| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Indiana State Sycamores |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 15–10 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach1: | Brett Carey |
The 2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 11th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the newly renovated Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.
The Sycamores finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Missouri State.[1]
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