2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers are led by third-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and play their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference.

2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2020–21 record5–7 (4–4 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Holland
  • Matt Miller
  • Matt Graves
Home arenaKnott Arena
2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bryant64 .600  105  .667
Merrimack*64 .600  64  .600
Fairleigh Dickinson64 .600  79  .438
Mount St. Mary's54 .556  67  .462
LIU65 .545  65  .545
Sacred Heart65 .545  66  .500
Wagner44 .500  45  .444
St. Francis Brooklyn45 .444  46  .400
Central Connecticut47 .364  410  .286
Saint Francis (PA)49 .308  512  .294
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
2021 NEC Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished their previous season 11–21, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Sacred Heart.

Roster

2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Dakota Leffew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrJonesboro High SS Hampton, Georgia
G 3 Naim Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoFirst Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 4 DeAndre Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMillwood School Richmond, Virginia
F 5 Quinton Mincey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, Maryland
G 12 Odri Dedolli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrMontverde Academy Tirana, Albania
F 13 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrGeorgetown Prep Germantown, Virginia
G 15 Damian Chong Qui 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrMcDonogh School Baltimore, Maryland
F 21 Chidozie Collin Nnamene 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSt. Albans School Enugu State, Nigeria
F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrPotomac HS Woodbridge, Virginia
G 23 Josh Reaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSouth Kent School Hamden, Connecticut
F 24 František Barton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrGet Better Academy Brno, Czech Republic
F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrHopewell HS Hopewell, Virginia
G 35 Winston Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSt. John's Prep Frederick, Maryland
F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrHopewell HS Hopewell, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Morgan State W 62–55  1–0
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (50)
Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2020*
3:00 pm
vs. Navy L 67–73  1–1
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
November 29, 2020*
2:00 pm, BTN
at Maryland L 61–79  1–2
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 42–60  1–3
Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
December 8, 2020
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 75–57  2–3
(1–0)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 2021
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 55–70  2–4
(1–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2021
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 55–67  2–5
(1–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex 
Brooklyn
January 14, 2021
7:00 pm
Merrimack W 77–57  3–5
(2–2)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 15, 2021
4:00 pm
Merrimack W 63–52  4–5
(3–2)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 21, 2021
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 67–57  5–5
(4–2)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
January 22, 2021
4:00 pm
at Central Connecitcut L 64–65  5–6
(4–3)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm
Sacred Heart L 58–61  5–7
(4–4)
Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm
Sacred Heart Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm
at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 5, 2021
4:00 pm
at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm
LIU Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 12, 2020
4:00 pm
LIU Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 16, 2021
7:00 pm
Wagner Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 17, 2021
4:00 pm
Wagner Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
February 20, 2021
2:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
NEC Tournament

 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2020-21 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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