# 2020–21 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Hayford, played their home games at the Redhawk Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–15, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Due to irregularities in conference standings due to cancelled games, they were set to be the No. 3 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 8:00 pm | | at Portland Portland Invitational | W 84–72 | 1–0 | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm | | vs. William Jessup Portland Invitational | W 77–53 | 2–0 | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| November 29, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Air Force Vegas Bubble | W 63–45 | 3–0 | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Cal State Northridge Vegas Bubble | L 65–76 | 3–1 | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 52–78 | 3–2 | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | L 75–80 | 3–3 | Walter Pyramid (0) Long Beach, CA |
| December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Washington | L 41–73 | 3–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 13, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Northwest | W 89–40 | 4–4 | Redhawk Center (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Corban University | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm | | College of Idaho | W 78–54 | 5–4 | Redhawk Center (0) Seattle, WA |
| December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 65–70 | 5–5 | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 30, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Portland | W 84–68 | 6–5 | Redhawk Center (0) Seattle, WA |
| January 9, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Saint Martin's | W 98–63 | 7–5 | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 92–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (0–1) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| January 22, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Tarleton State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX |
| January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Tarleton State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Chicago State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| January 30, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Chicago State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| February 5, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Dixie State | L 76–77 | 7–7 (0–2) | Burns Arena (582) St. George, UT |
| February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Dixie State | W 77–56 | 8–7 (1–2) | Burns Arena (645) St. George, UT |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 83–72 | 9–7 (2–2) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | L 58–65 | 9–8 (2–3) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 63–57 | 10–8 (3–3) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 71–81 | 10–9 (3–4) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| March 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | W 80–79 | 11–9 (4–4) | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| March 6, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at California Baptist | L 76–79 | 11–10 (4–5) | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) California Baptist Quarterfinals | W 83–66 | 12–10 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) Grand Canyon Semifinals | L 47–81 | 12–11 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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