2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|mode = basketball
|year = 2019–20
|team = Lipscomb Bisons
|image = Lipscomb athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size = 200
|logo =
|logo_size = 150
|conference = Atlantic Sun Conference
|short_conf = ASUN
|record = 16–16
|conf_record = 9–7
|head_coach = Lennie Acuff
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1 = Kevin Carroll
|asst_coach2 = Roger Idstrom
|asst_coach3 = Tyler Murray
|stadium = Allen Arena
|champion =
|bowl =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by first-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Previous season
The Bisons finished the 2018–19 season 29–8 overall, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish as regular season co-champions, along with Liberty. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals,{{Cite news|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15820/coopers-triple-double-leads-bisons-past-owls-in-asun-championship/|title=Cooper's triple-double leads Bisons past Owls in ASUN Championship|work=LipscombSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2019|language=en|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719171659/http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15820/coopers-triple-double-leads-bisons-past-owls-in-asun-championship/|url-status=dead}} NJIT in the semifinals,{{Cite news|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15832/mens-hoops-advances-to-second-straight-asun-final/|title=Men's Hoops advances to second-straight ASUN Final|work=LipscombSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2019|language=en|archive-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915052023/http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15832/mens-hoops-advances-to-second-straight-asun-final/|url-status=dead}} before losing to Liberty in the championship game.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15843/bisons-come-up-just-short-in-wild-asun-title-showdown/|title=Bisons come up just short in wild ASUN title showdown|work=LipscombSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2019|language=en|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716004241/http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15843/bisons-come-up-just-short-in-wild-asun-title-showdown/|url-status=dead}} 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 Texas.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15944/bisons-historic-season-comes-to-an-end-in-nit-final/|title=Bisons historic season comes to an end in NIT Final|work=LipscombSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2019|language=en|archive-date=September 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908134242/http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15944/bisons-historic-season-comes-to-an-end-in-nit-final/|url-status=dead}}
On April 10, 2019, head coach Casey Alexander announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the head coaching job at Belmont.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15965/casey-alexander-steps-down-as-lipscomb-head-coach/|title=Casey Alexander steps down as Lipscomb head coach|work=LipscombSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2019|language=en|archive-date=September 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908110642/http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/15965/casey-alexander-steps-down-as-lipscomb-head-coach/|url-status=dead}} On April 24, 2019, Lennie Acuff was announced as the next head coach.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/16014/lennie-acuff-tabbed-to-lead-lipscomb-mens-basketball/|title=Lennie Acuff Tabbed to Lead Lipscomb Men's Basketball|work=LipscombSports.com|access-date=September 19, 2019|language=en|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424132053/http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2018-19/16014/lennie-acuff-tabbed-to-lead-lipscomb-mens-basketball/|url-status=dead}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=KJ|last=Johnson|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=154|class=fr|rs=|home=Lewisburg, TN|high_school=Marshall County HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Jones|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=so|rs=|home=Frisco, TX|high_school=Wakeland HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Fleming|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=|home=Nashville, TN|high_school=Chattanooga}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Buckland|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=197|class=sr|rs=|home=High Point, NC|high_school=Wesleyan Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaxson|last=Strates|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=fr|rs=y|home=Winter Park, FL|high_school=Lake Highland Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kaleb|last=Coleman|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=204|class=fr|rs=|home=Orlando, FL|high_school=Oak Ridge HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jake|last=Wolfe|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=197|class=so|rs=|home=Aurora, IL|high_school=Aurora Christian School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Jones|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=170|class=so|rs=|home=Alpharetta, GA|high_school=Buford HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carson|last=Cary|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=158|class=fr|rs=|home=Columbia, TN|high_school=Columbia Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Parker|last=Hazen|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=201|class=jr|rs=|home=Columbia City, IN|high_school=Iowa Western CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tanner|last=Shulman|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=198|class=fr|rs=|home=Chattanooga, TN|high_school=McCallie School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John Matt|last=Merritt|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=jr|rs=|home=Nashville, TN|high_school=Lipscomb Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Hobbs|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=190|class=fr|rs=|home=Elizabethtown, KY|high_school=Central Hardin HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ahsan|last=Asadullah|link=y|num=23|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=265|class=so|rs=y|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=North Clayton HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Miles|last=Miller|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=168|class=fr|rs=y|home=Meridian, MS|high_school=Ole Miss}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Luke|last=Howard|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=192|class=fr|rs=|home=Abbotsford, British Columbia|high_school=N/A}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Lennie Acuff ({{college|Shorter}})
|asst_coach=
- Kevin Carroll ({{college|Berry}})
- Roger Idstrom ({{college|Mars Hill}})
- Tyler Murray ({{college|Hampden-Sydney}})
|roster_url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/roster/
|accessdate=September 20, 2019
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lipscomb Bisons}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 5, 2019
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Rhodes
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 104–55
| attend = 1,878
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2019
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–73
| attend = 2,834
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Gentry Complex
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–79
| attend = 4,582
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Duquesne
| site_stadium = Kerr Fitness Center
| site_cityst = McCandless, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 36–58
| attend = 1,143
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2019
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Belmont
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–73
| attend = 3,628
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv =
| score = 65–61
| attend = 763
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Eblen Center
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–65
| attend = 1,320
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2019
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = No. 25 Xavier
| site_stadium = Cintas Center
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = FS2
| score = 62–87
| attend = 9,960
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2019
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Belmont
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv =
| score = 75–80
| attend = 3,318
| record = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 2019
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Trevecca
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 96–72
| attend = 1,537
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2019
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–60
| attend = 1,364
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Vermont
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 63–86
| attend = 2,641
| record = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2019
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = SECN
| score = 59–86
| attend = 9,121
| record = 5–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lipscomb Bisons}}| 2019–20 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Edmunds Center
| site_cityst = DeLand, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 66–63
| attend = 482
| record = 6–8
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61–68
| attend = 2,644
| record = 6–9
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2020
| time = 6:30 pm
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 85–73
| attend = 1,435
| record = 7–9
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = North Alabama
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–82
| attend = 1,774
| record = 7–10
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = NJIT
| site_stadium = Wellness and Events Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–75
| attend = 2,016
| record = 7–11
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Vines Center
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–67
| attend = 6,008
| record = 7–12
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2020
| time = 6:30 pm
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 85–89
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,261
| record = 7–13
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = North Florida
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 85–73
| attend = 1,733
| record = 8–13
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–55
| attend = 1,845
| record = 8–14
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = North Alabama
| site_stadium = Flowers Hall
| site_cityst = Florence, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–71
| attend = 978
| record = 9–14
| conference = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2020
| time = 3:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| site_stadium = KSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Kennesaw, GA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–66
| attend = 1,677
| record = 10–14
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2020
| time = 6:30 pm
| opponent = NJIT
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–63
| attend = 1,485
| record = 11–14
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–54
| attend = 3,821
| record = 12–14
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–67
| attend = 1,069
| record = 13–14
| conference = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = North Florida
| site_stadium = UNF Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–82
| attend = 2,221
| record = 13–15
| conference = 8–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–71
| attend = 3,625
| record = 14–15
| conference = 9–7
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lipscomb Bisons}}| 2020 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| seed = 3
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–63
| attend = 2,191
| record = 15–15
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| seed = 3
| opponent = North Florida
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = UNF Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–71
| attend = 2,736
| record = 16–15
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2020
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| seed = 3
| opponent = Liberty
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Vines Center
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| gamename = Championship
| tv = ESPN
| score = 57–73
| attend = 7,728
| record = 16–16
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Central}}
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