2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–15 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars (2nd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (3rd season)
  • Joey Cantafio (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
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.

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.

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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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

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".