# 2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2020–21 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lindsey Hunter, and played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In March, they were the worst ranked team in NCAA Division I according to Kenpom, with the least efficient offense and defense.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 62–142 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 26, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | L 62–116 | 0–2 | UNT Coliseum (1,206) Denton, TX |
| November 28, 2020* 3:00 p.m. | | at Wyoming | L 61–97 | 0–3 | Arena-Auditorium (1,216) Laramie, WY |
| December 1, 2020* 8:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon | L 49–88 | 0–4 | GCU Arena (254) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at Missouri State | Cancelled | Cancelled | JQH Arena Springfield, MO |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–96 | 0–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,024) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at Memphis | L 57–94 | 0–6 | FedExForum (2,478) Memphis, TN |
| December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | | at Vanderbilt | L 41–84 | 0–7 | Memorial Gymnasium (0) Nashville, TN |
| December 18, 2020* | | at Ohio | Cancelled | Cancelled | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| December 21, 2020* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 58–87 | 0–8 | Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 52–92 | 0–9 (0–1) | K. L. Johnson Complex (0) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 9, 2021 | | Alabama A&M | Canceled | Canceled | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 12, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Alabama State | L 51–64 | 0–10 (0–2) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 16, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | L 59–71 | 0–11 (0–3) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| January 18, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | at Southern | L 61–102 | 0–12 (0–4) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | L 31–77 | 0–13 (0–5) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 25, 2021 | | Texas Southern | Postponed | Postponed | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Jackson State | L 53–106 | 0–14 (0–6) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 1, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | L 72–85 | 0–15 (0–7) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| February 6, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 58–93 | 0–16 (0–8) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| February 8, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | W 68–65 | 1–16 (1–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| February 13, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | L 56–70 | 1–17 (1–9) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 17, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Southern | Canceled | Canceled | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 21, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | Postponed | Postponed | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 23, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Texas Southern Moved from March 3 | L 45–82 | 1–18 (1–10) | Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX |
| February 24, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern Rescheduled from January 25 | Canceled | Canceled | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 25, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M Rescheduled from February 21 | L 62–82 | 1–19 (1–11) | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | L 54–68 | 1–20 (1–12) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| March 1, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Grambling State | W 67–63 | 2–20 (2–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (162) Itta Bena, MS |
| March 3, 2021 | | at Texas Southern | Canceled | Canceled | Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX |
| March 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Moved from March 5 | L 59–82 | 2–21 (2–13) | Harrison HPER Complex (260) Itta Bena, MS |
| March 6, 2021 2:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Canceled | Canceled | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | L 64–91 | 2–22 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||