2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars are led by third-year head coach Richie Riley and play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the East Division.

2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2020–21 record	9–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Richie Riley (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Howard Amorrow Morgan Tyler Parker
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Appalachian State	6	–	4		.600			12	–	7		.632
Coastal Carolina	6	–	5		.545			12	–	6		.667
Georgia Southern	6	–	6		.500			12	–	9		.571
South Alabama	5	–	5		.500			11	–	8		.579
Troy	4	–	6		.400			10	–	10		.500
Georgia State	2	–	3		.400			8	–	4		.667
West
Texas State	7	–	3		.700			13	–	6		.684
Louisiana	7	–	5		.583			13	–	6		.684
UT Arlington	7	–	5		.583			11	–	9		.550
Little Rock	6	–	6		.500			10	–	9		.526
Arkansas State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	9		.471
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	10		.167			4	–	15		.211
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 KK Curry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cleveland HS Cleveland, Tennessee G 1 Andrew Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Tipton-Rosemark Academy Millington, Tennessee G 2 David Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Casper CC Toronto, Ontario, Canada G 3 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So North HS New Orleans, Louisiana F 4 Kayo Goncalves 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) SE Oklahoma State Rio de Janeiro, Brazil G 12 Michael Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Michigan Southfield, Michigan G 14 Adam Sizemore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So North Laurel HS London, Kentucky G 21 Howard Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Syracuse Buffalo, New York G 22 Sam Iorio 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Jr American Allentown, Pennsylvania G 24 Terrence Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Iowa State Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 25 Jamal West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland G 30 A.C. Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Parkland HS Allentown, Pennsylvania F 34 Deaundrae Ballard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Florida Atlanta, Georgia F 42 zondrick Garrett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Oxford HS Oxford, Alabama G 50 John Pettway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Keith HS Safford, Alabama	Head coach Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Adam Howard (Western Kentucky) Amorrow Morgan (Idaho State) Tyler Parker (Faulkner University) Mikel Kosich (Montana State University-Billings) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament	W 68–66	1–0	20 – Flowers	9 – Locure	3 – Iorio	Mitchell Center (945) Mobile, AL
Nov 27, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Moblie Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament	W 95–75	2–0	25 – Flowers	9 – West	4 – Locure	Mitchell Center (983) Mobile, AL
Nov 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament	L 73–77	2–1	19 – Flowers	6 – Tied	6 – Flowers	Mitchell Center (910) Mobile, AL
Dec 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Emmanuel	W 86–47	3–1	17 – Flowers	9 – West	5 – Tied	Mitchell Center (780) Mobile, AL
Dec 4, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	L 81–90	3–2	29 – Flowers	4 – 3 tied'	3 – Flowers	Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, Alabama
Dec 8, 2020* 6:00 ap, ESPN+		William Carey	W 80–67	4–2	26 – Flowers	5 – Tied	7 – Locure	Mitchell Center (812) Mobile, AL
Dec 12, 2020* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 76–75	5–2	18 – Tied	8 – Goncalves	6 – Locure	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Flagler	W 103–81	6–2	22 – Locure	10 – Goncalves	7 – Pettway	Mitchell Center (821) Mobile, AL
Dec 19, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 90–93	6–3	26 – Flowers	9 – Curry	3 – Flowers	Elmore Gymnasium (57) Huntsville, AL
Jan 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 88–59	7–3 (1–0)	26 – Flowers	10 – Goncalves	5 – Flowers	Hanner Fieldhouse (508) Statesboro, GA
Jan 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 49–62	7–4 (1–1)	18 – Flowers	12 – West	2 – Iorio	Hanner Fieldhouse (244) Statesboro, GA
Jan 8, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 65–78	7–5 (1–2)	19 – Curry	9 – Curry	5 – Flowers	HTC Center (165) Conway, SC
Jan 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	L 69–83	7–6 (1–3)	29 – Flowers	6 – West	4 – Flowers	HTC Center (147) Conway, SC
Jan 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 73–64	8–6 (2–3)	31 – Flowers	13 – West	3 – Pettway	Mitchell Center (871) Mobile, AL
Jan 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 77–83	8–7 (2–4)	27 – Flowers	10 – West	7 – Flowers	Mitchell Center (867) Mobile, AL
Jan 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 75–84 ^OT	8–8 (2–5)	32 – Flowers	7 – Goncalves	3 – Flowers	Mitchell Center (1,030) Mobile, AL
Jan 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 62–48	9–8 (3–5)	19 – Locure	11 – Goncalves	3 – Flowers	Mitchell Center (961) Mobile, AL
Jan 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	Postponed due to COVID-19					GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
Jan 30, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	Postponed due to COVID-19					GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
Feb 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Feb 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Tory						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Feb 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
Feb 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
Feb 20, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
Feb 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Feb 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Tournament
March 5–8, 2021		vs.						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. https://usajaguars.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2020-21