2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 13th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–21 (3–12 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Broyles
  • Richard Cannon
  • Cary Shelton
Home arenaK. L. Johnson Complex
Seasons
2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 13 0   1.000 16 5   .762
Jackson State 11 0   1.000 12 6   .667
Texas Southern 10 3   .769 17 9   .654
Grambling State 9 6   .600 12 12   .500
Southern 8 6   .571 8 11   .421
Alcorn State 6 7   .462 6 13   .316
Alabama A&M* 4 9   .308 6 9   .400
Alabama State* 4 14   .222 4 14   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 12   .200 4 21   .160
Mississippi Valley State 2 13   .133 2 22   .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2021 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Golden Lions finished the 2019–20 season 4–26, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

Roster

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2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kshun Stokes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Headland HS Headland, Alabama
G 1 Jalen Lynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Mid-South CC Collierville, Tennessee
F 2 Travonta Doolittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Itawamba CC Hughes, Arkansas
F 3 Markedric Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC Starkville, Mississippi
G 4 Joshuwan Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Glendale CC Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Terrance Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Destiny HS Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 13 Robert Boyd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Coahoma CC Memphis, Tennessee
G 14 George Ivory III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Watson Chapel HS Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F 15 Alvin Stredic Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Van Vleck HS Bay City, Texas
G 21 Shaun Doss Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Iowa Western CC Marion, Arkansas
F 22 Omar Parchman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rend Lake College Forrest City, Arkansas
G 23 Dequan Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Coahoma CC Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F 34 Daveon Doolittle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Memphis HS West Memphis, Arkansas
G 40 Nicholas Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Central Baptist College Little Rock, Arkansas
F 52 Kobe Hargrove 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr White Hall HS White Hall, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
9:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 57–99  0–1
Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2020*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Wisconsin L 58–92  0–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
November 29, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iowa State L 63–80  0–3
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 2, 2020*
8:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 49–92  0–4
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm, FSMW/ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 54–107  0–5
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 75–74  1–5
First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
December 12, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane L 56–67  1–6
Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, YouTube
at North Texas L 56–81  1–7
UNT Coliseum (1,211)
Denton, TX
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Baylor L 42–99  1–8
Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Mississippi Valley State W 92–52  2–8
(1–0)
K. L. Johnson Complex (207)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm
Alabama State W 91–82  3–8
(2–0)
K. L. Johnson Complex (342)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 11, 2021
7:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Alabama A&M Canceled due to COVID-19 K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 16, 2021
4:30 pm
at Southern L 53–88  3–9
(2–1)
F. G. Clark Center (1,286)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2021
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State L 48–82  3–10
(2–2)
Davey Whitney Complex (349)
Lorman, MS
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Texas Southern L 57–66  3–11
(2–3)
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 25, 2021
8:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Prairie View A&M L 56–73  3–12
(2–4)
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 30, 2021
5:30 pm
at Grambling State L 71–74  3–13
(2–5)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
February 1, 2021
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 55–63  3–14
(2–6)
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
February 6, 2021
4:30 pm
at Alabama State L 67–73  3–15
(2–7)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 8, 2021
7:30 pm
at Alabama A&M L 55–56  3–16
(2–8)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Southern L 71–73  3–17
(2–9)
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Alcorn State Canceled due to COVID-19 K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
February 21, 2021
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern Postponed due to weather H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
February 23, 2021
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 56–72  3–18
(2–10)
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 25, 2021
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern
Rescheduled from February 21
L 65–79  3–19
(2–11)
H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
February 27, 2021
8:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Grambling State Canceled due to COVID-19 K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
March 1, 2021
8:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
Jackson State L 58–64 OT 3–20
(2–12)
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
March 5, 2021
7:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 82–59  4–20
(3–12)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State Canceled due to scheduling changes Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
Mar 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) Jackson State
Quarterfinals
L 62–74  4–21
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2021.