2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 9–13, 7–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Iona.
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Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–13 (7–10 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Tom Pecora |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | People's United Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner |
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. Before they could face Monmouth in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 84–66 | 1–0 |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 7:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Drexel Hall of Fame Tip Off |
L 48–66 | 1–1 |
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||
December 3, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Drexel Hall of Fame Tip Off |
L 58–70 | 1–2 |
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Hampshire | W 64–58 | 2–2 |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
MAAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Manhattan | W 84–79 2OT | 3–2 (1–0) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Manhattan | L 42–45 | 3–3 (1–1) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Monmouth | L 80–92 OT | 3–4 (1–2) |
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Monmouth | L 63–70 | 3–5 (1–3) |
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Niagara | L 56–59 | 3–6 (1–4) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Niagara | W 78–69 | 4–6 (2–4) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Fairfield | W 78–63 | 5–6 (3–4) |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 8, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 70–77 | 5–7 (3–5) |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 12, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Canisius | L 67–74 | 5–8 (3–6) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Canisius | L 70–89 | 5–9 (3–7) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | W 74–70 | 6–9 (4–7) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rider | W 80–64 | 7–9 (5–7) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Rider | W 93–68 | 8–9 (6–7) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Marist | L 67–76 | 8–10 (6–8) |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
March 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 52–65 | 8–11 (6–9) |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | W 65–60 | 9–11 (7–9) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Saint Peter's | L 64–66 | 9–12 (7–10) |
People's United Center Hamden, CT | |||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (9) Iona First round |
L 48–72 | 9–13 |
Boardwalk Hall[4] Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
Source[5]
References
- "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.