The 2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Bobcats, led by 7th-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 21–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament and were set to face

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in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the

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. On September 22, 2020, head coach Danny Kaspar resigned amid allegations of racially insensitive language used at players. He finished at Texas State with a seven-year record of 119–109.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 24–10, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for 2nd place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated

in the quarterfinals, before falling to

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in the semifinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they were defeated by

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in the first round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Texas State Bobcats The Texas State Bobcats are the sports teams that represent Texas State University. Currently, they compete in the Sun Belt Conference in NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision for football). The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State Uni ...

Texas State Bobcats men's basketball The Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Texas State University. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently led by Terrence Johnson (basketball), Terrence Johnso ...