2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	10–7 (6–5 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Huger (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Noon (5th season); Brandon Watkins (1st season); Steven Wright (1st season);
Home arena	Stroh Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	15	–	4	.789	21	–	9	.700
Buffalo	12	–	5	.706	16	–	9	.640
Akron	12	–	6	.667	15	–	8	.652
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	15	–	8	.652
Ohio †	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	14	–	12	.538
Miami (OH)	9	–	8	.529	12	–	11	.522
Ball State	8	–	9	.471	10	–	13	.435
Western Michigan	4	–	12	.250	5	–	16	.238
Eastern Michigan	3	–	11	.214	6	–	12	.333
Central Michigan	3	–	13	.188	7	–	16	.304
Northern Illinois	2	–	12	.143	3	–	16	.158

† 2021 MAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represent Bowling Green State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 6th-year head coach Michael Huger, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2019–20 season 21–10 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. They were scheduled to play Toledo in the MAC Tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Michael Laster	0	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Manhattan, NY	Graduated
Tayler Mattos	2	C	6'11"	250	Sophomore	New London, NH	Transferred to New Hampshire
Dylan Frye	5	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Ethan Good	15	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Wapakoneta, OH	Graduated
Marlon Sierra	22	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Joniya Gadson	52	C	6'10"	245	Junior	Miami Gardens, FL	Transferred

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josiah Fulcher #43 CG	Pickerington, OH	Pickerington Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 29, 2019
Josiah Fulcher #43 CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Jacob Washington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
G	1	Justin Turner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Detroit, Michigan
G	2	Josiah Fulcher	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lima, Ohio
G	3	Caleb Fields	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cape May Court House, New Jersey
G	4	Davin Zeigler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio
G	5	Kaden Metheny	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Morgantown, West Virginia
F	10	Cam Young	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Swedesboro, New Jersey
G/F	11	Trey Diggs	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Niceville, Florida
G	12	Isaac Elsasser (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bowling Green, Ohio
G/F	13	Chandler Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Detroit, Michigan
F	21	Matiss Kulackovskis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Saldus, Latvia
G/F	25	Daeqwon Plowden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	33	Jackson Watson (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Libertyville, Illinois
C	35	Dylan Swingle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	RS So	Chillicothe, Ohio

Head coach

Michael Huger (Bowling Green)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Noon (Rider/Bowling Green)
Brandon Watkins (Penn State
Steve Wright (Bowling Green

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2020

Schedule and results

Bowling Green had to cancel their games against Western Carolina and Defiance. They have postponed games against Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 P.M., ESPN2	at No. 25 Michigan	L 82–96	0–1	24 – Turner	7 – Plowden	3 – Tied	Crisler Center (0) Ann Arbor, MI
November 28, 2020* 12:00 P.M., ESPN3	South Carolina State	W 101–78	1–1	19 – Plowden	16 – Plowden	6 – Turner	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
November 30, 2020* 6:00 P.M., ESPN+	at Appalachian State	W 78–76 ^OT	2–1	25 – Turner	8 – Plowden	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (0) Boone, NC
December 3, 2020* Cancelled	at Western Carolina	Canceled					Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
December 3, 2020* 7:00 P.M., ESPN3	Purdue Northwest	W 88–67	3–1	19 – Turner	7 – Diggs	5 – Turner	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
December 6, 2020 6:00 P.M.	Buffalo	W 86–78	4–1 (1–0)	33 – Turner	10 – Plowmen	3 – Tied	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
December 13, 2020* 12:00 P.M., ESPN+	Wright State	L 67-85	4–2	15 – Metheny	5 – Plowden	6 – Turner	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2020* 6:00 P.M., ESPN3	at Robert Morris	W 85–65	5–2	24 – Turner	13 – Plowden	11 – Turner	UPMC Events Center (0) DeKalb, IL
December 20, 2020 Canceled	Defiance	Canceled					Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
December 30, 2020 2:00 P.M.	at Ohio	W 83–75	6–2 (2–0)	20 – Diggs	8 – Metheny	6 – Turner	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 2, 2021 6:00 P.M., ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 68–42	7–2 (3–0)	20 – Turner	9 – Plowden	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (0) DeKalb, IL
January 5, 2021 6:00 P.M., ESPN+	Central Michigan	W 90–69	8–2 (4–0)	17 – Turner	7 – Metheny	7 – Turner	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
January 9, 2021 4:30 P.M., ESPN+	at Central Michigan	W 93–65	9–2 ( 5–0)	24 – Turner	14 – Plowder	8 – Turner	McGuirk Arena (0) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 12, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPN+	Ball State	L 64–88	9–3 (5–1)	18 – Turner	8 – Plowden	5 – Turner	Stroh Center (0) Bowling Green, OH
January 15, 2021 7:00 P.M., CBSSN	at Buffalo	W 76–69	10–3 (6–1)	25 – Turner	8 – Tied	5 – Turner	Convocation Center (0) Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPN+	Akron	L 57–69	10–4 (6–2)	14 – Tied	8 – Plowden	6 – Turner	Stroh Center (0) Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2021 5:30 P.M., ESPN3	Miami (OH)	L 77–96	10–5 (6–3)	21 – Plowden	11 – Diggs	3 – Turner	Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH
January 23, 2021 Postponed	Central Michigan	Postponed					McGuirk Arena Mt. Pleasant, MI
January 26, 2021 Postponed	Northern Illinois	Postponed					Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 27, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN+	Kent State	L 91–96	10–6 (6–4)	23 – Fulcher	8 – Turner	4 – Turner	MAC Center (0) Kent, OH
January 30, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN+	Toledo	L 66–84	10–7 (6–5)	17 – Diggs	9 – Fulcher	5 – Turner	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
February 2, 2021 Postponed	at Eastern Michigan	Postponed					Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 6, 2021 6:00 P.M.	Western Michigan						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 9, 2021 7:00 P.M.	Kent State						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 13, 2021 TBA	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 16, 2021 TBA	Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 20, 2021 6:00 P.M.	Ohio						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 23, 2021 TBA	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
February 27, 2021 TBA	at Akron						Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 2, 2021 7:00 P.M.	Miami (OH)						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
March 5, 2021 TBA	Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
TBD TBD	at ( ) TBD						TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

[1] "2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

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