2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	2020–21
Team:	Prairie View A&M Panthers
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	16–5
Conf Record:	13–0
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Wendell Moore
Asst Coach2:	Spencer Robertson
Asst Coach3:	Caleb Villarreal
Champion:	SWAC regular season co–champions

The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,^[1] and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.^[3]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| SWAC regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| SWAC tournament|-Source^[4]

Notes and References

1. News:
   1. SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard
   . Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. February 2, 2021. en.
2. News: SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments. Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. February 2, 2021. en.
3. News: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. February 2, 2021. en.
4. News: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule. Prairie View A&M University Athletics. February 2, 2021. en.