2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were coached by Mike Farrelly, who served as acting head coach while Joe Mihalich was out on a temporary medical leave of absence.^[1] They played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pride finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Delaware in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing to Elon in the semifinals.

2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	13–10 (8–6 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Farrelly (acting, 1st season)
Assistant coaches	Speedy Claxton Colin Curtin
Home arena	Mack Sports Complex
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	8	–	2		.800			13	–	7		.650
Northeastern	8	–	2		.800			10	–	9		.526
Charleston	6	–	4		.600			9	–	10		.474
Hofstra	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Delaware	5	–	4		.556			7	–	8		.467
Drexel †	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
William & Mary	4	–	6		.400			7	–	10		.412
Elon	4	–	7		.364			10	–	9		.526
Towson	3	–	9		.250			4	–	14		.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6		.143			7	–	10		.412
† 2021 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to win the regular season CAA championship. They defeated Drexel and Delaware to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament. There they defeated Northeastern to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jermaine Miranda	3	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Juncos, Puerto Rico	Transferred to California Baptist
Desure Buie	4	G	5'11"	160	RS Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Eli Pemberton	5	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Middletown, CT	Graduated
Hal Hughes	11	F/C	6'9"	220	RS Freshman	Sydney, Australia	Entered transfer portal
Connor Klementowicz	24	G	6'2"	210	Senior	Freehold, New Jersey	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cole Eiber	31	G	6'1"	185	Graduate Student	Albertson, NY	Graduate transfer from Western New England; will have immediate eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zion Bethea SG	South Orange, NJ	Immaculate Conception High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 10, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
David Green SF	Apopka, FL	Ocoee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 28, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Vukasin Masic SG	Belgrade, Serbia	Hoosac School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 25, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr St. Bonaventure Queens, New York G 1 Caleb Burgess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Moravian Prep Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 2 Omar Silverio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rhode Island Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic G/F 4 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ocoee Apopka, Florida G 5 Zion Bethea 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Immaculate Conception South Orange, New Jersey G 12 Carl Gibson Jr. (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cherry Hill East Cherry Hill, New Jersey F/C 14 Kevin Schutte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr CSE Zwolle Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands F 15 Stafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Canisius Buffalo, New York G 20 Jalen Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Hampton Hampton, Virginia F 23 Kvonn Cramer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Mount Pleasant Wilmington, Delaware G 25 Vukasin Masic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hoosac Belgrade, Serbia G 31 Cole Eiber 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Western New England Albertson, New York F/C 32 Isaac Kante 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Georgia Brooklyn, New York	Head coach Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) Colin Curtin (Niagara) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, BTN		at No. 24 Rutgers	L 56–70	0–1	Rutgers Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 73–58	1–1	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, FloSports		Iona	L 74–82	1–2	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		Stony Brook	W 72–67	2–2	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 96–88	3–2	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 69–77	3–3	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 76–71	4–3	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		William & Mary	W 61–56	5–3 (1–0)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		William & Mary	W 82–73	6–3 (2–0)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2021 5:00 pm, FloSports		Northeastern	L 78–81 ^OT	6–4 (2–1)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, FloSports		at Northeastern	L 56–67	6–5 (2–2)	Cabot Center  Boston, MA
January 15, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at Delaware	L 56–74	6–6 (2–3)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at Delaware	W 68–67	7–6 (3–3)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		Towson	W 71–58	8–6 (4–3)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		Towson	W 74–69	9–6 (5–3)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at UNC Wilmington	W 82–73	10–6 (6–3)	Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at UNC Wilmington	W 89–83	11–6 (7–3)	Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		Drexel	L 71–73	11–7 (7–4)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		Drexel	W 79–74	12–7 (8–4)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		at James Madison	L 89–93	12–8 (8–5)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		at James Madison	L 70–74	12–9 (8–6)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 7, 2021 11:00 am, FloHoops	(4)	vs. (5) Delaware Quarterfinals	W 83–75	13–9	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
March 8, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (8) Elon Semifinals	L 58–76	13–10	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

1. "Joe Mihalich to take temporary medical leave of absence". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
2. "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
3. "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved January 16, 2020.