2019–20 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Lions were led by first-year head coach David Kiefer , and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 8–23, 5–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament .
Previous season
They finished the season 17–16 overall, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Southland tournament , they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Abilene Christian . Head coach Jay Ladner left at the conclusion of the season to become head coach at Southern Miss . Former Lion assistant David Kiefer was hired as his replacement.
Roster
2019–20 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Jeremiah Saunders
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G
2
Isiah Kirby
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G
3
Maxim Romanov
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Nahariya , Israel
F
4
Maxwell Starwood
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Baton Rouge, LA
G
5
Byron Smith
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Palatka, FL
G
10
Von Julien
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Reserve, LA
F
11
McKay Howell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Louisville, KY
G
12
Bryce Johnson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Springfield, LA
F
13
Pape Diop
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Ziguinchor , Senegal
SF
20
Brandon Gonzalez
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Punta Gorda, FL
G/F
22
Nick Caldwell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Geismar, LA
G
23
Avery Wilson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Forest Park, GA
F
25
Ty Brewer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Meridian, MS
C
33
Max Brackmann
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Fr
Löhne , Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: September 20, 2019
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2019 *1:00 pm
William Carey
W 75–49
University Center Hammond, LA
Regular season
November 6, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
L 55–76
0–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,179)New Orleans, LA
November 11, 2019 *7:00 pm
Xavier (LA)
W 77–70
1–1
University Center (690)Hammond, LA
November 13, 2019 *7:00 pm
Grambling State
L 70–81
1–2
University Center (814)Hammond, LA
November 17, 2019 *1:00 pm
Mobile
W 65–58
2–2
University Center (440)Hammond, LA
November 20, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Tulsa
L 66–73
2–3
Reynolds Center (3,036)Tulsa, OK
November 23, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay
L 60–81
2–4
Dunn Center (980)Clarksville, TN
November 25, 2019 *7:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt
L 70–78
2–5
Memorial Gymnasium (8,589)Nashville, TN
December 3, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana
L 81–98
2–6
Cajundome (3,509)Lafayette, LA
December 6, 2019 *7:00 pm
Southern–New Orleans
W 79–74
3–6
University Center (556)Hammond, LA
December 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar
L 73–79 OT
3–7 (0–1)
Montagne Center (1,412)Beaumont, TX
December 21, 2019 *1:00 pm, SECN
vs. Ole Miss
L 76–83
3–8
Mississippi Coliseum (2,042)Jackson, MS
December 29, 2019 *1:30 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State
L 31–82
3–9
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,722)Stillwater, OK
January 2, 2020 1:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin
L 71–82
3–10 (0–2)
University Center (611)Hammond, LA
January 4, 2020 3:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
W 84–80
4–10 (1–2)
American Bank Center (1,107)Corpus Christi, TX
January 8, 2020 6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State
L 62–67
4–11 (1–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646)Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm
Nicholls
L 58–69
4–12 (1–4)
University Center (756)Hammond, LA
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
W 62–56
5–12 (2–4)
University Center (570)Hammond, LA
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian
L 55–76
5–13 (2–5)
Moody Coliseum (1,683)Abilene, TX
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm
McNeese State
L 61–77
5–14 (2–6)
University Center (772)Hammond, LA
January 25, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northwestern State
W 84–81 OT
6–14 (3–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,303)Natchitoches, LA
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas
L 68–88
6–15 (3–7)
Farris Center (1,255)Conway, AR
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm
New Orleans
L 73–84
6–16 (3–8)
University Center (729)Hammond, LA
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm
Houston Baptist
L 76–79
6–17 (3–9)
University Center (858)Hammond, LA
February 8, 2020 4:15 pm
at Incarnate Word
L 75–82 OT
6–18 (3–10)
McDermott Center (477)San Antonio, TX
February 12, 2020 7:00 pm
Sam Houston State
L 70–79
6–19 (3–11)
University Center (620)Hammond, LA
February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nicholls
L 71–81
6–20 (3–12)
Stopher Gymnasium (566)Thibodaux, LA
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm
Abilene Christian
L 69–75
6–21 (3–13)
University Center (816)Hammond, LA
February 26, 2020 6:30 pm
at McNeese State
L 82–104
6–22 (3–14)
H&HP Complex (2,670)Lake Charles, LA
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm
Northwestern State
W 95–92
7–22 (4–14)
University Center (603)Hammond, LA
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm
Central Arkansas
W 69–65
8–22 (5–14)
University Center (554)Hammond, LA
March 7, 2020 6:00 pm
at New Orleans
L 69–79
8–23 (5–15)
Lakefront Arena (1,129)New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source: [ 1]
See also
2019–20 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team
References