2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by third-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record12–9 (10–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Serge Clement
  • Kevin Driscoll
  • Dalip Bhatia
Home arenaMcCann Arena
2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena12–4 .75012–5  .706
Monmouth12–6 .66712–8  .600
Saint Peter's10–8 .55614–11  .560
Marist10–8 .55612–9  .571
Niagara7–9 .4389–11  .450
Canisius7–5 .5837–6  .538
Fairfield7–11 .38910–17  .370
Quinnipiac7–10 .4129–13  .409
Iona †6–3 .66712–6  .667
Manhattan6–12 .3337–13  .350
Rider5–13 .2786–17  .261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.[1][2]
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner

They finished the season 12–9, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to No. 5 seed Niagara 62–67. This marked the first overall and conference winning season for the Red Foxes since 2007–08 when they finished 18–14 overall, and 11–7 in the MAAC.

Previous season
Main article: 2019–20 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The Red Foxes finished the 2019–20 season 7–23 overall, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the 2020 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Niagara in the first round 54–56.[3] The tournament, and all postseason tournaments, were eventually cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster
2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Raheim Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Toronto, Canada
G 1 Hakim Byrd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Ricardo Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eustis, Florida
G 5 Michael Cubbage 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Sicklerville, New Jersey
F 10 Henry Makeny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Sydney, Australia
C 11 Victor Enoh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Decatur, Georgia
G 13 Matt Herasme 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chester, New York
C 15 Jordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Terrence Echols 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fayetteville, New York
G 21 Tyler Saint-Furcy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Inwood, New York
F 23 Javon Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Braden Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Rowlett, Texas
G 25 Tucker Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Kent, Connecticut
F 33 Zion Tordoff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bradford, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2020

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2019*
TBD		 at Albany Canceled due to COVID-19 issues SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Binghamton W 68–65 OT  1–0
  18 – Cubbage  11 – Enoh  2 – Byrd, Sullivan  BU Events Center (0)
Vestal, New York
December 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Binghamton W 64–60  2–0
  13 – Sullivan  6 – Bell, Jones  3 – Byrd  McCann Arena (1)
Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC regular season
December 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Canisius L 72–81  2–1
(0–1)		  17 – Byrd  10 – Cubbage  3 – Sullivan, Wright  Koessler Athletic Center (0)
Buffalo, NY
December 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Canisius W 56–52  3–1
(1–1)		  10 – Byrd, Jones  7 – Herasme, Jones  3 – Sullivan  Koessler Athletic Center (0)
Buffalo, NY
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Manhattan W 61–39  4–1
(2–1)		  20 – Byrd  7 – Jones  4 – Byrd  Draddy Gymnasium (0)
Bronx, NY
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Manhattan W 72–67 OT  5–1
(3–1)		  18 – Wright  15 – Enoh  2 – 4 Tied  Draddy Gymnasium (0)
Bronx, NY
January 1, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Niagara W 63–61  6–1
(4–1)		  16 – Wright  9 – Jones  7 – Sullivan  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Niagara L 72–86  6–2
(4–2)		  19 – Wright  6 – Jones  5 – Sullivan  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Monmouth L 64–80  6–3
(4–3)		  15 – Byrd  9 – Jones  5 – Byrd  OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Monmouth L 62–72  6–4
(4–4)		  11 – Byrd  7 – Enoh  5 – Byrd  OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NJ
January 15, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Fairfield W 73–63  7–4
(5–4)		  14 – Jones, Sullivan  7 – Herasme  9 – Sullivan  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairfield L 52–55  7–5
(5–5)		  17 – Jones  7 – Jones  4 – Sullivan  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Rider L 64–76  7–6
(5–6)		  17 – Sullivan  8 – Herasme  4 – Sullivan  Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Rider W 76–67  8–6
(6–6)		  22 – Wright  8 – Herasme  4 – Herasme  Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 30, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Siena W 55–54  9–6
(7–6)		  12 – Sullivan  6 – Bell  4 – Sullivan  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 31, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Siena L 50–63  9–7
(7–7)		  9 – Wright, Byrd  8 – Bell  1 – 5 tied  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 19, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Peter's L 54–59  9–8
(7–8)		  12 – Bell, Byrd  8 – Bell, Byrd  3 – Saint-Furcy  John J. Moore Athletics Center 
Jersey City, NJ
February 20, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Saint Peter's W 51–50  10–8
(8–8)		  15 – Jones  8 – Wright  3 – Sullivan, Wright  John J. Moore Athletics Center 
Jersey City, NJ
February 28, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Quinnipiac W 76–67  11–8
(9–8)		  13 – Wright  9 – Bell  4 – Byrd  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Quinnipiac W 65–52  12–8
(10–8)		  19 – Wright  8 – Wright  3 – Herasme  McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC tournament
March 11, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Niagara
Quarterfinals		 L 62–67  12–9
  14 – Jones  10 – Jones  2 – Sullivan, Wright  Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern
Source.

Awards

Following the season, two Marist players were selected to the All-MAAC rookie team, freshman guards Hakim Byrd and Ricardo Wright. Byrd averaged 8.4 points per game and shot 83.7% from the free-throw line while playing in all 21 games, starting nine of them. Wright, who played all 21 games and started 17, led Marist in scoring average (11.0), minutes played per game (28.9), and shot 75% from the free-throw line.[4]

Statistics

Players
PLAYER GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG AST STL BLK PPG
Braden Bell 211123.5.407.324.6674.7221497.1
Hakim Byrd 21923.6.389.319.8372.04018–8.4
Javon Cooley 21613.4.391.362.7371.813243.9
Michael Cubbage 4424.8.471.429.7505.326–11.0
Terrence Echols 102.0–––––––0.0
Victor Enoh 16218.4.581–.6675.148123.9
Matt Herasme 181326.5.371.273.6294.3181255.9
Jordan Jones 211921.7.591–.6185.41712409.4
Lee Tucker 113.0–––––––0.0
Henry Makeny 1209.7.500.571.0001.94241.7
Tyler Saint-Furcy 211115.6.396.083.5312.281172.7
Raheim Sullivan 211228.6.403.261.7272.4631919.9
Ricardo Wright 211728.9.382.327.7503.93810211.0
TOTALS 2121–.427.310.68435.02291148463.43
OPPONENTS 2121–.392.309.69334.62501425963.62

MAAC Leaders

Scoring

  • Ricardo Wright (11.0/game): 23rd

Rebounding

  • Jordan Jones (5.4/game): 21st
  • Victor Enoh (5.1/game): 25th

Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 attempted per game)

  • Jordan Jones (78–132 .591): 3rd
  • Braden Bell (57–140 .407): 24th

Assists per game

  • Raheim Sullivan (3.0/game): 8th
  • Hakim Byrd (1.9/game): 24th

Steals per game

  • Raheim Sullivan (0.9/game): 24th

3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 2 attempted per game)

  • Javon Cooley (17–47 .362): 16th

3-Point Field Goals Made

  • Ricardo Wright (34): 12th
  • Braden Bell (24): 21st
  • Hakim Byrd (23): 22nd

Blocked Shots

  • Jordan Jones (40): 3rd
  • Victor Enoh (12): 16th
  • Braden Bell (9): 23rd

Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3 assists/game)

  • Raheim Sullivan (1.3): 6th

Offensive Rebounds

  • Jordan Jones (39): 10th
  • Victor Enoh (25): 25th

Minutes Played

  • Ricardo Wright (28.9/game): 19th
  • Raheim Sullivan (28.6/game): 24th

To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.[6][7]

References
  1. "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "Men's Basketball Falls To Niagara In MAAC Opening Round". Marist College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. "Men's Basketball All-MAAC awards". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. "2020-21 Marist Red Foxes Roster and Stats". SportsReference.com.
  6. "2020-21 MAAC Men's Basketball - Overall Statistics". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  7. "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Statistics". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
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