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2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

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2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–19 (4–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Brock Widders
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 2   .875 18 7   .720
Abilene Christian 13 2   .867 24 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 3   .813 19 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 3   .800 16 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 7   .563 11 18   .379
New Orleans 8 7   .533 10 15   .400
Lamar 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 9   .357 8 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 10   .333 8 18   .308
McNeese State 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 11   .267 6 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 12   .250 5 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 13   .133 5 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
2021 Southland tournament winner

The 2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas. This was the Bears' last season as members of the Southland Conference; UCA left the Southland in July 2021 to join the ASUN Conference.[1]

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 10–21, 9–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

Roster

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2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF 0 SK Shittu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rogers, Arkansas
G 1 Rylan Bergersen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Boise, Idaho
G 2 Lewis McDaniel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
G 3 Suazell Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr West Helena, Arkansas
G 4 Khaleem Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hamilton, Ontario
G 5 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 10 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Clinton, Arkansas
G 12 Trey South 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Spring, Texas
G/F 13 Eddy Kayouloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Paris, France
G 14 Collin Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 15 Brendan Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr El Dorado, Arkansas
C 21 Jonas Munson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Alexandria, Virginia
F 23 Samson George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Minna, Nigeria
F 24 Jared Chatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
C 32 Churchill Bounds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Cumberland, Maryland
G/F 34 Jaxson Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Phoenix, Arizona
PG 55 DeAndre Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Boise, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

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*
1:00 pm
at Ole Miss
Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
November 26, 2020*
4:00 pm
vs. Arkansas State
Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
November 27, 2020*
4:00 pm
vs. Jackson State
Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
December 1, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Missouri State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 4, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis L 68–85  0–1
FedExForum (2,564)
Memphis, TN
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm
at Little Rock
Governor's I-40 Showdown
L 83–86  0–2
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 65–88  0–3
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2020*
5:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 75–100  0–4
Bud Walton Arena (4,189)
Fayetteville, AR
December 14, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 54–68  0–5
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895)
Oxford, MS
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 65–81  0–6
Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm
Champion Christian W 92–28  1–6
Farris Center (157)
Conway, AR
December 29, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Baylor L 56–93  1–7
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Southland Regular season
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm
at McNeese State W 81–67  2–7
(1–0)
HH&P Complex (477)
Lake Charles, LA
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 83–79  3–7
(2–0)
Farris Center (348)
Conway, AR
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 80–91  3–8
(2–1)
Farris Center (485)
Conway, AR
January 13, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 69–95  3–9
(2–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,089)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm
Nicholls L 72–74  3–10
(2–3)
Farris Center (258)
Conway, AR
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 58–93  3–11
(2–4)
Moody Coliseum (411)
Abilene, TX
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 57–69  3–12
(2–5)
University Center (527)
Hammond, LA
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm
Northwestern State L 77–81  3–13
(2–6)
Farris Center (147)
Conway, AR
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm
McNeese State L 70–80  3–14
(2–7)
Farris Center (486)
Conway, AR
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm
at New Orleans Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm
at Sam Houston State L 57–97  3–15
(2–8)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (677)
Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin Postponed due to weather Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm
at Nicholls L 68–79  3–16
(2–9)
Stopher Gymnasium (132)
Thibodaux, LA
February 22, 2021
7:00 pm
at New Orleans
rescheduled from February 10
L 63–88  3–17
(2–10)
Lakefront Arena (484)
New Orleans, LA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 84–82  4–17
(3–10)
Farris Center (489)
Conway, AR
March 1, 2021
3:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin
rescheduled from February 17
L 66–79  4–18
(3–11)
Farris Center (297)
Conway, AR
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 88–71  5–18
(4–11)
Farris Center (372)
Conway, AR
March 6, 2021
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 70–79  5–19
(4–12)
Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2020.