2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	10–9 (9–6 America East)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Mohr; Jordon Bronner; Ryan Herrion;
Home arena	Lundholm Gym
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMBC	10	–	4	.714	14	–	6	.700
Vermont	10	–	4	.714	10	–	5	.667
New Hampshire	9	–	6	.600	10	–	9	.526
Hartford †	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Albany	6	–	6	.500	7	–	9	.438
UMass Lowell	7	–	8	.467	11	–	12	.478
Stony Brook	7	–	9	.438	9	–	14	.391
NJIT	6	–	10	.375	7	–	12	.368
Binghamton	4	–	10	.286	4	–	14	.222
Maine	2	–	6	.250	2	–	7	.222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.

† 2021 AmEast tournament winner

The 2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire and were led by 16th-year head coach Bill Herrion. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the season 10–9, 9–6 in America East play, to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMass Lowell.^[1]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 8–8 in America East play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

Roster

2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	K.J. McClurg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	University HS	Morgantown, WV
G	1	Marque Maultsby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Garner Magnet HS	Raleigh, NC
G	2	Sean Sutherlin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Irondale HS	New Brighton, MN
F	3	Nick Guadarrama	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Perkiomen School	Newington, CT
G	4	Jon Willeman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lebanon HS	Lebanon, NH
G	5	Josh Hopkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	James B. Dudley HS	Greensboro, NC
G	10	Nick Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	All Hallows HS	The Bronx, NY
G	11	Blondeau Tchoukuiengo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Montmorency School	Montreal, QC
F	13	Meekness Payne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Arizona Compass Prep Central Arizona CC	Phoenix, AZ
C	15	Tayler Mattos	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Kearsarge Regional HS Bowling Green	New London, NH
G	22	Qon Murphy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cannon School Houston Baptist	Charlotte, NC
F	23	Chris Lester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Barrington HS	Barrington, IL
F	24	Jayden Martinez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Byron P. Steele II HS	Cibolo, TX

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Mohr (Merrimack)
Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire)
Ryan Herrion (New Hampshire)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Keene State	W 93–54	1–0	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
December 1, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Bryant	L 85–93	1–1	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 58–64	1–2	People's United Center Hamden, CT
December 27, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hartford	W 77–69	2–2 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
December 28, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Hartford	W 53–51	3–2 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Maine	L 56–59	3–3 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 3, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Maine	W 62–58	4–3 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		UMBC	L 54–69	4–4 (3–2)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 10, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN		UMBC	L 66–68	4–5 (3–3)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Stony Brook	W 81–64	5–5 (4–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
January 17, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Stony Brook	W 67–64	6–5 (5–3)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Albany	W 71–64	7–5 (6–3)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Albany	L 64–83	7–6 (6–4)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 44–65	7–7 (6–5)	Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 71–65 ^OT	8–7 (7–5)	Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
February 5, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		UMass Lowell	L 69–74	8–8 (7–6)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 6, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 74–63	9–8 (8–6)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 69–67	10–8 (9–6)	Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
America East tournament
February 28, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	(6) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals	L 64–72	10–9	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "UMass Lowell vs. New Hampshire - Box Score - February 28, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "2020-21 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "2020-21 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[1] "UMass Lowell vs. New Hampshire - Box Score - February 28, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

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