2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

	*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
	† 2021 SWAC Tournament winner ;

2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
SWAC regular season co–champions
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	16–5 (13–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Wendell Moore; Spencer Robertson; Caleb Villarreal;
Home arena	William Nicks Building
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[]

The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament,^[1] and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.^[3]

Roster[]

2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Lenell Henry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Panola College	Chicago, IL
G	1	Javen Hedgeman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	McLennan CC	Houston, TX
G	2	Jock Hughes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Stephen F. Austin	Houston, TX
F	3	Boe Nguidjol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Detroit Mercy	Los Angeles, CA
G	4	D'Rell Roberts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Kilgore College	Dallas, TX
F	5	Myles Washington	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Central Georgia Tech	Charlotte, NC
G	10	Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Western Kentucky	Houston, TX
G	11	DeWayne Cox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	East Mississippi CC	Ripley, MS
G	12	Faite Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Clear Springs HS	Dickinson, TX
G	13	Eric Hester	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee CC	Clearwater, FL
F	14	Jerroda Briscoe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Central Wyoming	St. Petersburg, FL
G	15	Damari Parris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	GS	Eastern Michigan	Prince George's County, MD
G	21	Danario Edgar, II	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS So	Episcopal HS	Houston, TX
G	22	Jawaun Daniels	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Odessa College	Harlem, NY
G	23	Dajour Joseph	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Mexico State	Fort Lauderdale, FL
SF	24	Jalon Clark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Houston Christian HS	Houston, TX
PG	32	Cam Mack	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Nebraska	Austin, TX
C	35	Chandler Oriahki	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Tyler JC	Houston, TX

Head coach

Byron Smith (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Wendell Moore (Georgia Southern)
Spencer Robertson (Wichita State)
Caleb Villarreal (Texas Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	L 66–71	0–1	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Evansville Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	W 64–61	1–1	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
November 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Louisville	L 64–86	1–2	KFC Yum! Center (2,934) Louisville, KY
December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	Canceled		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2020*		at Murray State	Canceled		CFSB Center Murray, KY
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Missouri	Canceled		Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 62–90	1–3	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	L 61–66	1–4	Schollmaier Arena (1,688) Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021		at Southern	Postponed		F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2021		at Alcorn State	Postponed		Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 73–67	2–4 (1–0)	William Nicks Building (429) Prairie View, TX
January 16, 2021		Jackson State	Postponed		William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2021 8:00 pm		Grambling State	W 59–50	3–4 (2–0)	William Nicks Building (975) Prairie View, TX
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 77–31	4–4 (3–0)	Harrison HPER Complex (213) Itta Bena, MS
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–56	5–4 (4–0)	K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 79–57	6–4 (5–0)	William Nicks Building (558) Prairie View, TX
February 1, 2021 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 87–63	7–4 (6–0)	William Nicks Building (700) Prairie View, TX
February 6, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Southern	Postponed		H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	Postponed		Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
February 15, 2021 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	Postponed		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
February 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Southern	W 77–75	8–4 (7–0)	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 23, 2021 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 72–56	9–4 (8–0)	William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 25, 2021 4:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 82–62	10–4 (9–0)	William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 55–54	11–4 (10–0)	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2021 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	W 70–67	12–4 (11–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm		Southern	W 68–61	13–4 (12–0)	William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
March 6, 2021 2:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 81–69	14–4 (13–0)	William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
SWAC Tournament
March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (8) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals	W 91–64	15–4	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals	W 74–63	16–4	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (3) Texas Southern Championship	L 61–80	16–5	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]

References[]

^ "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[1] "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[2] "SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[3] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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v t Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Venues	William J. Nicks Building (1960s–present)
People
	Records lost 1920–58 1963–64 1966–69 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championship in bold


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Prairie View A&M	13	–	0	1.000	16	–	5	.762
Jackson State	11	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Texas Southern †	10	–	3	.769	17	–	9	.654
Grambling State	9	–	6	.600	12	–	12	.500
Southern	8	–	6	.571	8	–	11	.421
Alcorn State	6	–	7	.462	6	–	13	.316
Alabama A&M*	4	–	9	.308	6	–	9	.400
Alabama State*	4	–	14	.222	4	–	14	.222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	12	.200	4	–	21	.160
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	13	.133	2	–	22	.083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2021 SWAC Tournament winner