Sports season
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.[1] The 2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at the Ford Center in Evansville , Indiana .[2]
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.[3]
Rank
Team
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.[4]
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
[5]
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)
References
^ "Composite Schedule" . Ohio Valley Conference . Learfield IMG College/Sidearm Sports . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ "2019-20 OVC Championships" . Ohio Valley Conference . Learfield IMG College/Sidearm Sports . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ Farmer, Keith (October 23, 2019). "OVC releases basketball preseason poll" . WLEX-TV . E.W. Scripps Company . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ Gallagher, Michael (October 23, 2019). "Belmont picked as OVC men's preseason favorite" . NashvillePost.com . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ "APSU's Taylor and Adams, Belmont's Murphy and EKU's Hamilton Earn 2019–20 OVC Men's Basketball Top Honors" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
Teams
Championships and awards Seasons