2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second-year head coach Tony Pujol, played their home games at Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of they ASUN Tournament to Stetson.

2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record13–17 (8–8 ASUN)
Head coachTony Pujol (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ahmad Smith
  • Willie Watson
  • Tom Berryman
Home arenaFlowers Hall
2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty133 .813  304  .882
North Florida133 .813  2112  .636
Lipscomb97 .563  1616  .500
Stetson97 .563  1617  .485
North Alabama*88 .500  1317  .433
Florida Gulf Coast79 .438  1022  .313
Jacksonville79 .438  1418  .438
NJIT610 .375  921  .300
Kennesaw State016 .000  128  .034
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
2020 ASUN Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

This season will mark North Alabama's second of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play but can participate in the ASUN Tournament. They could also play in the CIT or CBI, if invited.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2018–19 season 10–22 overall, 7–9 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the ASUN Tournament, they were defeated by North Florida in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2019–20 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Holden Redparth 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrMorgan County HS Rockville, MD
G 1 Tavon King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrColumbia State CC Gates, TN
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoGlenn HS Detroit, MI
G 3 Jamari Blackmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoHoover HS Hoover, AL
F 4 Logan Windeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoVictory Rock Prep School Manteno, IL
F 5 Mervin James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPebblebrook HS St. Thomas, USVI
G 11 C.J. Brim 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrPearl River CC Tupelo, MS
F 13 James Anderson, II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCuyahoga CC Roswell, GA
F 14 Payton Youngblood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSnead State CC Birmingham, AL
F 15 Cameron Diggs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrEast Central CC Mobile, AL
F 21 Emanuel Littles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLanett HS Lanett, AL
G 22 Austin Meloche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCalvary Christian HS Palm Harbor, FL
G 24 Aleksa Matic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSportksa Gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
C 35 Abdul Ahmad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrTorrance HS Torrance, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm
at South Carolina L 55–77  0–1
 12  Brim  7  Tied  2  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
Columbia, SC
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm
Carver W 95–64  1–1
 14  Tied  11  Littles  9  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (476)
Florence, AL
November 12, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Indiana L 65–91  1–2
 19  Blackmon  5  Littles  2  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2019*
11:00 am
Samford W 61–55  2–2
 12  Tied  12  Littles  7  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (1,016)
Florence, AL
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 73–78  2–3
 26  Blackmon  8  Littles  4  Youngblood  Frost Arena (1,616)
Brookings, SD
November 22, 2019*
7:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 61–82  2–4
 26  Blackmon  8  Littles  2  Agnew  Thomas Assembly Center (1,622)
Ruston, LA
November 27, 2019*
1:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 73–50  3–4
 20  James  10  James  3  Brim  Flowers Hall (387)
Florence, AL
November 30, 2019*
11:00 am
Morehead State W 67–57  4–4
 17  Agnew  12  James  3  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (312)
Florence, AL
December 4, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Troy W 71–63  4–5
 18  Blackmon  7  James  3  Blackmon  Trojan Arena (2,514)
Troy, AL
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Birmingham–Southern W 78–50  5–5
 19  Blackmon  8  Diggs  4  Tied  Flowers Hall (441)
Florence, AL
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
at UAB W 63–56  5–6
 14  Agnew  10  Littles  2  James  Bartow Arena (2,455)
Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M L 80-92  5–7
 22  Brim  11  Littles  5  Brim  Elmore Gymnasium (891)
Normal, AL
December 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 17 Florida State L 71–88  5–8
 15  Blackmon  8  Tied  3  Brim  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,636)
Tallahassee, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville W 62–57  6–8
(1–0)
 15  Agnew  13  Littles  2  Tied  Flowers Hall (434)
Florence, AL
January 4, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+
North Florida L 65–81  6–9
(1–1)
 17  Agnew  8  Littles  3  Agnew  Flowers Hall (776)
Florence, AL
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 52–63  6–10
(1–2)
 16  James  6  Tied  3  Tied  Vines Center (2,592)
Lynchburg, VA
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 82–69  7–10
(2–2)
 20  Agnew  14  Littles  4  Brim  Allen Arena (1,174)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson L 49–54  7–11
(2–3)
 24  Agnew  17  Littles  6  Brim  Flowers Hall (847)
Florence, AL
January 18, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 70–65  8–11
(3–3)
 17  Agnew  9  Littles  3  Tied  Flowers Hall (1,012)
Florence, AL
January 23, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 78–58  9–11
(4–3)
 19  Anderson  10  Littles  8  Brim  KSU Convocation Center (984)
Kennesaw, GA
January 30, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT W 78–74  10–11
(5–3)
 21  Blackmon  14  Littles  3  3 tied  Wellness and Events Center (328)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 83–85  10–12
(5–4)
 27  Blackmon  15  Littles  4  Brim  Swisher Gymnasium (602)
Jacksonville, FL
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb L 71–73  10–13
(5–5)
 20  Agnew  14  Littles  4  Brim  Flowers Hall (978)
Florence, AL
February 8, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Liberty L 56–74  10–14
(5–6)
 14  Agnew  14  Littles  2  Tied  Flowers Hall (957)
Florence, AL
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson L 64–75  10–15
(5–7)
 16  Agnew  7  Littles  5  Blackmon  Edmunds Center (945)
DeLand, FL
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 67–80  10–16
(5–8)
 23  James  12  Littles  6  Blackmon  UNF Arena (1,548)
Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 65–46  11–16
(6–8)
 16  James  12  Tied  3  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (975)
Florence, AL
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 72–65  12–16
(7–8)
 18  Littles  13  Littles  3  Blackmon  Flowers Hall (812)
Florence, AL
February 29, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 78–73 OT 13–16
(8–8)
 22  Blackmon  9  Littles  4  Blackmon  Alico Arena (2,812)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 3, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) at (4) Stetson
Quarterfinals
W 82–72  13–17
 22  Blackmon  9  James  6  Brim  Edmunds Center (681)
DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

  1. "UNA MEN FALL IN ASUN QUARTERFINALS". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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