2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team represents American University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Brennan, will play their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the South Division.[1]

2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
	South Division
2020–21 record	2–2 (2–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike Brennan (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Greenman Matt Wolff Eddie Jackson
Home arena	Bender Arena

2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Colgate	7	–	1		.875			7	–	1		.875
Army	5	–	3		.625			9	–	4		.692
Boston University	3	–	5		.375			3	–	5		.375
Holy Cross	2	–	8		.200			2	–	8		.200
Central
Lafayette	6	–	4		.600			6	–	4		.600
Bucknell	4	–	4		.500			4	–	4		.500
Lehigh	3	–	7		.300			3	–	7		.300
South
Navy	8	–	1		.889			11	–	2		.846
American	2	–	2		.500			2	–	2		.500
Loyola (MD)	1	–	6		.143			1	–	6		.143
† 2021 Patriot League Tournament winner As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Bucknell.[2]

Roster

2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Chris Gleaton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Trinity-Pawling Thiells, New York G 1 Victor Brown Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lake Highland Maitland, Florida G 2 Stacy Beckton Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Atlantic Daytona Beach, Florida G 3 Colin Smalls 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 4 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Minnesota North Brunswick, New Jersey F 5 Connor Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Central Wyoming College Denver, Colorado G 10 Ben Lubarsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So The Benjamin School Palm Beach, Florida F 12 Christian Lorng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Chipola College Paris, France F 14 Johnny O'Neil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chaminade-Madonna Miami Shores, Florida F 15 Matt Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti Knoxville, Maryland F 21 Josh Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Iona Prep Carmel, New York G 33 Christian Sutton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverwood Atlanta, Georgia G 41 Lorenzo Donadio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Boys' Latin Rome, Italy G Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gahr Cerritos, California F Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Starkville Starkville, Mississippi	Head coach Mike Brennan (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Scott Greenman (Princeton) Matt Wolff (Boston University) Eddie Jackson (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh			Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
January 10, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh			Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 86–87 ^OT	0–1 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (0) Annapolis, MD
January 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 59–71	0–2 (0–2)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 71–70	1–2 (1–2)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 81–79 ^3OT	2–2 (2–2)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Sojka Pavilion  Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Bucknell	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)			Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)			Bender Arena]]  Washington, DC
Patriot League Tournament
March 6–14 2021  ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

1. "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2. "Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round Recaps (3.5.20)". Patriot League. March 5, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved December 29, 2020.