2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represents Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Wayne Brent, will play their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	2–5 (2–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Wayne Brent (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Cason Burk De'Suan Dixon Christopher Woodall
Home arena	Williams Assembly Center

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Prairie View A&M	6	–	0		1.000			7	–	4		.636
Jackson State	6	–	0		1.000			6	–	5		.545
Grambling State	7	–	3		.700			9	–	8		.529
Alabama A&M	4	–	2		.667			6	–	2		.750
Texas Southern	3	–	2		.600			6	–	7		.462
Southern	4	–	4		.500			4	–	8		.333
Alcorn State	3	–	4		.429			3	–	9		.250
Alabama State	3	–	8		.273			3	–	8		.273
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2	–	8		.200			3	–	16		.158
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	8		.111			1	–	16		.059
† 2021 SWAC Tournament winner As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament,[1] and were set to face Prairie View A&M in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

2020–21 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Demarion Bariffe-Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Evanston, Illinois F 1 Darius Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Quitman, Mississippi G 2 Ken Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Jackson, Mississippi G 3 Jonas James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Jackson, Mississippi G 4 Tristan Jarrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brownsville, Tennessee G 5 Calvin Temple 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Olive Branch, Mississippi G 10 Cainan McClelland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Houston, Texas F 11 Jayveous McKinnis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brandon, Mississippi G 12 Darrian Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Brookhaven, Mississippi F 13 Kelvin Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Houston, Texas G 14 Wesley Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Olive Branch, Mississippi F 15 Hezekiah Quinlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Beaverton, Oregon G 20 Charles Dismuke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Chicago, Illinois G 22 Micheal Tate Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, Texas F 23 Larry Kuimi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Missouri City, Texas G 24 Jalani Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi F 25 Darryl Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Hattiesburg, Mississippi F 30 David McDaniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia G 33 Geronimo Warner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Mesa, Arizona G 34 Kesaiah Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lincoln, Nebraska	Head coach Wayne Brent (Louisiana–Monroe) Assistant coach(es) Cason Burk (Jackson State) De'Suan Dixon (Jackson State) Christopher Woodall (William Carey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Arkansas State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 26, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Central Arkansas Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm		at North Alabama	Canceled		Flowers Hall  Florence, AL
December 8, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 59–82	0–1	Humphrey Coliseum (1,889) Starkville, MS
December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 45–80	0–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,804) Oxford, MS
December 15, 2020* 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 58–85	0–3	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
December 17, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 60–83	0–4	Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
December 20, 2020* 12:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at Iowa State	L 45–60	0–5	Hilton Coliseum (849) Ames, IA
December 22, 2020* 12:00 pm		at North Alabama	Canceled		Flowers Hall  Florence, AL
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021 5:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	Postponed due to COVID-19		Elmore Gymnasium  Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2021 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	W 60–44	1–5 (1–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (276) Montgomery, AL
January 9, 2021 5:30 pm		Alcorn State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 11, 2021 7:30 pm		Southern	Postponed due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 16, 2021		at Prairie View A&M	Postponed due to COVID-19		William J. Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2021 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	Postponed due to COVID-19		H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
January 23, 2021 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 75–61	2–5 (2–0)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (706) Grambling, LA
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 30, 2021 5:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 1, 2021 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 6, 2021 5:30 pm		at Alcorn State			Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
February 8, 2021 7:30 pm		at Southern			F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2021 5:30 pm		Prairie View A&M			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 15, 2021 7:30 pm		Texas Southern			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 20, 2021 5:30		Grambling State			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 27, 2021 4:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State			Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
March 1, 2021 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
March 6, 2021 5:30 pm		Alabama State			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
SWAC Tournament
March 10–14 2021
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

1. "Alcorn State vs. Jackson State - Game Summary - March 10, 2020". ESPN. March 10, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
2. "SWAC Cancels Remainder of 2020 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
3. "2020-21 Basketball Schedule". Jackson State University. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
4. "2020-21 Jackson State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2020.