2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas. This was the Bears' last season as members of the Southland Conference; UCA left the Southland in July 2021 to join the ASUN Conference.^[1]

2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–19 (4–12 Southland)
Head coach	Anthony Boone (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Scherbenske Brock Widders
Home arena	Farris Center (Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nicholls	14	–	2		.875			18	–	7		.720
Abilene Christian †	13	–	2		.867			24	–	5		.828
Sam Houston State	13	–	3		.813			19	–	9		.679
Stephen F. Austin*	12	–	3		.800			16	–	5		.762
Northwestern State	9	–	7		.563			11	–	18		.379
New Orleans	8	–	7		.533			10	–	15		.400
Lamar	6	–	10		.375			10	–	18		.357
Incarnate Word	5	–	9		.357			8	–	14		.364
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	10		.333			8	–	18		.308
McNeese State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	14		.417
Houston Baptist	4	–	11		.267			6	–	19		.240
Central Arkansas	4	–	12		.250			5	–	19		.208
Texas A&M–CC	2	–	13		.133			5	–	19		.208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† 2021 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 10–21, 9–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown PF 0 SK Shittu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rogers, Arkansas G 1 Rylan Bergersen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Boise, Idaho G 2 Lewis McDaniel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee G 3 Suazell Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr West Helena, Arkansas G 4 Khaleem Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hamilton, Ontario G 5 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brooklyn, New York G 10 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Clinton, Arkansas G 12 Trey South 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Spring, Texas G/F 13 Eddy Kayouloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Paris, France G 14 Collin Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fayetteville, Arkansas G 15 Brendan Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr El Dorado, Arkansas C 21 Jonas Munson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Alexandria, Virginia F 23 Samson George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Minna, Nigeria F 24 Jared Chatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California C 32 Churchill Bounds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Cumberland, Maryland G/F 34 Jaxson Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Phoenix, Arizona PG 55 DeAndre Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Boise, Idaho	Head coach Anthony Boone (Mississippi) Assistant coach(es) Matt Scherbenske (Kentucky) Brock Widders (Lyon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 6, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm		at Ole Miss Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 26, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Arkansas State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Jackson State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Missouri State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		JQH Arena  Springfield, MO
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 68–85	0–1	FedExForum (2,564) Memphis, TN
December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Little Rock Governor's I-40 Showdown	L 83–86	0–2	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	L 65–88	0–3	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	L 75–100	0–4	Bud Walton Arena (4,189) Fayetteville, AR
December 14, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 54–68	0–5	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 65–81	0–6	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm		Champion Christian	W 92–28	1–6	Farris Center (157) Conway, AR
December 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 2 Baylor	L 56–93	1–7	Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
Southland Regular season
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm		at McNeese State	W 81–67	2–7 (1–0)	HH&P Complex (477) Lake Charles, LA
January 6, 2021 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 83–79	3–7 (2–0)	Farris Center (348) Conway, AR
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm		Sam Houston State	L 80–91	3–8 (2–1)	Farris Center (485) Conway, AR
January 13, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 69–95	3–9 (2–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Nacogdoches, TX
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm		Nicholls	L 72–74	3–10 (2–3)	Farris Center (258) Conway, AR
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 58–93	3–11 (2–4)	Moody Coliseum (411) Abilene, TX
January 27, 2021 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 57–69	3–12 (2–5)	University Center (527) Hammond, LA
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 77–81	3–13 (2–6)	Farris Center (147) Conway, AR
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm		McNeese State	L 70–80	3–14 (2–7)	Farris Center (486) Conway, AR
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 57–97	3–15 (2–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (677) Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	Postponed due to weather		Farris Center  Conway, AR
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm		at Nicholls	L 68–79	3–16 (2–9)	Stopher Gymnasium (132) Thibodaux, LA
February 22, 2021 7:00 pm		at New Orleans rescheduled from February 10	L 63–88	3–17 (2–10)	Lakefront Arena (484) New Orleans, LA
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 84–82	4–17 (3–10)	Farris Center (489) Conway, AR
March 1, 2021 3:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin rescheduled from February 17	L 66–79	4–18 (3–11)	Farris Center (297) Conway, AR
March 3, 2021 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 88–71	5–18 (4–11)	Farris Center (372) Conway, AR
March 6, 2021 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 70–79	5–19 (4–12)	Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

References

1. "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2020.