2020–21 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 12–15, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in 7th place. They defeated Bellarmine in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun tournament before losing in the semifinals to Liberty. They received an invitation to the CBI where they defeated Bowling Green in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Coastal Carolina.

2020–21 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
CBI, semifinals
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	12–15 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Mitchell Adam Williams
Home arena	Edmunds Center

2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty †	11	–	2		.846			23	–	6		.793
Bellarmine *	10	–	3		.769			14	–	8		.636
Lipscomb	9	–	6		.600			15	–	12		.556
North Florida	6	–	6		.500			8	–	15		.348
North Alabama *	7	–	8		.467			13	–	11		.542
Florida Gulf Coast	4	–	5		.444			10	–	8		.556
Stetson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	15		.444
Jacksonville	5	–	9		.357			11	–	13		.458
Kennesaw State	2	–	13		.133			5	–	19		.208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021
† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner

Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 9–7 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the #4 seed in the ASUN tournament, the Hatters defeated the #5 seed North Alabama in the quarterfinals, 82–72, before falling to the top seed and eventual champions, Liberty, in the semifinals, 62–66.

Roster

2020–21 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Christiaan Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cardinal Newman High School Columbia, SC G/F 1 Wheza Panzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So The Potter's House (FL) Mississauga, ON G 2 Rob Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So 4A Sports Academy Orlando, FL G 4 Keith Lamar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Eagle's Landing High School Stockbridge, GA G 5 Giancarlo Valdez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G 11 Chase Johnston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Purdue Fort Wayne Boca Raton, FL F 12 Josh Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Monrovia High School Monrovia, IN F/C 15 Mahamadou Diawara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Bamako, Mali G 22 Davante Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Destiny Christian School Oklahoma City, OK G 30 Stephan D. Swenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Westminster Academy Brussels, Belgium F/C 32 Gabriel Wuor 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wesley Christian Academy Duk Padiet, South Sudan F 33 Wyatt Hollmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Embry–Riddle DeLand, FL F 35 Joel Kabimba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Middleburg Academy Kinshasa, DR Congo	Head coach Donnie Jones (Pikeville) Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Mitchell (Rutgers) Adam Williams (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Emmanuel College	L 61–64	0–1	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
December 4, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	L 60–82	0–2	Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida	L 40–86	0–3	O'Connell Center (2,193) Gainesville, FL
December 8, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 62–73	0–4	Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 78–69	1–4	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
December 18, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Thomas	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
December 19, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carver	W 95–51	2–4	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 86–77	3–4 (1–0)	Flowers Hall (392) Florence, AL
January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 66–73	3–5 (1–1)	Flowers Hall (368) Florence, AL
January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 65–59	4–5 (2–1)	Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL
January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	L 58–68	4–6 (2–2)	Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL
January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	L 62–67	4–7 (2–3)	Freedom Hall (782) Louisville, KY
January 23, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	L 65–76	4–8 (2–4)	Freedom Hall (775) Louisville, KY
January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
January 30, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 63–64	4–9 (2–5)	Alico Arena (878) Fort Myers, FL
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 77–66	5–9 (3–5)	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
February 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carver College	W 110–56	6–9	Edmunds Center  DeLand, Florida
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 73–68	7–9 (4–5)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 61–69	7–10 (4–6)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 74–61	8–10 (5–6)	KSU Convocation Center (354) Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 75–83	8–11 (5–7)	KSU Convocation Center (358) Kennesaw, GA
February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 91–75	9–11 (6–7)	Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL
February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 82–86	9–12 (6–8)	Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL
February 26, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 74–79	9–13 (6–9)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	W 85–68	10–13 (7–9)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Bellarmine Quarterfinals	W 73–70	11–13	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
March 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (1) Liberty Semifinals	L 64–77	11–14	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
CBI
March 22, 2021 11:30 a.m., FloSports		vs. Bowling Green Quarterfinals	W 53–52	12–14	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
March 23, 2021 5:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Coastal Carolina Semifinals	L 72–77 OT	12–15	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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