2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 13th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–21 (3–12 SWAC)
Head coach	George Ivory (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Kenneth Broyles Richard Cannon Cary Shelton
Home arena	K. L. Johnson Complex

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings

	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

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2019–20 season 4–26, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kshun Stokes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Headland HS Headland, Alabama G 1 Jalen Lynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Mid-South CC Collierville, Tennessee F 2 Travonta Doolittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Itawamba CC Hughes, Arkansas F 3 Markedric Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC Starkville, Mississippi G 4 Joshuwan Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Glendale CC Phoenix, Arizona F 12 Terrance Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Destiny HS Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 13 Robert Boyd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Coahoma CC Memphis, Tennessee G 14 George Ivory III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Watson Chapel HS Pine Bluff, Arkansas F 15 Alvin Stredic Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Van Vleck HS Bay City, Texas G 21 Shaun Doss Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Iowa Western CC Marion, Arkansas F 22 Omar Parchman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rend Lake College Forrest City, Arkansas G 23 Dequan Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Coahoma CC Pine Bluff, Arkansas F 34 Daveon Doolittle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Memphis HS West Memphis, Arkansas G 40 Nicholas Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Central Baptist College Little Rock, Arkansas F 52 Kobe Hargrove 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr White Hall HS White Hall, Arkansas	Head coach George Ivory (Mississippi Valley State) Assistant coach(es) Kenneth Broyles (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Richard Cannon (Mississippi Valley State) Cary Shelton (Arkansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 14, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 9:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	L 57–99	0–1	Fiserv Forum  Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 7 Wisconsin	L 58–92	0–2	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
November 29, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 63–80	0–3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 49–92	0–4	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW/ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 54–107	0–5	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 75–74	1–5	First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	L 56–67	1–6	Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, YouTube		at North Texas	L 56–81	1–7	UNT Coliseum (1,211) Denton, TX
December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 2 Baylor	L 42–99	1–8	Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Mississippi Valley State	W 92–52	2–8 (1–0)	K. L. Johnson Complex (207) Pine Bluff, AR
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm		Alabama State	W 91–82	3–8 (2–0)	K. L. Johnson Complex (342) Pine Bluff, AR
January 11, 2021 7:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Alabama A&M	Canceled due to COVID-19		K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
January 16, 2021 4:30 pm		at Southern	L 53–88	3–9 (2–1)	F. G. Clark Center (1,286) Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2021 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 48–82	3–10 (2–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (349) Lorman, MS
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Texas Southern	L 57–66	3–11 (2–3)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
January 25, 2021 8:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Prairie View A&M	L 56–73	3–12 (2–4)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
January 30, 2021 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 71–74	3–13 (2–5)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
February 1, 2021 7:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 55–63	3–14 (2–6)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 6, 2021 4:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 67–73	3–15 (2–7)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
February 8, 2021 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 55–56	3–16 (2–8)	Elmore Gymnasium  Huntsville, AL
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Southern	L 71–73	3–17 (2–9)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Alcorn State	Canceled due to COVID-19		K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
February 21, 2021 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	Postponed due to weather		H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
February 23, 2021 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 56–72	3–18 (2–10)	William J. Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 25, 2021 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern Rescheduled from February 21	L 65–79	3–19 (2–11)	H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Grambling State	Canceled due to COVID-19		K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
March 1, 2021 8:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network		Jackson State	L 58–64 OT	3–20 (2–12)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
March 5, 2021 7:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 82–59	4–20 (3–12)	Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2021 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	Canceled due to scheduling changes		Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
Mar 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (2) Jackson State Quarterfinals	L 62–74	4–21	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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