2020–21 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Evansville Purple Aces
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:9–16
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Logan Baumann
Asst Coach3:Brandon Crone

The 2020–21 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces were led by head coach Todd Lickliter in his first full season at Evansville and played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 9–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2019–20 season 9–23, 0–18 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MVC tournament to Valparaiso.

They were coached by Walter McCarty until he was placed on administrative leave on December 27 for alleged Title IX violations[1] and ultimately fired on January 21.[2] Assistant coach Bennie Seltzer acted as interim coach until Todd Lickliter was hired as the new head coach.[3]

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, Evansville was picked to finish last in the MVC.[4] [5]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| MVC tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West. Jenna. Evansville Places Walter McCarty on Leave. 2021-10-06. Sports Illustrated. en-us.
  2. Web site: Lindskog. Chad. University of Evansville fires Walter McCarty as head men's basketball coach. 2021-10-06. Evansville Courier & Press. en-US.
  3. Web site: Former Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter hired at Evansville. 2021-10-06. HawkeyeInsider.com. en-US.
  4. Web site: UNI favored in MVC Men's Basketball Poll. MVC-Sports.com]. December 20, 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020-21 MVC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll. mvc-sports.com. en. December 20, 2020.