2020–21 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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2020–21 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2020–21 record10–18 (6–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Dumars (3rd season)
  • Brandon Chappell (4th season)
  • Joey Cantafio (2nd season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 – 2   .875 18 – 7   .720
Abilene Christian † 13 – 2   .867 24 – 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 – 3   .813 19 – 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 – 3   .800 16 – 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 – 7   .563 11 – 18   .379
New Orleans 8 – 7   .533 10 – 15   .400
Lamar 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 – 9   .357 8 – 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 10   .333 8 – 18   .308
McNeese State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 – 11   .267 6 – 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 5 – 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 – 13   .133 5 – 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† 2021 Southland Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas. This season was the Cardinals' last as members of the Southland Conference; Lamar is one of four schools, all from Texas, that will leave the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season[]

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland Tournament and were set to face Nicholls in the second round before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster[]

2020–21 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 David Muoka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Hong Kong
G 1 Quinlan Bennett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 2 Tarig Eisa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Ellis Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 4 Kasen Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
F/C 5 Avery Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Pflugerville, Texas
F 11 Anderson Kopp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 13 Davion Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Austin, Texas
F 14 Corey Nickerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 15 Lincoln Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Columbus, Georgia
G 21 Ayaan Sohail 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So El Paso, Texas
F 23 Mason Senigaur 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Beaumont, Texas
F 25 Anthony Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 35 Clayton Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2020

TV and radio media[]

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.[2]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 17 Houston L 45–89  0–1
 Fertitta Center (1,859)
Houston, TX
November 27, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulane
Tulane Classic 		L 57–66  0–2
 Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
November 28, 2020*
4:00 pm, YouTube 		vs. Lipscomb
Tulane Classic 		L 73–76  0–3
 Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm, MWN 		at Air Force L 44–59  0–4
 Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 63–60  1–4
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,016)
Monroe, LA
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss L 63–66  1–5
 Montagne Center (1,541)
Beaumont, TX
December 19, 2020*
1:00 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 57–86  1–6
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 22, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at UTSA L 66–88  1–7
 Convocation Center (334)
San Antonio, TX
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 74–64  2–7
 Montagne Center (1,529)
Beaumont, TX
Southland regular season
January 2, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 65–83  2–8
(0–1) 		Teague Special Events Center (245)
Abilene, TX
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Nicholls L 69–76  2–9
(0–2) 		Stopher Gymnasium (200)
Thibodaux, LA
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 71–65  3–9
(1–2) 		Montagne Center (1,632)
Beaumont, TX
January 13, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston State L 71–96  3–10
(1–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (612)
Huntsville, TX
January 16, 2021
4:30 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 20, 2021
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 23, 2021
4:30 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 72–102  3–11
(1–4) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,311)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 30, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 64–56  4–11
(2–4) 		Montagne Center (2,359)
Beaumont, TX
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word
rescheduled from January 20 		L 58–67  4–12
(2–5) 		Montagne Center (871)
Beaumont, TX
February 6, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 62–77  4–13
(2–6) 		Montagne Center (1,239)
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 71–76  4–14
(2–7) 		Montagne Center (831)
Beaumont, TX
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 75–80  4–15
(2–8) 		Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm 		Sam Houston State Postponed due to weather Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 20, 2021
3:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 68–77  4–16
(2–9) 		American Bank Center (756)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2021
7:00 pm 		Sam Houston State
rescheduled from February 17 		L 71–77  4–17
(2–10) 		Montagne Center (881)
Beaumont, TX
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 67–45  5–17
(3–10) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
February 27, 2021
4:30 pm 		Stephen F. Austin W 88–83 2OT 6–17
(4–10) 		Montagne Center (1,112)
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
rescheduled from January 16 		W 66–47  7–17
(5–10) 		Montagne Center (828)
Beaumont, TX
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm 		at McNeese State W 60–51  8–17
(6–10) 		Burton Coliseum (493)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 10, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (10) Houston Baptist
Second round 		W 62–52  9–17
 Merrell Center (554)
Katy, TX
March 11, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) Sam Houston State
3rd Round 		W 70–69  10–17
 Merrell Center (633)
Katy, TX
March 12, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (2) Abilene Christian
Semi-final 		L 71–93  10–18
 Merrell Center (1,050)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[3]

See also[]

2020–21 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". Lamar University Athletics. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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