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2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Quick Facts Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball, SWAC regular season co–champions ...
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SWAC regular season co–champions | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 16–5 (13–0 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | William Nicks Building |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,[1] and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.[3]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
L 66–71 | 0–1 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
| November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Evansville Wade Houston Tipoff Classic |
W 64–61 | 1–1 |
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
| November 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Louisville | L 64–86 | 1–2 |
KFC Yum! Center (2,934) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm |
at Grand Canyon | Canceled | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
| December 15, 2020* |
at Murray State | Canceled | CFSB Center Murray, KY | ||||||||
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm |
at No. 16 Missouri | Canceled | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | ||||||||
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 62–90 | 1–3 |
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||
| December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at TCU | L 61–66 | 1–4 |
Schollmaier Arena (1,688) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
| SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2021 |
at Southern | Postponed | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
| January 4, 2021 |
at Alcorn State | Postponed | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||||||
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm |
Texas Southern | W 73–67 | 2–4 (1–0) |
William Nicks Building (429) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 |
Jackson State | Postponed | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | ||||||||
| January 18, 2021 8:00 pm |
Grambling State | W 59–50 | 3–4 (2–0) |
William Nicks Building (975) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 3:00 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 77–31 | 4–4 (3–0) |
Harrison HPER Complex (213) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
| January 25, 2021 6:00 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–56 | 5–4 (4–0) |
K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 3:00 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 79–57 | 6–4 (5–0) |
William Nicks Building (558) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| February 1, 2021 7:30 pm |
Alabama State | W 87–63 | 7–4 (6–0) |
William Nicks Building (700) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Texas Southern | Postponed | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | ||||||||
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm |
at Jackson State | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | ||||||||
| February 15, 2021 7:30 pm |
at Grambling State | Postponed | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA | ||||||||
| February 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Texas Southern | W 77–75 | 8–4 (7–0) |
H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||
| February 23, 2021 7:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–56 | 9–4 (8–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| February 25, 2021 4:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 82–62 | 10–4 (9–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 6:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 55–54 | 11–4 (10–0) |
Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL | |||||||
| March 1, 2021 7:30 pm |
at Alabama State | W 70–67 | 12–4 (11–0) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL | |||||||
| March 4, 2021 7:30 pm |
Southern | W 68–61 | 13–4 (12–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| March 6, 2021 2:30 pm |
Alcorn State | W 81–69 | 14–4 (13–0) |
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (8) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals |
W 91–64 | 15–4 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
| March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals |
W 74–63 | 16–4 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
| March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Championship |
L 61–80 | 16–5 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
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Source[4]
- "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.