2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season

2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Regular season
Tournament
Big South men's basketball seasons
2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop † 17 – 1   .944 23 – 2   .920
Radford 12 – 6   .667 15 – 12   .556
Campbell 11 – 6   .647 17 – 10   .630
UNC Asheville 9 – 5   .643 10 – 10   .500
Longwood 10 – 10   .500 12 – 17   .414
Gardner–Webb 10 – 10   .500 11 – 15   .423
Hampton 9 – 9   .500 11 – 14   .440
High Point 6 – 11   .353 9 – 15   .375
USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 5 – 18   .217
Presbyterian 5 – 12   .294 7 – 15   .318
Charleston Southern 2 – 15   .118 3 – 18   .143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.
† 2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

Preseason Awards

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The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Winthrop (21) 261
  2. UNC Asheville (2) 214
  3. Charleston Southern 192
  4. Gardner-Webb (1) 188
  5. USC Upstate 149
  6. Radford 127
  7. High Point 117
  8. Longwood 111
  9. Hampton 92
  10. Campbell 78
  11. Presbyterian 55

Honors

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Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[2]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
Preseason All-Big South First Team Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
D. J. Burns Jr., Winthrop
DeVon Baker, UNC Asheville
Chandler Vaudrin, Winthrop
Jaheam Cornwall, Gardner-Webb
Preseason All-Big South Second Team Tommy Bruner, USC Upstate
LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville
John-Michael Wright, High Point
Everette Hammond, USC Upstate
Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb

Conference matrix

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  Campbell Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Hampton High Point Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville USC Upstate Winthrop
vs. Campbell – 0−2 1−1 0−2 0−1 1−1 0−2 2−0 0−0 0–2 2–0
vs. Charleston Southern 2–0 – 2−0 2−0 1−1 2−0 0−1 2−0 2−0 0–0 2–0
vs. Gardner-Webb 1–1 0−2 – 1–1 2−0 2−0 0−2 0−2 1−1 1–1 2–0
vs. Hampton 2–0 0−2 1−1 – 1−1 1−1 1−1 2−0 1−1 0−2 0–0
vs. High Point 1–0 1−1 0−2 1−1 – 2−0 1−1 0−0 2−0 1–1 2–0
vs. Longwood 1−1 0−2 0−2 1−1 0−2 – 1−1 2−0 1−1 2–0 2–0
vs. Presbyterian 2–0 1−0 2−0 1−1 1−1 1−1 – 1−1 0−0 1–1 2–0
vs. Radford 0–2 0−2 2−0 0−2 0−0 0−2 1−1 – 1−1 0–2 2−0
vs. UNC Asheville 0–0 0−2 1−1 1−1 0−2 1−1 0−0 1−1 – 0–0 1–1
vs. USC Upstate 2−0 0−0 1−1 2−0 1−1 0−2 1−1 2−0 0−0 – 2–0
vs. Winthrop 0–2 0−2 0−2 0−0 0−2 0−2 0−2 0−2 1−1 0–2 −
Total 11–6 2–15 10–10 9–9 6–11 10–10 5–12 12–6 9–5 5–11 17–1

All-Big South awards

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Big South men's basketball weekly awards

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Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 30 John-Michael Wright High Point JaQuavian Florence Charleston Southern
Dec 7 Chandler Vaudrin Winthrop Rayshon Harrison Presbyterian
Dec 14 Jordan Whitfield & Chandler Vaudrin (2) Campbell & Winthrop Justin Hill Longwood
Dec 21 Charles Falden Winthrop Rayshon Harrison (2) Presbyterian
Dec 28 Davion Warren Hampton Rayshon Harrison (3) Presbyterian
Jan 4 Davion Warren (2) Hampton Rayshon Harrison (4) Presbyterian
Jan 11 Dalvin White & Chandler Vaudrin (3) USC Upstate & Winthrop Fah'mir Ali Radford
Jan 18 Davion Warren (3) Hampton Justin Hill (2) Longwood
Jan 25 Juan Munoz Longwood D'Maurian Williams Gardner-Webb
Feb 1 Cedric Henderson Jr. Campbell Rayshon Harrison (5) Presbyterian
Feb 8 Dravon Mangum Radford Jamaine Mann Gardner-Webb
Feb 15 Phlandrous Fleming Jr. Charleston Southern Justin Hill (3) Longwood
Feb 22
Mar 1

References

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  1. ^ "Winthrop Selected as 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite" bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. ^ "Big South Announces 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors" bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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