2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	11–8 (4–4 MVC)
Head coach	Greg Lansing (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Parker; Brett Carey; Kareem Richardson;
Home arena	Hulman Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa	14	–	4	.778	25	–	6	.806
Loyola Chicago	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Indiana State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Bradley †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Southern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Valparaiso	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
Drake	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Illinois State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Evansville	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represent Indiana State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 10th-year head coach Greg Lansing, play their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC Tournament, they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.^[1]

Roster

2019–20 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jared Hankins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Lawrence North High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	1	Tre Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Woodstock Academy	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
G	2	Jordan Barnes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Christian Brothers High School	St. Louis, Missouri
G	3	Cam Bacote	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Bethel High School Maryland Eastern Shore	Hampton, Virginia
G	4	Cooper Neese	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Cloverdale High School	Cloverdale, Indiana
C	5	Bronson Kessinger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Corydon Central High School	Corydon, Indiana
G	10	Christian Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	St. Teresa High School Iowa	Decatur, Illinois
G	11	Tyreke Key	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Clay County High School (TN)	Celina, Tennessee
G	20	Cobie Barnes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Floyd Central High School	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
G	23	De'Avion Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Terre Haute South Vigo High School	Terre Haute, Indiana
G	25	Keon Sellers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lake Central High School	St. John, Indiana
C	34	Christopher Agbo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jr	Covenant Christian Academy Pearl River Community College	Marietta, Georgia
G/F	35	Jake LaRavia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Lawrence Central High School	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Greg Lansing (South Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech)
Brett Carey (UNC Asheville)
Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dayton	L 81–86	0–1	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 13, 2019* 8:00 pm, ACCN	at Louisville	L 62–91	0–2	KFC Yum! Center (14,808) Louisville, KY
November 17, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Ball State	L 55–69	0–3	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,425) Indianapolis, IN
November 21, 2019* 6:30 pm, FloHoops	vs. Duquesne Junkanoo Jam	L 71–74	0–4	Gateway Christian Academy (300) Bimini, Bahamas
November 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Loyola Marymount Junkanoo Jam	W 72–60	1–4	Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Air Force Junkanoo Jam	W 84–74	2–4	Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	UMSL	W 62–55	3–4	Hulman Center (3,553) Terre Haute, IN
December 3, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	North Dakota State	W 71–60	4–4	Hulman Center (3,371) Terre Haute, IN
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State	W 84–77 ^OT	5–4	Nutter Center (3,509) Fairborn, OH
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Tennessee State	W 78–72	6–4	Hulman Center (3,123) Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Chicago State	W 85–64	7–4	Hulman Center (3,449) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
December 30, 2019 8:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCS Chicago/FSGO/ESPN+	Southern Illinois	W 68–56	8–4 (1–0)	Hulman Center (3,333) Terre Haute, IN
January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Drake	L 76–80	8–5 (1–1)	Knapp Center (3,490) Des Moines, IA
January 7, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa	L 60–68	8–6 (1–2)	McLeod Center (3,697) Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Illinois State	W 65–52	9–6 (2–2)	Hulman Center (3,723) Terre Haute, IN
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville	W 65–42	10–6 (3–2)	Hulman Center (3,717) Terre Haute, IN
January 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso	L 77–86	10–7 (3–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center (2,805) Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola–Chicago	L 55–75	10–8 (3–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,661) Chicago, IL
January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCS Chicago/FSGO/ESPN+	Bradley	W 61–53	11–8 (4–4)	Hulman Center (4,159) Terre Haute, IN
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Drake			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 5, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Loyola–Chicago			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, NBCS Chicago+/ESPN3	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, FS Indiana/NBCS Chicago/FSGO/ESPN+	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 16, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	Missouri State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Iowa			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 26, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 29, 2020 2:00/6:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPN+/ESPN2/CBSCS	Valpariso			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
MVC Tournament
March 5–8, 2020	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Late First Half Run Pushes Crusaders To Arch Madness Win Over Sycamores". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[1] "Late First Half Run Pushes Crusaders To Arch Madness Win Over Sycamores". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

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Venues	North Hall (1895–1923) William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium (1923–1928) ISU Gymnasium (1928–1962) College Arena (1962–1973) Hulman Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	"Cheer for the Blue and White" "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearance in italics