2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
|title=2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season
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| league = NCAA Division I
| sport = Basketball
| logo = Southern Conference logo.svg
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| no_of_teams = 10
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| season = Regular season
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| season_champ_name= Champions
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| MVP =
| MVP_link = Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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| finals = Tournament
| finals_link = 2021 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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| finals_MVP =
| finals_MVP_link = 2021 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| seasonslist = List of Southern Conference men's basketball seasons
| seasonslistnames = Southern Conference men's basketball
| prevseason_link =
| prevseason_year = 2019–20
| nextseason_link =
| nextseason_year = 2021–22
}}
{{2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.
Preseason Awards
Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020.https://soconsports.com/news/2020/11/11/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-preseason-all-socon-team-polls-announced.aspx "Men's hoops preseason All-SoCon team, polls announced" soconsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
=Preseason men's basketball coaches poll=
(First place votes in parentheses)
- UNC Greensboro (4) 76
- Furman (5) 74
- East Tennessee State (1) 63
- Mercer 56
- Wofford 47
- Western Carolina 44
- Chattanooga 38
- Samford 23
- VMI 15
- The Citadel 14
=Preseason men's basketball media poll=
(First place votes in parentheses)
- Furman (16) 278
- UNC Greensboro (9) 274
- East Tennessee State (4) 211
- Mercer (1) 190
- Wofford 184
- Western Carolina 175
- Chattanooga 150
- Samford 79
- VMI 61
- The Citadel 48
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| Honor
! Recipient |
|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year
|Isaiah Miller, UNC Greensboro |
| rowspan=11 valign=middle | Preseason All-Southern Conference Team
|Ledarrius Brewer, East Tennessee State |
| Ty Brewer, East Tennessee State |
| Mike Bothwell, Furman |
| Noah Gurley, Furman |
| Clay Mounce, Furman |
| Ross Cummings, Mercer |
| Jeff Gary, Mercer |
| Isaiah Miller, UNC Greensboro |
| David Jean-Baptiste, Chattanooga |
| Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina |
| Storm Murphy, Wofford |
Conference matrix
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! colspan="1" style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width="75" | ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Chattanooga Mocs}} width="75" |Chattanooga ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}} width="75" |East Tennessee State ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Furman Paladins}} width="75" |Furman ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mercer Bears}} width="75" |Mercer ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Samford Bulldogs}} width="75" |Samford ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|The Citadel Bulldogs}} width="75" |The Citadel ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UNC Greensboro Spartans}} width="75" |UNC Greensboro ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|VMI Keydets}} width="75" |VMI ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Carolina Catamounts}} width="75" |Western Carolina ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wofford Terriers}} width="75" |Wofford | ||||||||||
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!vs. Chattanooga | – | 0−2 | 1−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−0 | 0−2 | 1–1 |
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!vs. East Tennessee State | 2–0 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 1–1 |
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!vs. Furman | 0−1 | 1−1 | – | 0−2 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−0 | 0−2 | 1–0 |
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!vs. Mercer | 1–1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 |
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!vs. Samford | 2–0 | 0−0 | 1−0 | 2−0 | – | 0−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−1 | 1−0 |
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!vs. The Citadel | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | – | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
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!vs. UNC Greensboro | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1–1 |
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!vs. VMI | 0−1 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | – | 1−1 | 1–1 |
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!vs. Western Carolina | 2–0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | – | 2–0 |
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!vs. Wofford | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−1 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | – |
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!Total !9−7!!8−7!!10−4!!8−9!!2−9!!5−11!!13−5!!7−7!!4−13!!11−5 |
All-Southern Conference awards
=Southern Conference men's basketball weekly awards=
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| Week
!Player(s) of the Week !School |
|---|
| Dec 1
|Neftali Alvarez |Mercer |
| Dec 8
|Myron Gordon |Samford |
| Dec 15
|Myron Gordon (2) |Samford |
| Dec 22
|Malachi Smith |Chattanooga |
| Jan 5
|Mike Bothwell, Jr |Furman |
| Jan 12
|Hayden Brown |The Citadel |
| Jan 19
|Greg Parham |VMI |
| Jan 26
|Greg Parham (2) |VMI |
| Feb 2
| | |
| Feb 8
| | |
| Feb 15
| | |
| Feb 22
| | |
| Mar 1
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