2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

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2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Maine Black Bears script.svg
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2020–21 record2–7 (2–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 10 – 4   .714 14 – 6   .700
Vermont 10 – 4   .714 10 – 5   .667
New Hampshire 9 – 6   .600 10 – 9   .526
Hartford † 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Albany 6 – 6   .500 7 – 9   .438
UMass Lowell 7 – 8   .467 11 – 12   .478
Stony Brook 7 – 9   .438 9 – 14   .391
NJIT 6 – 10   .375 7 – 12   .368
Binghamton 4 – 10   .286 4 – 14   .222
Maine 2 – 6   .250 2 – 7   .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
† 2021 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine and were led by third-year head coach Richard Barron. They were members of the America East Conference. On February 13, 2021, after not being cleared for competition or practice since January 17, the school opted out of the remainder of the season due to challenges due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] They finished the season 2–7, 2–6 in America East play.

Previous season[]

The Black Bears finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.

Roster[]

2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Matthew Fleming 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 Fr Bangor HS Bangor, ME
G 1 Mykhailo Yagodin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Plains College Odessa, Ukraine
G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada
F 3 Vilgot Larsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Korrespondensgymnasiet
Hill College 		Stockholm, Sweden
F 4 Ata Turgut 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So TED Ankara Kolejliler Ankara, Turkey
F 10 Stephane Ingo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Gould Academy Mississauga, Ontario
G 11 Lechaun Duhart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grandview HS
Western Wyoming CC 		Aurora, CO
F 12 Veljko Radakovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lee Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
F 13 Miks Antoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll HS
Lee Academy 		Riga, Latvia
G 14 Matias Prock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fork Union Military Academy McLean, VA
G 15 Taylor Schildroth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So George Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME
G 21 Precious Okoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Brockton, MA
F 22 Solomon Iluyomade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Laramie County CC London, England
G 25 Adefolalrin Adetogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Regina, Saskatchewan
G 32 Randell Wiel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Calandlyceum Haarlem, Netherlands
F 35 Wol Maiwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Edward Little HS Auburn, ME
F 44 Leyton Bickford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sanford HS Sanford, ME
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hartford L 60–63  0–1
(0–1) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hartford L 50–65  0–2
(0–2) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 22, 2020*
12:00 pm, ACCN 		at Boston College L 62–78  0–3
 Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 59–56  1–3
(1–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire L 58–62  1–4
(1–3) 		Memorial Gymasium 
Orono, ME
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 53–64  1–5
(1–4) 		Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NJIT W 45–41  2–5
(2–4) 		Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 30–65  2–6
(2–5) 		Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Vermont L 60–88  2–7
(2–6) 		Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball program chooses to conclude 2020-21 season".
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Maine Athletics". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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