2019–20 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team

The 2019–20 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team represented Campbell University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels, led by seventh-year head coach Kevin McGeehan, played their home games at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in Big South play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to UNC Asheville.

2019–20 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
2019–20 record	15–16 (6–12 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin McGeehan (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Peter Thomas Kevin Smith Kenneth White
Home arena	Gore Arena

2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Radford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Winthrop†	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Longwood	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Hampton	8	–	10		.444			15	–	19		.441
UNC Asheville	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
USC Upstate	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Charleston Southern	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Presbyterian	7	–	11		.389			10	–	22		.313
High Point	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Campbell	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Fighting Camels finished the 2018–19 season 20–13 overall, 12–4 in Big South play to finish as regular season co-champions, alongside Radford. In the Big South Tournament, they defeated Hampton in the quarterfinals,[1] before being upset by Gardner–Webb in the semifinals.[2] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they were defeated by UNC Greensboro in the first round.[3]

Roster

2019–20 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Trey Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Grenada, Mississippi G 1 Ricky Clemons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rolesville, North Carolina G 2 Ja'Cor Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hopkins, South Carolina G/F 4 Noah Saunders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 5 Messiah Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia F 10 Miloš Stajčić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia G 11 Jordan Whitfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina F 12 Jesús Carralero 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Málaga, Spain G 13 Austin McCullough 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama G/F 15 LaDarius Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Ashford, Alabama G 20 Dan Gross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So High Point, North Carolina F 21 Duane Moss 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Myrtle Beach, South Carolina G 22 Cory Gensler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina F 23 Joshua Lusane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Americus, Georgia G 24 Andrew Carroll 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina G/F 45 Cedric Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach Kevin McGeehan (Gettysburg) Assistant coach(es) Peter Thomas (Richmond) Kevin Smith (Richmond) Kenneth White (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 24, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		Tuskegee	W 86–57		Gore Arena  Buies Creek, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 74–75	1–0	HTC Center (1,776) Conway, SC
November 8, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Central Penn	W 101–47	2–0	Gore Arena (1,220) Buies Creek, NC
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	L 76–81 ^OT	2–1	Trask Coliseum (3,107) Wilmington, NC
November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at The Citadel	W 87-73	3–1	McAlister Field House (633) Charleston, SC
November 25, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 62–57	4–1	Gore Arena (1,487) Buies Creek, NC
November 29, 2019* 5:00 pm		vs. Georgia Southern FGCU Classic	L 74–84	4–2	Alico Arena (277) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Classic	W 51–46	5–2	Alico Arena (2,119) Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2019* 12:00 pm		vs. North Dakota FGCU Classic	W 58–56	6–2	Alico Arena (103) Fort Myers, FL
December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina	L 67–79	6–3	Williams Arena (3,234) Greenville, NC
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Elon	W 60–46	7–3	Gore Arena (1,178) Buies Creek, NC
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson & Wales (NC)	W 82–59	8–3	Gore Arena (1,124) Buies Creek, NC
December 29, 2019*		at Ohio	W 63–55	9–3	Convocation Center (3,305) Athens, OH
Big South Conference regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 67-65	9–4 (0–1)	Gore Arena (1,371) Buies Creek, NC
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 72–87	9–5 (0–2)	Gore Arena (1,539) Buies Creek, NC
January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 64–62	10–5 (1–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,195) Asheville, NC
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 63–68	10–6 (1–3)	Dedmon Center (1,316) Radford, VA
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Charleston Southern	L 62–77	10–7 (1–4)	Gore Arena (1,887) Buies Creek, NC
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 68–58	11–7 (2–4)	Gore Arena (1,475) Buies Creek, NC
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 79–85	11–8 (2–5)	Templeton Physical Education Center (402) Clinton, SC
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	L 74–83	11–9 (2–6)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,540) Hampton, VA
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 57–62	11–10 (2–7)	Gore Arena (2,137) Buies Creek, NC
February 1, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	L 74–91	11–11 (2–8)	G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Winthrop	L 53–62	11–12 (2–9)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,910) Rock Hill, SC
February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 79–62	12–12 (3–9)	Gore Arena (1,993) Buies Creek, NC
February 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 56–57	12–13 (3–10)	Willett Hall (1,024) Farmville, VA
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hampton	W 75–49	13–13 (4–10)	Gore Arena (1,655) Buies Creek, NC
February 15, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 60–73	13–14 (4–11)	Gore Arena (2,346) Buies Creek, NC
February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 66–51	14–14 (5–11)	CSU Field House (715) North Charleston, SC
February 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 61–73	14–15 (5–12)	Paul Porter Arena (1,121) Boiling Springs, NC
February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3		UNC Asheville	W 78–69	15–15 (6–12)	Gore Arena (1,818) Buies Creek, NC
Big South Tournament
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(11)	at (6) UNC Asheville First round	L 68–72	15–16	Kimmel Arena (901) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

1. "Camels oust Hampton 86-77 in Big South quarters". Campbell University. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
2. "Gardner-Webb defeats Campbell 79-74 in Big South semis". Campbell University. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
3. "UNCG defeats Camels 84-69 in NIT first round". Campbell University. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
4. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Campbell University. Retrieved September 24, 2019.