2020–21 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

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2020–21 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
UC Riverside Highlanders logo.svg
ConferenceBig West Conference
2020–21 record14–8 (8–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Czepil (3rd season)
  • Michael Lecak (2nd season)
  • Wayne Hunter (1st season)
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 2,750)
Seasons
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 13 3   .813 22 5   .815
UC Irvine 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
UC Riverside 8 4   .667 14 8   .636
UC Davis 6 4   .600 10 8   .556
Cal State Bakersfield 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
Hawaiʻi 9 9   .500 11 10   .524
Cal State Fullerton 5 7   .417 6 10   .375
Cal State Northridge 5 9   .357 9 13   .409
Long Beach State 4 8   .333 6 12   .333
Cal Poly 1 15   .063 4 20   .167
UC San Diego* 0 0   7 10   .412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament and 2021 Big West Tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2021 Big West Tournament winner

The 2020–21 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Mike Magpayo, played their home games at SRC Arena in Riverside, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[]

The Highlanders finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 6–9 in Big West play to finish sixth in the Big West Conference standings. Initially set to play UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Conference Tournament, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending the Highlanders' season.[1]

On July 1, 2020, associate head coach Mike Magpayo was elevated to head coach of the program, replacing David Patrick, who had accepted an associate coach position at Arkansas.[2] Magpayo, who is Filipino–American, thus became the first head coach of Asian descent in Division I men's basketball history.[3][4]

Roster[]

Rather unusually, nine out of the fourteen players on UCR's roster during the 2020–21 season were from either Australia or New Zealand, with four players coming from the city of Melbourne alone, compared to only five who were from the United States.

2020–21 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dragan Elkaz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westfields Sports HS Green Valley, NSW, Australia
F 1 Arinze Chidom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Washington State Oakland, CA
SG 2 Quinton Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Copperas Cove HS Copperas Cove, TX
G/F 4 Daniel Mading 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr San Jacinto CC Perth, WA, Australia
PG 5 Zyon Pullin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So College Park HS Pleasant Hill, CA
PF 10 Oliver Hayes-Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Peninsula Grammar Melbourne, VIC, Australia
PG 11 Flynn Cameron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr DePaul Auckland, New Zealand
SG 14 Wil Tattersall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Center of Excellence Melbourne, VIC, Australia
C 15 Jock Perry 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Saint Mary's Melbourne, VIC, Australia
G 22 Dominick Pickett (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA
F/C 23 Angus McWilliam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr TCU Christchurch, New Zealand
SG 24 Jaylen Cross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Culver City HS Melbourne, VIC, Australia
C 25 Callum McRae 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Palmerston North Boys HS Palmerston North, New Zealand
G 35 George Willborn III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr UTSA Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Support staff
  • Jordan Lee (UC Riverside)
    Director of Basketball Operations
  • Tony Ontiveros (San Diego State)
    Associate AD/Sports Medicine & Performance

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

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
at Pacific L 60–66  0–1
 16  Chidom   8  Cameron   4  Pullin  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
November 30, 2020*
at Fresno State Cancelled Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
December 1, 2020*
1:00 p.m., Flohoops
at Washington
Vegas Bubble
W 57–42  1–1
 21  Perry   12  Chidom   9  Pullin  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 2, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
Bethesda Postponed to a later date SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 6, 2020*
12:00 p.m.
at Denver W 83–63  2–1
 22  Pullin   8  Hayes-Brown   6  Pickett  Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
December 10, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
at Northern Arizona W 74–50  3–1
 17  Chidom   7  Hayes-Brown   5  Cameron  Rolle Activity Center 
Flagstaff, AZ
December 19, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
Southern Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 27, 2020
4:00 p.m.
Long Beach State Postponed to a later date SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
December 28, 2020
4:00 p.m.
Long Beach State Postponed to a later date SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 1, 2021
at UC Davis Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
January 2, 2021
at UC Davis Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
January 8, 2021
4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv
Hawaii L 83–88  3–2
(0–1)
 20  Chidom   10  Pullin   3  Pickett  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 9, 2021
4:00 p.m., BigWest.tv
Hawaii W 70–68  4–2
(1–1)
 15  Chidom   4  Tied   4  Chidom  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N
at USC L 62–67 OT 4–3
 16  Pickett   10  Perry   4  Pickett  Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly W 86–51  5–3
(2–1)
 19  Tattersall   7  3 tied   6  Pullin  Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 16, 2020
4:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly W 70–53  6–3
(3–1)
 20  Pullin   8  Tied   6  Pickett  Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 22, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield L 45–47  6–4
(3–2)
 13  Pullin   9  Pullin   3  Tied  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield W 70–63  7–4
(4–2)
 14  Tied   6  Hayes-Brow   3  Tied  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 31, 2021
4:00 p.m.
UC San Diego W 71–59  8–4
(5–2)
 14  Perry   9  Pullin   6  Pullin  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 5, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
February 6, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
February 12, 2021
4:00 p.m.
UC Irvine       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m.
UC Irvine       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 19, 2021
at UC San Diego       RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 20, 2021
at UC San Diego       RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 26, 2021
4:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
February 27, 2021
4:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
March 5, 2021
Cal State Northridge       Matadome 
Northridge, CA
March 6, 2021
at Cal State Northridge       Matadome 
Northridge, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Source: [5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Big West Cancels 2020 Basketball Tournament". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Mike Magpayo becomes first NCAA Div. 1 head coach of Filipino descent". ESPN. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Emma (25 November 2020). "'It's a Responsibility': History-Making Mike Magpayo Ready to Make a Difference On and Off the Court". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ Giongco, Mark (4 July 2020). "Filipino coach Mike Magpayo makes US NCAA Division 1 history". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-2021 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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