The 2019–20 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the

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in the

2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...

. The Bears were led by interim head coach

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, who took over for then sixth-year head coach

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following Pennell's resignation on January 7, and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 10–21, 9–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 14–19 overall, 8–10 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round, before being defeated by Southeastern Louisiana in the second round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References