2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lindsey Hunter, and played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In March, they were the worst ranked team in NCAA Division I according to Kenpom,[1] with the least efficient offense and defense.

2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–22 (2–13 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
Seasons
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

Roster

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2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Treylan Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Richton, Mississippi
G 1 Alexander Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tallahassee, Florida
G 2 Kam'Ron Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greenville, South Carolina
G 3 Caleb Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Plymouth, Michigan
G 5 Quavon Blackwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hyattsville, Maryland
G 10 Devin Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11 Terry Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kenner, Louisiana
G 12 Keiondre Jefferson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Camden, Arkansas
F 13 Ronald Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Killeen, Texas
G 15 Jordan Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Covington, Tennessee
F 21 Quoiren Waldon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 23 Donalson Fanord 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Port-au-Prince, Haiti
C 32 Leeandre Howard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 30, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas L 62–142  0–1
Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at North Texas L 62–116  0–2
UNT Coliseum (1,206)
Denton, TX
November 28, 2020*
3:00 p.m.
at Wyoming L 61–97  0–3
Arena-Auditorium (1,216)
Laramie, WY
December 1, 2020*
8:00 p.m.
at Grand Canyon L 49–88  0–4
GCU Arena (254)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Missouri State Cancelled JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 69–96  0–5
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,024)
Bowling Green, KY
December 8, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Memphis L 57–94  0–6
FedExForum (2,478)
Memphis, TN
December 13, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
at Vanderbilt L 41–84  0–7
Memorial Gymnasium (0)
Nashville, TN
December 18, 2020*
at Ohio Cancelled Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 21, 2020*
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State L 58–87  0–8
Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 52–92  0–9
(0–1)
K. L. Johnson Complex (0)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 9, 2021
Alabama A&M Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 12, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Alabama State L 51–64  0–10
(0–2)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 16, 2021
5:30 p.m.
at Alcorn State L 59–71  0–11
(0–3)
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 18, 2021
4:30 p.m.
at Southern L 61–102  0–12
(0–4)
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M L 31–77  0–13
(0–5)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 25, 2021
Texas Southern Postponed Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 30, 2021
5:30 p.m.
at Jackson State L 53–106  0–14
(0–6)
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
February 1, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Grambling State L 72–85  0–15
(0–7)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
February 6, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Alabama A&M L 58–93  0–16
(0–8)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
February 8, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Alabama State W 68–65  1–16
(1–8)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 13, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Alcorn State L 56–70  1–17
(1–9)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2021
7:30 p.m.
Southern Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 21, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M Postponed William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 23, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Texas Southern
Moved from March 3
L 45–82  1–18
(1–10)
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX
February 24, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Texas Southern
Rescheduled from January 25
Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
February 25, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M
Rescheduled from February 21
L 62–82  1–19
(1–11)
William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021
4:30 p.m.
Jackson State L 54–68  1–20
(1–12)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
March 1, 2021
7:30 p.m.
Grambling State W 67–63  2–20
(2–12)
Harrison HPER Complex (162)
Itta Bena, MS
March 3, 2021
at Texas Southern Canceled Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX
March 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Moved from March 5
L 59–82  2–21
(2–13)
Harrison HPER Complex (260)
Itta Bena, MS
March 6, 2021
2:30 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Canceled Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) at (1) Prairie View A&M
Quarterfinals
L 64–91  2–22
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings".
  2. ^ "2020-2021 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.