2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball | |
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OVC Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
2020–21 record | 23–8 (17–3 OVC) |
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Home arena | Ellis Johnson Arena |
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 4 | – | 19 | .174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 OVC Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Previous season[]
The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Tennessee State.[1]
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 10 Kentucky Bluegrass Showcase |
L 45–81 | 0–1 |
Rupp Arena (3,075) Lexington, KY | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 6:00 pm |
vs. Richmond Bluegrass Showcase |
L 64–82 | 0–2 |
Rupp Arena (261) Lexington, KY | |||||||
November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | W 69–61 | 1–2 |
Ellis Johnson Arena (100) Morehead, KY | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 5:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 23 Ohio State | L 44–77 | 1–3 |
Covelli Center Columbus, OH | |||||||
December 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 68–71 | 1–4 (0–1) |
McBrayer Arena (643) Richmond, KY | |||||||
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Transylvania | W 77–55 | 2–4 |
Ellis Johnson Arena (420) Morehead, KY | |||||||
December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Transylvania | W 81–55 | 3–4 |
Ellis Johnson Arena (350) Morehead, KY | |||||||
December 14, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | W 75–62 | 4–4 (1–1) |
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||
December 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | L 65–69 | 4–5 (1–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (375) Morehead, KY | |||||||
December 21, 2020* 12:00 pm, ACCN |
at Clemson | L 51–66 | 4–6 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,508) Clemson, SC | |||||||
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | W 61–56 | 5–6 (2–2) |
CFSB Center (872) Murray, KY | |||||||
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 57–54 | 6–6 (3–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (480) Morehead, KY | |||||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | W 56–55 | 7–6 (4–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (445) Morehead, KY | |||||||
January 14, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Eastern Illinois | W 87–61 | 8–6 (5–2) |
Lantz Arena Charleston, IL | |||||||
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | W 64–50 | 9–6 (6–2) |
Show Me Center (799) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Southeast Missouri State | W 76–65 | 10–6 (7–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (775) Morehead, KY | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 76–44 | 11–6 (8–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (500) Morehead, KY | |||||||
January 28, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | W 85–66 | 12–6 (9–2) |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (456) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | W 74–55 | 13–6 (10–2) |
Eblen Center (558) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Murray State | W 66–56 | 14–6 (11–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (765) Morehead, KY | |||||||
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Austin Peay | W 75–74 OT | 15–6 (12–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (717) Morehead, KY | |||||||
February 11, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | W 79–66 | 16–6 (13–2) |
Gentry Complex (183) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 58–73 | 16–7 (13–3) |
Curb Event Center (233) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 18, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 79–69 | 17–7 (14–3) |
Skyhawk Arena (166) Martin, TN | |||||||
February 22, 2021 ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 56–48 | 18–7 (15–3) |
First Community Arena (50) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 74–60 | 19–7 (16–3) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (665) Morehead, KY | |||||||
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 89–82 2OT | 20–7 (17–3) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (800) Morehead, KY | |||||||
Ohio Valley Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2021 10:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | vs. (7) Southeast Missouri State First Round |
W 61–54 | 21–7 |
Ford Center (266) Evansville, IN | ||||||
March 5, 2021 10:30 pm, ESPNU |
(2) | vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky Semifinals |
W 67–64 | 22–7 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||
March 6, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | vs. (1) Belmont Championship |
W 86–71 | 23–7 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 2021* 8:50 pm, truTV |
(14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 13 West Virginia First Round |
L 67–84 | 23–8 |
Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
References[]
- ^ "Morehead State vs. Tennessee State - Game Recap - March 4, 2020". ESPN. March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Morehead State Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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