| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | UIC Flames |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Short Conf: | Horizon |
| Record: | 9–13 |
| Conf Record: | 6–10 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Brock Erickson |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Will Veasley |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
The 2020–21 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by first-year head coach Luke Yaklich,[1] played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League.
They finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in Horizon League to play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI, Youngstown State, and top-seeded Wright State to advance to the championship game. There they lost to Northern Kentucky.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Graduated, went professional overseas signing with Basket Navarra Club[3] | ||
| Godwin Boahen | 22 | F | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | |
| 4 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Belleville, IL | Graduated, went professional overseas signing with Vevey Riviera Basket[4] | |
| Marcus Ottey | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | |
| Travell Washington | 32 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | ||
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Commander | 1 | G | 6'0 | 175 | Junior | Chattanooga | ||
| Zion Griffin | 35 | F | 6'6 | 215 | Junior | Iowa State | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 5 | G | 6'1 | 180 | Junior | John A. Logan College | ||
| Teyvion Kirk | 4 | G | 6'4 | 185 | Junior | Colorado State | ||
| RayQuawndis Mitchell | 21 | G | 6'5 | 205 | Junior | Otero Junior College |
On November 25, 2020, UIC announced that fans would not be permitted to attend home games for their first two home games.[5] However, they did leave open the possibility to allow fans for future events.
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