2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine and were led by third-year head coach Richard Barron. They were members of the America East Conference. On February 13, 2021, after not being cleared for competition or practice since January 17, the school opted out of the remainder of the season due to challenges due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They finished the season 2–7, 2–6 in America East play.

2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	2–7 (2–6 America East)
Head coach	Richard Barron (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Reed Edniesha Curry Igor Vrzina
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMBC	10	–	4		.714			14	–	6		.700
Vermont	10	–	4		.714			10	–	5		.667
New Hampshire	9	–	6		.600			10	–	9		.526
Hartford †	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Albany	6	–	6		.500			7	–	9		.438
UMass Lowell	7	–	8		.467			11	–	12		.478
Stony Brook	7	–	9		.438			9	–	14		.391
NJIT	6	–	10		.375			7	–	12		.368
Binghamton	4	–	10		.286			4	–	14		.222
Maine	2	–	6		.250			2	–	7		.222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
† 2021 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

Roster

2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Matthew Fleming 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Bangor HS Bangor, ME G 1 Mykhailo Yagodin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Plains College Odesa, Ukraine G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada F 3 Vilgot Larsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Korrespondensgymnasiet Hill College Stockholm, Sweden F 4 Ata Turgut 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So TED Ankara Kolejliler Ankara, Turkey F 10 Stephane Ingo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Gould Academy Mississauga, Ontario G 11 Lechaun Duhart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grandview HS Western Wyoming CC Aurora, CO F 12 Veljko Radakovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lee Academy Novi Sad, Serbia F 13 Miks Antoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll HS Lee Academy Riga, Latvia G 14 Matias Prock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fork Union Military Academy McLean, VA G 15 Taylor Schildroth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So George Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME G 21 Precious Okoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Bradford Christian Academy Brockton, MA F 22 Solomon Iluyomade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Laramie County CC London, England G 25 Adefolalrin Adetogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Regina, Saskatchewan G 32 Randell Wiel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Calandlyceum Haarlem, Netherlands F 35 Wol Maiwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Edward Little HS Auburn, ME F 44 Leyton Bickford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sanford HS Sanford, ME	Head coach Richard Barron (Kenyon) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Reed (Maine) Edniesha Curry (Oregon) Igor Vrzina (Abilene Christian) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	L 60–63	0–1 (0–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hartford	L 50–65	0–2 (0–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
December 22, 2020* 12:00 pm, ACCN		at Boston College	L 62–78	0–3	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 59–56	1–3 (1–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	L 58–62	1–4 (1–3)	Memorial Gymasium  Orono, ME
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 53–64	1–5 (1–4)	Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 45–41	2–5 (2–4)	Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 30–65	2–6 (2–5)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	L 60–88	2–7 (2–6)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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