2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by second-year head coach David Kiefer, and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished the 2020–21 season 8–18, 5–10 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing to New Orleans.

2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–18 (5–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Lieberman
  • Jordan Brooks
  • Riley Conroy
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nicholls142 .875187  .720
Abilene Christian132 .867245  .828
Sam Houston State133 .813199  .679
Stephen F. Austin*123 .800165  .762
Northwestern State97 .5631118  .379
New Orleans87 .5331015  .400
Lamar610 .3751018  .357
Incarnate Word59 .357814  .364
Southeastern Louisiana510 .333818  .308
McNeese State410 .2861014  .417
Houston Baptist411 .267619  .240
Central Arkansas412 .250519  .208
Texas A&M–CC213 .133519  .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
2021 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 5–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Elijah Ifejah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 1 Avery Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Forest Park, Georgia
G 2 Isiah Kirby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 3 Maxim Romanov 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Nahariya, Israel
G 4 Keon Clergeot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winter Haven, Florida
G 5 Byron Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Palatka, Florida
G 10 JonDarius Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Corinth, Mississippi
F 11 McKay Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Louisville, Kentucky
G 12 Matthew Strange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr The Woodlands, Texas
F 13 Pape Diop 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Ziguinchor, Senegal
SF 20 Brandon Gonzalez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Punta Gorda, Florida
G/F 22 Nick Caldwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Geismar, Louisiana
G 24 Jamon Kemp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Seattle, Washington
G 25 Joe Kasperzyk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Haven, Connecticut
C 33 Max Brackmann 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS Fr Löhne, Germany
G/F 35 Gus Okafor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 63–67 OT 0–1
Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
November 28, 2020*
2:00 pm
at UAB L 59–84  0–2
Bartow Arena (709)
Birmingham, AL
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU L 43–96  0–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,008)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 2, 2020*
9:00 pm
at Cal Baptist W 81–80  1–3
CBU Events Center 
Riverside, CA
December 4, 2020*
4:00 pm
at Cal Baptist L 66–83  1–4
CBU Events Center 
Riverside, CA
December 9, 2020*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 69–78  1–5
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 12, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Missouri State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 15, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 52–69  1–6
Reed Arena (712)
College Station, TX
December 21, 2020*
5:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin Canceled due to COVID-19 issues William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
December 23, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Grambling State W 77–70  2–6
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (100)
Grambling, LA
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar L 64–74  2–7
Montagne Center (1,529)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Regular season
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State L 52–70  2–8
(0–1)
University Center (318)
Hammond, LA
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm
at Nicholls L 67–87  2–9
(0–2)
Stopher Gymnasium (211)
Thibodaux, LA
January 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–63  3–9
(1–2)
University Center (283)
Hammond, LA
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 42–76  3–10
(1–3)
Teague Special Events Center (332)
Abilene, TX
January 20, 2021
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 92–88  4–10
(2–3)
Burton Coliseum (261)
Lake Charles, LA
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State L 68–73  4–11
(2–4)
University Center (403)
Hammond, LA
January 27, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 69–57  5–11
(3–4)
University Center (527)
Hammond, LA
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 79–73  6–11
(4–4)
University Center (317)
Hammond, LA
February 10, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 61–79  6–12
(4–5)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554)
Huntsville, TX
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls L 84–86 OT 6–13
(4–6)
University Center (531)
Hammond, LA
February 17, 2021
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Postponed due to weather American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian Canceled due to weather University Center 
Hammond, LA
February 22, 2021
6:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
rescheduled from February 17
W 78–75  7–13
(5–6)
American Bank Center (633)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State L 91–95  7–14
(5–7)
University Center (511)
Hammond, LA
February 27, 2021
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 61–79  7–15
(5–8)
Prather Coliseum (504)
Natchitoches, LA
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 71–88  7–16
(5–9)
Farris Center (372)
Conway, AR
March 6, 2021
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 76–81 OT 7–17
(5–10)
Lakefront Arena (940)
New Orleans, LA
Southland tournament
March 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) McNeese State
First round
W 71–68  8–17
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 10, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (5) New Orleans
Second round
L 63–80  8–18
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Source:[1]

References

  1. "Lions Release 2020–21 Schedule" (Press release). SLU Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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