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2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

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2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–19 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia State 8 4   .667 16 6   .727
Coastal Carolina 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
South Alabama 10 7   .588 17 11   .607
Appalachian State 7 8   .467 17 12   .586
Georgia Southern 7 9   .438 13 13   .500
Troy 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
West
Texas State 12 3   .800 18 7   .720
Louisiana 10 7   .588 17 9   .654
UT Arlington 9 8   .529 13 13   .500
Arkansas State 7 8   .467 11 13   .458
Little Rock 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Louisiana–Monroe 5 13   .278 7 19   .269
2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 11th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the West Division.

Previous season

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The Warhawks finished the 2019–20 season 9–20, 5–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

Roster

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2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Chris Efretuei 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Abuja, Nigeria
G 1 Erie Olonade 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 2 Koreem Ozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Racine, Wisconsin
G 3 Elijah Gonzales 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Clackamas, Oregon
G 4 Zaakir Sawyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
G 5 Marco Morency 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mount Vernon, New York
G 10 Langston Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr West Monroe, Louisiana
G 11 Zion Simmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Monroe, Louisiana
F 13 Thomas Howell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Natchitoches, Louisiana
G/F 14 D'Marcus Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Haughton, Louisiana
G 15 Josh Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Long Beach, New York
F 21 Luke Phillips 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Adelaide, Australia
G/F 22 Justin Gibson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Gonzales, Louisiana
G 23 Johnnie Williams IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sarasota, Florida
G/F 24 Russell Harrison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lubbock, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
December 3, 2020*
6:30 pm, CUSA.TV
at Louisiana Tech L 62–78  0–1
 15  Harrison   7  Harrison   4  Morency  Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 92–83 OT 1–1
 16  Ozier   9  Ozier   5  Ozier  Prather Coliseum (825)
Natchitoches, LA
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Lamar L 60–63  1–2
 22  Harrison   9  Harrison   5  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,016)
Monroe, LA
November 12, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin W 66–55  2–2
 28  Ozier   9  Harrison   7  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (638)
Monroe, LA
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Grambling State L 61–78  2–3
 13  Harrison   7  Howell   4  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,022)
Monroe, LA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Miss L 47–60  2–4
 9  Harrison   6  Efretuei   3  Nicholas  Reed Green Coliseum (0)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 22, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 57–68  2–5
 12  Efrentuei   7  Ozier   4  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,122)
Monroe, LA
Conference Regular season
January 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 84–72  3–5
(1–0)
 17  Ozier   5  Phillips   4  Nicholas  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (621)
Monroe, LA
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 62–55  4–5
(2–0)
 13  Ozier   8  Ozier   4  Harrison  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (742)
Monroe, LA
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 64–77  4–6
(2–1)
 23  Nicholas   5  Harrison   8  Ozier  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (988)
Monroe, LA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 74–75  4–7
(2–2)
 19  Nicholas   5  Ozier   5  Ozier  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (903)
Monroe, LA
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 72–74  4–8
(2–3)
 22  Ozier   8  Harrison   6  Nicholas  First National Bank Arena (955)
Jonesboro, AR
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 72–93  4–9
(2–4)
 18  Ozier   8  Harrison   4  Gonzales  First National Bank Arena (1,074)
Jonesboro, AR
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 47–57  4–10
(2–5)
 18  Morency   6  Morency   3  Ozier  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,633)
Monroe, LA
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 63–69  4–11
(2–6)
 21  Harrison   7  Morency   4  Morency  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,063)
Monroe, LA
January 29, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 62–66  4–12
(2–7)
 19  Ozier   6  Phillips   5  Gonzales  Jack Stephens Center (547)
Little Rock, AR
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 49–65  4–13
(2–8)
 13  Nicholas   7  Phillips   4  Ozier  Jack Stephens Center (592)
Little Rock, AR
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 56–63  4–14
(2–9)
 15  Nicholas   7  Efretuei   7  Morency  College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 52–58  4–15
(2–10)
 12  Harrison   10  Harrison   4  Ozier  College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 72–66  5–15
(3–10)
 17  Harrison   10  Harrison   5  Gonzales  Cajundome (452)
Lafayette, LA
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 72–88  5–16
(3–11)
 17  Harrison   3  Ozier   5  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,750)
Monroe, LA
February 21, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 78–66  6–16
(4–11)
 14  Ozier   11  Harrison   5  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,311)
Monroe, LA
February 22, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 68–64  7–16
(5–11)
 18  Morency   6  Gonzales   7  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,179)
Monroe, LA
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 49–58  7–17
(5–12)
 13  Morency   7  Harrison   3  Morency  Strahan Arena (1,087)
San Marcos, TX
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 57–61  7–18
(5–13)
 17  Nicholas   5  Morency/Gonzales   8  Gonzales  Strahan Arena (1,045)
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(W6) vs. (E3) South Alabama
First round
L 72–80  7–19
 14  Gonzales   14  Morency   4  Morency  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.