2020–21 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2020–21 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by second-year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Horizon League.

2020–21 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–10 (7–9 Horizon)
Head coach	Byron Rimm II (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Dunn Isaac Loechle Aaron Evans
Home arena	Indiana Farmers Coliseum

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	16	–	4		.800			18	–	6		.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4		.800			19	–	8		.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6		.625			12	–	10		.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			14	–	11		.560
Oakland	10	–	10		.500			12	–	18		.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11		.450			15	–	12		.556
IUPUI	7	–	9		.438			8	–	10		.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10		.412			10	–	12		.455
Green Bay	8	–	12		.400			8	–	17		.320
UIC	6	–	10		.375			9	–	13		.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14		.300			8	–	15		.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12		.200			4	–	15		.211
† 2021 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2019–20 season 7–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to UIC.

Roster

2020–21 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jaylen Minnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Terre Haute, Indiana G 2 Bobby Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 4 Bakari Lastrap 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 5 Nathan McClure 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Houston, Texas G 10 Mike DePersia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cherry Hill, New Jersey G 12 Azariah Seay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Montgomery, Alabama G 14 Marcus Burk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana G 15 Amrit Dhaliwal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Modesto, California F 20 Sawyer Stoltz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Huntington, Indiana G 23 Dimitri Georgiadis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia F 24 Johnah Carrasco 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas F 32 Elyjah Goss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bolingbrook, Illinois F 33 Dimitar Pandev 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Strumica, North Macedonia C 50 Acton Shirley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Zebulon, Georgia	Head coach Byron Rimm II (Cal State LA) Assistant coach(es) Matt Dunn (Fort Hays State) Isaac Loechle (Anderson (IN)) Aaron Evans (Marian (IN)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 18, 2020

Schedule and results

The Jaguars had planned to play only three non-conference games, two of which were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Their first four conference road games, at Purdue Fort Wayne and Detroit Mercy, were also cancelled.

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 12, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Tennessee State	W 69–66	1–0	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 62–65	1–1 (0–1)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 49–59	1–2 (0–2)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 8, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 70–94	1–3 (0–3)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 63–71	1–4 (0–4)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 74–69	2–4 (1–4)	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 65–63	3–4 (2–4)	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
January 22, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 65–95	3–5 (2–5)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 72–100	3–6 (2–6)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 73–68	4–6 (3–6)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	L 76–83	4–7 (3–7)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 80–71	5–7 (4–7)	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	L 72–79	5–8 (4–8)	Kress Events Center  Green Bay, WI
February 12, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 89–69	6–8 (5–8)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 88–81	7–8 (6–8)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	W 72–70	8–8 (7–8)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 70–77	8–9 (7–9)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
Horizon League tournament
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (8) Milwaukee First Round	L 72–84	8–10	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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