2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–22 (2–13 SWAC)
Head coach	Lindsey Hunter (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Perry; Will Vance; Darius Rice;
Home arena	Harrison HPER Complex
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lindsey Hunter, and played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In March, they were the worst ranked team in NCAA Division I according to Kenpom,^[1] with the least efficient offense and defense.

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Roster

2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Treylan Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Richton, Mississippi
G	1	Alexander Perry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee, Florida
G	2	Kam'Ron Cunningham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Greenville, South Carolina
G	3	Caleb Hunter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Plymouth, Michigan
G	5	Quavon Blackwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Hyattsville, Maryland
G	10	Devin Gordon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Powder Springs, Georgia
G	11	Terry Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Kenner, Louisiana
G	12	Keiondre Jefferson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Camden, Arkansas
F	13	Ronald Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Killeen, Texas
G	15	Jordan Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Covington, Tennessee
F	21	Quoiren Waldon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	23	Donalson Fanord	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
C	32	Leeandre Howard	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Lindsey Hunter (Jackson State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Arkansas	L 62–142	0–1	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 62–116	0–2	UNT Coliseum (1,206) Denton, TX
November 28, 2020* 3:00 p.m.		at Wyoming	L 61–97	0–3	Arena-Auditorium (1,216) Laramie, WY
December 1, 2020* 8:00 p.m.		at Grand Canyon	L 49–88	0–4	GCU Arena (254) Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Missouri State	Cancelled		JQH Arena Springfield, MO
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 69–96	0–5	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,024) Bowling Green, KY
December 8, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Memphis	L 57–94	0–6	FedExForum (2,478) Memphis, TN
December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m.		at Vanderbilt	L 41–84	0–7	Memorial Gymnasium (0) Nashville, TN
December 18, 2020*		at Ohio	Cancelled		Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 21, 2020* 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	L 58–87	0–8	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 52–92	0–9 (0–1)	K. L. Johnson Complex (0) Pine Bluff, AR
January 9, 2021		Alabama A&M	Canceled		Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
January 12, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Alabama State	L 51–64	0–10 (0–2)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
January 16, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 59–71	0–11 (0–3)	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
January 18, 2021 4:30 p.m.		at Southern	L 61–102	0–12 (0–4)	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	L 31–77	0–13 (0–5)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
January 25, 2021		Texas Southern	Postponed		Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 53–106	0–14 (0–6)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
February 1, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	L 72–85	0–15 (0–7)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
February 6, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 58–93	0–16 (0–8)	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
February 8, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 68–65	1–16 (1–8)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
February 13, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	L 56–70	1–17 (1–9)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Southern	Canceled		Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
February 21, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	Postponed		William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 23, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Texas Southern Moved from March 3	L 45–82	1–18 (1–10)	Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
February 24, 2021 3:00 p.m.		Texas Southern Rescheduled from January 25	Canceled		Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
February 25, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M Rescheduled from February 21	L 62–82	1–19 (1–11)	William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Jackson State	L 54–68	1–20 (1–12)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
March 1, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Grambling State	W 67–63	2–20 (2–12)	Harrison HPER Complex (162) Itta Bena, MS
March 3, 2021		at Texas Southern	Canceled		Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
March 5, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff Moved from March 5	L 59–82	2–21 (2–13)	Harrison HPER Complex (260) Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2021 2:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Canceled		Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(8)	at (1) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals	L 64–91	2–22	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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