2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and is planned to conclude on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will culminate the season and begin on March 16 and conclude on April 5, 2021.
| 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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| Preseason AP #1 | Gonzaga |
| Regular season | November 25, 2020 – March 14, 2021 |
| NCAA Tournament | 2021 |
| Tournament dates | March 16, 2021 – April 5, 2021 |
| National Championship | Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana |
The season was initially slated to begin on November 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which prematurely ended the previous season.
Season headlines
- November 11 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Iowa center Luka Garza was the lone unanimous selection (64 votes). Joining him on the team were Baylor guard Jared Butler, Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu, Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, Gonzaga guard Corey Kispert (26), and Arizona State guard Remy Martin (26).[1]
- November 15 – The UT Martin Skyhawks announced that head coach Anthony Stewart, who had been set to start his fifth season with the Skyhawks, had died earlier that day. No cause of death was given at the time.[2]
- January 18 – When the AP Poll's Week 9 top 25 rankings were released, it was the first time since December 18, 1961 that neither Duke, Kentucky, nor North Carolina were included on the list.[3] In 1961, the poll was only composed of the top 10 teams.[3]
- February 7 – The UTRGV Vaqueros announce the death of fifth-year head coach Lew Hill. An acting head coach and the status of the season remainder will be determined.[4]
COVID-19 pandemic-related
- October 14 – The NCAA announced that all student-athletes in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of athletic eligibility, whether or not they or their teams play during that school year.[5]
- October 27 – Bethune–Cookman, which had previously canceled its 2020 fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns, announced that none of its other teams, including men's and women's basketball, would play in the 2020–21 school year.[6]
- November 12 – The Ivy League became the first conference to cancel all winter sports for the 2020–21 season, including men's and women's basketball, due to COVID-19 concerns.[7][8]
- November 19 – Maryland Eastern Shore became the second MEAC program to opt out of the 2020–21 men's and women's basketball seasons due to COVID-19 concerns.[9]
- December 23 – Chicago State ended its 2020–21 season after an 0–9 start marked by many COVID-19-related issues. Head coach Lance Irvin opted out before the season started due to concerns over the disease; the Cougars played one game with only six available players and another with only seven; and the team's final game before suspending its season was canceled due to a lack of players.[10]
Milestones and records
- During the season, the following players reached the 2,000 career point milestone – Austin Peay swingman Terry Taylor,[11] Pepperdine guard Colbey Ross,[12] and Iowa center Luka Garza.[13]
- November 30 – Kansas took sole possession of the record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Poll. The Jayhawks' 222nd straight appearance surpassed UCLA's 221 from 1966 to 1980.[14]
- December 1 – UC Riverside head coach Mike Magpayo became the first head coach of Asian or Filipino descent to coach and win a Division I game in their 57–42 victory over Washington. Magpayo had missed the Highlanders' season opener on November 25 against Pacific due to the birth of his child.[15]
Conference membership changes
Ten schools joined a new conference for the 2020–21 season with four schools leaving Division II for Division I.
On January 14, 2021, the Western Athletic Conference announced the impending arrival of five new members—Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston State, and Stephen F. Austin, all Southland Conference members located in Texas, and Southern Utah from the Big Sky Conference.[16] Original plans were for all five schools to join in 2022, but the entry of the Texas schools was moved forward to July 2021 when the Southland chose to expel its departing members.[17][18] Southern Utah's entry remains on the original July 2022 schedule. A current WAC member, Chicago State, announced it would leave the conference after the 2021–22 season; it has yet to announce a new affiliation.[19]
On that same day, Central Arkansas athletic director Brad Teague told media that the school would leave the Southland for the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) after the 2020–21 school year.[20] The ASUN made this move official on January 29, also announcing that Ohio Valley Conference members Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State would join at that time.[21]
Arenas
New arenas
- James Madison opened the new Atlantic Union Bank Center on November 25, 2020, defeating Division II Limestone 89–55.[22]
- Liberty played its first game at Liberty Arena, winning 78–62 over Saint Francis (PA) on December 3, 2020.[23] The first event at the arena, which had officially opened on November 23,[24] was a women's game on December 1.[25]
Arenas of new D-I teams
Three of the four new D-I members for this season are using existing on-campus facilities:
- Dixie State plays in Burns Arena.
- Tarleton State plays in Wisdom Gym.
- UC San Diego plays in RIMAC Arena.
The other D-I newcomer, Bellarmine, announced a multi-year deal with the Kentucky State Fair Board on November 2, 2020 to play home games at Freedom Hall, located at the Kentucky Exposition Center near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The arena had been home to Louisville for more than 50 years before that team moved to the downtown KFC Yum! Center in 2010. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bellarmine could only seat 300 at its on-campus facility, Knights Hall. With Freedom Hall's basketball capacity of 18,252, the Knights will be able to seat 2,700.[26]
Arenas closing
- High Point had originally planned to open Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center for the 2020–21 season.[27] However, construction delays brought on by COVID-19 led to the university delaying the new arena's opening until 2021–22, meaning that the Millis Center will be in use for one more season.[28]
- This will be Idaho's final season at the Kibbie Dome, whose basketball configuration is known as Cowan Spectrum. The school plans to open the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena for the 2021–22 season. The Dome will remain in use for several other sports, most notably football.
Temporary arenas
- Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Santa Clara County, Stanford and Santa Clara have played the majority of their home games at Kaiser Permanente Arena in neighboring Santa Cruz County.[29]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.
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Regular season
Early season tournaments
The Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas was cancelled due to logistical issues associated with COVID-19. A new tournament known as the Crossover Classic is scheduled to be held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and had invited almost all of the teams that had originally planned to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament (although five teams would later drop out).[30][31]
On October 26, 2020, ESPN Events cancelled 10 early-season tournaments that it organizes. It had planned to hold them at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando within a protected "bubble" (the same site had recently hosted the remainder of the 2019–20 NBA season under similar circumstances), but The Athletic reported that there had been disagreements over health and COVID-19 testing protocols that had been mandated by ESPN Events (in accordance with recommendations by the CDC), which were stricter than those being adopted by conferences.[32][33]
Upsets
Teams listed in bold type won "true road games", defined as games held at an opponent's regular home court (including regularly used alternate homes).
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/Event |
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| San Diego State | 73–58 | No. 22 UCLA | November 25, 2020 | San Diego State MTE |
| San Francisco | 61–60 | No. 4 Virginia | November 27, 2020 | Bubbleville/HomeLight Classic |
| Virginia Tech | 81–73OT | No. 3 Villanova | November 28, 2020 | Bubbleville/Hall of Fame Tip Off |
| Richmond | 76–64 | No. 10 Kentucky | November 29, 2020 | Bluegrass Showcase |
| Missouri | 83–75 | No. 21 Oregon | December 2, 2020 | Game played in Omaha, NE |
| Marquette | 67–65 | No. 4 Wisconsin | December 4, 2020 | Rivalry |
| Georgia Tech | 79–62 | No. 20 Kentucky | December 6, 2020 | Holiday Hoopsgiving |
| Penn State | 75–55 | No. 15 Virginia Tech | December 8, 2020 | ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
| Missouri | 81–78 | No. 6 Illinois | December 12, 2020 | Braggin' Rights |
| Marquette | 89–84 | No. 9 Creighton | December 14, 2020 | |
| Virginia Tech | 66–60 | No. 24 Clemson | December 15, 2020 | |
| Purdue | 67–60 | No. 20 Ohio State | December 16, 2020 | |
| BYU | 72–62 | No. 18 San Diego State | December 18, 2020 | |
| UCF | 86–74 | No. 15 Florida State | December 19, 2020 | |
| Northwestern | 79–65 | No. 4 Michigan State | December 20, 2020 | |
| NC State | 79–76 | No. 17 North Carolina | December 22, 2020 | Rivalry |
| Minnesota | 102–95OT | No. 4 Iowa | December 25, 2020 | |
| Northwestern | 71–70 | No. 23 Ohio State | December 26, 2020 | |
| Maryland | 70–64 | No. 6 Wisconsin | December 28, 2020 | |
| Clemson | 77–67 | No. 18 Florida State | December 29, 2020 | |
| Tulsa | 65–64 | No. 5 Houston | December 29, 2020 | |
| Oklahoma | 75–71 | No. 9 West Virginia | January 2, 2021 | |
| Oklahoma State | 82–77OT | No. 13 Texas Tech | January 2, 2021 | |
| Alabama | 71–63 | No. 7 Tennessee | January 2, 2021 | |
| Mississippi State | 78–63 | No. 13 Missouri | January 5, 2021 | |
| Louisville | 73–71 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | January 6, 2021 | |
| Colorado | 79–72 | No. 17 Oregon | January 7, 2021 | |
| Purdue | 55–54 | No. 23 Michigan State | January 8, 2021 | |
| Ohio State | 79–68 | No. 15 Rutgers | January 9, 2021 | |
| Maryland | 66–63 | No. 12 Illinois | January 10, 2021 | |
| Oklahoma State | 75–70 | No. 6 Kansas | January 12, 2021 | |
| Butler | 70–66OT | No. 8 Creighton | January 16, 2021 | |
| Miami (FL) | 78–72 | No. 16 Louisville | January 16, 2021 | |
| St. John's | 74–70 | No. 23 UConn | January 18, 2021 | |
| Purdue | 67–65 | No. 15 Ohio State | January 19, 2021 | |
| Florida | 75–49 | No. 6 Tennessee | January 19, 2021 | |
| Georgia Tech | 83–65 | No. 20 Clemson | January 20, 2021 | |
| Providence | 74–70 | No. 11 Creighton | January 20, 2021 | |
| Indiana | 81–69 | No. 4 Iowa | January 21, 2021 | |
| Syracuse | 78–60 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | January 23, 2021 | |
| Oklahoma | 75–68 | No. 9 Kansas | January 23, 2021 | |
| Maryland | 63–49 | No. 17 Minnesota | January 23, 2021 | |
| Florida State | 80–61 | No. 20 Clemson | January 23, 2021 | |
| Stanford | 73–72OT | No. 24 UCLA | January 23, 2021 | |
| Oregon State | 75–64 | No. 21 Oregon | January 23, 2021 | Rivalry |
| Dayton | 76–71 | No. 22 Saint Louis | January 26, 2021 | |
| Auburn | 88–82 | No. 12 Missouri | January 26, 2021 | |
| Clemson | 54–50 | No. 25 Louisville | January 27, 2021 | |
| Florida | 85–80 | No. 11 West Virginia | January 30, 2021 | SEC/Big 12 Challenge |
| Penn State | 81–71 | No. 14 Wisconsin | January 30, 2021 | |
| Georgia Tech | 76–65 | No. 16 Florida State | January 30, 2021 | |
| Purdue | 81–62 | No. 21 Minnesota | January 30, 2021 | |
| Maryland | 61–60 | No. 24 Purdue | February 2, 2021 | |
| Ole Miss | 52–50 | No. 11 Tennessee | February 2, 2021 | |
| East Carolina | 82–73 | No. 5 Houston | February 3, 2021 | |
| South Carolina | 72–66 | No. 22 Florida | February 3, 2021 | |
| Pittsburgh | 83–72 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | February 3, 2021 | |
| St. John's | 70–59 | No. 3 Villanova | February 3, 2021 | |
| Georgetown | 86–79 | No. 15 Creighton | February 3, 2021 | |
| Oklahoma State | 75–672OT | No. 6 Texas | February 6, 2021 | |
| USC | 66–48 | No. 21 UCLA | February 6, 2021 | Rivalry |
| Indiana | 67–65 | No. 8 Iowa | February 7, 2021 | |
| Valparaiso | 74–57 | No. 25 Drake | February 7, 2021 |
In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been ten non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team so far this season:
- November 25: Southern Wesleyan (Division II) defeated USC Upstate, 82–72
- November 27: Queens (NC) (Division II) defeated Howard, 85–71
- November 30: Emmanuel (Division II) defeated Stetson, 64–61
- December 2: Flagler (Division II) defeated Central Michigan, 92–73
- December 6: Greensboro (Division III) defeated Longwood, 67–64
- December 8: Fort Hays State (Division II) defeated Kansas State, 81–68
- December 12: Our Lady of the Lake (NAIA) defeated Texas State, 61–58
- December 19: West Virginia Tech (NAIA) defeated Morgan State, 73–67
- January 9: Northwest Nazarene (Division II) defeated Portland State, 75–72
- January 9: Belmont Abbey (Division II) defeated Charlotte, 75–72
Postseason
Conference standings
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Award winners
Coaching changes
Two schools changed coaches between their first practice and first game of the season. One coach resigned under pressure and one passed away.
| Team | Former coach |
Interim coach |
New coach |
Reason |
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| Fordham | Jeff Neubauer | Mike DePaoli | Neubauer was fired on January 26 after 5½ seasons at Fordham, in which the Rams went 61–104 overall, including a 1–7 start to the season. Assistant coach DePaoli was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[34] | |
| Northern Illinois | Mark Montgomery | Lamar Chapman | Montgomery was fired on January 3 after 9½ years at Northern Illinois, in which the Huskies went 124–170 overall, including a 1–7 start to the season. Assistant coach Chapman was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[35] | |
| Portland | Terry Porter | Ben Johnson | After a 43–103 overall record in 4½ seasons, including a 6–11 overall record and 0–8 conference record this season, Portland fired Porter on February 5. Assistant coach Johnson will serve as the Pilots' interim head coach for the rest of the season.[36] | |
| UT Martin | Anthony Stewart | Montez Robinson | UT Martin announced Stewart's death on November 15, 2020. The 50-year-old was set to start his fifth season as head coach of the Skyhawks.[2] Two days later, assistant coach Robinson, who was hired by the team in September, was named interim head coach for the 2020–21 season.[37] | |
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Lew Hill | Hill passed away on February 7, 2021.[38] He was in his fifth season as head coach at Texas–Rio Grande Valley, amassing a record of 67–75 during his five years at the school. | ||
| Wichita State | Gregg Marshall | Isaac Brown | Marshall resigned from Wichita State on November 17, 2020 after 13 seasons following an investigation into reports of physical and verbal abuse of players. Assistant coach Brown was named the interim head coach of the Shockers for the 2020–21 season.[39] |
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