# 2020–21 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 11–7 in Big South play, to finish in third place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Winthrop.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| December 10, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 84–86 | 0–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,009) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 50–67 | 0–2 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 15, 2020* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 60–65 | 0–3 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (105) Johnson City, TN |
| December 18, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 88–77 | 1–3 | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 21, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 21 Florida State | L 59–72 | 1–4 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,078) Tallahassee, FL |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | L 69–80 | 1–5 (0–1) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 31, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 80–69 | 2–5 (1–1) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| January 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 61–70 | 2–6 (1–2) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 5, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 85–70 | 3–6 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 75–85 | 3–7 (2–3) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 83–91 | 3–8 (2–4) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 75–79 | 3–9 (2–5) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 84–57 | 4–9 (3–5) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 74–62 | 5–9 (4–5) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 25, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 80–71 | 6–9 (5–5) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 55–59 | 6–10 (5–6) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 30, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 69–72 | 6–11 (5–7) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 4, 2021 | | Presbyterian | W 59–53 | 7–11 (6–7) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 5, 2021 | | Presbyterian | W 91–64 | 8–11 (7–7) | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 8, 2021 | | at USC Upstate | L 69–77 | 8–12 (7–8) | G.B. Hodge Center Valley Falls, S.C. |
| February 11, 2021 | | at Longwood | L 54–57 | 8–13 (7–9) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 71–78 | 8–14 (7–10) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 69–57 | 9–14 (8–10) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 77–49 | 10–14 (9–10) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| February 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 69–58 | 11–14 (10–10) | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) Campbell Quarterfinals | L 57–63 | 11–15 | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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