2020–21 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 26th-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, play their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they play in the Central Division.[1]

2020–21 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Patriot League Central division champions
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionCentral Division
Record9–6 (9–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jarren Dyson
  • Justin Burrell
  • Andrew Radomicki
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Colgate 11 1   .917 14 2   .875
Army 7 7   .500 12 10   .545
Boston University 6 10   .375 7 11   .389
Holy Cross 5 11   .313 5 11   .313
Central
Lafayette 9 5   .643 9 6   .600
Bucknell 4 6   .400 5 7   .417
Lehigh 4 10   .286 4 11   .267
South
Navy 12 1   .923 15 3   .833
American 4 5   .444 4 6   .400
Loyola 4 10   .286 6 11   .353
2021 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Leopards finished the 2019–20 season 19–12, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Army in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament,[2] before losing in the semifinals to Colgate.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Ryan Zambie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Choate Rosemary Hall Plano, Texas
G 2 Jon Brantley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brother Rice High School Farmington Hills, Michigan
G 3 Tyrone Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Wekiva High School Apopka, Florida
G 4 Jay Vaughan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Allentown Central Catholic High School Allentown, Pennsylvania
G 5 Eric Sondberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr South River High School Davidsonville, Maryland
G 11 Justin Jaworski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Perkiomen Valley High School Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
F 12 Tomas Verbinskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Richmond Klaipėda, Lithuania
F 13 Sean Good 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Trinity High School Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
F 14 Kyle Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Hotchkiss School Higganum, Connecticut
G 20 E.J. Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Plantation, Florida
G 21 Alex Petrie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Christopher's School Midlothian, Virginia
F 32 Michael Anekwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Besant Hill School Lagos, Nigeria
F 33 Leo O'Boyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Scranton Prep Scranton, Pennsylvania
F 44 Dylan Hastings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Solanco High School Quarryville, Pennsylvania
F 45 Neal Quinn 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Ramapo High School Allendale, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh L 89–90 OT 0–1
(0–1)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
January 3, 2021
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh W 82–70  1–1
(1–1)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell W 83–60  2–1
(2–1)
Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
January 10, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+/SNY
Bucknell W 87–76  3–1
(3–1)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 77–75  4–1
(4–1)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 17, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Loyola (MD) W 72–70  5–1
(5–1)
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University L 76–81  5–2
(5–2)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 24, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Boston University L 61–64  5–3
(5–3)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at American Postponed Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
American Postponed Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh Postponed Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 7, 2021
12:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 62–75  5–4
(5–4)
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh Postponed Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
February 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 80–76  6–4
(6–4)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 97–94 3OT 7–4
(7–4)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 14, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) L 69–88  7–5
(7–5)
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell Postponed Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 21, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell Postponed Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh W 75–69  8–5
(8–5)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 28, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh W 71–70  9–5
(9–5)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) (6) Bucknell
Quarterfinals
L 84–92  9–6
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Balanced Attack Propels Men's Hoops to PLT Semifinals". Lafayette College Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 1 Colgate and No. 3 Boston University Advance to Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Game". Patriot League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2021.