2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represent Bowling Green State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 6th-year head coach Michael Huger, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
2020–21 record | 10–7 (6–5 MAC) |
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Home arena | Stroh Center |
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Toledo | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | .143 | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MAC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2019–20 season 21–10 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. They were scheduled to play Toledo in the MAC Tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Michael Laster | 0 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Manhattan, NY | Graduated |
Tayler Mattos | 2 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Sophomore | New London, NH | Transferred to New Hampshire |
Dylan Frye | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
Ethan Good | 15 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Wapakoneta, OH | Graduated |
Marlon Sierra | 22 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
Joniya Gadson | 52 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | Miami Gardens, FL | Transferred |
2020 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Josiah Fulcher #43 CG |
Pickerington, OH | Pickerington Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 29, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Bowling Green had to cancel their games against Western Carolina and Defiance. They have postponed games against Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan.
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 4:00 P.M., ESPN2 |
at No. 25 Michigan | L 82–96 | 0–1 |
24 – Turner | 7 – Plowden | 3 – Tied | Crisler Center (0) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
November 28, 2020* 12:00 P.M., ESPN3 |
South Carolina State | W 101–78 | 1–1 |
19 – Plowden | 16 – Plowden | 6 – Turner | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
November 30, 2020* 6:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | W 78–76 OT | 2–1 |
25 – Turner | 8 – Plowden | 3 – Tied | Holmes Center (0) Boone, NC | ||||
December 3, 2020* Cancelled |
at Western Carolina | Canceled | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | ||||||||
December 3, 2020* 7:00 P.M., ESPN3 |
Purdue Northwest | W 88–67 | 3–1 |
19 – Turner | 7 – Diggs | 5 – Turner | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
December 6, 2020 6:00 P.M. |
Buffalo | W 86–78 | 4–1 (1–0) |
33 – Turner | 10 – Plowmen | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
December 13, 2020* 12:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
Wright State | L 67-85 | 4–2 |
15 – Metheny | 5 – Plowden | 6 – Turner | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
December 18, 2020* 6:00 P.M., ESPN3 |
at Robert Morris | W 85–65 | 5–2 |
24 – Turner | 13 – Plowden | 11 – Turner | UPMC Events Center (0) DeKalb, IL | ||||
December 20, 2020 Canceled |
Defiance | Canceled | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | ||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2020 2:00 P.M. |
at Ohio | W 83–75 | 6–2 (2–0) |
20 – Diggs | 8 – Metheny | 6 – Turner | Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH | ||||
January 2, 2021 6:00 P.M., ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | W 68–42 | 7–2 (3–0) |
20 – Turner | 9 – Plowden | 3 – Tied | Convocation Center (0) DeKalb, IL | ||||
January 5, 2021 6:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
Central Michigan | W 90–69 | 8–2 (4–0) |
17 – Turner | 7 – Metheny | 7 – Turner | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
January 9, 2021 4:30 P.M., ESPN+ |
at Central Michigan | W 93–65 | 9–2 ( 5–0) |
24 – Turner | 14 – Plowder | 8 – Turner | McGuirk Arena (0) Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||
January 12, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
Ball State | L 64–88 | 9–3 (5–1) |
18 – Turner | 8 – Plowden | 5 – Turner | Stroh Center (0) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
January 15, 2021 7:00 P.M., CBSSN |
at Buffalo | W 76–69 | 10–3 (6–1) |
25 – Turner | 8 – Tied | 5 – Turner | Convocation Center (0) Buffalo, NY | ||||
January 19, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
Akron | L 57–69 | 10–4 (6–2) |
14 – Tied | 8 – Plowden | 6 – Turner | Stroh Center (0) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
January 21, 2021 5:30 P.M., ESPN3 |
Miami (OH) | L 77–96 | 10–5 (6–3) |
21 – Plowden | 11 – Diggs | 3 – Turner | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH | ||||
January 23, 2021 Postponed |
Central Michigan | Postponed | McGuirk Arena Mt. Pleasant, MI | ||||||||
January 26, 2021 Postponed |
Northern Illinois | Postponed | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | ||||||||
January 27, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
Kent State | L 91–96 | 10–6 (6–4) |
23 – Fulcher | 8 – Turner | 4 – Turner | MAC Center (0) Kent, OH | ||||
January 30, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN+ |
Toledo | L 66–84 | 10–7 (6–5) |
17 – Diggs | 9 – Fulcher | 5 – Turner | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
February 2, 2021 Postponed |
at Eastern Michigan | Postponed | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI | ||||||||
February 6, 2021 6:00 P.M. |
Western Michigan | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
February 9, 2021 7:00 P.M. |
Kent State | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 TBA |
at Toledo | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | |||||||||
February 16, 2021 TBA |
Ball State | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 6:00 P.M. |
Ohio | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
February 23, 2021 TBA |
at Kent State | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 TBA |
at Akron | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
March 2, 2021 7:00 P.M. |
Miami (OH) | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
March 5, 2021 TBA |
Ohio | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
TBD TBD |
at ( ) TBD | TBD TBD | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- "2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-19.