The 2019–20 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to be regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.
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SWAC regular season champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–13 (14–4 SWAC) |
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Home arena | William Nicks Building |
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Prairie View A&M | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
editThe Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 22–13 overall, 17–1 in SWAC play, to finish as SWAC regular season champions. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals,[1] Grambling State in the semifinals[2] advancing to the championship game, where they defeated Texas Southern, earning the SWAC's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[3] In the NCAA Tournament, they were matched up against Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four, resulting in a 76–82 loss for the Panthers.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Jarvis Christian | W 100–62 | 1–0 |
William Nicks Building (2,202) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
November 9, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UCF | L 69–73 | 1–1 |
Addition Financial Arena (4,972) Orlando, FL | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 48–75 | 1–2 |
Strahan Arena (2,889) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, LHN |
at Texas 2K Empire Classic campus-site game |
L 56–70 | 1–3 |
Frank Erwin Center (8,670) Austin, TX | |||||||
November 18, 2019* 9:00 pm |
at California 2K Empire Classic campus-site game |
L 50–54 | 1–4 |
Haas Pavilion (2,242) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
November 22, 2019* 6:30 pm |
vs. Georgia State 2K Empire Classic subregional semifinals |
L 74–83 | 1–5 |
CBU Events Center (237) Riverside, CA | |||||||
November 23, 2019* 6:30 pm |
vs. Central Arkansas 2K Empire Classic subregional 3rd-place game |
W 78–72 OT | 2–5 |
CBU Events Center (492) Riverside, CA | |||||||
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
at UTSA | W 79–72 | 3–5 |
Convocation Center (888) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
December 11, 2019* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State | L 79–88 | 3–6 |
Desert Financial Arena (6,889) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
December 13, 2019* 9:00 pm |
at Loyola Marymount | L 76–79 | 3–7 |
Gersten Pavilion (673) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
December 19, 2019* 7:30 pm, P12N |
at Colorado | L 64–83 | 3–8 |
CU Events Center (6,082) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 22, 2019* 3:30 pm, FS1 |
at Seton Hall | L 55–75 | 3–9 |
Prudential Center (8,879) Newark, NJ | |||||||
December 30, 2019* 4:30 pm |
Huston–Tillotson | W 92–77 | 4–9 |
William Nicks Building (136) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2020 5:30 pm |
Alcorn State | W 84–70 | 5–9 (1–0) |
William Nicks Building (176) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
January 6, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Southern | W 64–54 | 6–9 (2–0) |
William Nicks Building (1,435) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
January 11, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 67–71 | 6–10 (2–1) |
H&PE Arena (5,107) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 18, 2020 5:30 pm |
at Grambling State | W 64–57 | 7–10 (3–1) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,506) Grambling, LA | |||||||
January 20, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Jackson State | W 74–60 | 8–10 (4–1) |
Williams Assembly Center (497) Jackson, MS | |||||||
January 25, 2020 5:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–54 | 9–10 (5–1) |
William Nicks Building (346) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 102–83 | 10–10 (6–1) |
William Nicks Building (1,522) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 1, 2020 5:00 pm |
at Alabama State | L 49–52 | 10–11 (6–2) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,012) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
February 3, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 69–54 | 11–11 (7–2) |
Elmore Gymnasium (1,187) Normal, AL | |||||||
February 8, 2020 5:30 pm |
Texas Southern | W 69–59 | 12–11 (8–2) |
William Nicks Building (7,843) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 15, 2020 5:30 pm |
Grambling State | W 75–69 | 13–11 (9–2) |
William Nicks Building (389) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Jackson State | W 70–61 | 14–11 (10–2) |
William Nicks Building (1,250) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 22, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 69–61 | 15–11 (11–2) |
K. L. Johnson Complex (1,465) Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||
February 24, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 88–69 | 16–11 (12–2) |
Harrison HPER Complex (987) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 29, 2020 5:30 pm |
Alabama State | W 65–58 | 17–11 (13–2) |
William Nicks Building (1,059) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 73–62 | 18–11 (14–2) |
William Nicks Building (796) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Alcorn State | W 80–71 | 18–12 (14–3) |
Davey Whitney Complex (395) Lorman, MS | |||||||
March 7, 2020 5:30 pm |
at Southern | L 80–89 OT | 18–13 (14–4) |
F. G. Clark Center (4,275) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | (8) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals |
W 82–60 | 19–13 |
William Nicks Building (789) Prairie View, TX | ||||||
March 13, 2020 2:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (4) Jackson State Semifinals |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Source[6]
References
edit- ^ "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Recaps: March 12". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Overcomes Grambling to Advance to Championship Round". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M prevails over Texas Southern in thrilling #SWACMBB Final". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M coughs up lead and loses in First Four". abc13.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "SWAC Cancels Remainder of 2020 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments".
- ^ "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2019.