The 2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Bisons, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 29–8 overall, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish as regular season co-champions, along with

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. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals,

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in the semifinals, before losing to Liberty in the championship game. 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

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. On April 10, 2019, head coach

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announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the head coaching job at Belmont. On April 24, 2019,

was announced as the next head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Lipscomb Bisons The Lipscomb Bisons are the athletic teams that represent Lipscomb University, located in Nashville, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) since t ...

Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball The Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in NCAA Division I. The school's team currently competes in the ASUN Conference. Previously, the Biso ...

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