2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by ninth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 4–14, 4–10 in America East play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament.

2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record4–14 (4–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Goodman
  • Levell Sanders
  • Brian Johnson
Home arenaBinghamton University Events Center
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC10–4 .71414–6  .700
Vermont10–4 .71410–5  .667
New Hampshire9–6 .60010–9  .526
Hartford †8–6 .57115–9  .625
Albany6–6 .5007–9  .438
UMass Lowell7–8 .46711–12  .478
Stony Brook7–9 .4389–14  .391
NJIT6–10 .3757–12  .368
Binghamton4–10 .2864–14  .222
Maine2–6 .2502–7  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
† 2021 AmEast Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2019–20 season 10–19, 4–12 in America East play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the America East tournament.

Roster
2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Bryce Beamer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSickles HS
College of Central Florida		 Tampa, FL
G 1 Hakon Hjalmarsson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoMenntaskolinn Vid Sunday Reykjavík, Iceland
G 2 Brenton Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoAllen HS Allen, TX
G 3 Hunter Christ 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSDon Bosco Prep
Green Bay		 Cicero, IN
G 4 Kellen Amos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSt. John's XXIII Prep Houston, Texas
G 5 Tommy Dempsey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrSeton Catholic Central
Providence		 Binghamton, NY
G 10 Leo Gallagher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrSeton Catholic Central HS Binghamton, NY
G 11 Dan Petcash 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoPine-Richland HS Pittsburgh, PA
G 12 Christian Hinckson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrJohn Bowne HS
Manhattan		 Queens, NY
C 15 Ador Athuai 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoThe Knox School Twic, South Sudan
F 20 George Tinsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoAbington Heights HS Clarks Summit, PA
F 21 Ogheneyole Akuwovo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoRanney School
Howard		 Delta State, Nigeria
G 22 Alex Brodsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrDwight-Englewood School Woodcliff Lake, NJ
F/C 32 Thomas Bruce 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrDeMatha Catholic HS Washington, D.C.
C 44 Yarden Willis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrThe Weber School
Seward County CC		 Roswell, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2020

Schedule and results
Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bearcats' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • The game vs. Robert Morris scheduled for December 12 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.[1]
  • The game vs. Central Connecticut scheduled for December 22 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.[2]
  • The two-game series vs. Maine scheduled for January 23–24 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Maine program.[3]
  • The AEC scheduled a series vs. NJIT to replace the postponed series, but that series itself was eventually postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Binghamton program.
  • The two-game series vs. NJIT scheduled for February 6–7 as well as the two-game series vs. Maine scheduled for February 13–14 were postponed because the Binghamton program paused all team activities due to COVID-19 issues.[4]
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Marist L 65–68 OT 0–1
 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Marist L 60–64  0–2
 McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm		 Robert Morris Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[5] Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 13, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Youngstown State L 65–79  0–3
 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
America East regular season
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stony Brook L 59–73  0–4
(0–1)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stony Brook L 70–80 OT 0–5
(0–2)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 22, 2020*
4:00 pm		 Central Connecticut Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[6] Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UMBC L 67–74  0–6
(0–3)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
December 28, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UMBC W 75–69  1–6
(1–3)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Hartford L 56–76  1–7
(1–4)		 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Hartford L 74–77  1–8
(1–5)		 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Vermont L 60–76  1–9
(1–6)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Vermont L 44–84  1–10
(1–7)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 UMass Lowell L 78–92  1–11
(1–8)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 17, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 UMass Lowell L 67–77  1–12
(1–9)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Maine Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Maine Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 New Hampshire W 65–44  2–12
(2–9)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 New Hampshire L 65–71 OT 2–13
(2–10)		 Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 76–63  3–13
(3–10)		 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 21, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 72–58  4–13
(4–10)		 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
America East tournament
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 (9) (4) Hartford
First round		 L 60–77  4–14
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[9]

References
  1. Menner, Nicole (December 10, 2020). "Bearcats game against Robert Morris canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. Menner, Nicole (December 22, 2020). "Bearcats game against CCSU canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. Menner, Nicole (December 10, 2020). "Bearcats game against Robert Morris canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. Menner, Nicole (December 22, 2020). "Bearcats game against CCSU canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  7. Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  8. Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Binghamton University. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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