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2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

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2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
SWAC regular season co–champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record16–5 (13–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wendell Moore
  • Spencer Robertson
  • Caleb Villarreal
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
Seasons
2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 13 0   1.000 16 5   .762
Jackson State 11 0   1.000 12 6   .667
Texas Southern 10 3   .769 17 9   .654
Grambling State 9 6   .600 12 12   .500
Southern 8 6   .571 8 11   .421
Alcorn State 6 7   .462 6 13   .316
Alabama A&M* 4 9   .308 6 9   .400
Alabama State* 4 14   .222 4 14   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 12   .200 4 21   .160
Mississippi Valley State 2 13   .133 2 22   .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2021 SWAC tournament winner


The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,[1] and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Lenell Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Panola College Chicago, IL
G 1 Javen Hedgeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr McLennan CC Houston, TX
G 2 Jock Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS So Stephen F. Austin Houston, TX
F 3 Boe Nguidjol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Detroit Mercy Los Angeles, CA
G 4 D'Rell Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kilgore College Dallas, TX
F 5 Myles Washington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Central Georgia Tech Charlotte, NC
G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Western Kentucky Houston, TX
G 11 DeWayne Cox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC Ripley, MS
G 12 Faite Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Clear Springs HS Dickinson, TX
G 13 Eric Hester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Clearwater, FL
F 14 Jerroda Briscoe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Central Wyoming St. Petersburg, FL
G 15 Damari Parris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Eastern Michigan Prince George's County, MD
G 21 Danario Edgar, II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Episcopal HS Houston, TX
G 22 Jawaun Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Odessa College Harlem, NY
G 23 Dajour Joseph 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr New Mexico State Fort Lauderdale, FL
SF 24 Jalon Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Houston Christian HS Houston, TX
PG 32 Cam Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Nebraska Austin, TX
C 35 Chandler Oriahki 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tyler JC Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 2, 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*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Little Rock
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
L 66–71  0–1
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 27, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
W 64–61  1–1
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 29, 2020*
5:00 pm, ACCNX
at Louisville L 64–86  1–2
KFC Yum! Center (2,934)
Louisville, KY
December 3, 2020*
5:00 pm
at Grand Canyon Canceled GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2020*
at Murray State Canceled CFSB Center 
Murray, KY
December 18, 2020*
7:00 pm
at No. 16 Missouri Canceled Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 21, 2021*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 62–90  1–3
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at TCU L 61–66  1–4
Schollmaier Arena (1,688)
Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
at Southern Postponed F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2021
at Alcorn State Postponed Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm
Texas Southern W 73–67  2–4
(1–0)
William Nicks Building (429)
Prairie View, TX
January 16, 2021
Jackson State Postponed William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2021
8:00 pm
Grambling State W 59–50  3–4
(2–0)
William Nicks Building (975)
Prairie View, TX
January 23, 2021
3:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 77–31  4–4
(3–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (213)
Itta Bena, MS
January 25, 2021
6:00 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–56  5–4
(4–0)
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 30, 2021
3:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 79–57  6–4
(5–0)
William Nicks Building (558)
Prairie View, TX
February 1, 2021
7:30 pm
Alabama State W 87–63  7–4
(6–0)
William Nicks Building (700)
Prairie View, TX
February 6, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Texas Southern Postponed H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm
at Jackson State Postponed Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
February 15, 2021
7:30 pm
at Grambling State Postponed Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
February 21, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Texas Southern W 77–75  8–4
(7–0)
H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
February 23, 2021
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 72–56  9–4
(8–0)
William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 25, 2021
4:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 82–62  10–4
(9–0)
William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 55–54  11–4
(10–0)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2021
7:30 pm
at Alabama State W 70–67  12–4
(11–0)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
March 4, 2021
7:30 pm
Southern W 68–61  13–4
(12–0)
William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
March 6, 2021
2:30 pm
Alcorn State W 81–69  14–4
(13–0)
William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Mississippi Valley State
Quarterfinals
W 91–64  15–4
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 12, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Grambling State
Semifinals
W 74–63  16–4
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (3) Texas Southern
Championship
L 61–80  16–5
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.