2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions are led by second-year head coach David Kiefer, and play their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
2020–21 record	6–11 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach	David Kiefer (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Lieberman Jordan Brooks Riley Conroy
Home arena	University Center (Capacity: 7,500)

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston State	8	–	1		.889			14	–	6		.700
Abilene Christian	7	–	1		.875			15	–	3		.833
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	1		.875			11	–	3		.786
Nicholls	7	–	2		.778			10	–	6		.625
Incarnate Word	5	–	4		.556			8	–	8		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	4		.500			6	–	11		.353
Northwestern State	4	–	4		.500			5	–	14		.263
New Orleans	3	–	5		.375			4	–	12		.250
Houston Baptist	2	–	5		.286			3	–	12		.200
Lamar	2	–	6		.250			4	–	13		.235
McNeese State	2	–	7		.222			8	–	10		.444
Central Arkansas	2	–	7		.222			3	–	14		.176
Texas A&M–CC	0	–	6		.000			3	–	12		.200
† 2021 SLC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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 Conference Tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 David Kiefer (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Mark Lieberman (FIU) Jordan Brooks (Hampton) Riley Conroy (Tulane) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 10, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 69–78	1–5	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 52–69	1–6	Reed Arena (712) College Station, 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
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		Northwestern State	L 68–73	4–11 (2–4)	University Center (403) Hammond, LA
January 27, 2021 8:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 69–57	5–11 (3–4)	University Center (527) Hammond, LA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm		New Orleans	W 79–73	6–11 (4–4)	University Center (317) Hammond, LA
February 10, 2021 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State			Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm		Nicholls			University Center  Hammond, LA
February 17, 2021 7:30 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm		Abilene Christian			University Center  Hammond, LA
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm		McNeese State			University Center  Hammond, LA
February 27, 2021 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
March 3, 2021 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas			University Center  Hammond, LA
March 6, 2021 6:00 pm		at New Orleans			Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
*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.