The 2019–20 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Wildcats were led by 31st-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 16–14, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 14–4 to finish as runners-up in the Atlantic 10 regular season. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the

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as a No. 4 seed, where they lost to Lipscomb in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

2019 recruiting class

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2020 recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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