2020–21 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces are led by first-year head coach Todd Lickliter and play their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
2020–21 record | 8–8 (6–4 MVC) |
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Home arena | Ford Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Drake | 8 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola-Chicago | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MVC Tournament winner As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Purple Aces finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 0–18 in MVC play to finish in last place. As the No. 10 seed in the MVC Tournament, they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.
Preseason
Evansville was picked to finish last in the MVC despite returning a trio of seniors starters.[1] [2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 2020* 3:00 pm, ACCN |
Louisville Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
L 44–79 | 0–1 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
Nov 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Prairie View A&M Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
L 61–64 | 0–2 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
Dec 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | L 87–93 2OT | 0–3 |
Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN | |||||||
Cancelled due to COVID-19[3] | |||||||||||
Dec 9, 2020* 6:00 pm |
Eastern Illinois | W 68–65 | 1–3 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Cancelled due to COVID-19[4] | |||||||||||
Dec 15, 2020* 6:00 pm |
Southeast Missouri State | W 63–61 OT | 2–3 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Dec 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | L 63–72 | 2–4 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Missouri Valley Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 27, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | L 57–63 | 2–5 (0–1) |
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL | |||||||
Dec 28, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | W 84–72 | 3–5 (1–1) |
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL | |||||||
Jan 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | W 65–61 | 4–5 (2–1) |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Jan 3, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | W 70–64 | 5–5 (3–1) |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Jan 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Illinois State | W 57–48 | 6–5 (4–1) |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Jan 10, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Illinois State | L 68–73 | 6–6 (4–2) |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Jan 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bradley | L 60–69 | 6–7 (4–3) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 17, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bradley | L 55–86 | 6–8 (4–4) |
Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Valparaiso | W 70–52 | 7–8 (5–4) |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Feb 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Valparaiso | W 58–51 | 8–8 (6–4) |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||
Feb 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola–Chicago | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
Feb 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola–Chicago | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 pm |
Indiana State | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||||
Feb 21, 2021 3:00 pm |
at Drake | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA | |||||||||
Feb 22, 2021 6:00 pm |
at Drake | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA | |||||||||
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 pm |
Missouri State | Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||||
Feb 27, 2021 6:00 pm |
Missouri State | Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4–7, 2021 TBD |
TBD | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "UNI favored in MVC Men's Basketball Poll". MVC-Sports.com]. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- "2020-21 MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- Courier & Press: "Evansville basketball cancels Saturday's game with Saint Louis"
- Courier & Press: "Evansville basketball cancels Saturday's game with Saint Louis"
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