2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2020–21
|team=UT Martin Skyhawks
|sport=Basketball
|image=UT Martin Skyhawks wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|division=West Division
|short_conf=OVC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=8–16
|conf_record=6–14
|head_coach=Montez Robinson (Interim)
|hc_year= 1st
|asst_coach1=Jackson Hayzlett
|ac1_year=1st
|asst_coach2=DeAndre Walker
|ac2_year=7th
|asst_coach3=Zach Carpenter
|ac3_year=4th
|arena=Skyhawk Arena
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by interim head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
On November 15, 10 days before the scheduled start of the season, the school announced that head coach Anthony Stewart, who was entering his fifth year as head coach, had died suddenly.{{Cite web|title=UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart found dead at age 50|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthony-stewart-dies-ut-martin-basketball-coach-dead-age-50/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US}} No cause of death was given.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Stewart, basketball coach at UT Martin, dies at 50|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30325893/anthony-stewart-men-basketball-coach-ut-martin-skyhawks-dies|access-date=2020-11-23|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} On November 17, the school announced that assistant coach Montez Robinson, who had been named an assistant in September, had been named interim head coach for the season.{{Cite web|title=Montez Robinson Named UT Martin Interim Men's Basketball Coach|url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2020/11/17/montez-robinson-named-ut-martin-interim-mens-basketball-coach.aspx|access-date=2020-11-23|website=ovcsports.com|language=en}}
Previous season
The Skyhawks finished the 2019–20 season 9–20, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Eden|last=Holt|num=00|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=175|class=so|rs=|home=Houston, Texas|high_school=Williston State College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Thomas|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=175|class=fr|rs=|home=Silver Spring, Maryland|high_school=Olympus Preparatory Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Eman|last=Sertovic|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=so|rs=|home=Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina|high_school=Bella Vista Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaron|last=Williams|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=210|class=jr|rs=|home=Rock Hill, South Carolina|high_school=College of Central Florida}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jonte|last=Coleman|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=jr|rs=|home=Champaign, Illinois|high_school=Kankakee CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Eric|last=Rustin|num=10|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Richmond, Virginia|high_school=Tennessee Prep Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jeremiah|last=Harris|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=205|class=jr|rs=|home=Bessemer, Ala.|high_school=Gadsden State CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ajani|last=Kennedy|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=215|class=jr|rs=|home=Moreno Valley, California|high_school=UC Riverside}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zavon|last=Godwin|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=jr|rs=|home=Detroit, Michigan|high_school=Schoolcraft College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Holden|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=jr|rs=|home=Forsyth, Georgia|high_school=Gulf Coast State College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dante|last=Gonzales|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=170|class=so|rs=y|home=Gilbert, Arizona|high_school=Mesa CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=La-Quiem|last=Walker|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=240|class=sr|rs=|home=Jersey City, New Jersey|high_school=Kaskaskia College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vinnie|last=Viana|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=jr|rs=|home=Atlanta, Georgia|high_school=Albany Technical College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trey|last=Fort|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=|home=Jackson, Mississippi|high_school=DME Sports Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kenton|last=Eskridge|num=33|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=195|class=jr|rs=|home=Atlanta, Georgia|high_school=Ranger College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hannes|last=Polla|num=44|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=270|class=jr|rs=|home=Lahti, Finland|high_school=Oklahoma}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Montez Robinson (interim) (Alcorn State)
|asst_coach=
- DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State)
- Zack Carpenter (Lee)
- Jackson Hayzlett (North Carolina State)
|roster_url=https://utmsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2020-21
|accessdate=January 2, 2021
}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UT Martin Skyhawks}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Evansville
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 93–87
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 211
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| tv = BTN
| score = Canceled due to COVID-19 issues
| status = c
| attend =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Thompson-Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv = SECN
| score = Canceled due to COVID-19 issues
| status = c
| attend =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Bethel
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 95–60
| attend = 125
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| site_stadium = Show Me Center
| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 81–63
| attend = 748
| record = 3–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 63–81
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = The Pavilion at Ole Miss
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv = SECN+
| score = 43–90
| attend = 875
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2020
| time = 7:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Pete Mathews Coliseum
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–80
| attend = 588
| record = 3–3
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Belmont
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–90
| attend = 165
| record = 3–4
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Gentry Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–74
| attend = 338
| record = 3–5
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Belmont
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–74
| attend = 338
| record = 3–6
| conference = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–79
| attend = 231
| record = 3–7
| conference = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = McBrayer Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–113
| attend = 759
| record = 3–8
| conference = 1–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2021
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 44–76
| attend = 500
| record = 3–9
| conference = 1–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–66
| attend = 267
| record = 4–9
| conference = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 51–41
| attend = 360
| record = 5–9
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = SIUE Edwardsville
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–76
| attend = 234
| record = 5–10
| conference = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–82
| attend = 240
| record = 5–11
| conference = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 66–64
| attend = 198
| record = 6–11
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 76–75
| attend = 319
| record = 7–11
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2021
| time = 7:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Winfield Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Clarksville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 50–71
| attend = 423
| record = 7–12
| conference = 5–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2021
| time = 7:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = CFSB Center
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55–84
| attend = 1,257
| record = 7–13
| conference = 5–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–89
| attend = 173
| record = 7–14
| conference = 5–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–79
| attend = 166
| record = 7–15
| conference = 5–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2021
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = SIU Edwardsville
| site_stadium = First Community Arena
| site_cityst = Edwardsville, IL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–66
| attend = 50
| record = 7–16
| conference = 5–14
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = Lantz Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–68
| attend = 50
| record = 8–16
| conference = 6–14
}}
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{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Central}}
References
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