2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	10–9 (9–5 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Morrell (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Venezia; Neil Dixon; Woody Taylor;
Home arena	Kimmel Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1	.944	23	–	2	.920
Radford	12	–	6	.667	15	–	12	.556
Campbell	11	–	6	.647	17	–	10	.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	10	–	10	.500
Longwood	10	–	10	.500	12	–	17	.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10	.500	11	–	15	.423
Hampton	9	–	9	.500	11	–	14	.440
High Point	6	–	11	.353	9	–	15	.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11	.313	5	–	18	.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12	.294	7	–	15	.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15	.118	3	–	18	.143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.

† 2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Mike Morrell, play their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Campbell in the first round of the Big South Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Gardner–Webb.

Roster

2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Lavar Batts, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Concord, North Carolina
G	1	Jamon Battle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Richmond, Virginia
G	2	LJ Thorpe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	West Palm Beach, Florida
G	3	Tajion Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Oak Ridge, Tennessee
G	4	Raquan Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	5	Trent Stephney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	10	Evan Clayborne	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	GS	Dayton, Ohio
F	11	BJ Marable	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	13	Chase Forte	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	14	Luke Lawson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Coeburn, Virginia
G	20	DeVon Baker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dayton, Ohio
F	22	Coty Jude	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Fort Gay, West Virginia
F	23	BJ McLaurin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Fayetteville, North Carolina
G	24	AJ McBride	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	30	Deacon Heath	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Banner Elk, North Carolina
F	55	Silas Mason	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Mike Morrell (Milligan)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Venezia (Colgate)
Neil Dixon (West Virginia)
Woody Taylor (Eckerd)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	UNC Wilmington Mako Medical Asheville Classic	L 68–76	0–1	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, WYCW	Western Carolina Mako Medical Asheville Classic	L 81–83 ^OT	0–2	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, WYCW	South Carolina State	W 77–56	1–2	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	High Point	W 80–67	2–2 (1–0)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 13, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+	High Point	W 90–84 ^OT	3–2 (2–0)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 66–69	3–3	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm	at Marshall	L 67–88	3–4	Cam Henderson Center (1,244) Huntington, WV
December 30, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Longwood	W 80–73	4–4 (3–0)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
December 31, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Longwood	L 55–65	4–5 (3–1)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
January 9, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hampton	L 71–73	4–6 (3–2)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hampton	W 85–77	5–6 (4–2)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 14, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 92–54	6–6 (5–2)	Kimmel Arena Ashville, NC
January 15, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Charleston Southern	W 83–75	7–6 (6–2)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb	W 79–75	8–6 (7–2)	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb	L 57–84	8–7 (7–3)	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, WYCW	Radford	W 76–68	9–7 (8–3)	Kimmel Arena Ashville, NC
January 25, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford	L 63–73	9–8 (8–4)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Winthrop	L 80–84	9–9 (8–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (41) Rock Hill, SC
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Winthrop	W 57–55	10–9 (9–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (43) Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Campbell			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Campbell			Kimmel Arena Ashville, NC
February 11, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Big South Tournament
March 2–7, 2021 7:00 pm	vs.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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[1] "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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