2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by first-year head coach Anthony Boone and play their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season

2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2020–21 record3–13 (2–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Brock Widders
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston State81 .889  146  .700
Abilene Christian71 .875  153  .833
Stephen F. Austin71 .875  113  .786
Nicholls72 .778  106  .625
Incarnate Word54 .556  88  .500
Southeastern Louisiana44 .500  611  .353
Northwestern State44 .500  514  .263
New Orleans35 .375  412  .250
Houston Baptist25 .286  312  .200
Lamar26 .250  413  .235
McNeese State27 .222  810  .444
Central Arkansas27 .222  314  .176
Texas A&M–CC06 .000  312  .200
2021 SLC Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 10–21, 9–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PF 0 SK Shittu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rogers, Arkansas
G 1 Rylan Bergersen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Boise, Idaho
G 2 Lewis McDaniel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
G 3 Suazell Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)164 lb (74 kg) Fr West Helena, Arkansas
G 4 Khaleem Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Hamilton, Ontario
G 5 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 10 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Clinton, Arkansas
G 12 Trey South 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Spring, Texas
G/F 13 Eddy Kayouloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Paris, France
G 14 Collin Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 15 Brendan Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) Fr El Dorado, Arkansas
C 21 Jonas Munson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Alexandria, Virginia
F 23 Samson George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) GS Minna, Nigeria
F 24 Jared Chatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
C 32 Churchill Bounds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) Fr Cumberland, Maryland
G/F 34 Jaxson Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS So Phoenix, Arizona
PG 55 DeAndre Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Boise, Idaho
Head coach

Anthony Boone (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 4, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis L 68–85  0–1
FedExForum (2,564)
Memphis, TN
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm
at Little Rock
Governor's I-40 Showdown
L 83–86  0–2
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 65–88  0–3
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2020*
5:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 75–100  0–4
Bud Walton Arena (4,189)
Fayetteville, AR
December 14, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 54–68  0–5
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895)
Oxford, MS
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 65–81  0–6
Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm
Champion Christian W 92–28  1–6
Farris Center (157)
Conway, AR
December 29, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Baylor L 56–93  1–7
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm
at McNeese State W 81–67  2–7
(1–0)
HH&P Complex (477)
Lake Charles, LA
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 83–79  3–7
(2–0)
Farris Center (348)
Conway, AR
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 80–91  3–8
(2–1)
Farris Center (485)
Conway, AR
January 13, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 69–95  3–9
(2–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,089)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm
Nicholls L 72–74  3–10
(2–3)
Farris Center (258)
Conway, AR
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 58–93  3–11
(2–4)
Moody Coliseum (411)
Abilene, TX
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 57–69  3–12
(2–5)
University Center (527)
Hammond, LA
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm
Northwestern State L 77–81  3–13
(2–6)
Farris Center (147)
Conway, AR
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm
McNeese State Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm
at New Orleans Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm
at Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm
at Nicholls Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian Farris Center 
Conway, AR
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana Farris Center 
Conway, AR
March 6, 2021
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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