2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball | |
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SWAC regular season co–champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 16–5 (13–0 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | William Nicks Building |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2021 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,[1] and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
L 66–71 | 0–1 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Evansville Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
W 64–61 | 1–1 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
November 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Louisville | L 64–86 | 1–2 |
KFC Yum! Center (2,934) Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm |
at Grand Canyon | Canceled | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
December 15, 2020* |
at Murray State | Canceled | CFSB Center Murray, KY | ||||||||
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm |
at No. 16 Missouri | Canceled | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | ||||||||
December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 62–90 | 1–3 |
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||
December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at TCU | L 61–66 | 1–4 |
Schollmaier Arena (1,688) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2021 |
at Southern | Postponed | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
January 4, 2021 |
at Alcorn State | Postponed | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||||||
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm |
Texas Southern | W 73–67 | 2–4 (1–0) |
William Nicks Building (429) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
January 16, 2021 |
Jackson State | Postponed | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | ||||||||
January 18, 2021 8:00 pm |
Grambling State | W 59–50 | 3–4 (2–0) |
William Nicks Building (975) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 77–31 | 4–4 (3–0) |
Harrison HPER Complex (213) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–56 | 5–4 (4–0) |
K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 79–57 | 6–4 (5–0) |
William Nicks Building (558) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 1, 2021 7:30 pm |
Alabama State | W 87–63 | 7–4 (6–0) |
William Nicks Building (700) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 6, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Texas Southern | Postponed | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | ||||||||
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm |
at Jackson State | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | ||||||||
February 15, 2021 7:30 pm |
at Grambling State | Postponed | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA | ||||||||
February 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Texas Southern | W 77–75 | 8–4 (7–0) |
H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||
February 23, 2021 7:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–56 | 9–4 (8–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 25, 2021 4:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 82–62 | 10–4 (9–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 55–54 | 11–4 (10–0) |
Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL | |||||||
March 1, 2021 7:30 pm |
at Alabama State | W 70–67 | 12–4 (11–0) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL | |||||||
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm |
Southern | W 68–61 | 13–4 (12–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
March 6, 2021 2:30 pm |
Alcorn State | W 81–69 | 14–4 (13–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (8) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals |
W 91–64 | 15–4 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals |
W 74–63 | 16–4 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Championship |
L 61–80 | 16–5 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Source[4]
References
- ^ "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.