2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represents Lipscomb University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by first-year head coach Lennie Acuff, play their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record16–16 (9–7 ASUN)
Head coachLennie Acuff (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Carroll
  • Roger Idstrom
  • Tyler Murray
Home arenaAllen Arena
2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty†13–3 .813  30–4  .882
North Florida13–3 .813  21–12  .636
Lipscomb9–7 .563  16–16  .500
Stetson9–7 .563  16–17  .485
North Alabama*8–8 .500  13–17  .433
Florida Gulf Coast7–9 .438  10–22  .313
Jacksonville7–9 .438  14–18  .438
NJIT6–10 .375  9–21  .300
Kennesaw State0–16 .000  1–28  .034
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2018–19 season 29–8 overall, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish as regular season co-champions, along with Liberty. In the ASUN Tournament, they defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals,[1] NJIT in the semifinals,[2] before losing to Liberty in the championship game.[3] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they made it all the way to the championship game, before losing to Texas.[4]

On April 10, 2019, head coach Casey Alexander announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the head coaching job at Belmont.[5] On April 24, 2019, Lennie Acuff was announced as the next head coach.[6]

Roster
2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 KJ Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)154 lb (70 kg) FrMarshall County HS Lewisburg, TN
G 1 Greg Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWakeland HS Frisco, TX
G 2 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrChattanooga Nashville, TN
G 3 Michael Buckland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) SrWesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC
F 4 Jaxson Strates 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrLake Highland Prep Winter Park, FL
F 5 Kaleb Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrOak Ridge HS Orlando, FL
G 10 Jake Wolfe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) SoAurora Christian School Aurora, IL
G 11 Alex Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBuford HS Alpharetta, GA
G 12 Carson Cary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)158 lb (72 kg) FrColumbia Academy Columbia, TN
F 13 Parker Hazen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrIowa Western CC Columbia City, IN
G 14 Tanner Shulman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrMcCallie School Chattanooga, TN
G 20 John Matt Merritt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrLipscomb Academy Nashville, TN
F 22 Jacob Hobbs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCentral Hardin HS Elizabethtown, KY
C 23 Ahsan Asadullah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS SoNorth Clayton HS Atlanta, GA
G 25 Miles Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)168 lb (76 kg) RS FrOle Miss Meridian, MS
F 35 Luke Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrN/A Abbotsford, British Columbia
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		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Rhodes W 104–55  1–0
 Allen Arena (1,878)
Nashville, TN
November 9, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee L 70–73  1–1
 Allen Arena (2,834)
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee State L 78–79  1–2
 Gentry Complex (4,582)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Duquesne L 36–58  1–3
 Kerr Fitness Center (1,143)
McCandless, PA
November 20, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont L 67–73  1–4
 Allen Arena (3,628)
Nashville, TN
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Navy W 65–61  2–4
 Alumni Hall (763)
Annapolis, MD
November 25, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee Tech W 78–65  3–4
 Eblen Center (1,320)
Cookeville, TN
November 30, 2019*
11:00 am, FS2		 at No. 25 Xavier L 62–87  3–5
 Cintas Center (9,960)
Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2019*
7:30 pm		 at Belmont L 75–80  3–6
 Curb Event Center (3,318)
Nashville, TN
December 8, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Trevecca W 96–72  4–6
 Allen Arena (1,537)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Tennessee Tech W 78–60  5–6
 Allen Arena (1,364)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Vermont L 63–86  5–7
 Patrick Gym (2,641)
Burlington, VT
December 29, 2019*
3:00 pm, SECN		 at No. 8 Auburn L 59–86  5–8
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson W 66–63  6–8
(1–0)		 Edmunds Center (482)
DeLand, FL
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 61–68  6–9
(1–1)		 Alico Arena (2,644)
Fort Myers, FL
January 9, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Kennesaw State W 85–73  7–9
(2–1)		 Allen Arena (1,435)
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Alabama L 69–82  7–10
(2–2)		 Allen Arena (1,774)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at NJIT L 57–75  7–11
(2–3)		 Wellness and Events Center (2,016)
Newark, NJ
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Liberty L 60–67  7–12
(2–4)		 Vines Center (6,008)
Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Jacksonville L 85–89 OT 7–13
(2–5)		 Allen Arena (1,261)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Florida W 85–73  8–13
(3–5)		 Allen Arena (1,733)
Nashville, TN
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stetson L 53–55  8–14
(3–6)		 Allen Arena (1,845)
Nashville, TN
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Alabama W 73–71  9–14
(4–6)		 Flowers Hall (978)
Florence, AL
February 8, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State W 72–66  10–14
(5–6)		 KSU Convocation Center (1,677)
Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 NJIT W 77–63  11–14
(6–6)		 Allen Arena (1,485)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Gulf Coast W 64–54  12–14
(7–6)		 Allen Arena (3,821)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville W 68–67  13–14
(8–6)		 Swisher Gymnasium (1,069)
Jacksonville, FL
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Florida L 74–82  13–15
(8–7)		 UNF Arena (2,221)
Jacksonville, FL
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Liberty W 77–71  14–15
(9–7)		 Allen Arena (3,625)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (3) (6) Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals		 W 68–63  15–15
 Allen Arena (2,191)
Nashville, TN
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (3) at (2) North Florida
Semifinals		 W 73–71  16–15
 UNF Arena (2,736)
Jacksonville, FL
March 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN		 (3) at (1) Liberty
Championship		 L 57-73  16-16
 Vines Center (7,728)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[7]

References
  1. "Cooper's triple-double leads Bisons past Owls in ASUN Championship". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. "Men's Hoops advances to second-straight ASUN Final". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. "Bisons come up just short in wild ASUN title showdown". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. "Bisons historic season comes to an end in NIT Final". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. "Casey Alexander steps down as Lipscomb head coach". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  6. "Lennie Acuff Tabbed to Lead Lipscomb Men's Basketball". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". LipscombSports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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