2019–20 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Tennessee State.^[1]

2019–20 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	13–19 (7–11 OVC)
Head coach	Preston Spradlin (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Mattox Dominic Lombardi Scott Combs
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
Murray State	15	–	3		.833			23	–	9		.719
Austin Peay	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			16	–	17		.485
Tennessee State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Eastern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Jacksonville State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Morehead State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Tennessee Tech	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
UT Martin	5	–	13		.278			9	–	20		.310
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
† 2020 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 13–20, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in 5th place. They qualified for the OVC tournament, where they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first-round^[2] before losing to Austin Peay in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2019–20 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Tyzhaun Claude 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Goldsboro HS Moravian Prep Goldsboro, NC G 1 De'von Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Waggener HS Louisville, KY G 2 Jordan Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cathedral HS Indianapolis, IN F 3 James Baker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Meade County HS Brandenburg, KY G 4 Tada Stricklen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Corinth HS Corinth, MS G 5 KJ Hunt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bryant HS College of Central Florida McNeese State Little Rock, AR F 11 Julius Dixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, TN G 12 Justin Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Pike HS Northern Illinois Indianapolis, IN F 13 Jaden Stanley–Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Discovery HS Columbia State CC Great Falls, MT F 22 LJ Bryan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. John's HS FUMA State Fair CC Cheltenham, MD G 23 Malik Riddle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rossville Christian Academy Holly Springs, MS G 32 Djimon Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lawrence North HS Indianapolis, IN G 55 Ta'lon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dorman HS Spartanburg, SC	Head coach Preston Spradlin (Alice Lloyd) Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel) Dominic Lombardi (Indiana–Pennsylvania) Scott Combs (Austin Peay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 24, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		Kentucky Christian	W 86–47		Ellis Johnson Arena  Morehead, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 90–86	1–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,043) Morehead, KY
Nov 7, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Spalding University	W 92–44	2–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,155) Morehead, KY
Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 77–55	3–0	Templeton Physical Education Center (498) Clinton, SC
Nov 16, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	W 76–53	4–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,645) Morehead, KY
Nov 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+^[4]		at Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	L 52–70	4–1	Mizzou Arena (8,142) Columbia, MO
Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS1^[5]		at Butler CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	L 50–68	4–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,707) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloSports		at William & Mary CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	L 84–95	4–3	Kaplan Arena (2,882) Williamsburg, VA
Nov 30, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 57–67	4–4	Flowers Hall (312) Florence, AL
Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 56–51	5–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,776) Morehead, KY
Dec 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, NBCSCH^[6]		at Illinois State	L 50–61	5–5	Redbird Arena (4,634) Normal, IL
Dec 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	L 62–89	5–6	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,134) Morehead, KY
Dec 21, 2019* 1:00 pm		at Ohio	L 76–82	5–7	Convocation Center (3,021) Athens, OH
Dec 28, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Alice Lloyd	W 102–46	6–7	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,059) Morehead, KY
OVC Regular Season
Jan 2, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Jacksonville State	L 72–76	6–8 (0–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,472) Morehead, KY
Jan 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 83–72	7–8 (1–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,518) Morehead, KY
Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 83–77	8–8 (2–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,157) Morehead, KY
Jan 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 69–66	9–8 (3–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,474) Morehead, KY
Jan 16, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 48–64	9–9 (3–2)	Gentry Complex (4,273) Nashville, TN
Jan 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 59–77	9–10 (3–3)	Curb Event Center (2,204) Nashville, TN
Jan 23, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	L 59–71	9–11 (3–4)	Eblen Center (1,679) Cookeville, TN
Jan 25, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 51–72	9–12 (3–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,856) Jacksonville, AL
Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 90–74	10–12 (4–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,092) Morehead, KY
Feb 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 2,078	11–12 (5–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (85–77) Morehead, KY
Feb 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 58–49	12–12 (6–5)	Vadalabene Center (856) Edwardsville, IL
Feb 8, 2020 4:15 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 65–71	12–13 (6–6)	Lantz Arena (1,515) Charleston, IL
Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 71–78	12–14 (6–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,933) Morehead, KY
Feb 15, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 57–85	12–15 (6–8)	CFSB Center (4,816) Murray, KY
Feb 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 67–80	12–16 (6–9)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,118) Morehead, KY
Feb 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 66–63	13–16 (7–9)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,348) Morehead, KY
Feb 27, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 58–67	13–17 (7–10)	Dunn Center (1,931) Clarksville, TN
Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 76–80	13–18 (7–11)	McBrayer Arena (3,249) Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 4, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Tennessee State First round	L 67–74 ^OT	13–19	Ford Center (593) Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]

References

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