2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record15–12 (9–6 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Carroll
  • Roger Idstrom
  • Tyler Murray
Home arenaAllen Arena
2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty †11–2 .84623–6  .793
Bellarmine *10–3 .76914–8  .636
Lipscomb9–6 .60015–12  .556
North Florida6–6 .5008–15  .348
North Alabama *7–8 .46713–11  .542
Florida Gulf Coast4–5 .44410–8  .556
Stetson7–9 .43812–15  .444
Jacksonville5–9 .35711–13  .458
Kennesaw State2–13 .1335–19  .208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021
† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 2nd-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15-12, 9-6 in ASUN Play to finish in 3rd place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, the #3 seeded Bisons defeated the #6 seed Florida Gulf Coast, 68–63,[1] advancing to the semifinals, where they matched up against the #2 seed North Florida, winning 73–71, advancing to the ASUN championship game.[2] In a rematch of the previous year's title game, the Bisons faced top seeded Liberty, ultimately falling 57–73, for the second consecutive year.[3]

Roster

2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 KJ Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoMarshall County High School Lewisburg, Tennessee
G 1 Greg Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrWakeland High School Frisco, Texas
G 2 Will Pruitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMount Juliet High School Mount Juliet, Tennessee
G 3 Romeao Ferguson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSBelmont Abbey Burlington, NC
G 4 Tanner Shulman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrMcCallie School Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 5 Kaleb Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoOak Ridge High School Orlando, Florida
G 10 Jake Wolfe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoAurora Christian School Aurora, Illinois
G 11 Alex Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoBuford High School Alpharetta, Georgia
G 12 Carson Cary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoColumbia Academy Columbia, Tennessee
F 13 Parker Hazen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrIowa Western CC Columbia City, Indiana
G 14 Tommy Murr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrLindsey Lane Christian School Athens, Georgia
F 15 Ed Eubanks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoEnsworth School Franklin, Tennessee
F 22 Jacob Hobbs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoCentral Hardin High School Elizabethtown, Kentucky
C 23 Ahsan Asadullah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS JrNorth Clayton High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 25 Miles Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoOle Miss Meridian, Mississippi
F 35 Luke Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrHarding Academy Vancouver, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020*
4:00 pm, YouTube		 vs. Lamar
Tulane Classic		 W 76–73  1–0
 Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
November 29, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tulane
Tulane Classic		 L 66–68  1–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
December 2, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cincinnati L 55–67  1–2
 Fifth Third Arena (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 2020*
5:00 pm, SECN+		 at Arkansas L 50–86  1–3
 Bud Walton Arena (4,266)
Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeast Missouri State L 77–82  1–4
 Show Me Center (580)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeast Missouri State W 80–74 OT 2–4
 Allen Arena (488)
Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont
Battle of the Boulevard		 L 71–81  2–5
 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Trevecca Nazarene W 61–45  3–5
 Allen Arena (583)
Nashville, TN
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Crowley's Ridge W 97–60  4–5
 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Freed–Hardeman W 93–72  5–5
 Allen Arena (761)
Nashville, TN
January 1, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Liberty W 77–70  6–5
(1–0)		 Allen Arena (820)
Nashville, TN
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Liberty L 50–66  6–6
(1–1)		 Allen Arena (863)
Nashville, TN
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bellarmine W 77–72  7–6
(2–1)		 Freedom Hall (1,056)
Louisville, KY
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bellarmine W 65–58  8–6
(3–1)		 Freedom Hall (749)
Louisville, KY
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Florida W 84–72  9–6
(4–1)		 Allen Arena (759)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Florida L 67–72  9–7
(4–2)		 Allen Arena (735)
Nashville, TN
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Gulf Coast L 69–79  9–8
(4–3)		 Allen Arena (756)
Nashville, TN
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Gulf Coast W 71–56  10–8
(5–3)		 Allen Arena (810)
Nashville, TN
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson Postponed Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson Postponed Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 30, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bluefield State W 89–56  11–8
 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson L 68–73  11–9
(5–4)		 Edmunds Center (50)
DeLand, FL
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson W 69–61  12–9
(6–4)		 Edmunds Center (50)
DeLand, FL
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville L 60–66  12–10
(6–5)		 Swisher Gymnasium (190)
Jacksonville, FL
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville W 71–69  13–10
(7–5)		 Swisher Gymnasium (180)
Jacksonville, FL
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kennesaw State W 76–62  14–10
(8–5)		 Allen Arena (943)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kennesaw State W 77–63  15–10
(9–5)		 Allen Arena (984)
Nashville, TN
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Alabama L 66–73  15–11
(9–6)		 Flowers Hall (414)
Florence, AL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (3) vs. (6) Florida Gulf Coast
Quarterfinals		 L 60–72  15–12
 Swisher Gymnasium (87)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Asadullah's 40-point statement sends Lipscomb to the ASUN semifinals". Lipscomb University. March 3, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Fleming Sends Bisons Back to #ASUNMadness Final; Asadullah Records Double-Double". ASUN Conference. March 5, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Liberty Punches Ticket to the NCAA Tournament, Defeats Lipscomb". WSLS. March 9, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020-21 Lipscomb Bisons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.