The 2019–20 ASUN Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. It was the 42nd season of ASUN Conference basketball.
Preseason On October 11, 2019, the conference announced its preseason honors and polls."2019-20 ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors & Polls" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll (First place votes in parentheses) Liberty (7) 79 North Florida (2) 74 FGCU 60 NJIT 51 Lipscomb 40 North Alabama 35 Jacksonville 32 Kennesaw State 20 Stetson 14
Preseason men's basketball media poll (First place votes in parentheses) Liberty (44) 429 North Florida (2) 340 FGCU 314 Lipscomb (2) 298 NJIT 240 North Alabama 189 Jacksonville 161 Kennesaw State 99 Stetson 90
Honors Preseason Player of the Year: Caleb Homesley, Liberty Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Wajid Aminu, North Florida Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Christiaan Jones, Stetson Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Jahlil Rawley, Stetson
Conference matrix Florida Gulf CoastJacksonvilleKennesaw StateLibertyLipscombNJITNorth AlabamaNorth FloridaStetsonvs. Florida Gulf Coast — 0−20−22−01−11−12−02−01−1vs. Jacksonville2−0 — 0−22−01−10−21−12−01−1vs. Kennesaw State2−02−0 — 2−02−02−02−02−02−0vs. Liberty0−20−20−2 — 1−10−20−21−11−1vs. Lipscomb1−11−10−21−1 — 1−11−11−11−1vs. NJIT1−12−00−22−01−1 — 2−01−11−1vs. North Alabama0−21−10−22−01−10−2 — 2−02−0vs. North Florida0−20−20−21−11−11−10−2 — 0−2vs. Stetson1−11−10−21−11−11−10−22−0 —Total7−97−90−1613−39−76−108−813−39−7
All-Atlantic Sun awards
Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards
WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolNov 11Ahsan AsadullahLipscombRob PerryStetsonNov 18Zach Cooks & Carter Hendricksen NJIT & North FloridaC.J. BrimNorth AlabamaNov 25Scottie JamesLibertyKyle RodeLibertyDec 2David BellJacksonvilleKJ JohnsonLipscombDec 9Carter HendricksenNorth FloridaDestin BarnesJacksonvilleDec 16Tyler Hooker & Myo-Baxter BellKennesaw State & LibertyDiante WoodJacksonvilleDec 23Scottie JamesLibertyMahamadou DiawaraStetsonDec 30Souleymane DiakiteNJITKJ JohnsonLipscombJan 6Caleb HomesleyLibertySam GagliardiFlorida Gulf CoastJan 13San Antonio BrinsonNJITMervin JamesNorth AlabamaJan 21Garrett SamsNorth FloridaRob PerryStetsonJan 27Ahsan AsadullahLipscombRob PerryStetsonFeb 3Garrett SamsNorth FloridaJalen Warren Florida Gulf CoastFeb 10Caleb HomesleyLibertyRob PerryStetsonFeb 17Ahsan AsadullahLipscombJoel KabimbaStetsonFeb 24Caleb HomesleyLibertyDakota RiversFlorida Gulf CoastMar 1Wajid AminuNorth FloridaMo ArnoldJacksonville
Conference awards On March 3, 2020, the ASUN announced its conference awards. Award Recipients Coach of the YearMatthew Driscoll, North Florida &Ritchie McKay, Liberty Player of the YearCaleb Homesley, Liberty Defensive Player of the YearDavid Bell, Jacksonville Newcomer of the YearDestin Barnes, Jacksonville Freshman of the YearRob Perry, Stetson First TeamCaleb Homesley, Liberty Scottie James, Liberty Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb Ivan Gandia-Rosa, North Florida Garrett Sams, North Florida Second TeamDavid Bell, Jacksonville Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Liberty Zach Cooks, NJIT Carter Hendricksen, North Florida Rob Perry, StetsonAll-Freshman TeamRob Perry, Stetson Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson KJ Johnson, Lipscomb Mervin James, North Alabama Mo Arnold, Jacksonville
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