2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season
The 2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.
| 2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SoCon Tournament winner As of February 3, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason Awards
Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020.[1]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
- UNC Greensboro (4) 76
- Furman (5) 74
- East Tennessee State (1) 63
- Mercer 56
- Wofford 47
- Western Carolina 44
- Chattanooga 38
- Samford 23
- VMI 15
- The Citadel 14
Preseason men's basketball media poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
- Furman (16) 278
- UNC Greensboro (9) 274
- East Tennessee State (4) 211
- Mercer (1) 190
- Wofford 184
- Western Carolina 175
- Chattanooga 150
- Samford 79
- VMI 61
- The Citadel 48
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Isaiah Miller, UNC Greensboro |
| Preseason All-Southern Conference Team | Ledarrius Brewer, East Tennessee State |
| Ty Brewer, East Tennessee State | |
| Mike Bothwell, Furman | |
| Noah Gurley, Furman | |
| Clay Mounce, Furman | |
| Ross Cummings, Mercer | |
| Jeff Gary, Mercer | |
| Isaiah Miller, UNC Greensboro | |
| David Jean-Baptiste, Chattanooga | |
| Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina | |
| Storm Murphy, Wofford |
Conference matrix
| Chattanooga | East Tennessee State | Furman | Mercer | Samford | The Citadel | UNC Greensboro | VMI | Western Carolina | Wofford | |
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| vs. Chattanooga | – | 0−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1–0 |
| vs. East Tennessee State | 0–0 | – | 1−1 | 0−1 | 0−0 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Furman | 0−1 | 1−1 | – | 0−1 | 0−0 | 0−1 | 0−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 0–0 |
| vs. Mercer | 1–0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | – | 0−0 | 0−1 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 2−0 |
| vs. Samford | 2–0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | – | 0−0 | 2−0 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 1−0 |
| vs. The Citadel | 0−1 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 0−0 | – | 2−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 |
| vs. UNC Greensboro | 0−1 | 1−0 | 0−0 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | – | 0−1 | 0−0 | 1–1 |
| vs. VMI | 0−1 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−0 | – | 0−1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Western Carolina | 1–0 | 2−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 0−0 | 1−0 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. Wofford | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 1−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−1 | – |
| Total | 4−5 | 7−2 | 5−2 | 3−6 | 2−5 | 2−7 | 8−2 | 5−5 | 1−8 | 8−3 |
All-Southern Conference awards
Southern Conference men's basketball weekly awards
| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | Neftali Alvarez | Mercer |
| Dec 8 | Myron Gordon | Samford |
| Dec 15 | Myron Gordon (2) | Samford |
| Dec 22 | Malachi Smith | Chattanooga |
| Jan 5 | Mike Bothwell, Jr | Furman |
| Jan 12 | Hayden Brown | The Citadel |
| Jan 19 | Greg Parham | VMI |
| Jan 26 | Greg Parham (2) | VMI |
| Feb 2 | ||
| Feb 8 | ||
| Feb 15 | ||
| Feb 22 | ||
| Mar 1 |
References
- https://soconsports.com/news/2020/11/11/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-preseason-all-socon-team-polls-announced.aspx "Men's hoops preseason All-SoCon team, polls announced" soconsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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