# 2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, and were set to face Prairie View A&M in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic | Canceled | Canceled | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| November 26, 2020* 1:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic | Canceled | Canceled | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Central Arkansas Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic | Canceled | Canceled | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | at North Alabama | Canceled | Canceled | Flowers Hall Florence, AL |
| December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 59–82 | 0–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (1,889) Starkville, MS |
| December 10, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 45–80 | 0–2 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,804) Oxford, MS |
| December 15, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | L 58–85 | 0–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 60–83 | 0–4 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL |
| December 20, 2020* 12:00 p.m., Big 12 Now | | at Iowa State | L 45–60 | 0–5 | Hilton Coliseum (849) Ames, IA |
| December 22, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | | at North Alabama | Canceled | Canceled | Flowers Hall Florence, AL |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| January 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | W 60–44 | 1–5 (1–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (276) Montgomery, AL |
| January 9, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 11, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Southern | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 16, 2021 | | at Prairie View A&M | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| January 18, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| January 23, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 75–61 | 2–5 (2–0) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (706) Grambling, LA |
| January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Alcorn State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 106–56 | 3–5 (3–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 1, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 63–55 | 4–5 (4–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 6, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 74–66 | 5–5 (5–0) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| February 8, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Southern | W 57–53 | 6–5 (6–0) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 13, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | Postponed | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 16, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Texas Southern | Postponed | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 22, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | Grambling State | W 63–59 | 7–5 (7–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 68–54 | 8–5 (8–0) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| March 1, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 64–58 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (9–0) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| March 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 50–35 | 10–5 (10–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| March 6, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 79–54 | 11–5 (11–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Quarterfinals | W 74–62 | 12–5 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| March 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Semifinals | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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