2020–21 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

2020–21 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	11–15 (10–10 Big South)
Head coach	Tim Craft (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Luther Jake DeLaney Andrew Brown
Home arena	Paul Porter Arena

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1		.944			23	–	2		.920
Radford	12	–	6		.667			15	–	12		.556
Campbell	11	–	6		.647			17	–	10		.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5		.643			10	–	10		.500
Longwood	10	–	10		.500			12	–	17		.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10		.500			11	–	15		.423
Hampton	9	–	9		.500			11	–	14		.440
High Point	6	–	11		.353			9	–	15		.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11		.313			5	–	18		.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12		.294			7	–	15		.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15		.118			3	–	18		.143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.
† 2021 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 11–7 in Big South play, to finish in third place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Winthrop.

Roster

2020–21 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Lance Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So College Park, GA PG 1 Jaheam Cornwall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY F 2 Jordon Sears 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Daytona Beach, FL G 4 D'Maurian Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Phoenix, AZ G 5 Jamaine Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hampton, GA G 10 Tyrone Simos-Primerano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Melbourne, Australia F 14 Kareem Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Queens, NY G 23 Anthony Selden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Boston, MA F 24 Ludovic Dufael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Saint-Joseph, Martinique C 25 Sammy Itodo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Kaduna, Nigeria F 32 Christian Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Sherborne (Dorset), England	Head coach Tim Craft (Florida) Assistant coach(es) Jeremy Luther (North Greenville) Jake DeLaney (Gardner–Webb) Andrew Brown (Mercer) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 10, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 84–86	0–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,009) Bowling Green, KY
December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 50–67	0–2	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2020* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 60–65	0–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (105) Johnson City, TN
December 18, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI	W 88–77	1–3	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
December 21, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at No. 21 Florida State	L 59–72	1–4	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,078) Tallahassee, FL
Big South Conference regular season
December 30, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hampton	L 69–80	1–5 (0–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
December 31, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hampton	W 80–69	2–5 (1–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
January 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	L 61–70	2–6 (1–2)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 5, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	W 85–70	3–6 (2–2)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 75–85	3–7 (2–3)	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 83–91	3–8 (2–4)	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 75–79	3–9 (2–5)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 84–57	4–9 (3–5)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 74–62	5–9 (4–5)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 25, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 80–71	6–9 (5–5)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	L 55–59	6–10 (5–6)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 30, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	L 69–72	6–11 (5–7)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
February 4, 2021		Presbyterian	W 59–53	7–11 (6–7)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
February 5, 2021		Presbyterian	W 91–64	8–11 (7–7)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
February 8, 2021		at USC Upstate	L 69–77	8–12 (7–8)	G.B. Hodge Center  Valley Falls, S.C.
February 11, 2021		at Longwood	L 54–57	8–13 (7–9)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	L 71–78	8–14 (7–10)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 69–57	9–14 (8–10)	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 77–49	10–14 (9–10)	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 69–58	11–14 (10–10)	G. B. Hodge Center  Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	(6)	at (3) Campbell Quarterfinals	L 57–63	11–15	Gore Arena  Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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