2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by fourth-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9-13, 6-8 in Big Sky Play to finish a tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Arizona.

2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	9–13 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Barret Peery (4th season)
Associate head coach	Jase Coburn
Assistant coaches	Chris Skinkis Scott Sommer
Home arena	Viking Pavilion

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2		.857			20	–	4		.833
Weber State	12	–	3		.800			17	–	6		.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3		.800			16	–	8		.667
Montana State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Idaho State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	11		.542
Montana	7	–	9		.438			15	–	13		.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8		.429			11	–	11		.500
Portland State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	13		.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9		.357			8	–	12		.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10		.286			6	–	16		.273
Idaho	1	–	17		.056			1	–	21		.045
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 12–8 Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled, including the Big Sky tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Paris Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Centennial High School Carson, California C 1 Amari McCray 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Pacific Ruston, Louisiana G 2 James Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Temple Union, New Jersey G 3 Ian Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Seattle Phoenix, Arizona G 4 Kyle Greeley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So West Salem High School Salem, Oregon G 5 Charles Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Utah Portland, Oregon G 10 Elijah Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington Oakland, California F 12 Trey Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Anthem Prep Anthem, Arizona G 13 Jaden Nielsen-Skinner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr South Salem High School Salem, Oregon G 14 Alexis Angeles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lower Columbia College Tualatin, Oregon G 15 Gio Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Arizona Western College Riverside, California F 23 Khalid Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Arizona State Salem, Oregon G 30 Kiimani Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr PHH Prep Phoenix, Arizona C 32 Jacob Eyman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Fullerton College Los Alamitos, California F 35 John Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Evansville Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Barret Peery (Southern Utah) Assistant coach(es) Jase Coburn (Arizona State) Chris Skinkis (UW–Parkside) Scott Sommer (Xavier) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 11, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Portland	L 73–86	0–1	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
December 8, 2020* 7:05 pm		Northwest	W 88–48	1–1	Viking Pavilion (20) Portland, OR
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 60–69	1–2	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
December 18, 2020 7:05 pm, Pluto TV		Weber State	L 66–94	1–3 (0–1)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
December 20, 2020 12:05 pm		Weber State	W 74–72	2–3 (1–1)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
December 22, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 62–67	2–4	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
December 31, 2020 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Eastern Washington	Canceled		Reese Court  Cheney, WA
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Eastern Washington	Canceled		Reese Court  Cheney, WA
January 7, 2021 3:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	Canceled		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	Canceled		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2021 12:05 pm		Northwest Nazarene	L 72–75	2–5	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
January 14, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Montana State	L 64–71	2–6 (1–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		at Montana State	L 64–69	2–7 (1–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
January 21, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho State	L 57–64	2–8 (1–4)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
January 23, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho State	W 69–43	3–8 (2–4)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
January 26, 2021* 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		Saint Martin's	W 69–60	4–8	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 4, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV		Montana	L 64–70 OT	4–9 (2–5)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 6, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Montana	W 61–56	5–9 (3–5)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	Canceled		Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
February 12, 2021* 7:05 pm		Simpson	W 99–66	6–9	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 13, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	Canceled		Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
February 18, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho	W 84–64	7–9 (4–5)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 20, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho	W 71–40	8–9 (5–5)	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, ID
February 25, 2021 5:30 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	L 64–66	8–10 (5–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (100) Greeley, CO
February 27, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	W 73–65	9–10 (6–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (125) Greeley, CO
March 4, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	L 58–68	9–11 (6–7)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
March 6, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	L 54–73	9–12 (6–8)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021 11:00 am	(7)	vs. (10) Northern Arizona First Round	L 66–77	9–13	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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