2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by ninth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey . In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , they finished the season 4–14, 4–10 in America East play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament .
Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2019–20 season 10–19, 4–12 in America East play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the America East tournament .
Roster
2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 0
Bryce Beamer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So Sickles HS College of Central Florida
Tampa, FL
G 1
Hakon Hjalmarsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Menntaskolinn Vid Sunday
Reykjavík , Iceland
G 2
Brenton Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So Allen HS
Allen, TX
G 3
Hunter Christ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
GS Don Bosco Prep Green Bay
Cicero, IN
G 4
Kellen Amos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr St. John's XXIII Prep
Houston, Texas
G 5
Tommy Dempsey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr Seton Catholic Central Providence
Binghamton, NY
G 10
Leo Gallagher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr Seton Catholic Central HS
Binghamton, NY
G 11
Dan Petcash 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Pine-Richland HS
Pittsburgh, PA
G 12
Christian Hinckson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr John Bowne HS Manhattan
Queens, NY
C 15
Ador Athuai 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So The Knox School
Twic , South Sudan
F 20
George Tinsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So Abington Heights HS
Clarks Summit, PA
F 21
Ogheneyole Akuwovo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
RS So Ranney School Howard
Delta State , Nigeria
G 22
Alex Brodsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Dwight-Englewood School
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
F/C 32
Thomas Bruce 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr DeMatha Catholic HS
Washington, D.C.
C 44
Yarden Willis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr The Weber School Seward County CC
Roswell, GA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , the Bearcats' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
The game vs. Robert Morris scheduled for December 12 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.[ 1]
The game vs. Central Connecticut scheduled for December 22 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.[ 2]
The two-game series vs. Maine scheduled for January 23–24 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Maine program.[ 3]
The AEC scheduled a series vs. NJIT to replace the postponed series, but that series itself was eventually postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Binghamton program.
The two-game series vs. NJIT scheduled for February 6–7 as well as the two-game series vs. Maine scheduled for February 13–14 were postponed because the Binghamton program paused all team activities due to COVID-19 issues.[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
December 5, 2020 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist L 65–68 OT
0–1
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 6, 2020 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist
L 60–64 0–2
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
December 12, 2020 *2:00 pm
Robert Morris Canceled due to COVID-19 issues [ 5] Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 13, 2020 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State L 65–79 0–3
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
America East regular season
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 59–73 0–4
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 70–80 OT
0–5
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 22, 2020 *4:00 pm
Central Connecticut Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues [ 6] Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC
L 67–74 0–6
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
December 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC
W 75–69 1–6
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford
L 56–76 1–7
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford
L 74–77 1–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Vermont L 60–76 1–9
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Vermont L 44–84 1–10
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell L 78–92 1–11
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
January 17, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell L 67–77 1–12
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues [ 7] Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues [ 8] Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 65–44 2–12
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire L 65–71 OT
2–13
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
W 76–63 3–13
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
W 72–58 4–13
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
America East tournament
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
(9)
(4) Hartford First round L 60–77 4–14
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 9]
References
^ Menner, Nicole (December 10, 2020). "Bearcats game against Robert Morris canceled" . wbng.com . WBNG-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Menner, Nicole (December 22, 2020). "Bearcats game against CCSU canceled" . wbng.com . WBNG-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols" . www.wabi.tv . WABI-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols" . www.wabi.tv . WABI-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Menner, Nicole (December 10, 2020). "Bearcats game against Robert Morris canceled" . wbng.com . WBNG-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Menner, Nicole (December 22, 2020). "Bearcats game against CCSU canceled" . wbng.com . WBNG-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols" . www.wabi.tv . WABI-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols" . www.wabi.tv . WABI-TV . Retrieved February 7, 2021 . ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Binghamton University . Retrieved December 1, 2020 .
