2020–21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Brad Korn, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020–21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–16 (9–11 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Pickens
  • Dustin Yoder
  • Sam McMahon
Home arenaShow Me Center
Seasons
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 18 2   .900 26 4   .867
Morehead State 17 3   .850 23 8   .742
Eastern Kentucky 15 5   .750 22 7   .759
Jacksonville State 13 6   .684 18 9   .667
Austin Peay 10 10   .500 14 13   .519
Murray State 10 10   .500 13 13   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 11   .450 11 16   .407
SIU Edwardsville 7 12   .368 9 17   .346
Eastern Illinois 6 14   .300 9 18   .333
UT Martin 6 14   .300 8 16   .333
Tennessee Tech 5 15   .250 5 22   .185
Tennessee State 3 17   .150 4 19   .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Redhawks finished the 2019–20 season 7–24, 3–15 in OVC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

On March 3, head coach Rick Ray was fired.[1] He finished at Southeast Missouri State with a five-year record of 51–104. On March 23, the school named former Kansas State assistant coach Brad Korn the new head coach.[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jordan Love 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Voyager Academy Durham, NC
G 3 Eric Jr. Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Howard College Baton Rouge, LA
G 5 Chris Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr John A. Logan College Antioch, IL
F 10 Manny Patterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Green Bay Chicago, IL
G 11 DQ Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Scotland Prep School Atlanta, GA
F 12 Evan Morrison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Johnson County Community College Lee's Summit, MO
G 13 Parker Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Maryville Sikeston, MO
C 14 Nate Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Seminole State College Broward County, FL
G 21 Nana Akenten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Nebraska Bolingbrook, IL
G 25 Nygal Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr ASPIRE Academy (KY) Houston, TX
F 31 Nolan Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Cal Poly Keller, TX
F 33 Dylan Branson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mehlville High School St. Louis, MO
F 44 Darrious Agnew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr East Mississippi Community College Starkville, MS
G Allen Jr. Hatchett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bossier Parish Community College Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Kansas City
Negro League Baseball Museum Tip-Off Classic
W 71–66  1–0
Mabee Fieldhouse (175)
Kansas City, MO
December 2, 2020*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois L 79–87 OT 1–1
Show Me Center (740)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 7, 2020*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 82–77  2–1
Show Me Center (580)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 9, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 74–80 OT 2–2
Allen Arena (488)
Nashville, TN
December 15, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville L 63–66 OT 2–3
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
December 18, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UT Martin L 67–69  2–4
(0–1)
Show Me Center (748)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 22, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Indiana State L 66–72  2–5
Hulman Center (100)
Terre Haute, IN
December 30, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 63–72  2–6
(0–2)
Eblen Center (430)
Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee State W 83–79 2OT 3–6
(1–2)
Show Me Center (760)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 7, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 66–77  3–7
(1–3)
Curb Event Center (271)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State L 50–64  3–8
(1–4)
Show Me Center (799)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 19, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 63–59  4–8
(2–4)
Gentry Complex (231)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Morehead State L 65–76  4–9
(2–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (775)
Morehead, KY
January 26, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Martin L 66–69  4–10
(2–6)
Skyhawk Arena (267)
Martin, TN
January 28, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 64–62  5–10
(3–6)
Show Me Center (723)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 30, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 75–44  6–10
(4–6)
Show Me Center (842)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 1, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State L 60–77  6–11
(4–7)
Show Me Center (690)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 68–64  7–11
(5–7)
Show Me Center (642)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 54–66  7–12
(5–8)
Show Me Center (720)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 12, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State L 60–80  7–13
(5–9)
CFSB Center (1,252)
Murray, KY
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 63–78  7–14
(5–10)
Dunn Center (494)
Clarksville, TN
February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay W 86–81 OT 8–14
(6–10)
Show Me Center (279)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 94–72  9–14
(7–10)
Show Me Center (753)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 22, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 65–87  9–15
(7–11)
Show Me Center (289)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 25, 2021
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 94–88  10–15
(8–11)
Lantz Arena (29)
Charleston, IL
February 27, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 69–63  11–15
(9–11)
First Community Arena (50)
Edwardsville, IL
OVC tournament
March 4, 2021
9:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Morehead State
First round
L 54–61  11–16
Ford Center (266)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sources: SE Missouri State parts ways with coach Rick Ray". ESPN. March 3, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "SEMO basketball hires Kansas State's Brad Korn as head coach". The Wichita Eagle. March 23, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2021.