The Anteaters were led by tenth-year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center.

The team won their second straight Big West regular-season title before the 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament; subsequently, the remainder of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and postseason tournaments were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The team finished 21–11, and won at least a share of 3 of the last 4 Big West regular-season titles.

Brad Greene pulled down a Bren Events Center-record 21 rebounds on January 11 vs.

[2] During the season, the Anteaters participated in the 2019 Gulf Coast Showcase, which was held in Estero, Florida, where they were runners-up upon defeating UTSA and Tulane before losing to Toledo.