2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–6 (4–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Colgate † 11 – 1   .917 14 – 2   .875
Army 7 – 7   .500 12 – 10   .545
Boston University 6 – 10   .375 7 – 11   .389
Holy Cross 5 – 11   .313 5 – 11   .313
Central
Lafayette 9 – 5   .643 9 – 6   .600
Bucknell 4 – 6   .400 5 – 7   .417
Lehigh 4 – 10   .286 4 – 11   .267
South
Navy 12 – 1   .923 15 – 3   .833
American 4 – 5   .444 4 – 6   .400
Loyola 4 – 10   .286 6 – 11   .353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the South Division.[1]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell.[2]

Roster

2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chris Gleaton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Trinity-Pawling Thiells, New York
G 1 Victor Brown Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lake Highland Maitland, Florida
G 2 Stacy Beckton Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Atlantic Daytona Beach, Florida
G 3 Colin Smalls 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 4 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Minnesota North Brunswick, New Jersey
F 5 Connor Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Central Wyoming College Denver, Colorado
G 10 Ben Lubarsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So The Benjamin School Palm Beach, Florida
F 12 Christian Lorng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Chipola College Paris, France
F 14 Johnny O'Neil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chaminade-Madonna Miami Shores, Florida
F 15 Matt Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti Knoxville, Maryland
F 21 Josh Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Iona Prep Carmel, New York
G 33 Christian Sutton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverwood Atlanta, Georgia
G 41 Lorenzo Donadio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Boys' Latin Rome, Italy
G Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gahr Cerritos, California
F Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Starkville Starkville, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
January 10, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Navy L 86–87 OT 0–1
(0–1) 		Alumni Hall (0)
Annapolis, MD
January 17, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy L 59–71  0–2
(0–2) 		Bender Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 71–70  1–2
(1–2) 		Bender Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 81–79 3OT 2–2
(2–2) 		Reitz Arena (0)
Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lafayette Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 20, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy L 60–72  2–3
(2–3) 		Bender Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy L 60–69  2–4
(2–4) 		Bender Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) L 49–60  2–3
(2–3) 		Reitz Arena (0)
Baltimore, MD
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bucknell W 78–71  3–5
(3–5) 		Sojka Pavilion (0)
Lewisburg, PA
February 28, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bucknell W 81–68  4–5
(4–5) 		Bender Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) at (4) Army
Quarterfinals 		L 66–89  4–6
 Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round Recaps (3.5.20)". Patriot League. March 5, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved December 29, 2020.