2020–21 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern Division.^[1]

2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Division	Northern Division
Record	14–8 (7–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Broadus (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Merritt Chretien Lukusa Kevin Jones
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Norfolk State †	8	–	4		.667			17	–	8		.680
Coppin State	8	–	4		.667			9	–	13		.409
Morgan State	7	–	5		.583			14	–	8		.636
Delaware State	1	–	11		.083			3	–	16		.158
Howard	0	–	0		–			1	–	4		.200
Southern
North Carolina A&T	7	–	1		.875			11	–	10		.524
Florida A&M	7	–	5		.583			8	–	12		.400
North Carolina Central	3	–	5		.375			5	–	9		.357
South Carolina State	1	–	7		.125			1	–	17		.056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021 Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
† 2021 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They were scheduled to play against Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Lagio Grantsaan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Northwest College Utrecht, Netherlands F 1 Troy Baxter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Florida Gulf Coast Tallahassee, Florida G 2 Isaiah Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bowie High School Bowie, Maryland G 3 Moel Camara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, Maryland G 4 Naseem Khaalid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr First Coast High School Sumter, South Carolina G 5 Sherwyn Devonish 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Wise High School Bladensburg, Maryland F 10 Victor Okafor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Baltimore City Community College Greenbelt, Maryland G 11 Malik Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Friendship Tech Prep Washington, D.C. G 12 Thai're Vance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So DeMatha Catholic High School Silver Spring, Maryland G 14 Sharone Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wake Forest Macon, Georgia G 15 Tahj-Malik Campbell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mastery Charter North–Pickett HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 20 De'Torrion Ware 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jacksonville State Hopkinsville, Kentucky F 21 Peter Sorber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton, New Jersey G 24 Elijah Bowens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Christopher Newport Bowie, Maryland F 32 Chad Venning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Brooklyn, New York F 44 Jamar Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Wings Academy Harlem, New York G 55 Trevor Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cincinnati Houston, Texas	Head coach Kevin Broadus (Bowie State) Assistant coach(es) Brian Merritt (Towson) Chretien Lukusa (Binghamton) Kevin Jones (Bowie State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	L 55–62	0–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (50) Baltimore, MD
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm		Lincoln (PA)	W 102–94	1–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (20) Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	W 83–72	2–1	Hynes Athletic Center  New Rochelle, NY
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm		Bellarmine	Canceled due to COVID-19		Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	Canceled due to COVID-19		Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm		West Virginia Tech	L 67–73	2–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 65–59	3–2	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
December 30, 2020* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	Canceled due to COVID-19		SECU Arena  Towson, MD
January 3, 2021* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	W 80–73	4–2	Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Norfolk State	W 78–74	5–2 (1–0)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (110) Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Norfolk State	L 85–89	5–3 (1–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (137) Norfolk, VA
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm		Coppin State	W 92–72	6–3 (2–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm		Coppin State	L 79–89	6–4 (2–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 21, 2021* 6:00 pm		St. Mary's (MD)	W 99–41	7–4	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm		Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 99–83	8–4 (3–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, FloHoops		at Coppin State	W 79–76	9–4 (4–2)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
February 2, 2021 8:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 95–82	10–4 (5–2)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 74–69	11–4 (6–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2021  ESPN+		at Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Norfolk State	L 69–74	11–5 (6–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Norfolk State	L 65–68	11–6 (6–4)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
March 5, 2021 1:00 pm, YouTube		at Delaware State	W 92–67	12–6 (7–4)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
March 6, 2021 5:00 pm, YouTube		at Delaware State	L 75–82	12–7 (7–5)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
March 11, 2021 6:00 pm, FloHoops	(N3)	vs. (S2) Florida A&M Quarterfinals	W 77–75	13–7	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 12, 2021 6:00 pm, FloHoops	(N3)	vs. (N1) Coppin State Semifinals	W 82–61	14–7	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(N3)	vs. (N2) Norfolk State Championship	L 63–71	14–8	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

1. "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.