2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2020–21
|team=Indiana State Sycamores
|image=Indiana State Sycamores script logo.png
|image_size=250
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MVC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=15–10
|conf_record=11–7
|head_coach=Greg Lansing
|hc_year=11th
|asst_coach1=Brett Carey
|asst_coach2=Kareem Richardson
|asst_coach3=Jake Odum
|stadium=Hulman Center
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 11th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the newly renovated Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.
Previous season
The Sycamores finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Missouri State.{{Cite news|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2020/3/6/arch-madness-game-6-missouri-state-78-indiana-state-51.aspx|title=Arch Madness Game 6: Missouri State 78, Indiana State 51|work=Missouri Valley Conference|date=March 6, 2020|accessdate=December 22, 2020|language=en}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2020|team=Indiana State Sycamores|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cam|last=Bacote|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=jr|rs=|home=Hampton, Virginia|high_school=Maryland Eastern Shore}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tre|last=Williams|num=1|pos=C|ft=6|in=7|lbs=250|class=so|rs=|home=Reynoldsburg, Ohio|high_school=Woodstock Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kailex|last=Stephens|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=214|class=jr|rs=|home=Tuscaloosa, Alabama|high_school=Tallahassee Community College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jake|last=LaRavia|link=y|num=3|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=228|class=so|rs=|home=Indianapolis, Indiana|high_school=Lawrence Central High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cooper|last=Neese|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Cloverdale, Indiana|high_school=Cloverdale High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jared|last=Hankins|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=y|home=Indianapolis, Indiana|high_school=Lawrence North High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Julian|last=Larry|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Frisco, Texas|high_school=iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyreke|last=Key|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=|home=Celina, Tennessee|high_school=Clay County High School (TN)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Mervis|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=172|class=fr|rs=|home=Indianapolis, Indiana|high_school=University High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tobias|last=Howard Jr.|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=GS|rs=|home=Lithonia, Georgia|high_school=Towson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cobie|last=Barnes|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=222|class=so|rs=|home=Floyds Knobs, Indiana|high_school=Floyd Central High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ndongo|last=Ndaw|num=21|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=jr|rs=|home=New York, New York|high_school=Butler Community College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Randy|last=Miller Jr.|num=44|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=GS|rs=|home=Odenton, Maryland|high_school=North Carolina Central}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Hittle|num=50|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=245|class=fr|rs=|home=Indianapolis, Indiana|high_school=Culver Academies}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Greg Lansing ({{college|South Dakota}})
|asst_coach=
- Brett Carey (UNC Asheville)
- Kareem Richardson ({{college|Evansville}})
- Jake Odum ({{college|Indiana State}})
|roster_url=https://gosycamores.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2020-21
|accessdate=December 22, 2020
}}
==Schedule and results==
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana State Sycamores}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Truman State
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 80–66
| attend = 60
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12, 2020
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| tv = BTN
| score = 68–80
| attend = 200
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Saint Louis
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 59–78
| attend =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–57
| attend = 100
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–66
| attend = 100
| record = 3–2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana State Sycamores}}|2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 63–81
| attend = 200
| record = 3–3
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–73
| attend =
| record = 3–4
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Missouri State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–84
| attend = 1,139
| record = 3–5
| conference = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Missouri State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–70
| attend = 1,139
| record = 3–6
| conference = 0–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10, 2021
| time = 5:30 pm
| opponent = Loyola
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 76–71
| attend = 80
| record = 4–6
| conference = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Loyola
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 48–58
| attend = 90
| record = 4–7
| conference = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = Fox Sports
| score = 73–65
| attend =
| record = 5–7
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17, 2021
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–68
| attend =
| record = 6–7
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–66
| attend =
| record = 7–7
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 71–59
| attend =
| record = 8–7
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31, 2021
| time = 3:00 pm
| opponent = Bradley
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–57
| attend = 75
| record = 9–7
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Bradley
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–55
| attend = 75
| record = 10–7
| conference = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2021
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 61–57
| attend =
| record = 11–7
| conference = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 2021
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = Fox Sports
| score = 67–70
| attend = 826
| record = 11–8
| conference = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 2021
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Evansville
| site_stadium = Ford Center
| site_cityst = Evansville, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–70
| attend = 1,503
| record = 12–8
| conference = 9–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| away =
| opponent = Evansville
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 87–73
| attend = 65
| record = 13–8
| conference = 10–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–43
| attend =
| record = 14–8
| conference = 11–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2021
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 58–70
| attend = 128
| record = 14–9
| conference = 11–7
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Indiana State Sycamores}}| 2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2021
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Evansville
| oppseed = 5
| seed = 4
| neutral = yes
| site_stadium = Enterprise Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–43
| attend =
| record = 15–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2021
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Loyola
| opprank = 20
| oppseed = 1
| seed = 4
| neutral = yes
| site_stadium = Enterprise Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 49–65
| attend =
| record = 15–10
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}
References
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