# 2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–17, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Manhattan in the first round, upset No. 2 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals, upset No. 3 seed Saint Peter's in the semifinals to reach the championship game, where they lost to No. 9 seed Iona 51–60.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2019–20 season 12–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Manhattan.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 56–97 | 0–1 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | Postponed | Postponed | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | Canceled | Canceled | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 61–66 | 0–2 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| December 4, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| December 7, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 54–67 | 0–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| December 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iona | L 42–70 | 0–5 (0–1) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| December 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 67–52 | 1–5 (1–1) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| December 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 51–68 | 1–6 (1–2) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| December 19, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 61–81 | 1–7 (1–3) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| December 22, 2020* TBA | | at William & Mary | Canceled | Canceled | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| December 22, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 65–69 | 1–8 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | L 62–70 | 1–9 (1–4) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 72–56 | 2–9 (2–4) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 58–74 | 2–10 (2–5) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 10, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | L 68–75 | 2–11 (2–6) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 63–73 | 2–12 (2–7) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 55–52 | 3–12 (3–7) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | L 63–78 | 3–13 (3–8) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| February 8, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 77–70 | 4–13 (4–8) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| February 13, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | W 55–50 | 5–13 (5–8) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 49–66 | 5–14 (5–9) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | L 69–80 | 5–15 (5–10) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 66–53 | 6–15 (6–10) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 59–69 | 6–16 (6–11) | Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| March 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 85–67 | 7–16 (7–11) | Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Manhattan First round | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 8–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 10, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Monmouth Quarterfinals | W 79–60 | 9–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 12, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (3) Saint Peter's Semifinals | W 52–47 | 10–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (9) Iona MAAC Championship | L 51–60 | 10–17 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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