2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 11th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the newly renovated Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 15–10 (11–7 MVC) |
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Home arena | Hulman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Loyola Chicago † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe Sycamores finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Missouri State.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 8, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Truman State | W 80–66 | 1–0 |
Hulman Center (60) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 7:30 pm, BTN |
at Purdue | L 68–80 | 1–1 |
Mackey Arena (200) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
December 15, 2020* 8:00 pm, FSMW/FSIN/FSKC |
at Saint Louis | L 59–78 | 1–2 |
Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | |||||||
December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Ball State | W 67–57 | 2–2 |
Hulman Center (100) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Southeast Missouri State | W 72–66 | 3–2 |
Hulman Center (100) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Missouri Valley regular season | |||||||||||
December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Drake | L 63–81 | 3–3 (0–1) |
Hulman Center (200) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
December 28, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Drake | L 66–73 | 3–4 (0–2) |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Missouri State | L 74–84 | 3–5 (0–3) |
JQH Arena (1,139) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 3, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | L 66–70 | 3–6 (0–4) |
JQH Arena (1,139) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 10, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN2 |
Loyola | W 76–71 | 4–6 (1–4) |
Hulman Center (80) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 11, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Loyola | L 48–58 | 4–7 (1–5) |
Hulman Center (90) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, Fox Sports |
at Illinois State | W 73–65 | 5–7 (2–5) |
Redbird Arena Normal, IL | |||||||
January 17, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Illinois State | W 74–68 | 6–7 (3–5) |
Redbird Arena Normal, IL | |||||||
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 69–66 | 7–7 (4–5) |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 26, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 71–59 | 8–7 (5–5) |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Bradley | W 60–57 | 9–7 (6–5) |
Hulman Center (75) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
February 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Bradley | W 67–55 | 10–7 (7–5) |
Hulman Center (75) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Northern Iowa | W 61–57 | 11–7 (8–5) |
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
February 7, 2021 3:00 pm, Fox Sports |
at Northern Iowa | L 67–70 | 11–8 (8–6) |
McLeod Center (826) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
February 14, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Evansville | W 76–70 | 12–8 (9–6) |
Ford Center (1,503) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Evansville | W 87–73 | 13–8 (10–6) |
Hulman Center (65) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Valparaiso | W 58–43 | 14–8 (11–6) |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | L 58–70 | 14–9 (11–7) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (128) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Evansville Quarterfinals |
W 53–43 | 15–9 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (1) No. 20 Loyola Semifinals |
L 49–65 | 15–10 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
Source[2]
References
edit- ^ "Arch Madness Game 6: Missouri State 78, Indiana State 51". Missouri Valley Conference. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2020.