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2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

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2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record13–10 (7–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Akeem Miskdeen
  • Kyle Church
  • Todd Abernethy
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of East Division of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

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2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nicholas Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Garnerville, New York
F 1 Madiaw Niang 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr DME Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Gilman School
Wright State
Baltimore, Maryland
F 3 Giancarlo Rosado 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Fr Palm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, Florida
G 4 Bryan Greenlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So The Rock School
Minnesota
Gainesville, Florida
G 10 Johnell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr 21st Century Charter Gary, Indiana
G 11 Michael Forrest 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Blanche Ely HS Lauderhill, Florida
G 12 Alijah Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr North Pike HS Summit, Mississippi
G 13 Kenan Blackshear 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Jones HS Orlando, Florida
F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Sr Morgan County HS Madison, Georgia
G 21 Alejandro Ralat 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Saint Andrew's School San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 22 Branndon Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Northeast HS North Lauderdale, Florida
F/C 25 Karlis Silins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) RS Jr BK VEF Rīga
Ole Miss
Riga, Latvia
G 30 Joe French 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Master's Academy
Bethune–Cookman
Orlando, Florida
F 32 Brant Ulmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Suwannee HS Live Oak, Florida
F/C 35 Dardan Kapiti 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Rock School Pristina, Kosovo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama
Ungar Memorial Tournament
L 66–68  0–1
Mitchell Center (945)
Mobile, AL
November 27, 2020*
1:00 pm
vs. Jacksonville State
Ungar Memorial Tournament
L 50–60  0–2
Mitchell Center (138)
Mobile, AL
November 28, 2020*
2:00 pm
vs. Mobile
Ungar Memorial Tournament
W 83–41  1–2
Mitchell Center (141)
Mobile, AL
December 3, 2020*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Florida National W 128–64  2–2
FAU Arena (372)
Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2020*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida W 79–77  3–2
UNF Arena (656)
Jacksonville, FL
December 12, 2020*
12:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Florida Memorial W 112–49  4–2
FAU Arena (228)
Boca Raton, FL
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Stetson L 69–78  4–3
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
December 21, 2020*
5:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Florida College W 107–72  5–3
FAU Arena (225)
Boca Raton, FL
January 5, 2021*
4:00 pm
at James Madison L 70–79  5–4
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
Conference USA regular season
January 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 67–71  5–5
(0–1)
Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
January 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 55–64  5–6
(0–2)
Chartway Arena (250)
Norfolk, VA
January 14, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU W 81–79  6–6
(1–2)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (500)
Miami, FL
January 15, 2021
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
FIU W 107–63  7–6
(2–2)
FAU Arena (420)
Boca Raton, FL
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 66–53 OT 8–6
(3–2)
FAU Arena (420)
Boca Raton, FL
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte L 71–74  8–7
(3–3)
FAU Arena (328)
Boca Raton, FL
February 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA L 80–84  8–8
(3–4)
Convocation Center (373)
San Antonio, TX
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA L 75–86  8–9
(3–5)
Convocation Center (384)
San Antonio, TX
February 21, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP Postponed [a][1] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP Postponed [a][1] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 26, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 69–60  9–9
(4–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 73–66  10–9
(5–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 4, 2021
6:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 80–50  11–9
(6–5)
FAU Arena (251)
Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2021
6:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 63–54  12–9
(7–5)
FAU Arena (402)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2021
9:30 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (W5) UTEP
Second Round
W 76–70  13–9
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2021
9:30 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (W1) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals
L 69–75  13–10
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

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  1. ^ a b Deaver, Colin (February 20, 2021). "UTEP men's basketball games at FAU canceled due to COVID-19". KTSM-TV. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mens Basketball Schedule 2020-2021". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2021.