2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2021 CAA Tournament winner ; As of February 3, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Hofstra Pride men's basketball
2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2020–21 record	10–6 (6–3 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Farrelly; Speedy Claxton; Colin Curtin;
Home arena	Mack Sports Complex

The 2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, play their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to claim the regular season CAA championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they defeated Northeastern and won the CAA's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. However, they would not ultimately appear, as the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jermaine Miranda	3	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Juncos, Puerto Rico	Transferred to California Baptist
Desure Buie	4	G	5'11"	160	RS Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Eli Pemberton	5	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Middletown, CT	Graduated
Hal Hughes	11	F/C	6'9"	220	RS Freshman	Sydney, Australia	Entered transfer portal
Connor Klementowicz	24	G	6'2"	210	Senior	Freehold, New Jersey	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cole Eiber	31	G	6'1"	185	Graduate Student	Albertson, NY	Graduate transfer from Western New England; will have immediate eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zion Bethea SG	South Orange, NJ	Immaculate Conception High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 10, 2019
Zion Bethea SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
David Green SF	Apopka, FL	Ocoee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 28, 2019
David Green SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Vukasin Masic SG	Belgrade, Serbia	Hoosac School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 25, 2020
Vukasin Masic SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tareq Coburn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	St. Bonaventure	Rosedale, New York
G	1	Caleb Burgess	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Moravian Prep	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	2	Omar Silverio	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Rhode Island	Bronx, NY
G/F	4	David Green	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Ocoee	Apopka, Florida
G	5	Zion Bethea	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Immaculate Conception	South Orange, New Jersey
G	12	Carl Gibson Jr. (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Cherry Hill East	Cherry Hill, New Jersey
F/C	14	Kevin Schutte	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	CSE Zwolle	Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands
F	15	Stafford Trueheart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Canisius	Lancaster, New York
G	20	Jalen Ray	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Hampton	Hampton, Virginia
F	23	Kvonn Cramer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Mount Pleasant	Wilmington, Delaware
G	25	Vukasin Masic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hoosac	Belgrade, Serbia
G	31	Cole Eiber	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Western New England	Albertson, New York
F/C	32	Isaac Kante	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Georgia	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Joe Mihalich (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's)
Speedy Claxton (Hofstra)
Colin Curtin (Niagara)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, BTN	at No. 24 Rutgers	L 56–70	0–1	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 73–58	1–1	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, FloSports	Iona	L 74–82	1–2	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports	Stony Brook	W 72–67	2–2	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Monmouth	W 96–88	3–2	OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	L 69–77	3–3	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Richmond	W 76–71	4–3	Robins Center Richmond, VA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	William & Mary	W 61–56	5–3 (1–0)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	William & Mary	W 82–73	6–3 (2–0)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2021 5:00 pm, FloSports	Northeastern	L 78–81 ^OT	6–4 (2–1)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, FloSports	at Northeastern	L 56–67	6–5 (2–2)	Cabot Center Boston, MA
January 15, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	at Delaware	L 56–74	6–6 (2–3)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	at Delaware	W 68–67	7–6 (3–3)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	Towson	W 71–58	8–6 (4–3)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	Towson	W 74–69	9–6 (5–3)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	at UNC Wilmington	W 82–73	10–6 (6–3)	Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	Drexel			Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	Drexel			Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	at James Madison			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports	at James Madison			Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	College of Charleston			Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
February 21, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	College of Charleston			Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports	at Elon			Schar Center Elon, NC
February 28, 2020 1:00 pm, FloSports	at Elon			Schar Center Elon, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

"NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
"2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

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[1] "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

[2] "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Venues	Physical Fitness Center (1970–1999) Mack Sports Complex (1999–present)
People	Head coaches
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2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northeastern	7	–	1	.875	8	–	6	.571
James Madison	5	–	1	.833	10	–	5	.667
Hofstra	7	–	3	.700	11	–	6	.647
Delaware	5	–	4	.556	7	–	7	.500
William & Mary	4	–	4	.500	6	–	7	.462
Charleston	3	–	3	.500	5	–	8	.385
Drexel	2	–	4	.333	7	–	6	.538
Towson	2	–	6	.250	3	–	10	.231
UNC Wilmington	1	–	5	.167	7	–	8	.467
Elon	0	–	5	.000	3	–	6	.333

† 2021 CAA Tournament winner As of February 3, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll