2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	10–10 (9–5 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Morrell (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Venezia; Neil Dixon; Woody Taylor;
Home arena	Kimmel Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 ⊟

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1	.944	23	–	2	.920
Radford	12	–	6	.667	15	–	12	.556
Campbell	11	–	6	.647	17	–	10	.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	10	–	10	.500
Longwood	10	–	10	.500	12	–	17	.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10	.500	11	–	15	.423
Hampton	9	–	9	.500	11	–	14	.440
High Point	6	–	11	.353	9	–	15	.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11	.313	5	–	18	.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12	.294	7	–	15	.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15	.118	3	–	18	.143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.

† 2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Mike Morrell, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 8–10 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Campbell in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Gardner–Webb.

Roster

2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Lavar Batts Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Concord, NC
G	1	Jamon Battle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Richmond, VA
G	2	LJ Thorpe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	West Palm Beach, FL
G	3	Tajion Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Oak Ridge, TN
G	4	Raquan Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Trent Stephney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Knoxville, TN
F	10	Evan Clayborne	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	GS	Dayton, OH
F	11	BJ Marable	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Knoxville, TN
G	13	Chase Forte	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Raleigh, NC
F	14	Luke Lawson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Coeburn, VA
G	20	DeVon Baker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dayton, OH
F	22	Coty Jude	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Fort Gay, WV
F	23	BJ McLaurin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Fayetteville, NC
G	24	AJ McBride	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Houston, TX
G	30	Deacon Heath	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Banner Elk, NC
F	55	Silas Mason	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, NC

Head coach

Mike Morrell (Milligan)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Venezia (Colgate)
Neil Dixon (West Virginia)
Woody Taylor (Eckerd)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020* 3:30 p.m., ESPN		UNC Wilmington Mako Medical Asheville Classic	L 68–76	0–1	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
November 28, 2020* 4:00 p.m., WYCW		Western Carolina Mako Medical Asheville Classic	L 81–83 ^OT	0–2	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m., WYCW		South Carolina State	W 77–56	1–2	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN		High Point	W 80–67	2–2 (1–0)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 13, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN		High Point	W 90–84 ^OT	3–2 (2–0)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Chattanooga	L 66–69	3–3	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		at Marshall	L 67–88	3–4	Cam Henderson Center (1,244) Huntington, WV
December 30, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at Longwood	W 80–73	4–4 (3–0)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
December 31, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at Longwood	L 55–65	4–5 (3–1)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at Hampton	L 71–73	4–6 (3–2)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Hampton	W 85–77	5–6 (4–2)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN		Charleston Southern	W 92–54	6–6 (5–2)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 15, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Charleston Southern	W 83–75	7–6 (6–2)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Gardner–Webb	W 79–75	8–6 (7–2)	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Gardner–Webb	L 57–84	8–7 (7–3)	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., WYCW		Radford	W 76–68	9–7 (8–3)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 25, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Radford	L 63–73	9–8 (8–4)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Winthrop	L 80–84	9–9 (8–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (41) Rock Hill, SC
January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Winthrop	W 57–55	10–9 (9–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (43) Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Campbell	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 5, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN		Campbell	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 11, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN		at USC Upstate	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN		at USC Upstate	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	(4)	(5) Longwood Quarterfinals	L 61–77	10–10	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[1]

References

^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[1] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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