# 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | L 66–71 | 0–1 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Evansville Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | W 64–61 | 1–1 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| November 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Louisville | L 64–86 | 1–2 | KFC Yum! Center (2,934) Louisville, KY |
| December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | Canceled | Canceled | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| December 15, 2020* | | at Murray State | Canceled | Canceled | CFSB Center Murray, KY |
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at No. 16 Missouri | Canceled | Canceled | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 62–90 | 1–3 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 61–66 | 1–4 | Schollmaier Arena (1,688) Fort Worth, TX |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 | | at Southern | Postponed | Postponed | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 4, 2021 | | at Alcorn State | Postponed | Postponed | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 73–67 | 2–4 (1–0) | William Nicks Building (429) Prairie View, TX |
| January 16, 2021 | | Jackson State | Postponed | Postponed | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| January 18, 2021 8:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 59–50 | 3–4 (2–0) | William Nicks Building (975) Prairie View, TX |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 77–31 | 4–4 (3–0) | Harrison HPER Complex (213) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 25, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–56 | 5–4 (4–0) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 30, 2021 3:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 79–57 | 6–4 (5–0) | William Nicks Building (558) Prairie View, TX |
| February 1, 2021 7:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 87–63 | 7–4 (6–0) | William Nicks Building (700) Prairie View, TX |
| February 6, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Southern | Postponed | Postponed | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm | | at Jackson State | Postponed | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 15, 2021 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | Postponed | Postponed | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| February 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Southern | W 77–75 | 8–4 (7–0) | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| February 23, 2021 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–56 | 9–4 (8–0) | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 25, 2021 4:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 82–62 | 10–4 (9–0) | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 55–54 | 11–4 (10–0) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| March 1, 2021 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 70–67 | 12–4 (11–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| March 4, 2021 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 68–61 | 13–4 (12–0) | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| March 6, 2021 2:30 pm | | Alcorn State | W 81–69 | 14–4 (13–0) | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals | W 91–64 | 15–4 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals | W 74–63 | 16–4 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Championship | L 61–80 | 16–5 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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