2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represents Jacksonville State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by fifth-year head coach Ray Harper, will play their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2020–21 record10–7 (6–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy Wade
  • Jake Morton
  • Tysor Anderson
Home arenaPete Mathews Coliseum
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont140 1.000  201  .952
Morehead State122 .857  156  .714
Eastern Kentucky83 .727  144  .778
Jacksonville State85 .615  127  .632
Austin Peay75 .583  117  .611
SIU Edwardsville55 .500  79  .438
Murray State67 .462  99  .500
Southeast Missouri State58 .385  712  .368
UT Martin49 .308  611  .353
Eastern Illinois410 .286  714  .333
Tennessee Tech211 .154  218  .100
Tennessee State212 .143  314  .176
2021 OVC Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Eastern Illinois.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jalen Finch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrFlorida SouthWestern State Raleigh, NC
G 1 Demaree King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNorthern Oklahoma College Tulsa, OK
G 2 Semaj Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDowners Grove North HS Chicago, IL
C 3 Maros Zeliznak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrGet Better Academy Košice, Slovakia
F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBriarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN
F 5 Amanze Ngumezi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrGeorgia Savannah, GA
F 10 Juwan Perdue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLakewood HS Sumter, SC
G/F 11 Kayne Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNorthwest Florida State London, England
G/F 13 Jay Pal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoClarendon College Omaha, NE
G 15 JJ Platt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrThe Webb School Nashville, TN
G 23 Darian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrTroy Montgomery, AL
F 24 Martin Roub 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrWestern Nebraska Kolín, Czech Republic
G/F 25 Khalil Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrShelton State Cleveland, AL
F/C 50 Brandon Huffman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrNorth Carolina Goldsboro, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 57–81  0–1
Coleman Coliseum (2,025)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 27, 2020*
12:00 pm
vs. Florida Atlantic
Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament
W 60–50  1–1
Mitchell Center (138)
Mobile, AL
November 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama
Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament
W 77–73  2–1
Mitchell Center (910)
Mobile, AL
November 30, 2020*
2:00 pm
vs. Mobile
Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament
W 85–66  3–1
Mitchell Center (124)
Mobile, AL
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at FIU L 70–74  3–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (245)
Miami, FL
December 6, 2020*
1:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at FIU Canceled due to COVID-19 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
December 13, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 73–67  4–2
(1–0)
Eblen Center (624)
Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 74–50  5–2
(2–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
December 18, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southwestern Canceled due to COVID-19 Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
December 27, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Carver W 104–45  6–2
Pete Mathews Coliseum (547)
Jacksonville, AL
December 30, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 80–70  7–2
(3–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (588)
Jacksonville, AL
January 7, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 66–69 OT 7–3
(3–1)
McBrayer Arena (672)
Richmond, KY
January 9, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State L 55–56  7–4
(3–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (445)
Morehead, KY
January 14, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 65–64  8–4
(4–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (635)
Jacksonville, AL
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont L 91–98  8–5
(4–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (516)
Jacksonville, AL
January 21, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State W 85–82  9–5
(5–3)
CFSB Center (1,290)
Murray, KY
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 76–70  10–5
(6–3)
Dunn Center (406)
Clarksville, TN
January 28, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State L 66–85  10–6
(6–4)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (456)
Jacksonville, AL
February 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 82–86 OT 10–7
(6–5)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (402)
Jacksonville, AL
February 4, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 11, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN
February 25, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Murray State Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
OVC Tournament
March 3–6 2021
vs.  Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[2]

References

  1. "2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - First Round". Ohio Valley Conference. March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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