2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 4th-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record12–11 (9–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rutter (4th season)
  • J.R. Reynolds (4th season)
  • Kenneth Lowe (4th season)
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 4   .789 21 9   .700
Buffalo 12 5   .706 16 9   .640
Akron 12 6   .667 15 8   .652
Kent State 12 6   .667 15 8   .652
Ohio 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 14 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 8   .529 12 11   .522
Ball State 8 9   .471 10 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 12   .250 5 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 11   .214 6 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 13   .188 7 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 12   .143 3 16   .158
2021 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The RedHawks finished the 2019–20 season 13–19 overall, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Buffalo in the first round before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Nike Sibande 1 G 6'4" 183 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Pittsburgh
Bam Bowman 14 F 6'8" 273 Senior Bowling Green, KY Graduated

Roster

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2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Javin Etzler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Convoy, Ohio
F 1 Josh Brewer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Mekhi Lairy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Evansville, Indiana
G 3 Dae Dae Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lorain, Ohio
G 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 5 Precious Ayah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Bayelsa State, Nigeria
F 11 James Beck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 13 Dalonte Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
F 14 Luka Eller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mentor, Ohio
G 15 Milos Jovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Leskovac, Serbia
G 20 Benjamin Litteken 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
C 21 Jackson Ames 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Batavia, Ohio
G 22 Myja White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Terre Haute, Indiana
F 24 Michael Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mount Prospect, Illinois
G 30 Bryson Tatum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Urbana, Illinois
F 33 Elijah McNamara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pickerington, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 29, 2021

Schedule and results

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Miami had to cancel its game against Defiance due to COVID-19. They have postponed their games against Ohio, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, and Eastern Michigan. They have canceled a game against Akron.

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Dakota W 81–67  1–0
 21  Grant   10  Beck   4  Grant  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
November 30, 2020*
Canceled
Defiance Canceled Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
December 5, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Wright State L 47–71  1–1
 9  Etzler   7  Brown   2  Tied  Nutter Center (0)
Dayton, OH
December 9, 2020*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Western Illinois W 67–57  2-1
 19  Brown   16  Brown   4  Tied  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
December 11, 2020*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Mount St. Joseph W 79–64  3–1
 21  Lairy   10  Beck   4  Grant  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
December 15, 2020
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo L 62–90  3–2
(0–1)
 12  Coleman–Lands   6  Brewer   3  Tied  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
December 19, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Bradley L 68-69  3–3
 17  Brown   11  Brown   7  Lairy  Carver Arena (0)
Peoria, IL
December 21, 2020*
Canceled
Defiance Canceled Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
December 29, 2020
Postponed
Ohio Postponed Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
January 2, 2021
Postponed
at Central Michigan Postponed McGuirk Arena 
Mt. Pleasant, MI
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 70–58  4–3
(1–1)
 15  McMamara   4  Coleman-Lands   5  Lairy  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
January 12, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at Ohio L 61–78  4–4
(1–2)
 16  Brown   5  Brown   6  Coleman–Lands  Convocation Center (0)
Athens, OH
January 16, 2021
Postponed
at Western Michigan Postponed University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Ball State W 71–61  5–4
(2–2)
 17  Tied   11  Beck   5  Lairy  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
January 21, 2021
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 96–77  6–4
(3–2)
 27  Grant   11  Brown   5  Tied  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
January 23, 2021
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 85–63  7–4
(4–2)
 28  Grant   7  Brown   3  Coleman-Lands  Convocation Center (100)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 26, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo L 81–90  7–5
(4–3)
 17  Lairy   7  Brown   5  Lairy  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Western Michigan W 65–56  8–5
(5–3)
 16  Brown   9  Beck   6  Lairy  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
February 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Kent State L 68–77  8–6
(5–4)
 17  Grant   7  Brown   4  Grant  MAC Center (0)
Kent, OH
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Buffalo L 64–88  8–7
(5–5)
 24  Beck   8  Beck   6  Coleman–Lands  Alumni Arena (0)
Buffalo, NY
February 9, 2021
Postponed
Eastern Michigan Postponed Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Akron L 76–83  8–8
(5–6)
 24  Lairy   10  Brown   3  Tied  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
February 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Toledo L 75–87  8–9
(5–7)
 21  Brown   12  Etzler   5  Grant  Savage Arena (0)
Toledo, OH
February 20, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 69–64  9–9
(6–7)
 26  Grant   12  Brown   4  Lairy  Convocation Center (23)
DeKalb, IL
February 23, 2021
5:00 pm EST, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 96–54  10–9
(7–7)
 25  Grant   8  Coleman-Lands   6  Coleman-Lands  Mcguirk Arena (0)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 25, 2021
TBA, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 74–66  11–9
(8–7)
 20  Brown   10  Ayah   3  White  University Arena (100)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 27, 2021
4:30 pm EST, ESPN3
at Kent State L 64–51  11–10
(8–8)
 14  White   6  Ayah   5  Lairy  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
March 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 84–79 OT 12–10
(9–8)
 29  Brown   14  Brown   5  Lairy  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
March 5, 2021
Canceled
Akron Canceled Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
MAC tournament
March 11, 2021
4:30 P.M., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Buffalo
Quarterfinals
L 63–74  12–11
 17  Brown   6  Tied   3  Tied  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2020.