2020–21 Morgan State Bears basketball team

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2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionNorthern Division
Record14–8 (7–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Merritt
  • Chretien Lukusa
  • Kevin Jones
Home arenaTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State 8 4   .667 17 8   .680
Coppin State 8 4   .667 9 13   .409
Morgan State 7 5   .583 14 8   .636
Delaware State 1 11   .083 3 16   .158
Howard 0 0   1 4   .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T 7 1   .875 11 10   .524
Florida A&M 7 5   .583 8 12   .400
North Carolina Central 3 5   .375 5 9   .357
South Carolina State 1 7   .125 1 17   .056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
2021 MEAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern Division.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They were scheduled to play against Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Lagio Grantsaan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Northwest College Utrecht, Netherlands
F 1 Troy Baxter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Florida Gulf Coast Tallahassee, Florida
G 2 Isaiah Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bowie High School Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Moel Camara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, Maryland
G 4 Naseem Khaalid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr First Coast High School Sumter, South Carolina
G 5 Sherwyn Devonish 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Wise High School Bladensburg, Maryland
F 10 Victor Okafor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Baltimore City Community College Greenbelt, Maryland
G 11 Malik Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Friendship Tech Prep Washington, D.C.
G 12 Thai're Vance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So DeMatha Catholic High School Silver Spring, Maryland
G 14 Sharone Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wake Forest Macon, Georgia
G 15 Tahj-Malik Campbell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mastery Charter North–Pickett HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 20 De'Torrion Ware 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jacksonville State Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F 21 Peter Sorber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton, New Jersey
G 24 Elijah Bowens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Christopher Newport Bowie, Maryland
F 32 Chad Venning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Brooklyn, New York
F 44 Jamar Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Wings Academy Harlem, New York
G 55 Trevor Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cincinnati Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 55–62  0–1
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (50)
Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm
Lincoln (PA) W 102–94  1–1
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (20)
Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona W 83–72  2–1
Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, NY
December 13, 2020*
1:00 pm
Bellarmine Canceled due to COVID-19 Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy Canceled due to COVID-19 Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm
West Virginia Tech L 67–73  2–2
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware W 65–59  3–2
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
December 30, 2020*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson Canceled due to COVID-19 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
January 3, 2021*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at James Madison W 80–73  4–2
Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Norfolk State W 78–74  5–2
(1–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (110)
Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Norfolk State L 85–89  5–3
(1–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (137)
Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm
Coppin State W 92–72  6–3
(2–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2021
2:00 pm
Coppin State L 79–89  6–4
(2–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 21, 2021*
6:00 pm
St. Mary's (MD) W 99–41  7–4
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm
Howard Canceled due to COVID-19 Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 99–83  8–4
(3–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021
3:00 pm, FloHoops
at Coppin State W 79–76  9–4
(4–2)
Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
February 2, 2021
8:00 pm
at Coppin State W 95–82  10–4
(5–2)
Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm
at Delaware State W 74–69  11–4
(6–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2021
 ESPN+
at Howard Canceled due to COVID-19 Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Howard Canceled due to COVID-19 Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Norfolk State L 69–74  11–5
(6–3)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Norfolk State L 65–68  11–6
(6–4)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
March 5, 2021
1:00 pm, YouTube
at Delaware State W 92–67  12–6
(7–4)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
March 6, 2021
5:00 pm, YouTube
at Delaware State L 75–82  12–7
(7–5)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
March 11, 2021
6:00 pm, FloHoops
(N3) vs. (S2) Florida A&M
Quarterfinals
W 77–75  13–7
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 12, 2021
6:00 pm, FloHoops
(N3) vs. (N1) Coppin State
Semifinals
W 82–61  14–7
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 13, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(N3) vs. (N2) Norfolk State
Championship
L 63–71  14–8
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.