg. On February 16; Jordan Barnes recorded 2 steals during the game, giving him 129 for his career. Barnes became the only player in 125-seasons of Sycamore Basketball to reach the Top 10 in scoring (1,496), 3-pt FGs (265), assists (369) & steals (129).

As of March 2, Lansing has reached 166 wins, 91 MVC wins (the 11th highest total in MVC history. Jordan Barnes has increased his career totals; 1,544 points, 271 3-pointers, 383 assists and 134 steals. Tyreke Key has climbed to #19 on the ISU career scoring charts.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 81–86  0–1
 UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 13, 2019*
8:00 pm, ACCN 		at Louisville L 62–91  0–2
 KFC Yum! Center (14,808)
Louisville, KY
November 17, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Ball State L 55–69  0–3
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,425)
Indianapolis, IN
November 21, 2019*
6:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Duquesne
Junkanoo Jam 		L 71–74  0–4
 Gateway Christian Academy (300)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 22, 2019*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Junkanoo Jam 		W 72–60  1–4
 Gateway Christian Academy (150)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2019*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Air Force
Junkanoo Jam 		W 84–74  2–4
 Gateway Christian Academy (150)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri-St. Louis W 62–55  3–4
 Hulman Center (3,553)
Terre Haute, IN
December 3, 2019*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 71–60  4–4
 Hulman Center (3,371)
Terre Haute, IN
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 84–77 OT 5–4
 Nutter Center (3,509)
Fairborn, OH
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tennessee State W 78–72  6–4
 Hulman Center (3,123)
Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State W 85–64  7–4
 Hulman Center (3,449)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
December 30, 2019
8:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCSC/FSGO/ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 68–56  8–4
(1–0) 		Hulman Center (3,333)
Terre Haute, IN
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 76–80  8–5
(1–1) 		Knapp Center (3,490)
Des Moines, IA
January 7, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 60–68  8–6
(1–2) 		McLeod Center (3,697)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 65–52  9–6
(2–2) 		Hulman Center (3,723)
Terre Haute, IN
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 65–42  10–6
(3–2) 		Hulman Center (3,717)
Terre Haute, IN
January 18, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 77–86  10–7
(3–3) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (2,805)
Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola–Chicago L 55–75  10–8
(3–4) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,661)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCSC/FSGO/ESPN+ 		Bradley W 61–53  11–8
(4–4) 		Hulman Center (4,159)
Terre Haute, IN
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake W 58–56  12–8
(5–4) 		Hulman Center (3,414)
Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State W 78–68  13–8
(6–4) 		JQH Arena (4,542)
Springfield, MO
February 5, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Loyola–Chicago W 68–39  14–8
(7–4) 		Hulman Center (4,063)
Terre Haute, IN
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, NBCSC+/ESPN3 		at Illinois State L 67–74  14–9
(7–5) 		Redbird Arena (5,365)
Normal, IL
February 12, 2020
8:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCSC/FSGO/ESPN+ 		at Bradley L 61–72  14–10
(7–6) 		Carver Arena (5,023)
Peoria, IL
February 16, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		Missouri State L 58–71  14–11
(7–7) 		Hulman Center (3,988)
Terre Haute, IN
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa W 67–64  15–11
(8–7) 		Hulman Center (3,765)
Terre Haute, IN
February 23, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville W 64–62  16–11
(9–7) 		Ford Center (5,477)
Evansville, IN
February 26, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 77–68  17–11
(10–7) 		Banterra Center (6,550)
Carbondale, IL
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Valpariso W 71–58  18–11
(11–7) 		Hulman Center (4,131)
Terre Haute, IN
MVC tournament
March 6, 2020
9:35 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Missouri State
Quarterfinals 		L 51–78  18–12
 Enterprise Center (6,521)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Late First Half Run Pushes Crusaders To Arch Madness Win Over Sycamores". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.