# 2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 11th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the West Division.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2019–20 season 9–20, 5–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season |||||||||
| December 3, 2020* 6:30 pm, CUSA.TV | | at Louisiana Tech | L 62–78 | 0–1 | 15 – Harrison | 7 – Harrison | 4 – Morency | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 92–83 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 16 – Ozier | 9 – Ozier | 5 – Ozier | Prather Coliseum (825) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 60–63 | 1–2 | 22 – Harrison | 9 – Harrison | 5 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,016) Monroe, LA |
| November 12, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 66–55 | 2–2 | 28 – Ozier | 9 – Harrison | 7 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (638) Monroe, LA |
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grambling State | L 61–78 | 2–3 | 13 – Harrison | 7 – Howell | 4 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,022) Monroe, LA |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 47–60 | 2–4 | 9 – Harrison | 6 – Efretuei | 3 – Nicholas | Reed Green Coliseum (0) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 22, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 57–68 | 2–5 | 12 – Efrentuei | 7 – Ozier | 4 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,122) Monroe, LA |
| Conference Regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 84–72 | 3–5 (1–0) | 17 – Ozier | 5 – Phillips | 4 – Nicholas | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (621) Monroe, LA |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 62–55 | 4–5 (2–0) | 13 – Ozier | 8 – Ozier | 4 – Harrison | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (742) Monroe, LA |
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 64–77 | 4–6 (2–1) | 23 – Nicholas | 5 – Harrison | 8 – Ozier | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (988) Monroe, LA |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 74–75 | 4–7 (2–2) | 19 – Nicholas | 5 – Ozier | 5 – Ozier | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (903) Monroe, LA |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 72–74 | 4–8 (2–3) | 22 – Ozier | 8 – Harrison | 6 – Nicholas | First National Bank Arena (955) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 72–93 | 4–9 (2–4) | 18 – Ozier | 8 – Harrison | 4 – Gonzales | First National Bank Arena (1,074) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 47–57 | 4–10 (2–5) | 18 – Morency | 6 – Morency | 3 – Ozier | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,633) Monroe, LA |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 63–69 | 4–11 (2–6) | 21 – Harrison | 7 – Morency | 4 – Morency | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,063) Monroe, LA |
| January 29, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 62–66 | 4–12 (2–7) | 19 – Ozier | 6 – Phillips | 5 – Gonzales | Jack Stephens Center (547) Little Rock, AR |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 49–65 | 4–13 (2–8) | 13 – Nicholas | 7 – Phillips | 4 – Ozier | Jack Stephens Center (592) Little Rock, AR |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 56–63 | 4–14 (2–9) | 15 – Nicholas | 7 – Efretuei | 7 – Morency | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 52–58 | 4–15 (2–10) | 12 – Harrison | 10 – Harrison | 4 – Ozier | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 72–66 | 5–15 (3–10) | 17 – Harrison | 10 – Harrison | 5 – Gonzales | Cajundome (452) Lafayette, LA |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 72–88 | 5–16 (3–11) | 17 – Harrison | 3 – Ozier | 5 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,750) Monroe, LA |
| February 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 78–66 | 6–16 (4–11) | 14 – Ozier | 11 – Harrison | 5 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,311) Monroe, LA |
| February 22, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 68–64 | 7–16 (5–11) | 18 – Morency | 6 – Gonzales | 7 – Gonzales | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,179) Monroe, LA |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 49–58 | 7–17 (5–12) | 13 – Morency | 7 – Harrison | 3 – Morency | Strahan Arena (1,087) San Marcos, TX |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 57–61 | 7–18 (5–13) | 17 – Nicholas | 5 – Morency/Gonzales | 8 – Gonzales | Strahan Arena (1,045) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (W6) | vs. (E3) South Alabama First round | L 72–80 | 7–19 | 14 – Gonzales | 14 – Morency | 4 – Morency | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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