2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represents Houston Baptist University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 30th-year head coach Ron Cottrell, play their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
2020–21 record	3–12 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (30th season)
Assistant coaches	Steven Key Jud Kinne Keith Berard
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Abilene Christian	8	–	1		.889			16	–	3		.842
Sam Houston State	8	–	1		.889			14	–	6		.700
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	1		.875			11	–	3		.786
Nicholls	7	–	2		.778			10	–	6		.625
Incarnate Word	5	–	4		.556			8	–	8		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	4		.500			6	–	11		.353
Northwestern State	4	–	4		.500			5	–	14		.263
New Orleans	3	–	5		.375			4	–	12		.250
Houston Baptist	2	–	5		.286			3	–	12		.200
Lamar	2	–	6		.250			4	–	13		.235
McNeese State	2	–	7		.222			8	–	10		.444
Central Arkansas	2	–	7		.222			3	–	14		.176
Texas A&M–CC	0	–	7		.000			3	–	13		.188
† 2021 SLC Tournament winner As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 4–25, 4–16 in Soutland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jade Tse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Queens, New York G 2 Za-Ontay Boothman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Buckeye, Arizona G 3 Brycen Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Gilbert, Arizona G 4 Myles Pierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina G 5 Hunter Janacek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas G/F 10 Ty Dalton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Houston, Texas F 11 Jason Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina F 13 Philip McKenzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas G 14 Andre Charles Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G/F 21 Pedro Castro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas G/F 23 Darius Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Harlem, New York F 24 Cameron Hart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lufkin, Texas G/F 25 Collin Plummer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Missouri City, Texas C 34 Zach Iyeyemi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Cypress, Texas C 50 Ryan Gomes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Westminster, Maryland G/F 55 Joshua Nkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Steven Key (Houston Baptist) Jud Kinne (Albion) Keith Berard (Southern Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	L 45–69	0–1	Schollmaier Arena (1,672) Fort Worth, TX
November 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, P12N		at No. 18 Arizona State	L 77–100	0–2	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 75–102	0–3	Moody Coliseum (1,507) University Park, TX
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm		Rice	L 64–86	0–4	Sharp Gymnasium (150) Houston, TX
December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm		Champion Christian	W 93–60	1–4	Sharp Gymnasium (109) Houston, TX
December 15, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Rice	L 79–90	1–5	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
December 17, 2020* 7:00 pm		at North Texas	L 55–85	1–6	The Super Pit (1,251) Denton, TX
December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSSW		at Oklahoma	L 65–84	1–7	Lloyd Noble Center (611) Norman, OK
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 99–93 ^OT	2–7 (1–0)	Sharp Gymnasium (101) Houston, TX
January 6, 2021 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 63–66	2–8 (1–1)	Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX
January 9, 2020 2:00 pm		at Lamar	L 65–71	2–9 (1–2)	Montagne Center (1,632) Beaumont, TX
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 80–87	2–10 (1–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (695) Huntsville, TX
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Nicholls	L 83–92	2–11 (1–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm		McNeese State	L 71–74	2–12 (1–5)	Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX
January 27, 2021 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 73–57	3–12 (2–5)	McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX
January 30, 2021 3:30 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Postponed		American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian			Teague Special Events Center  Abilene, TX
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm		Lamar			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Sam Houston State			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm		at Nicholls			Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm		at McNeese State			Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, LA
March 3, 2021 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
March 6, 2021 3:30 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2020.