# 2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 30th-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 4–25, 4–16 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

## 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 TCU | L 45–69 | 0–1 | Schollmaier Arena (1,672) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 18 Arizona State | L 77–100 | 0–2 | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 75–102 | 0–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,507) University Park, TX |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Rice | L 64–86 | 0–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (150) Houston, TX |
| December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Champion Christian | W 93–60 | 1–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (109) Houston, TX |
| December 15, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at Rice | L 79–90 | 1–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| December 17, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 55–85 | 1–6 | The Super Pit (1,251) Denton, TX |
| December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSSW | | at Oklahoma | L 65–84 | 1–7 | Lloyd Noble Center (611) Norman, OK |
| December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Dallas Christian | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| Southland Regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 99–93 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 (1–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (101) Houston, TX |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 63–66 | 2–8 (1–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| January 9, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Lamar | L 65–71 | 2–9 (1–2) | Montagne Center (1,632) Beaumont, TX |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 80–87 | 2–10 (1–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (695) Huntsville, TX |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 pm | | Nicholls | L 83–92 | 2–11 (1–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | L 71–74 | 2–12 (1–5) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 73–57 | 3–12 (2–5) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| January 30, 2021 3:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 6, 2021 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA |
| February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 59–88 | 3–13 (2–6) | Teague Special Events Center (294) Abilene, TX |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 80–75 | 4–13 (3–6) | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| February 15, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi rescheduled from January 30 | Canceled due to weather | Canceled due to weather | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| February 22, 2021 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State rescheduled from February 6 | L 80–86 | 4–14 (3–7) | Prather Coliseum (725) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 68–83 | 4–15 (3–8) | Stopher Gymnasium (231) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm | | at McNeese State | L 58–85 | 4–16 (3–9) | Burton Coliseum (291) Lake Charles, LA |
| March 1, 2021 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State rescheduled from February 20 | L 70–83 | 4–17 (3–10) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| March 3, 2021 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 72–67 | 5–17 (4–10) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| March 6, 2021 5:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 70–94 | 5–18 (4–11) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Incarnate Word First round | W 80–68 | 6–18 | Merrell Center (416) Katy, TX |
| March 10, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (6) Lamar Second round | L 52–62 | 6–19 | Merrell Center (554) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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