The 2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by ninth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 4–14, 4–10 in America East play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament.
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Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 4–14 (4–10 America East) |
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Home arena | Binghamton University Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2021 AmEast tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Bearcats finished the 2019–20 season 10–19, 4–12 in America East play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the America East tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bearcats' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
- The game vs. Robert Morris scheduled for December 12 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.[1]
- The game vs. Central Connecticut scheduled for December 22 was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.[2]
- The two-game series vs. Maine scheduled for January 23–24 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Maine program.[3]
- The AEC scheduled a series vs. NJIT to replace the postponed series, but that series itself was eventually postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Binghamton program.
- The two-game series vs. NJIT scheduled for February 6–7 as well as the two-game series vs. Maine scheduled for February 13–14 were postponed because the Binghamton program paused all team activities due to COVID-19 issues.[4]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Marist | L 65–68 OT | 0–1 |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 60–64 | 0–2 |
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm |
Robert Morris | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[5] | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | ||||||||
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Youngstown State | L 65–79 | 0–3 |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
America East regular season | |||||||||||
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Stony Brook | L 59–73 | 0–4 (0–1) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Stony Brook | L 70–80 OT | 0–5 (0–2) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 4:00 pm |
Central Connecticut | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[6] | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | ||||||||
December 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMBC | L 67–74 | 0–6 (0–3) |
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD | |||||||
December 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMBC | W 75–69 | 1–6 (1–3) |
UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD | |||||||
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Hartford | L 56–76 | 1–7 (1–4) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT | |||||||
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Hartford | L 74–77 | 1–8 (1–5) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT | |||||||
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Vermont | L 60–76 | 1–9 (1–6) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Vermont | L 44–84 | 1–10 (1–7) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UMass Lowell | L 78–92 | 1–11 (1–8) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
January 17, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UMass Lowell | L 67–77 | 1–12 (1–9) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Maine | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME | ||||||||
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Maine | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME | ||||||||
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Hampshire | W 65–44 | 2–12 (2–9) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Hampshire | L 65–71 OT | 2–13 (2–10) |
Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY | |||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at NJIT | W 76–63 | 3–13 (3–10) |
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | |||||||
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at NJIT | W 72–58 | 4–13 (4–10) |
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | |||||||
America East tournament | |||||||||||
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(9) | (4) Hartford First round |
L 60–77 | 4–14 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT | ||||||
Source[9]
References
edit- ^ Menner, Nicole (December 10, 2020). "Bearcats game against Robert Morris canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Menner, Nicole (December 22, 2020). "Bearcats game against CCSU canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Menner, Nicole (December 10, 2020). "Bearcats game against Robert Morris canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Menner, Nicole (December 22, 2020). "Bearcats game against CCSU canceled". wbng.com. WBNG-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Gullickson, Eric (January 20, 2021). "Maine men's basketball series with Binghamton postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". www.wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Binghamton University. Retrieved December 1, 2020.