2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record9–13 (7–10 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTom Pecora
Assistant coaches
  • Shaun Morris
  • Dwayne Lee
Home arenaPeople's United Center
Seasons
2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 12 4   .750 12 5   .706
Monmouth 12 6   .667 12 8   .600
Saint Peter's 10 8   .556 14 11   .560
Marist 10 8   .556 12 9   .571
Niagara 7 9   .438 9 11   .450
Canisius 7 5   .583 7 6   .538
Fairfield 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Quinnipiac 7 10   .412 9 13   .409
Iona 6 3   .667 12 6   .667
Manhattan 6 12   .333 7 13   .350
Rider 5 13   .278 6 17   .261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC tournament.[1][2]
2021 MAAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 9–13, 7–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Iona.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. Before they could face Monmouth in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Roster

2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bol Akot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Manchester, New Hampshire
G/F 1 Tymu Chenery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Episcopal High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Springbrook High School Silver Spring, Maryland
G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Half Hollow Hills High School East Dix Hills, New York
C 4 Seth Pinkney 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Montverde Academy Warminster, Pennsylvania
G 5 Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cardinal Hayes High School Beacon, New York
G 10 Tyree Pickron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood Catholic High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Brendan Martin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Ward Melville High School South Setauket, New York
G 15 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Raymond High School Manhattan, New York
G/F 20 Brendan McGuire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Thomas More School Garden City, New York
F 22 Elias King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Santa Monica College Sacramento, California
F 23 JJ Riggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Imhotep High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mercedes College Adelaide, Australia
G 32 Jack Higgins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Rumson-Fair Haven High School Rumson, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Fairleigh Dickinson W 84–66  1–0
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
December 2, 2020*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Drexel
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 48–66  1–1
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Drexel
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 58–70  1–2
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire W 64–58  2–2
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
MAAC regular season
January 8, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan W 84–79 2OT 3–2
(1–0)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan L 42–45  3–3
(1–1)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
January 15, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 80–92 OT 3–4
(1–2)
OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Monmouth L 63–70  3–5
(1–3)
OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
January 22, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara L 56–59  3–6
(1–4)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 78–69  4–6
(2–4)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 78–63  5–6
(3–4)
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield L 70–77  5–7
(3–5)
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
February 12, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 67–74  5–8
(3–6)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 70–89  5–9
(3–7)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 17, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona W 74–70  6–9
(4–7)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider W 80–64  7–9
(5–7)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 21, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 93–68  8–9
(6–7)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
February 28, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist L 67–76  8–10
(6–8)
McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 1, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist L 52–65  8–11
(6–9)
McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 4, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Peter's W 65–60  9–11
(7–9)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
March 5, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's L 64–66  9–12
(7–10)
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Iona
First round
L 48–72  9–13
Boardwalk Hall[4] 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.