2020–21 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record7–9 (6–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Iati
  • Josh Pelletier
  • Jerrad Knotts
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC104 .714146  .700
Vermont104 .714105  .667
New Hampshire96 .600109  .526
Hartford86 .571159  .625
Albany66 .50079  .438
UMass Lowell78 .4671112  .478
Stony Brook79 .438914  .391
NJIT610 .375712  .368
Binghamton410 .286414  .222
Maine26 .25027  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
2021 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented University at Albany, SUNY in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York and were led by 20th-year head coach Will Brown. They finished the season 7–9, 6–6 in America East Play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford. Following the season, Brown and Albany mutually agreed to part ways after 20 seasons.[1]

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.

Roster

2020–21 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Antonio Rizzuto 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrNortheastern HS York, PA
G 1 Will Amica 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrWest Genesee HS Syracuse, NY
G/F 2 Trey Hutcheson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLinn-Mar HS Marion, IA
G 3 JoJo Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr22ft Academy
Nevada
Houston, TX
F 4 Jarvis Doles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrHammond HS
Drexel
Baltimore, MD
G 5 Jamel Horton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHoly Cross HS
Pratt CC
Queens
F 10 Brent Hank 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS SoTrinity College Senior Port Lincoln, Australia
G 11 Cameron Healy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrMontverde Academy Sydney, Australia
F 12 Kellon Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrDeMatha Catholic HS
Duquesne
Landover, MD
F 14 Adam Lulka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrThe King's School Sydney, Australia
G 15 CJ Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrQueens HS of Teaching Long Island, NY
G/F 23 Sam Shafer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoLincoln-Way East HS Frankfort, IL
G 30 Chuck Champion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrFriends' Central School
Loyola (MD)
Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Will Kondrat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLincoln HS
Niagara County CC
Brooklyn, NY
G 33 Jackson Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrCatholic Central HS Latham, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 64–65  0–1
(0–1)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 60–65  0–1
(0–2)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 22, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara L 65–70  0–3
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
January 2, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont W 63–62  1–3
(1–2)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 3, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Vermont L 66–74  1–4
(1–3)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's L 64–67  1–5
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 83–75  2–5
(2–3)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
January 17, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT W 83–71  3–5
(3–3)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 64–71  3–6
(3–4)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 83–64  4–6
(4–4)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell L 71–79  4–7
(4–5)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 13, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 81–69  5–7
(5–5)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 43–59  5–8
(5–6)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 67–59  6–8
(6–6)
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
America East tournament
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) (8) NJIT
First round
W 76–66  7–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
February 28, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) (4) Hartford
Quarterfinals
L 77–83  7–9
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. Dougherty, Pete (March 1, 2021). "UAlbany, basketball coach Will Brown 'mutually part ways'". Times Union. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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