2020–21 Morgan State Bears basketball team

2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
	Northern Division
Record	7–4 (2–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Broadus (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Merritt; Chretien Lukusa; Kevin Jones;
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
Norfolk State †	8	–	4	.667	17	–	8	.680
Coppin State	8	–	4	.667	9	–	13	.409
Morgan State	7	–	5	.583	14	–	8	.636
Delaware State	1	–	11	.083	3	–	16	.158
Howard	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Southern
North Carolina A&T	7	–	1	.875	11	–	10	.524
Florida A&M	7	–	5	.583	8	–	12	.400
North Carolina Central	3	–	5	.375	5	–	9	.357
South Carolina State	1	–	7	.125	1	–	17	.056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021 Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

† 2021 MEAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represents Morgan State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Kevin Broadus, will play their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the Northern Division.^[1]

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They were scheduled to play against Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Lagio Grantsaan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Via Nova College	Utrecht, Netherlands
F	1	Troy Baxter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Florida Gulf Coast	Tallahassee, Florida
G	2	Isaiah Burke	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bowie High School	Bowie, Maryland
G	3	Moel Camara	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Baltimore City Community College	Baltimore, Maryland
G	4	Naseem Khaalid	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	First Coast High School	Sumter, South Carolina
G	5	Sherwyn Devonish	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Wise High School	Bladensburg, Maryland
F	10	Victor Okafor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Baltimore City Community College	Greenbelt, Maryland
G	11	Malik Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Friendship Tech Prep	Washington, D.C.
G	12	Thai're Vance	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	DeMatha Catholic High School	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	14	Sharone Wright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wake Forest	Macon, Georgia
G	15	Tahj-Malik Campbell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mastery Charter North–Pickett HS	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	20	De'Torrion Ware	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville State	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F	21	Peter Sorber	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Trenton Catholic Academy	Trenton, New Jersey
G	24	Elijah Bowens	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Christopher Newport	Bowie, Maryland
F	32	Chad Venning	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Woodstock Academy	Brooklyn, New York
F	44	Jamar Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Wings Academy	Harlem, New York
G	55	Trevor Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Kevin Broadus (Bowie State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Merritt (Towson)
Chretien Lukusa (Binghamton)
Kevin Jones (Bowie State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	L 55–62	0–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (50) Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm	Lincoln (PA)	W 102–94	1–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (20) Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Iona	W 83–72	2–1	Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm	Bellarmine	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm	West Virginia Tech	L 67–73	2–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
December 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware	W 65–59	3–2	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
December 30, 2020* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	at Towson	Cancelled due to COVID-19		SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 3, 2021* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	at James Madison	W 80–73	4–2	Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Norfolk State	W 78–74	5–2 (1–0)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (110) Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Norfolk State	L 85–89	5–3 (1–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (137) Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm	Coppin State	W 92–72	6–3 (2–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm	Coppin State	L 79–89	6–4 (2–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 21, 2021* 6:00 pm	St. Mary's College of Maryland	W 99–41	7–4	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm	Delaware State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, FloHoops	at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2021 3:00 pm	at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2021 TBA, ESPN+	at Howard			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Howard			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Norfolk State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Norfolk State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
February 20, 2021 TBA	at Delaware State			Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 21, 2021 TBA	at Delaware State			Memorial Hall Dover, DE
March 3, 2021 6:00 pm	Delaware State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[1] "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[2] "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Morgan State Bears basketball
Venues	5th Regimental Armory / New Albert Hall (1925–1950) Hurt Gymnasium (1950–1974) Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1974–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold