2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record23–8 (17–3 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Combs
  • Jonathan Mattox
  • Dominic Lombardi
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 18 – 2   .900 26 – 4   .867
Morehead State † 17 – 3   .850 23 – 8   .742
Eastern Kentucky 15 – 5   .750 22 – 7   .759
Jacksonville State 13 – 6   .684 18 – 9   .667
Austin Peay 10 – 10   .500 14 – 13   .519
Murray State 10 – 10   .500 13 – 13   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 – 11   .450 11 – 16   .407
SIU Edwardsville 7 – 12   .368 9 – 17   .346
Eastern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 9 – 18   .333
UT Martin 6 – 14   .300 8 – 16   .333
Tennessee Tech 5 – 15   .250 5 – 22   .185
Tennessee State 3 – 17   .150 4 – 19   .174
† 2021 OVC tournament winner


The 2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 17–3 in OVC play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Southeast Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky, and Belmont to be champions of the OVC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to West Virginia.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Tennessee State.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tyzhaun Claude 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Moravian Prep Goldsboro, NC
G 1 DeVon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Waggener HS Louisville, KY
G 2 KJ Hunt, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr McNeese State Little Rock, AR
F 3 James Baker, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Meade County HS Brandenburg, KY
F 4 Johni Broome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Tampa Catholic HS Plant City, FL
G 5 Skyelar Potter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Wright State Bowling Green, KY
G 10 Marcus Garrett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Wabash Valley College Country Club Hills, IL
F 11 Julius Dixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Fayetteville HS (TN) Fayetteville, TN
F 13 Jaden Stanley-Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Columbia State CC Great Falls, MT
G 20 Jacob Rice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Johnson Central HS Paintsville, KY
F 22 LJ Bryan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr State Fair CC Cheltenham, MD
F 23 Jaylen Sebree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Florida Atlantic Hopkinsville, KY
G 25 Drew Thelwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr The Master's Academy Orlando, FL
G 55 Ta'lon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dorman HS Spartanburg, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 10 Kentucky
Bluegrass Showcase 		L 45–81  0–1
 Rupp Arena (3,075)
Lexington, KY
November 27, 2020*
6:00 pm 		vs. Richmond
Bluegrass Showcase 		L 64–82  0–2
 Rupp Arena (261)
Lexington, KY
November 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 69–61  1–2
 Ellis Johnson Arena (100)
Morehead, KY
December 2, 2020*
5:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 23 Ohio State L 44–77  1–3
 Covelli Center 
Columbus, OH
December 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky L 68–71  1–4
(0–1) 		McBrayer Arena (643)
Richmond, KY
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Transylvania W 77–55  2–4
 Ellis Johnson Arena (420)
Morehead, KY
December 10, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Transylvania W 81–55  3–4
 Ellis Johnson Arena (350)
Morehead, KY
December 14, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 75–62  4–4
(1–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
December 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville L 65–69  4–5
(1–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (375)
Morehead, KY
December 21, 2020*
12:00 pm, ACCN 		at Clemson L 51–66  4–6
 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,508)
Clemson, SC
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State W 61–56  5–6
(2–2) 		CFSB Center (872)
Murray, KY
January 7, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech W 57–54  6–6
(3–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (480)
Morehead, KY
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State W 56–55  7–6
(4–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (445)
Morehead, KY
January 14, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Eastern Illinois W 87–61  8–6
(5–2) 		Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State W 64–50  9–6
(6–2) 		Show Me Center (799)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 21, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Southeast Missouri State W 76–65  10–6
(7–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (775)
Morehead, KY
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin W 76–44  11–6
(8–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (500)
Morehead, KY
January 28, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 85–66  12–6
(9–2) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum (456)
Jacksonville, AL
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech W 74–55  13–6
(10–2) 		Eblen Center (558)
Cookeville, TN
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State W 66–56  14–6
(11–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (765)
Morehead, KY
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 75–74 OT 15–6
(12–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (717)
Morehead, KY
February 11, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State W 79–66  16–6
(13–2) 		Gentry Complex (183)
Nashville, TN
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 58–73  16–7
(13–3) 		Curb Event Center (233)
Nashville, TN
February 18, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 79–69  17–7
(14–3) 		Skyhawk Arena (166)
Martin, TN
February 22, 2021
 ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 56–48  18–7
(15–3) 		First Community Arena (50)
Edwardsville, IL
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 74–60  19–7
(16–3) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (665)
Morehead, KY
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont W 89–82 2OT 20–7
(17–3) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (800)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
March 3, 2021
10:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Southeast Missouri State
First Round 		W 61–54  21–7
 Ford Center (266)
Evansville, IN
March 5, 2021
10:30 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals 		W 67–64  22–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 6, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) vs. (1) Belmont
Championship 		W 86–71  23–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021*
8:50 pm, truTV 		(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 13 West Virginia
First Round 		L 67–84  23–8
 Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Morehead State vs. Tennessee State - Game Recap - March 4, 2020". ESPN. March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Morehead State Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2021.