2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Hofstra Pride
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Short Conf:CAA
Record:13–10
Conf Record:8–6
Head Coach:Mike Farrelly
Hc Year:acting, 1st
Asst Coach1:Speedy Claxton
Asst Coach2:Colin Curtin
Stadium:Mack Sports Complex

The 2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were coached by Mike Farrelly, who served as acting head coach while Joe Mihalich was out on a temporary medical leave of absence.[1] They played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pride finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Delaware in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing to Elon in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to win the regular season CAA championship. They defeated Drexel and Delaware to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament. There they defeated Northeastern to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jermaine Miranda 3 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Transferred to California Baptist
4 G 5'11" 160 RS Senior Graduated
5 G 6'5" 195 Senior Graduated
Hal Hughes 11 F/C 6'9" 220 RS Freshman Entered transfer portal
Connor Klementowicz 24 G 6'2" 210Senior Graduated

2020 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Mihalich to take temporary medical leave of absence. 2021-03-07. The Hofstra Chronicle. en.
  2. Web site: NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships. 2020-12-06. NBC News. en.
  3. Web site: 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule. Hofstra University. 2020-01-16.