2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 30th-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–19 (4–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steven Key
  • Jud Kinne
  • Keith Berard
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
Seasons
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 2   .875 18 7   .720
Abilene Christian 13 2   .867 24 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 3   .813 19 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 3   .800 16 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 7   .563 11 18   .379
New Orleans 8 7   .533 10 15   .400
Lamar 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 9   .357 8 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 10   .333 8 18   .308
McNeese State 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 11   .267 6 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 12   .250 5 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 13   .133 5 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
2021 Southland tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 4–25, 4–16 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

Roster edit

2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jade Tse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Queens, New York
G 2 Za-Ontay Boothman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Buckeye, Arizona
G 3 Brycen Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Gilbert, Arizona
G 4 Myles Pierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 5 Hunter Janacek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
G/F 10 Ty Dalton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 11 Jason Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
F 13 Philip McKenzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas
G 14 Andre Charles Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G/F 21 Pedro Castro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
G/F 23 Darius Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Harlem, New York
F 24 Cameron Hart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lufkin, Texas
G/F 25 Collin Plummer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Missouri City, Texas
C 34 Zach Iyeyemi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Cypress, Texas
C 50 Ryan Gomes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Westminster, Maryland
G/F 55 Joshua Nkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2020

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at TCU L 45–69  0–1
Schollmaier Arena (1,672)
Fort Worth, TX
November 29, 2020*
3:00 pm, P12N
at No. 18 Arizona State L 77–100  0–2
Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 2, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at SMU L 75–102  0–3
Moody Coliseum (1,507)
University Park, TX
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm
Rice L 64–86  0–4
Sharp Gymnasium (150)
Houston, TX
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm
Champion Christian W 93–60  1–4
Sharp Gymnasium (109)
Houston, TX
December 15, 2020*
2:00 pm
at Rice L 79–90  1–5
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 17, 2020*
7:00 pm
at North Texas L 55–85  1–6
The Super Pit (1,251)
Denton, TX
December 19, 2020*
7:00 pm, FSSW
at Oklahoma L 65–84  1–7
Lloyd Noble Center (611)
Norman, OK
December 30, 2020*
7:00 pm
Dallas Christian Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Southland Regular season
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 99–93 OT 2–7
(1–0)
Sharp Gymnasium (101)
Houston, TX
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 63–66  2–8
(1–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
January 9, 2020
2:00 pm
at Lamar L 65–71  2–9
(1–2)
Montagne Center (1,632)
Beaumont, TX
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm
at Sam Houston State L 80–87  2–10
(1–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (695)
Huntsville, TX
January 20, 2021
7:00 pm
Nicholls L 83–92  2–11
(1–4)
Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm
McNeese State L 71–74  2–12
(1–5)
Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 73–57  3–12
(2–5)
McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
January 30, 2021
3:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Postponed due to COVID-19 issues American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 59–88  3–13
(2–6)
Teague Special Events Center (294)
Abilene, TX
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm
Lamar W 80–75  4–13
(3–6)
Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
rescheduled from January 30
Canceled due to weather American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State Postponed due to weather Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 22, 2021
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State
rescheduled from February 6
L 80–86  4–14
(3–7)
Prather Coliseum (725)
Natchitoches, LA
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm
at Nicholls L 68–83  4–15
(3–8)
Stopher Gymnasium (231)
Thibodaux, LA
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm
at McNeese State L 58–85  4–16
(3–9)
Burton Coliseum (291)
Lake Charles, LA
March 1, 2021
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State
rescheduled from February 20
L 70–83  4–17
(3–10)
Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 72–67  5–17
(4–10)
Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
March 6, 2021
5:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 70–94  5–18
(4–11)
Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
Southland tournament
March 9, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Incarnate Word
First round
W 80–68  6–18
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 10, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (6) Lamar
Second round
L 52–62  6–19
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2020.