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2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

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2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record13–10 (8–6 CAA)
Head coach
  • Mike Farrelly (acting, 1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMack Sports Complex
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 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were coached by Mike Farrelly, who served as acting head coach while Joe Mihalich was out on a temporary medical leave of absence.[1] They played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pride finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Delaware in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing to Elon in the semifinals.

Previous season

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The Pride finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to win the regular season CAA championship. They defeated Drexel and Delaware to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament. There they defeated Northeastern to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jermaine Miranda 3 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Juncos, Puerto Rico Transferred to California Baptist
Desure Buie 4 G 5'11" 160 RS Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Eli Pemberton 5 G 6'5" 195 Senior Middletown, CT Graduated
Hal Hughes 11 F/C 6'9" 220 RS Freshman Sydney, Australia Entered transfer portal
Connor Klementowicz 24 G 6'2" 210 Senior Freehold, New Jersey Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cole Eiber 31 G 6'1" 185 Graduate Student Albertson, NY Graduate transfer from Western New England; will have immediate eligibility.

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
Zion Bethea
SG
South Orange, NJ Immaculate Conception High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
David Green
SF
Apopka, FL Ocoee High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Vukasin Masic
SG
Belgrade, Serbia Hoosac School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 25, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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.

Roster

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2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr St. Bonaventure Queens, New York
G 1 Caleb Burgess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Moravian Prep Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 2 Omar Silverio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rhode Island Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
G/F 4 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ocoee Apopka, Florida
G 5 Zion Bethea 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Immaculate Conception South Orange, New Jersey
G 12 Carl Gibson Jr. (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cherry Hill East Cherry Hill, New Jersey
F/C 14 Kevin Schutte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr CSE Zwolle Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands
F 15 Stafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Canisius Buffalo, New York
G 20 Jalen Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Hampton Hampton, Virginia
F 23 Kvonn Cramer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Mount Pleasant Wilmington, Delaware
G 25 Vukasin Masic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hoosac Belgrade, Serbia
G 31 Cole Eiber 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Western New England Albertson, New York
F/C 32 Isaac Kante 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Georgia Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 24 Rutgers L 56–70  0–1
Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Fairleigh Dickinson W 73–58  1–1
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
December 5, 2020*
4:00 pm, FloSports
Iona L 74–82  1–2
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Stony Brook W 72–67  2–2
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 96–88  3–2
OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 69–77  3–3
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 22, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond W 76–71  4–3
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
William & Mary W 61–56  5–3
(1–0)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
William & Mary W 82–73  6–3
(2–0)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2021
5:00 pm, FloSports
Northeastern L 78–81 OT 6–4
(2–1)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern L 56–67  6–5
(2–2)
Cabot Center 
Boston, MA
January 15, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports
at Delaware L 56–74  6–6
(2–3)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports
at Delaware W 68–67  7–6
(3–3)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
Towson W 71–58  8–6
(4–3)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
Towson W 74–69  9–6
(5–3)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports
at UNC Wilmington W 82–73  10–6
(6–3)
Trask Coliseum (25)
Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports
at UNC Wilmington W 89–83  11–6
(7–3)
Trask Coliseum (25)
Wilmington, NC
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
Drexel L 71–73  11–7
(7–4)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
Drexel W 79–74  12–7
(8–4)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
at James Madison L 89–93  12–8
(8–5)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports
at James Madison L 70–74  12–9
(8–6)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 7, 2021
11:00 am, FloHoops
(4) vs. (5) Delaware
Quarterfinals
W 83–75  13–9
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
March 8, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (8) Elon
Semifinals
L 58–76  13–10
Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Mihalich to take temporary medical leave of absence". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved January 16, 2020.