2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Mike Morrell, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record10–10 (9–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Venezia
  • Neil Dixon
  • Woody Taylor
Home arenaKimmel Arena
2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop †17–1 .94423–2  .920
Radford12–6 .66715–12  .556
Campbell11–6 .64717–10  .630
UNC Asheville9–5 .64310–10  .500
Longwood10–10 .50012–17  .414
Gardner–Webb10–10 .50011–15  .423
Hampton9–9 .50011–14  .440
High Point6–11 .3539–15  .375
USC Upstate5–11 .3135–18  .217
Presbyterian5–12 .2947–15  .318
Charleston Southern2–15 .1183–18  .143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021
† 2021 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Campbell in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Gardner–Webb.

Roster
2020–21 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Lavar Batts, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Concord, North Carolina
G 1 Jamon Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
G 2 LJ Thorpe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr West Palm Beach, Florida
G 3 Tajion Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Oak Ridge, Tennessee
G 4 Raquan Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 5 Trent Stephney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
F 10 Evan Clayborne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)228 lb (103 kg) GS Dayton, Ohio
F 11 BJ Marable 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 13 Chase Forte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 14 Luke Lawson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Coeburn, Virginia
G 20 DeVon Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio
F 22 Coty Jude 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Gay, West Virginia
F 23 BJ McLaurin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 24 AJ McBride 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 30 Deacon Heath 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Banner Elk, North Carolina
F 55 Silas Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 UNC Wilmington
Mako Medical Asheville Classic		 L 68–76  0–1
 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
November 28, 2020*
4:00 pm, WYCW		 Western Carolina
Mako Medical Asheville Classic		 L 81–83 OT 0–2
 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, WYCW		 South Carolina State W 77–56  1–2
 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
December 12, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 High Point W 80–67  2–2
(1–0)		 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
December 13, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 High Point W 90–84 OT 3–2
(2–0)		 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Chattanooga L 66–69  3–3
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 2020*
6:00 pm		 at Marshall L 67–88  3–4
 Cam Henderson Center (1,244)
Huntington, WV
December 30, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Longwood W 80–73  4–4
(3–0)		 Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
December 31, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Longwood L 55–65  4–5
(3–1)		 Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 9, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Hampton L 71–73  4–6
(3–2)		 Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Hampton W 85–77  5–6
(4–2)		 Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 14, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Charleston Southern W 92–54  6–6
(5–2)		 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
January 15, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Charleston Southern W 83–75  7–6
(6–2)		 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
January 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Gardner–Webb W 79–75  8–6
(7–2)		 Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, NC
January 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Gardner–Webb L 57–84  8–7
(7–3)		 Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, NC
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, WYCW		 Radford W 76–68  9–7
(8–3)		 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
January 25, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Radford L 63–73  9–8
(8–4)		 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
January 28, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Winthrop L 80–84  9–9
(8–5)		 Winthrop Coliseum (41)
Rock Hill, SC
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Winthrop W 57–55  10–9
(9–5)		 Winthrop Coliseum (43)
Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Campbell Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
February 5, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Campbell Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
February 11, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at USC Upstate Postponed due to COVID-19 issues G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at USC Upstate Postponed due to COVID-19 issues G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (4) (5) Longwood
Quarterfinals		 L 61–77  10–10
 Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References
  1. "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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