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2020–21 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

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2020–21 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record7–9 (6–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Iati
  • Josh Pelletier
  • Jerrad Knotts
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
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 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented University at Albany, SUNY in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York and were led by 20th-year head coach Will Brown. They finished the season 7–9, 6–6 in America East play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford.[1] Following the season, Brown and Albany mutually agreed to part ways after 20 seasons.[2]

Previous season

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The Great Danes finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Antonio Rizzuto 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Northeastern HS York, PA
G 1 Will Amica 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr West Genesee HS Syracuse, NY
G/F 2 Trey Hutcheson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Linn-Mar HS Marion, IA
G 3 JoJo Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr 22ft Academy
Nevada
Houston, TX
F 4 Jarvis Doles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hammond HS
Drexel
Baltimore, MD
G 5 Jamel Horton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Holy Cross HS
Pratt CC
Queens, NY
F 10 Brent Hank 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So Trinity College Senior Port Lincoln, Australia
G 11 Cameron Healy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy Sydney, Australia
F 12 Kellon Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic HS
Duquesne
Landover, MD
F 14 Adam Lulka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr The King's School Sydney, Australia
G 15 CJ Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Queens HS of Teaching Long Island, NY
G/F 23 Sam Shafer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Lincoln-Way East HS Frankfort, IL
G 30 Chuck Champion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Friends' Central School
Loyola (MD)
Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Will Kondrat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lincoln HS
Niagara County CC
Brooklyn, NY
G 33 Jackson Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Catholic Central HS Latham, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMBC L 64–65  0–1
(0–1)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMBC L 60–65  0–1
(0–2)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 22, 2020*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Niagara L 65–70  0–3
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
January 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Vermont W 63–62  1–3
(1–2)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 3, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont L 66–74  1–4
(1–3)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's L 64–67  1–5
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 83–75  2–5
(2–3)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
January 17, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 83–71  3–5
(3–3)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 64–71  3–6
(3–4)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 24, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 83–64  4–6
(4–4)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMass Lowell L 71–79  4–7
(4–5)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 13, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 81–69  5–7
(5–5)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook L 43–59  5–8
(5–6)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 21, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook W 67–59  6–8
(6–6)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
America East tournament
February 27, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) (8) NJIT
First round
W 76–66  7–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
February 28, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) (4) Hartford
Quarterfinals
L 77–83  7–9
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "#5 Men's Basketball Falls at #4 Hartford 83-77". University at Albany Great Danes. February 28, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Dougherty, Pete (March 1, 2021). "UAlbany, basketball coach Will Brown 'mutually part ways'". Times Union. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls in America East Quarterfinals at Stony Brook, 76-73". University at Albany Great Danes. March 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved November 30, 2020.