2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Dusty May, play their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of East Division of Conference USA.

2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2020–21 record	8–7 (3–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Dusty May (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Akeem Miskdeen Kyle Church Todd Abernethy
Home arena	FAU Arena

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Western Kentucky	6	–	2		.750			13	–	4		.765
Old Dominion	5	–	3		.625			9	–	5		.643
Charlotte	5	–	5		.500			9	–	9		.500
Marshall	4	–	4		.500			10	–	5		.667
Florida Atlantic	3	–	3		.500			8	–	7		.533
Middle Tennessee	3	–	7		.300			5	–	11		.313
FIU	2	–	10		.167			9	–	12		.429
West
UAB	9	–	1		.900			16	–	2		.889
North Texas	6	–	2		.750			10	–	6		.625
Louisiana Tech	8	–	4		.667			15	–	6		.714
Rice	6	–	6		.500			12	–	8		.600
UTSA	6	–	6		.500			10	–	9		.526
UTEP	4	–	8		.333			8	–	10		.444
Southern Miss	3	–	9		.250			7	–	12		.368
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA Tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nicholas Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Garnerville, New York F 1 Madiaw Niang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr DME Academy Dakar, Senegal G 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Gilman School Wright State Baltimore, Maryland F 3 Giancarlo Rosado 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Fr Palm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, Florida G 4 Bryan Greenlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So The Rock School Minnesota Gainesville, Florida G 10 Johnell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr 21st Century Charter Gary, Indiana G 11 Michael Forrest 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Blanche Ely HS Lauderhill, Florida G 12 Alijah Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr North Pike HS Summit, Mississippi G 13 Kenan Blackshear 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Jones HS Orlando, Florida F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Sr Morgan County HS Madison, Georgia G 21 Alejandro Ralat 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Saint Andrew's School San Juan, Puerto Rico G 22 Branndon Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Northeast HS North Lauderdale, Florida F/C 25 Karlis Silins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) RS Jr BK VEF Rīga Ole Miss Riga, Latvia G 30 Joe French 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Master's Academy Bethune–Cookman Orlando, Florida F 32 Brant Ulmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Suwannee HS Live Oak, Florida F/C 35 Dardan Kapiti 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Rock School Pristina, Kosovo	Head coach Dusty May (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Akeem Miskdeen (Queens (NC)) Kyle Church (Charlotte) Todd Abernethy (Mississippi) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama Ungar Memorial Tournament	L 66–68	0–1	Mitchell Center (945) Mobile, AL
November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm		vs. Jacksonville State Ungar Memorial Tournament	L 50–60	0–2	Mitchell Center (138) Mobile, AL
November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm		vs. Mobile Ungar Memorial Tournament	W 83–41	1–2	Mitchell Center (141) Mobile, AL
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Florida National	W 128–64	2–2	FAU Arena (372) Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 79–77	3–2	UNF Arena (656) Jacksonville, FL
December 12, 2020* 12:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Florida Memorial	W 112–49	4–2	FAU Arena (228) Boca Raton, FL
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Stetson	L 69–78	4–3	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
December 21, 2020* 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv		Florida College	W 107–72	5–3	FAU Arena (225) Boca Raton, FL
January 5, 2021* 4:00 pm		at James Madison	L 70–79	5–4	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 67–71	5–5 (0–1)	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 55–64	5–6 (0–2)	Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU	W 81–79	6–6 (1–2)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (500) Miami, FL
January 15, 2021 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv		FIU	W 107–63	7–6 (2–2)	FAU Arena (420) Boca Raton, FL
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 66–53 ^OT	8–6 (3–2)	FAU Arena (420) Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	L 71–74	8–7 (3–3)	FAU Arena (328) Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky			FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky			FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA			Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA			Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+		UTEP			FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 20, 2021 2:30 pm, ESPN+		UTEP			FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Tournament
March 10–13, 2021		vs.			Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

Notes

References

1. "Mens Basketball Schedule 2020-2021". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2021.