2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season explained

2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:11
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
Mvp Link:Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:2021 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslist:List of Big South men's basketball seasons
Seasonslistnames:Big South men's basketball
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Year:2021–22

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

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

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(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

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

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearPhlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
Preseason All-Big South First TeamPhlandrous 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 TeamTommy Bruner, USC Upstate
LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville
John-Michael Wright, High Point
Everette Hammond, USC Upstate
Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb

Conference matrix

 style= width="75" Campbellstyle= width="75" Charleston Southernstyle= width="75" Gardner–Webb style= width="75" Hamptonstyle= width="75" High Pointstyle= width="75" Longwoodstyle= width="75" Presbyterianstyle= width="75" Radfordstyle= width="75" UNC Ashevillestyle= width="75" USC Upstatestyle= width="75" Winthrop
vs. Campbell0−21−10−20−11−10−22−00−00–22–0
vs. Charleston Southern2–02−02−01−12−00−12−02−00–02–0
vs. Gardner-Webb1–10−21–12−02−00−20−21−11–12–0
vs. Hampton2–00−21−11−11−11−12−01−10−20–0
vs. High Point1–01−10−21−12−01−10−02−01–12–0
vs. Longwood1−10−20−21−10−21−12−01−12–02–0
vs. Presbyterian2–01−02−01−11−11−11−10−01–12–0
vs. Radford0–20−22−00−20−00−21−11−10–22−0
vs. UNC Asheville0–00−21−11−10−21−10−01−10–01–1
vs. USC Upstate2−00−01−12−01−10−21−12−00−02–0
vs. Winthrop0–20−20−20−00−20−20−20−21−10–2
Total11–62–1510–109–96–1110–105–1212–69–55–1117–1

All-Big South awards

Big South men's basketball weekly awards

WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchool
Nov 30John-Michael WrightHigh PointJaQuavian FlorenceCharleston Southern
Dec 7Chandler VaudrinWinthropRayshon HarrisonPresbyterian
Dec 14Jordan Whitfield & Chandler Vaudrin (2)Campbell & WinthropJustin HillLongwood
Dec 21Charles FaldenWinthrop Rayshon Harrison (2)Presbyterian
Dec 28Davion WarrenHamptonRayshon Harrison (3)Presbyterian
Jan 4Davion Warren (2)HamptonRayshon Harrison (4)Presbyterian
Jan 11Dalvin White & Chandler Vaudrin (3)USC Upstate & WinthropFah'mir AliRadford
Jan 18Davion Warren (3)HamptonJustin Hill (2)Longwood
Jan 25Juan MunozLongwoodD'Maurian WilliamsGardner-Webb
Feb 1Cedric Henderson Jr.CampbellRayshon Harrison (5)Presbyterian
Feb 8Dravon MangumRadfordJamaine MannGardner-Webb
Feb 15Phlandrous Fleming Jr.Charleston SouthernJustin Hill (3)Longwood
Feb 22
Mar 1

Notes and References

  1. https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2020/11/9/winthrop-selected-as-2020-21-mens-basketball-preseason-favorite.aspx "Winthrop Selected as 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite"
  2. https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2020/11/9/big-south-announces-2020-21-mens-basketball-preseason-honors.aspx "Big South Announces 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors"