2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 11th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the newly renovated Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.

2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Drake 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 7   .708
Indiana State 11 7   .611 15 10   .600
Evansville 7 11   .389 9 16   .360
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 10 15   .400
Bradley 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 12 14   .462
Illinois State 4 14   .222 7 18   .280
2021 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Sycamores finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Missouri State.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cam Bacote 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Maryland Eastern Shore Hampton, Virginia
C 1 Tre Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Woodstock Academy Reynoldsburg, Ohio
F 2 Kailex Stephens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Tallahassee Community College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G/F 3 Jake LaRavia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Cooper Neese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cloverdale High School Cloverdale, Indiana
G 5 Jared Hankins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Julian Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy Frisco, Texas
G 11 Tyreke Key 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Clay County High School (TN) Celina, Tennessee
G 13 Sam Mervis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr University High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 14 Tobias Howard Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Towson Lithonia, Georgia
G 20 Cobie Barnes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Floyd Central High School Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C 21 Ndongo Ndaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Butler Community College New York, New York
G 44 Randy Miller Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS North Carolina Central Odenton, Maryland
C 50 Nick Hittle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Culver Academies Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 8, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Truman State W 80–66  1–0
Hulman Center (60)
Terre Haute, IN
December 12, 2020*
7:30 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 68–80  1–1
Mackey Arena (200)
West Lafayette, IN
December 15, 2020*
8:00 pm, FSMW/FSIN/FSKC
at Saint Louis L 59–78  1–2
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 19, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 67–57  2–2
Hulman Center (100)
Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeast Missouri State W 72–66  3–2
Hulman Center (100)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 63–81  3–3
(0–1)
Hulman Center (200)
Terre Haute, IN
December 28, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 66–73  3–4
(0–2)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 74–84  3–5
(0–3)
JQH Arena (1,139)
Springfield, MO
January 3, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 66–70  3–6
(0–4)
JQH Arena (1,139)
Springfield, MO
January 10, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN2
Loyola W 76–71  4–6
(1–4)
Hulman Center (80)
Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola L 48–58  4–7
(1–5)
Hulman Center (90)
Terre Haute, IN
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, Fox Sports
at Illinois State W 73–65  5–7
(2–5)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
January 17, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 74–68  6–7
(3–5)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
January 25, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 69–66  7–7
(4–5)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 26, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 71–59  8–7
(5–5)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 31, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 60–57  9–7
(6–5)
Hulman Center (75)
Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 67–55  10–7
(7–5)
Hulman Center (75)
Terre Haute, IN
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Northern Iowa W 61–57  11–7
(8–5)
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
February 7, 2021
3:00 pm, Fox Sports
at Northern Iowa L 67–70  11–8
(8–6)
McLeod Center (826)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 14, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 76–70  12–8
(9–6)
Ford Center (1,503)
Evansville, IN
February 17, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 87–73  13–8
(10–6)
Hulman Center (65)
Terre Haute, IN
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 58–43  14–8
(11–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 58–70  14–9
(11–7)
Athletics–Recreation Center (128)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC tournament
March 5, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Evansville
Quarterfinals
W 53–43  15–9
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2021
1:00 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (1) No. 20 Loyola
Semifinals
L 49–65  15–10
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Arch Madness Game 6: Missouri State 78, Indiana State 51". Missouri Valley Conference. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2020.