The 2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season was the 71st season of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball. It began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 5, 2019. Conference play began January 2, 2019 and concluded on February 29, 2020. The 2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Preseason
Preseason Poll The 2019 preseason poll was determined at the conference's media day on October 22, 2019, at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
RankTeam 1 Belmont 2 Murray State 3 Jacksonville State 4 Austin Peay 5 UT Martin 6 Eastern Kentucky 7 Eastern Illinois 8 Morehead State 9 Tennessee State 10 SIU Edwardsville 11 Southeast Missouri State 12 Tennessee Tech
Preseason All-OVC Team The pre-season all-OVC team was also selected at media day. The first player in bold is the preseason player of the year.
Player School Terry Taylor Austin Peay Grayson Murphy Belmont Nick Muszynski Belmont Josiah Wallace Eastern Illinois Jomaru Brown Eastern Kentucky Jordan Walker Morehead State Tevin Brown Murray State J.R. Clay Tennessee Tech Quintin Dove UT Martin Craig Randall II UT Martin
All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award Recipients Player of the Year Terry Taylor (Austin Peay) Coach of the Year A. W. Hamilton (Eastern Kentucky) Freshman of the Year Jordyn Adams (Austin Peay) Defensive Player of the Year Grayson Murphy (Belmont) First Team Terry Taylor (Austin Peay) Tevin Brown (Murray State) Grayson Murphy (Belmont) Jomaru Brown (Eastern Kentucky) Nick Muszynski (Belmont) Jordyn Adams (Austin Peay) Josiah Wallace (Eastern Illinois) Quintin Dove (UT Martin) Adam Kunkel (Belmont) KJ Williams (Murray State) Second Team Carlos Marshall Jr. (Tennessee State) Parker Stewart (UT Martin) Jr. Clay (Tennessee Tech) Jacara Cross (Jacksonville State) Tre King (Eastern Kentucky) Mack Smith (Eastern Illinois) All-Newcomer Team Jordyn Adams (Austin Peay) Parker Stewart (UT Martin) George Dixon (Eastern Illinois) Carlos Marshall Jr. (Tennessee State) Kayne Henry (Jacksonville State)
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