# 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of East Division of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round of the C-USA tournament and were set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals. However, the remainder of the tournament was canceled 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* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama Ungar Memorial Tournament | L 66–68 | 0–1 | Mitchell Center (945) Mobile, AL |
| November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Ungar Memorial Tournament | L 50–60 | 0–2 | Mitchell Center (138) Mobile, AL |
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm | | vs. Mobile Ungar Memorial Tournament | W 83–41 | 1–2 | Mitchell Center (141) Mobile, AL |
| December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Florida National | W 128–64 | 2–2 | FAU Arena (372) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 7, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 79–77 | 3–2 | UNF Arena (656) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 12, 2020* 12:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Florida Memorial | W 112–49 | 4–2 | FAU Arena (228) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Stetson | L 69–78 | 4–3 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 21, 2020* 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Florida College | W 107–72 | 5–3 | FAU Arena (225) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 5, 2021* 4:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 70–79 | 5–4 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 67–71 | 5–5 (0–1) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 55–64 | 5–6 (0–2) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 81–79 | 6–6 (1–2) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (500) Miami, FL |
| January 15, 2021 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | FIU | W 107–63 | 7–6 (2–2) | FAU Arena (420) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 66–53 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (3–2) | FAU Arena (420) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | L 71–74 | 8–7 (3–3) | FAU Arena (328) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 80–84 | 8–8 (3–4) | Convocation Center (373) San Antonio, TX |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 75–86 | 8–9 (3–5) | Convocation Center (384) San Antonio, TX |
| February 21, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTEP | Postponed | Postponed | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTEP | Postponed | Postponed | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 69–60 | 9–9 (4–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 73–66 | 10–9 (5–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 80–50 | 11–9 (6–5) | FAU Arena (251) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 5, 2021 6:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 63–54 | 12–9 (7–5) | FAU Arena (402) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | (E4) | vs. (W5) UTEP Second Round | W 76–70 | 13–9 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 11, 2021 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | (E4) | vs. (W1) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | L 69–75 | 13–10 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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