2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by fourth-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9-13, 6-8 in Big Sky Play to finish a tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Arizona.

2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–13 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachJase Coburn
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Skinkis
  • Scott Sommer
Home arenaViking Pavilion
Seasons
2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah 12 2   .857 20 4   .833
Weber State 12 3   .800 17 6   .739
Eastern Washington 12 3   .800 16 8   .667
Montana State 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Idaho State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Montana 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Northern Colorado 6 8   .429 11 11   .500
Portland State 6 8   .429 9 13   .409
Sacramento State 5 9   .357 8 12   .400
Northern Arizona 4 10   .286 6 16   .273
Idaho 1 17   .056 1 21   .045
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Vikings finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 12–8 Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled, including the Big Sky tournament.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Paris Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Centennial High School Carson, California
C 1 Amari McCray 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Pacific Ruston, Louisiana
G 2 James Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Temple Union, New Jersey
G 3 Ian Burke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Seattle Phoenix, Arizona
G 4 Kyle Greeley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So West Salem High School Salem, Oregon
G 5 Charles Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Utah Portland, Oregon
G 10 Elijah Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington Oakland, California
F 12 Trey Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Anthem Prep Anthem, Arizona
G 13 Jaden Nielsen-Skinner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr South Salem High School Salem, Oregon
G 14 Alexis Angeles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lower Columbia College Tualatin, Oregon
G 15 Gio Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Arizona Western College Riverside, California
F 23 Khalid Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Arizona State Salem, Oregon
G 30 Kiimani Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr PHH Prep Phoenix, Arizona
C 32 Jacob Eyman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Fullerton College Los Alamitos, California
F 35 John Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Evansville Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Portland L 73–86  0–1
Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 8, 2020*
7:05 pm
Northwest W 88–48  1–1
Viking Pavilion (20)
Portland, OR
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 60–69  1–2
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2020
7:05 pm, Pluto TV
Weber State L 66–94  1–3
(0–1)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
December 20, 2020
12:05 pm
Weber State W 74–72  2–3
(1–1)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
December 22, 2020*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 62–67  2–4
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
December 31, 2020
6:05 pm, Pluto TV
at Eastern Washington Canceled Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 2, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Eastern Washington Canceled Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 7, 2021
3:05 pm, Pluto TV
at Sacramento State Canceled Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2021
12:05 pm, Pluto TV
at Sacramento State Canceled Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2021
12:05 pm
Northwest Nazarene L 72–75  2–5
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 14, 2021
5:05 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana State L 64–71  2–6
(1–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2021
11:05 am, Pluto TV
at Montana State L 64–69  2–7
(1–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
January 21, 2021
7:05 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State L 57–64  2–8
(1–4)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 23, 2021
12:05 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State W 69–43  3–8
(2–4)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 26, 2021*
6:05 pm, Pluto TV
Saint Martin's W 69–60  4–8
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 4, 2021
7:05 pm, Pluto TV
Montana L 64–70 OT 4–9
(2–5)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 6, 2021
12:05 pm, Pluto TV
Montana W 61–56  5–9
(3–5)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 11, 2021
5:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Arizona Canceled Rolle Activity Center 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 12, 2021*
7:05 pm
Simpson W 99–66  6–9
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 13, 2021
11:00 am, Pluto TV
at Northern Arizona Canceled Rolle Activity Center 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 18, 2021
7:05 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho W 84–64  7–9
(4–5)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 20, 2021
12:05 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho W 71–40  8–9
(5–5)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
February 25, 2021
5:30 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Colorado L 64–66  8–10
(5–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (100)
Greeley, CO
February 27, 2021
11:05 am, Pluto TV
at Northern Colorado W 73–65  9–10
(6–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (125)
Greeley, CO
March 4, 2021
7:05 pm, Pluto TV
Southern Utah L 58–68  9–11
(6–7)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
March 6, 2021
12:05 pm, Pluto TV
Southern Utah L 54–73  9–12
(6–8)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021
11:00 am
(7) vs. (10) Northern Arizona
First Round
L 66–77  9–13
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.