2020–21 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team

2020–21 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball
2020–21 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	17–10 (11–6 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin McGeehan (8th season);
Associate head coach	Peter Thomas
Assistant coaches	Kevin Smith; Kenneth White;
Home arena	Gore Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1	.944	23	–	2	.920
Radford	12	–	6	.667	15	–	12	.556
Campbell	11	–	6	.647	17	–	10	.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	10	–	10	.500
Longwood	10	–	10	.500	12	–	17	.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10	.500	11	–	15	.423
Hampton	9	–	9	.500	11	–	14	.440
High Point	6	–	11	.353	9	–	15	.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11	.313	5	–	18	.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12	.294	7	–	15	.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15	.118	3	–	18	.143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.

† 2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team represented Campbell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels, led by 8th-year head coach Kevin McGeehan, played their home games at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Fighting Camels finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 6–12 in Big South play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to UNC Asheville.^[1]

Roster

2020–21 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gediminas Mokšeckas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Ryan HS	Vilnius, Lithuania
G	1	Ricky Clemons	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Rolesville HS	Rolesville, NC
G	2	PJ Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Langston Hughes HS	Atlanta, GA
G	4	Dray Burton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Powdersville HS	Greenville, SC
G	5	Messiah Thompson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	North Atlanta HS	Atlanta, GA
C	10	Milos Stajcic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Freedom Christian Academy	Belgrade, Serbia
G	11	Jordan Whitfield	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Millbrook HS	Raleigh, NC
F	12	Jesús Carralero	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Link Year Prep	Málaga, Spain
G	13	Austin McCullough	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	City College of San Francisco	Birmingham, AL
G	14	Jaden Kennedy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Ridge View HS	District Heights, MD
G	15	Eric Blackwell III	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Corona del Sol HS	Phoenix, AZ
G	20	Thomas Dees	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	South Johnston HS	Four Oaks, NC
F	21	Duane Moss	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Chattanooga	Myrtle Beach, SC
F	22	Laurynas Vaištaras	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Kaunas Varpas	Plungė, Lithuania
F	23	Joshua Lusane	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Americus-Sumter HS	Americus, GA
G	24	Andrew Carroll	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Wake Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC
	30	Ethan Lynch	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bishop Ireton HS	Accokeek, MD
G/F	45	Cedric Henderson, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	SW Tennessee CC	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Kevin McGeehan (Gettysburg)

Assistant coach(es)

Peter Thomas (Richmond)
Kevin Smith (Richmond)
Kenneth White (North Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 30, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Andrews	W 85–51	1–0	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville BSN Sports Dolphin Classic	W 80–78	2–0	Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL
December 9, 2020* 2:30 pm, YouTube Live		vs. New Orleans BSN Sports Dolphin Classic	W 79–70	3–0	Swisher Gymnasium (38) Jacksonville, FL
December 10, 2020* 1:00 pm, YouTube Live		vs. Florida National BSN Sports Dolphin Classic	W 122–92	4–0	Swisher Gymnasium (37) Jacksonville, FL
December 16, 2020* 3:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	L 56–66	4–1	Schar Center Elon, NC
December 19, 2020* ACCN		at NC State	L 50–69	4–2	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
December 21, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 59–78	4–3	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
Big South Conference regular season
December 30, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 83–84	4–4 (0–1)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
December 31, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 76–94	4–5 (0–2)	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
January 4, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 70–61	5–5 (1–2)	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 5, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 70–85	5–6 (1–3)	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 64–58	6–6 (2–3)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
January 10, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 69–78	6–7 (2–4)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 48–46	7–7 (3–4)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 73–51	8–7 (4–4)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 91–97 ^3OT	8–8 (4–5)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 61–67	8–9 (4–6)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 29, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 59–58	9–9 (5–6)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 30, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 75–67	10–9 (6–6)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at UNC Asheville	Canceled		Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	Canceled		Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 72–71	11–9 (7–6)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 64–49	12–9 (8–6)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	W 76–57	13–9 (9–6)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	W 73–68	14–9 (10–6)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 68–48	15–9 (11–6)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
Big South tournament
March 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(6) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals	W 63–57	16–9	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
March 4, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	at (2) Radford Semifinals	W 78–60	17–9	Dedmon Center Radford, VA
March 7, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN	(3)	at (1) Winthrop Championship	L 53–80	17–10	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Jude, UNC Asheville beat Campbell 72-68 in Big South tourney". KRQE News 13. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Campbell University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[1] "Jude, UNC Asheville beat Campbell 72-68 in Big South tourney". KRQE News 13. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Campbell University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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