The 2019–20

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men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the

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on November 5, 2019. Conference play began in late December 2019 and concluded in March with the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at

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captured the regular season title at 14–4.

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defeated Valparaiso in the championship game to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and thereby would have received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Northern Iowa, by virtue of winning the regular season title, but not winning the conference tournament, would have received the conference's automatic bid to the

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. All subsequent postseason tournaments were canceled due to the

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Head Coaches

Changes

On March 6, 2019,

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head coach

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resigned. He finished with a seven-year record of 116–106. The school announced on March 20 that former Loyola-Chicago associate head coach (and Saluki alumnus)

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had been named head coach.

Coaches

''Notes:'' * All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. * Overall and MVC records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season. * Lottich and Moser's conference records only includes MVC play, not other conference records.

Preseason

Poll

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All-Conference Teams

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Regular season

Changes

On December 27, 2019, Evansville placed head coach Walter McCarty on administrative leave and named current Evanville assistant coach (and former Samford head coach) Bennie Seltzer as interim head coach. McCarty was in his second season at the school with an overall record at the time of 20–25. The school terminated McCarty's contract on January 21, 2020 and announced later that same day that former Marian,

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and

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head coach, as well as Evansville associate head coach,

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would return as head coach, effective immediately.

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes head-to-head results between teams in conference play; each team will play eighteen conference games, facing each team twice.

Postseason

Coaches

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All-Conference Teams

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Conference tournament

References

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