2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team


The 2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Mike Schrage, played as seventh-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina.

2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record10–9 (4–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonathan Holmes
  • Mark Adams
  • Allen Payne
Home arenaSchar Center
Seasons
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 8 2   .800 13 7   .650
Northeastern 8 2   .800 10 9   .526
Charleston 6 4   .600 9 10   .474
Hofstra 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Delaware 5 4   .556 7 8   .467
Drexel 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
William & Mary 4 6   .400 7 10   .412
Elon 4 7   .364 10 9   .526
Towson 3 9   .250 4 14   .222
UNC Wilmington 1 6   .143 7 10   .412
2021 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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The Phoenix finished the 2019–20 season 13–21, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in seventh place. They played in the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament, where they defeated 10-seed James Madison in the first round, upset 2-seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals, and lost to 6-seed Northeastern in the semifinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Seth Fuller 3 G 5'11" 180 RS Junior Dublin, OH Graduated; left team
Marcus Sheffield II 4 G 6'5" 180 RS Senior Alpharetta, GA Graduated
Andy Pack 21 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Summerfield, NC Transferred to Bridgewater College
Duje Radja 42 F/C 6'8" 235 Junior Split, Croatia Left team

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Charles Mendys 3 G 6'0" 180 RS Junior Carrboro, NC Roanoke College
Ikenna Ndugba 11 G 6'0" 186 Graduate Student Boston, MA Bryant

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darius Burford
PG
Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Michael Graham
PF
Brooklyn, NY Xaverian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 7, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Harris
SG
Savannah, GA Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
JaDun Michael
SF
Burlington, NC The Burlington School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

Roster

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2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hunter McIntosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Greater Atlanta Christian School Snellville, GA
F 1 Chuck Hannah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, MA
F 2 JaDun Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Burlington School Burlington, NC
G 3 Charles Mendys 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Roanoke College Carrboro, NC
G 4 Brandon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Potters House Christian Savannah, GA
F 5 Federico Poser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr I.I.S.S. Marco Fanno School Mareno di Piave, Italy
G 10 Kris Wooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Arendell Parrott Academy Kinston, NC
G 11 Ikenna Ndugba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) GS Bryant Boston, MA
G 12 Darius Burford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, IL
G/F 13 Jerald Gillens-Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Butler Orlando, FL
G/F 14 Zac Ervin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gate City High School Gate City, VA
G 20 Lars Nilsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Burlington School Skien, Norway
F 21 Michael Graham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Xaverian High School Brooklyn, NY
G 23 Ben Daugherty (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Jolla Country Day School Chagrin Falls, OH
G/F 25 Hunter Woods 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So John Muir HS Pasadena, CA
F 33 Simon Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hopkins HS Minneapolis, MN
Head coach
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 15, 2024

Schedule and results

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Elon has had to cancel three games and postpone nine games due to COVID-19.

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference season
November 25, 2020
7:00 p.m.
NC Wesleyan W 82–52  1–0
 19  Gillens-Butler   9  Gillens-Butler   4  McIntosh  Schar Center (0)
Elon, NC
November 28, 2020
4:00 p.m.
High Point W 76–75  2–0
 21  McIntosh   6  Gillens-Butler   6  Wooten  Schar Center (0)
Elon, NC
December 12, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Campbell W 66–56  3–0
 23  McIntosh   7  tied   3  tied  Schar Center (0)
Elon, NC
December 19, 2020
1:00 p.m.
at UNC Greensboro L 64–71  3–1
 19  Woods   8  Woods   3  Ndugba  Schar Center (0)
Elon, NC
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021
12:00 p.m.
at Northeastern L 52–75  3–2
(0–1)
 16  McIntosh   8  Woods   2  tied  Matthews Arena (0)
Boston, MA
January 3, 2021
12:00 p.m.
at Northeastern L 58–66  3–3
(0–2)
 17  McIntosh   9  Woods   4  Hannah  Matthews Arena (0)
Boston, MA
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Delaware L 43–66  3–4
(0–3)
 10  McIntosh   6  Woods   2  tied  Bob Carpenter Center (0)
Newark, DE
January 31, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Delaware L 70–74  3–5
(0–4)
 30  McIntosh   7  Woods   7  McIntosh  Bob Carpenter Center (0)
Newark, DE
February 3, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at James Madison L 57–78  3–6
(0–5)
 19  McIntosh   10  Woods   7  Ndugba  Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 9, 2021
7:00 p.m.
James Madison L 61–70  3–7
(0–6)
 17  Wright   13  Woods   3  Ndugba  Schar Center (0)
Elon, NC
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at College of Charleston L 53–71  3–8
(0–7)
 15  Burford   6  tied   3  Ndugba  TD Arena (1,502)
Charleston, SC
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at College of Charleston W 66–55  4–8
(1–7)
 20  McIntosh   6  Burford   4  Woods  TD Arena (1,467)
Charleston, SC
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at William & Mary W 75–54  5–8
(2–7)
 27  Burford   8  Ndugba   4  Ndugba  Kaplan Arena (0)
Williamsburg, VA
February 22, 2021
7:00 p.m.
William & Mary W 73–54  6–8
(3–7)
 17  Ndugba   6  tied   4  Ndugba  Schar Center (0)
Elon, NC
February 27, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at UNC Wilmington W 80–77  7–8
(4–7)
 23  Burford   9  Ndugba   4  tied  Trask Coliseum (800)
Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 6, 2021
3:00 p.m., FloSports
(8) vs. (9) Towson
First round
W 69–48  8–8
 13  McIntosh   8  Woods   4  Ndugba  Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 7, 2021
2:30 p.m., FloSports
(8) at (1) James Madison
Quarterfinals
W 72–71  9–8
 24  McIntosh   9  McIntosh   6  Ndugba  Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 8, 2021
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
(8) vs. (4) Hofstra
Semifinals
W 76–58  10–8
 19  Burford   10  Ndugba   6  Burford  Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
(8) vs. (6) Drexel
Championship
L 56–63  10–9
 19  McIntosh   5  tied   4  Ndugba  Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Elon Phoenix Schedule 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2024.