2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 9–13, 7–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Iona.

2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	9–13 (7–10 MAAC)
Head coach	Baker Dunleavy (4th season)
Associate head coach	Tom Pecora
Assistant coaches	Shaun Morris Dwayne Lee
Home arena	People's United Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena	12	–	4		.750			12	–	5		.706
Monmouth	12	–	6		.667			12	–	8		.600
Saint Peter's	10	–	8		.556			14	–	11		.560
Marist	10	–	8		.556			12	–	9		.571
Niagara	7	–	9		.438			9	–	11		.450
Canisius	7	–	5		.583			7	–	6		.538
Fairfield	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Quinnipiac	7	–	10		.412			9	–	13		.409
Iona †	6	–	3		.667			12	–	6		.667
Manhattan	6	–	12		.333			7	–	13		.350
Rider	5	–	13		.278			6	–	17		.261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.^[1]^[2]
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. Before they could face Monmouth in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Bol Akot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Manchester, New Hampshire G/F 1 Tymu Chenery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Episcopal High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Springbrook High School Silver Spring, Maryland G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Half Hollow Hills High School East Dix Hills, New York C 4 Seth Pinkney 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Montverde Academy Warminster, Pennsylvania G 5 Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cardinal Hayes High School Beacon, New York G 10 Tyree Pickron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood Catholic High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 11 Brendan Martin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Ward Melville High School South Setauket, New York G 15 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Raymond High School Manhattan, New York G/F 20 Brendan McGuire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Thomas More School Garden City, New York F 22 Elias King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Santa Monica College Sacramento, California F 23 JJ Riggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Imhotep High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mercedes College Adelaide, Australia G 32 Jack Higgins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Rumson-Fair Haven High School Rumson, New Jersey	Head coach Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Tom Pecora (Adelphi) Shaun Morris (Lycoming) Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 84–66	1–0	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
December 2, 2020* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Drexel Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 48–66	1–1	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Drexel Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 58–70	1–2	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 64–58	2–2	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
MAAC regular season
January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 84–79 ^2OT	3–2 (1–0)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	L 42–45	3–3 (1–1)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 80–92 ^OT	3–4 (1–2)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Monmouth	L 63–70	3–5 (1–3)	OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
January 22, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	L 56–59	3–6 (1–4)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara	W 78–69	4–6 (2–4)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Fairfield	W 78–63	5–6 (3–4)	Alumni Hall  Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 70–77	5–7 (3–5)	Alumni Hall  Fairfield, CT
February 12, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	L 67–74	5–8 (3–6)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	L 70–89	5–9 (3–7)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
February 17, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 74–70	6–9 (4–7)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 80–64	7–9 (5–7)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
February 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 93–68	8–9 (6–7)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	L 67–76	8–10 (6–8)	McCann Arena  Poughkeepsie, NY
March 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 52–65	8–11 (6–9)	McCann Arena  Poughkeepsie, NY
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 65–60	9–11 (7–9)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 64–66	9–12 (7–10)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Iona First round	L 48–72	9–13	Boardwalk Hall^[4]  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References

1. "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
3. "2020 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Canceled". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
4. . Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
5. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.