2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by third-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 12-11, 9-7 in NEC Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Wagner and Bryant to be champions of the NEC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	12–11 (9–7 NEC)
Head coach	Dan Engelstad (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Will Holland Matt Miller Matt Graves
Home arena	Knott Arena

2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wagner	13	–	5		.722			13	–	7		.650
Bryant	10	–	4		.714			15	–	7		.682
Sacred Heart	9	–	7		.563			9	–	9		.500
Mount St. Mary's †	9	–	7		.563			12	–	11		.522
Merrimack*	9	–	9		.500			9	–	9		.500
LIU	9	–	9		.500			9	–	9		.500
St. Francis Brooklyn	9	–	9		.500			9	–	10		.474
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10		.444			9	–	15		.375
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13		.278			6	–	16		.273
Central Connecticut	5	–	13		.278			5	–	16		.238
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2021 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished their previous season 11–21, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Sacred Heart.

Roster

2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dakota Leffew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jonesboro High SS Hampton, Georgia G 3 Naim Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So First Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 4 DeAndre Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Millwood School Richmond, Virginia F 5 Quinton Mincey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, Maryland G 12 Odri Dedolli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Tirana, Albania F 13 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Georgetown Prep Germantown, Virginia G 15 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr McDonogh School Baltimore, Maryland F 21 Chidozie Collin Nnamene 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Albans School Enugu State, Nigeria F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Potomac HS Woodbridge, Virginia G 23 Josh Reaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Kent School Hamden, Connecticut F 24 František Barton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Brno, Czech Republic F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hopewell HS Hopewell, Virginia G 35 Winston Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. John's Prep Frederick, Maryland F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hopewell HS Hopewell, Virginia	Head coach Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Will Holland (Mount St. Mary's) Matt Miller (St. Mary's (MD)) Matt Graves (Belmont Abbey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Morgan State	W 62–55	1–0	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (50) Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm		vs. Navy	L 67–73	1–1	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	L 61–79	1–2	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 42–60	1–3	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
December 8, 2020 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 75–57	2–3 (1–0)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 2021 4:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 55–70	2–4 (1–1)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex  Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2021 4:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 55–67	2–5 (1–2)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex  Brooklyn
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm		Merrimack	W 77–57	3–5 (2–2)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 15, 2021 4:00 pm		Merrimack	W 63–52	4–5 (3–2)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 67–57	5–5 (4–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm		at Central Connecitcut	L 64–65	5–6 (4–3)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm		Sacred Heart	L 58–61	5–7 (4–4)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 76–64	6–7 (5–4)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm		LIU	W 66–60	7–7 (6–4)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
February 12, 2021 4:00 pm		LIU	W 64–46	8–7 (7–4)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
February 16, 2021 7:00 pm		Wagner	L 39–61	8–8 (7–5)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
February 17, 2021 4:00 pm		Wagner	L 55–57	8–9 (7–6)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
February 20, 2021 2:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 71–76	8–10 (7–7)	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
February 21, 2021 2:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 74–61	9–10 (8–7)	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 72–65	10–10 (9–7)	DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm		at Bryant	Canceled		Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
March 3, 2021 4:00 pm		at Bryant	Canceled		Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
NEC tournament
March 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	at (1) Wagner Semifinals	W 66–60	11–10	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
March 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	at (2) Bryant Championship	W 73–68	12–10	Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2021* 5:10 pm, truTV	(16 E)	vs. (16 E) Texas Southern First Four	L 52–60	12–11	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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