2019–20 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Robert McCullum , played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 12–15, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Florida A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to improper certification of student-athletes.
Previous season
The Rattlers finished the 2018–19 season 12–19 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place. They were ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.[ 1]
Roster
2019–20 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Dexter Smith
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Chicago, Illinois
G
2
Kamron Reaves
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Champaign, Illinois
G
3
M. J. Randolph
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Pensacola, Florida
G
4
Rod Melton, Jr.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Dothan, Alabama
G
5
Nasir Core
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Tampa, Florida
F
10
Andrew Dansoh
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Tampa, Florida
F
11
Hnric Murray, Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Orlando, Florida
G
13
Jamir Williams
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Newnan, Georgia
G
20
Brendon Myles
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, Georgia
C
22
Evins Desir
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
300 lb (136 kg)
Jr
Port-au-Prince , Haiti
F
23
Bryce Moragne
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Tampa, Florida
C
24
Ifeanyi Umezurike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Sr
Lagos , Nigeria
F
25
DJ Jones
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Brusly, Louisiana
F
30
Randall Leath, Jr.
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Clearwater, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 2, 2020
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *11:00 pm, P12N
at USC
L 48–77
0–1
Galen Center (3,021)Los Angeles, CA
November 8, 2019 *11:59 pm
at Hawaii Rainbow Classic
L 52–65
0–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,093)Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2019 *7:30 pm
vs. Pacific Rainbow Classic
L 54–76
0–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,200)Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2019 *9:30 pm
vs. South Dakota Rainbow Classic
L 82–85
0–4
Stan Sheriff Center (4,935)Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2019 *12:00 pm, FS2
at No. 13 Seton Hall
L 51–87
0–5
Prudential Center (9,656)Newark, NJ
December 2, 2019 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State
L 58–76
0–6
Bramlage Coliseum (7,417)Manhattan, KS
December 4, 2019 *7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 21 Tennessee
L 43–72
0–7
Thompson–Boling Arena (17,187)Knoxville, TN
December 16, 2019 *10:00 pm
at Portland
L 60–66
0–8
Chiles Center (1,073)Portland, OR
December 19, 2019 *10:30 pm, P12N
at Washington State
L 73–87
0–9
Beasley Coliseum (1,987)Pullman, WA
December 21, 2019 *10:00 pm
at Seattle
W 71–57
1–9
Redhawk Center (806)Seattle, WA
December 31, 2019 *7:00 pm
at Iowa State
W 70–68
2–9
Hilton Coliseum (13,411)Ames, IA
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central
L 45–61
2–10 (0–1)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (988)Durham, NC
January 6, 2020 7:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T
L 90–97 OT
2–11 (0–2)
Corbett Sports Center (1,412)Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2020 4:30 pm
Morgan State
W 77–68
3–11 (1–2)
Teaching Gym (1,879)Tallahassee, FL
January 13, 2020 8:00 pm
Coppin State
W 65–54
4–11 (2–2)
Teaching Gym (473)Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm
at South Carolina State
L 65–81
4–12 (2–3)
SHM Memorial Center (499)Orangeburg, SC
January 20, 2020 4:45 pm
North Carolina Central
W 66–57
5–12 (3–3)
Teaching Gym (407)Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2020 7:30 pm
at Howard
W 87–83
6–12 (4–3)
Burr Gymnasium (1,906)Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Norfolk State
L 67–95
6–13 (4–4)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,016)Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman
W 73–67
7–13 (5–4)
Teaching Gym (5,013)Tallahassee, FL
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm
Howard
W 82–78 OT
8–13 (6–4)
Teaching Gym (2,917)Tallahassee, FL
February 10, 2020 8:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
W 79–60
9–13 (7–4)
Teaching Gym (1,987)Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm
at Delaware State
W 97–95 2OT
10–13 (8–4)
Memorial Hall (571)Dover, DE
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore
L 71–81
10–14 (8–5)
Hytche Athletic Center (660)Princess Anne, MD
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm
Norfolk State
W 66–63
11–14 (9–5)
Teaching Gym (1,717)Tallahassee, FL
February 24, 2020 8:00 pm
South Carolina State
W 62–56
12–14 (10–5)
Teaching Gym (1,793)Tallahassee, FL
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm
at Bethune–Cookman
L 70–72 OT
12–15 (10–6)
Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 2] [ 3]
References