# 2020–21 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 12–15, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in 7th place. They defeated Bellarmine in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun tournament before losing in the semifinals to Liberty. They received an invitation to the CBI where they defeated Bowling Green in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Coastal Carolina.

## Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 9–7 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the #4 seed in the ASUN tournament, the Hatters defeated the #5 seed North Alabama in the quarterfinals, 82–72, before falling to the top seed and eventual champions, Liberty, in the semifinals, 62–66.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Emmanuel College | L 61–64 | 0–1 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 4, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 60–82 | 0–2 | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at Florida | L 40–86 | 0–3 | O'Connell Center (2,193) Gainesville, FL |
| December 8, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 62–73 | 0–4 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 78–69 | 1–4 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Thomas | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 19, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carver | W 95–51 | 2–4 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 86–77 | 3–4 (1–0) | Flowers Hall (392) Florence, AL |
| January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 66–73 | 3–5 (1–1) | Flowers Hall (368) Florence, AL |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 65–59 | 4–5 (2–1) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 58–68 | 4–6 (2–2) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 62–67 | 4–7 (2–3) | Freedom Hall (782) Louisville, KY |
| January 23, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 65–76 | 4–8 (2–4) | Freedom Hall (775) Louisville, KY |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| January 30, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 63–64 | 4–9 (2–5) | Alico Arena (878) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 77–66 | 5–9 (3–5) | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| February 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carver College | W 110–56 | 6–9 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 73–68 | 7–9 (4–5) | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 61–69 | 7–10 (4–6) | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 74–61 | 8–10 (5–6) | KSU Convocation Center (354) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 75–83 | 8–11 (5–7) | KSU Convocation Center (358) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 91–75 | 9–11 (6–7) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 82–86 | 9–12 (6–8) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| February 26, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 74–79 | 9–13 (6–9) | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 85–68 | 10–13 (7–9) | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Bellarmine Quarterfinals | W 73–70 | 11–13 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| March 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (1) Liberty Semifinals | L 64–77 | 11–14 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| CBI ||||||
| March 22, 2021 11:30 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Bowling Green Quarterfinals | W 53–52 | 12–14 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 23, 2021 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Coastal Carolina Semifinals | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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