2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Brennan, will play their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the South Division.^[1]

2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Division	South Division
Record	4–6 (4–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike Brennan (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Greenman Matt Wolff Eddie Jackson
Home arena	Bender Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Colgate †	11	–	1		.917			14	–	2		.875
Army	7	–	7		.500			12	–	10		.545
Boston University	6	–	10		.375			7	–	11		.389
Holy Cross	5	–	11		.313			5	–	11		.313
Central
Lafayette	9	–	5		.643			9	–	6		.600
Bucknell	4	–	6		.400			5	–	7		.417
Lehigh	4	–	10		.286			4	–	11		.267
South
Navy	12	–	1		.923			15	–	3		.833
American	4	–	5		.444			4	–	6		.400
Loyola	4	–	10		.286			6	–	11		.353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Chris Gleaton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Trinity-Pawling Thiells, New York G 1 Victor Brown Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lake Highland Maitland, Florida G 2 Stacy Beckton Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Atlantic Daytona Beach, Florida G 3 Colin Smalls 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 4 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Minnesota North Brunswick, New Jersey F 5 Connor Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Central Wyoming College Denver, Colorado G 10 Ben Lubarsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So The Benjamin School Palm Beach, Florida F 12 Christian Lorng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Chipola College Paris, France F 14 Johnny O'Neil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chaminade-Madonna Miami Shores, Florida F 15 Matt Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti Knoxville, Maryland F 21 Josh Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Iona Prep Carmel, New York G 33 Christian Sutton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverwood Atlanta, Georgia G 41 Lorenzo Donadio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Boys' Latin Rome, Italy G Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gahr Cerritos, California F Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Starkville Starkville, Mississippi	Head coach Mike Brennan (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Scott Greenman (Princeton) Matt Wolff (Boston University) Eddie Jackson (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh			Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
January 10, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh			Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 86–87 ^OT	0–1 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (0) Annapolis, MD
January 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 59–71	0–2 (0–2)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 71–70	1–2 (1–2)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 81–79 ^3OT	2–2 (2–2)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 60–72	2–3 (2–3)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 60–69	2–4 (2–4)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 49–60	2–3 (2–3)	Reitz Arena (0) Baltimore, MD
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 78–71	3–5 (3–5)	Sojka Pavilion (0) Lewisburg, PA
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 81–68	4–5 (4–5)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Army Quarterfinals	L 66–89	4–6	Christl Arena  West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

1. "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2. "Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round Recaps (3.5.20)". Patriot League. March 5, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved December 29, 2020.