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2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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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


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.

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
Assistant coach(es)

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.