2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

American college basketball season

2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–22 (2–13 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Lindsey Hunter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Perry
  • Will Vance
  • Darius Rice
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
Seasons
2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 13 0   1.000 16 5   .762
Jackson State 11 0   1.000 12 6   .667
Texas Southern 10 3   .769 17 9   .654
Grambling State 9 6   .600 12 12   .500
Southern 8 6   .571 8 11   .421
Alcorn State 6 7   .462 6 13   .316
Alabama A&M* 4 9   .308 6 9   .400
Alabama State* 4 14   .222 4 14   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 12   .200 4 21   .160
Mississippi Valley State 2 13   .133 2 22   .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2021 SWAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lindsey Hunter, and played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In March, they were the worst ranked team in NCAA Division I according to Kenpom,[1] with the least efficient offense and defense.

Roster

2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Treylan Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Richton, Mississippi
G 1 Alexander Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tallahassee, Florida
G 2 Kam'Ron Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greenville, South Carolina
G 3 Caleb Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Plymouth, Michigan
G 5 Quavon Blackwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hyattsville, Maryland
G 10 Devin Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11 Terry Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kenner, Louisiana
G 12 Keiondre Jefferson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Camden, Arkansas
F 13 Ronald Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Killeen, Texas
G 15 Jordan Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Covington, Tennessee
F 21 Quoiren Waldon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 23 Donalson Fanord 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Port-au-Prince, Haiti
C 32 Leeandre Howard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas L 62–142  0–1
Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at North Texas L 62–116  0–2
UNT Coliseum (1,206)
Denton, TX
November 28, 2020*
3:00 p.m.
at Wyoming L 61–97  0–3
Arena-Auditorium (1,216)
Laramie, WY
December 1, 2020*
8:00 p.m.
at Grand Canyon L 49–88  0–4
GCU Arena (254)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Missouri State Cancelled JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 69–96  0–5
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,024)
Bowling Green, KY
December 8, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Memphis L 57–94  0–6
FedExForum (2,478)
Memphis, TN
December 13, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
at Vanderbilt L 41–84  0–7
Memorial Gymnasium (0)
Nashville, TN
December 18, 2020*
at Ohio Cancelled Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 21, 2020*
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State L 58–87  0–8
Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 52–92  0–9
(0–1)
K. L. Johnson Complex (0)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 9, 2021
Alabama A&M Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 12, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Alabama State L 51–64  0–10
(0–2)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 16, 2021
5:30 p.m.
at Alcorn State L 59–71  0–11
(0–3)
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 18, 2021
4:30 p.m.
at Southern L 61–102  0–12
(0–4)
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M L 31–77  0–13
(0–5)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 25, 2021
Texas Southern Postponed Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 30, 2021
5:30 p.m.
at Jackson State L 53–106  0–14
(0–6)
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
February 1, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Grambling State L 72–85  0–15
(0–7)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
February 6, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Alabama A&M L 58–93  0–16
(0–8)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
February 8, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Alabama State W 68–65  1–16
(1–8)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 13, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Alcorn State L 56–70  1–17
(1–9)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2021
7:30 p.m.
Southern Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 21, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M Postponed William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 23, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Texas Southern
Moved from March 3
L 45–82  1–18
(1–10)
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX
February 24, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Texas Southern
Rescheduled from January 25
Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 25, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M
Rescheduled from February 21
L 62–82  1–19
(1–11)
William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Jackson State L 54–68  1–20
(1–12)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
March 1, 2021
7:30 p.m.
Grambling State W 67–63  2–20
(2–12)
Harrison HPER Complex (162)
Itta Bena, MS
March 3, 2021
at Texas Southern Canceled Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX
March 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Moved from March 5
L 59–82  2–21
(2–13)
Harrison HPER Complex (260)
Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2021
2:30 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) at (1) Prairie View A&M
Quarterfinals
L 64–91  2–22
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ^ "2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings".
  2. ^ "2020-2021 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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