2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second-year head coach Chris Ogden, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Coastal Carolina.

2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record14–18 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachGreg Young
Assistant coaches
  • Riley Davis
  • Royce Johnson
Home arenaCollege Park Center
Seasons
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 15 5   .750 21 10   .677
South Alabama 13 7   .650 20 11   .645
Texas State 13 7   .650 21 11   .656
Georgia State 12 8   .600 19 13   .594
Georgia Southern 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Appalachian State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
UT Arlington 10 10   .500 14 18   .438
Louisiana 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 8 12   .400 16 17   .485
Louisiana–Monroe 5 15   .250 9 20   .310
Troy 5 15   .250 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Mavericks in action against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Previous season edit

The Mavericks finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 2nd place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern in the semifinals,[1] advancing to the championship game, where they were defeated by Georgia State.[2]

Roster edit

2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brian Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 1 Sam Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
F 2 Jordan Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
G/F 3 Ayoub Nouhi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brussels, Belgium
G 4 David Azore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Houston, Texas
F 10 Radshad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas
G 11 Hunter Lavelle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Argyle, Texas
F 13 Jabari Narcis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
G 14 Davis Steelman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bedford, Texas
G 20 Nicolas Elame 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Paris, France
F 21 Tre Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas
F 22 TiAndre Jackson-Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Marshall, Texas
F 23 Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
G 33 McKade Marquis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Whitehouse, Texas
F 43 Coleman Sparling 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Ellensburg, Washington
F Grayson Carter   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2019

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Dallas W 84–50  1–0
College Park Center (1,727)
Arlington, TX
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa W 73–59  2–0
College Park Center (3,722)
Arlington, TX
November 12, 2019*
9:00 pm
at Nevada L 73–80  2–1
Lawlor Events Center (7,504)
Reno, NV
November 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 14 Oregon
Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland)
L 47–67  2–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,017)
Eugene, OR
November 26, 2019*
8:00 pm
at No. 8 Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland)
L 66–72  2–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas Tech W 85–68  3–3
College Park Center (1,157)
Arlington, TX
November 27, 2019*
2:00 pm
vs. Furman
Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland)
L 57–58  3–4
Schar Center 
Elon, NC
December 14, 2019*
11:00 am
at Elon
Battle 4 Atlantis (Mainland)
W 77–67  4–4
Schar Center (875)
Elon, NC
December 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas L 66–77  4–5
College Park Center (1,764)
Arlington, TX
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara L 68–72  4–6
College Park Center (1,392)
Arlington, TX
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 63–71  4–7
Fertitta Center (6,657)
Houston, TX
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 77–83  4–8
(0–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,057)
Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 74–77  4–9
(0–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (676)
Statesboro, GA
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 73–52  5–9
(1–2)
First National Bank Arena (1,276)
Jonesboro, AR
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 89–92  5–10
(1–3)
Jack Stephens Center (1,203)
Little Rock, AR
January 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 54–66  5–11
(1–4)
College Park Center (1,282)
Arlington, TX
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 66–56  6–11
(2–4)
College Park Center (1,272)
Arlington, TX
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 77–82  6–12
(2–5)
College Park Center (1,416)
Arlington, TX
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 81–65  7–12
(3–5)
Cajundome (3,838)
Lafayette, LA
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 78–58  8–12
(4–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,902)
Monroe, LA
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 64–62  9–12
(5–5)
Strahan Arena (4,084)
San Marcos, TX
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 65–66  9–13
(5–6)
College Park Center (1,880)
Arlington, TX
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 54–68  10–13
(6–6)
College Park Center (1,634)
Arlington, TX
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 50–57  10–14
(6–7)
Holmes Center (1,425)
Boone, NC
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 75–89  10–15
(6–8)
HTC Center (1,502)
Conway, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 77–67  11–15
(7–8)
College Park Center (1,499)
Arlington, TX
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 76–65  12–15
(8–8)
College Park Center (1,340)
Arlington, TX
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 70–62  13–15
(9–8)
College Park Center (1,671)
Arlington, TX
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 61–81  13–16
(9–9)
College Park Center (1,875)
Arlington, TX
February 28, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas State L 85–87 3OT 13–17
(9–10)
College Park Center (3,309)
Arlington, TX
March 3, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 78–64  14–17
(10–10)
Trojan Arena (3,006)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) (10) Coastal Carolina
First round
L 62–63  14–18
College Park Center (1,125)
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mavericks Earn Spot In SBC tournament championship Game". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 1 Georgia State Defeats No. 2 UTA in Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship Final". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019–20 UT Arlington Mavericks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2019.