2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.
	† 2021 MAAC Tournament winner ;

2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	9–13 (7–10 MAAC)
Head coach	Baker Dunleavy (4th season);
Associate head coach	Tom Pecora
Assistant coaches	Shaun Morris; Dwayne Lee;
Home arena	People's United Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 9–13, 7–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Iona.

Previous season[]

The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. Before they could face Monmouth in the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Roster[]

2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bol Akot	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Proctor Academy	Manchester, New Hampshire
G/F	1	Tymu Chenery	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Episcopal High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	2	Matt Balanc	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Springbrook High School	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	3	Savion Lewis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Half Hollow Hills High School East	Dix Hills, New York
C	4	Seth Pinkney	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Warminster, Pennsylvania
G	5	Tyrese Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Hayes High School	Beacon, New York
G	10	Tyree Pickron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Wood Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Brendan Martin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Ward Melville High School	South Setauket, New York
G	15	Luis Kortright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond High School	Manhattan, New York
G/F	20	Brendan McGuire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	St. Thomas More School	Garden City, New York
F	22	Elias King	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Santa Monica College	Sacramento, California
F	23	JJ Riggins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Imhotep High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	25	Jacob Rigoni	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Mercedes College	Adelaide, Australia
G	32	Jack Higgins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Rumson-Fair Haven High School	Rumson, New Jersey

Head coach

Baker Dunleavy (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Pecora (Adelphi)
Shaun Morris (Lycoming)
Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 84–66	1–0	People's United Center Hamden, CT
December 2, 2020* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Drexel Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 48–66	1–1	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Drexel Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 58–70	1–2	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 64–58	2–2	People's United Center Hamden, CT
MAAC regular season
January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 84–79 ^2OT	3–2 (1–0)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	L 42–45	3–3 (1–1)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 80–92 ^OT	3–4 (1–2)	OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	L 63–70	3–5 (1–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	L 56–59	3–6 (1–4)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara	W 78–69	4–6 (2–4)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Fairfield	W 78–63	5–6 (3–4)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 70–77	5–7 (3–5)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
February 12, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	L 67–74	5–8 (3–6)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	L 70–89	5–9 (3–7)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 74–70	6–9 (4–7)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 80–64	7–9 (5–7)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 93–68	8–9 (6–7)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	L 67–76	8–10 (6–8)	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
March 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 52–65	8–11 (6–9)	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 65–60	9–11 (7–9)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 64–66	9–12 (7–10)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
MAAC Tournament
March 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Iona First round	L 48–72	9–13	Boardwalk Hall^[4] Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References[]

^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[1] "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[3] "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[4] "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[5] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Siena	12	–	4	.750	12	–	5	.706
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	12	–	8	.600
Saint Peter's	10	–	8	.556	14	–	11	.560
Marist	10	–	8	.556	12	–	9	.571
Niagara	7	–	9	.438	9	–	11	.450
Canisius	7	–	5	.583	7	–	6	.538
Fairfield	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Quinnipiac	7	–	10	.412	9	–	13	.409
Iona †	6	–	3	.667	12	–	6	.667
Manhattan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	13	.350
Rider	5	–	13	.278	6	–	17	.261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.^[1]^[2]

† 2021 MAAC Tournament winner