| 2020–21 Summit League men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Mvp Link: | Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2021 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Mvp Link: | 2021 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Summit League men's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Summit League men's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Summit League 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 began in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.
The conference both gained and lost a member after the 2019–20 season. Purdue Fort Wayne left for the Horizon League[1] and was replaced by Kansas City, which returned to the Summit after a seven-year absence spent in the Western Athletic Conference.[2]
Preseason awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2020.[3]
| Rank | Team |
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| 1. | South Dakota State (33)- 608 |
| 2. | Oral Roberts- 504 |
| 3. | North Dakota State (3)- 466 |
| 4. | Omaha- 379 |
| 5. | South Dakota- 354 |
| 6. | North Dakota- 301 |
| 7. | Kansas City- 248 |
| 8. | Denver- 203 |
| 9. | Western Illinois- 167 |
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| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason Player of the Year | Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State |
| Preseason All-Summit League First Team | Noah Friedel, South Dakota State |
| Kevin Obanor, Oral Roberts | |
| Matt Pile, Omaha | |
| Filip Rebraca, North Dakota | |
| Stanley Umude, South Dakota | |
| Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State | |
| Preseason All-Summit League Second Team | Max Abmas, Oral Roberts |
| Matt Dentlinger, South Dakota State | |
| Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State | |
| Marlon Ruffin, Omaha | |
| Jase Townsend, Denver | |
| style= width="75" | Denver | style= width="75" | Kansas City | style= width="75" | North Dakota | style= width="75" | North Dakota State | style= width="75" | Omaha | style= width="75" | Oral Roberts | style= width="75" | South Dakota | style= width="75" | South Dakota State | style= width="75" | Western Illinois |
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| vs. Denver | – | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 2−0 | ||||||||
| vs. Kansas City | 0–2 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | ||||||||
| vs. North Dakota | 1−1 | 1−1 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | ||||||||
| vs. North Dakota State | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | – | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | ||||||||
| vs. Omaha | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 2−0 | ||||||||
| vs. Oral Roberts | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | – | 1−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | ||||||||
| vs. South Dakota | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−1 | – | 1−1 | 0−2 | ||||||||
| vs. South Dakota State | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | – | 0−2 | ||||||||
| vs. Western Illinois | 0−2 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | – | ||||||||
| Total | 1−13 | 7−7 | 8−8 | 11−5 | 3−11 | 10−5 | 11−4 | 9−3 | 5−9 |
| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | |
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| Nov 30 | Marlon Ruffin | Omaha | |
| Dec 7 | Baylor Scheierman | South Dakota State | |
| Dec 14 | Stanley Umude (1) | South Dakota | |
| Dec 21 | Kevin Obanor (1) | Oral Roberts | |
| Dec 28 | Rocky Kreuser (1) | North Dakota State | |
| Jan 4 | Kevin Obanor (2) | Oral Roberts | |
| Jan 11 | Rocky Kreuser (2) | North Dakota State | |
| Jan 18 | Jase Townsend | Denver | |
| Jan 25 | Brandon McKissic | Kansas City | |
| Feb 1 | Stanley Umude (2) | South Dakota | |
| Feb 8 | Kevin Obanor (3) | Oral Roberts | |
| Feb 15 | Max Abmas (1) | Oral Roberts | |
| Feb 22 | A.J. Plitzuweit | South Dakota | |
| Mar 1 | Max Abmas (2) | Oral Roberts |