# 2020–21 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by fifth-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as second-year members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

## Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 14–4 in NEC play to finish as NEC regular season champions. In doing so, they became the first program in NCAA men's basketball history to win an outright conference regular season title in its first season of Division I reclassification. However, due to their transition from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament, and aren't eligible to do so until 2024. They were a candidate for an invitation to the 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. However, the CIT, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Northeast Conference regular season ||||||
| January 7, 2021 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 97–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 (1–0) | Hammel Court (0) North Andover, MA |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 62–68 | 1–1 (1–1) | Hammel Court (0) North Andover, MA |
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 57–77 | 1–2 (1–2) | Knott Arena (0) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 15, 2021 4:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 52–63 | 1–3 (1–3) | Knott Arena (0) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 21, 2021 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 62–51 | 2–3 (2–3) | Hammel Court (0) North Andover, MA |
| January 22, 2021 4:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 76–71 | 3–3 (3–3) | Hammel Court (0) North Andover, MA |
| January 27, 2021 4:00 pm | at LIU | W 68–63 | 4–3 (4–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (0) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 28, 2021 1:00 pm | at LIU | L 68–78 | 4–4 (4–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (0) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 pm | at Wagner | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| January 31, 2021 4:00 pm | at Wagner | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| February 4, 2021 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 68–62 | 5–4 (5–4) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| February 5, 2021 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 59–54 | 6–4 (6–4) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| February 11, 2021 | at Central Connecticut | W 62–46 | 7–4 (7–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 12, 2021 | at Central Connecticut | W 72–52 | 8–4 (8–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 20, 2021 | at Bryant | L 58–60 | 8–5 (8–5) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 21, 2021 | Bryant | L 60–76 | 8–6 (8–6) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| February 25, 2021 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 71–84 | 8–7 (8–7) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| February 26, 2021 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 75–67 | 9–7 (9–7) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| March 2, 2021 7:00 pm | at Wagner | L 67–74 | 9–8 (9–8) | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| March 3, 2021 4:00 pm | at Wagner | L 59–64 | 9–9 (9–9) | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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