# 2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 4th-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2019–20 season 13–19 overall, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Buffalo in the first round before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Nike Sibande | 1 | G | 6'4" | 183 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Bam Bowman | 14 | F | 6'8" | 273 | Senior | Bowling Green, KY | Graduated |

## Schedule and results

Miami had to cancel its game against Defiance due to COVID-19. They have postponed their games against Ohio, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, and Eastern Michigan. They have canceled a game against Akron.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | North Dakota | W 81–67 | 1–0 | 21 – Grant | 10 – Beck | 4 – Grant | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| November 30, 2020* Canceled | | Defiance | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| December 5, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 47–71 | 1–1 | 9 – Etzler | 7 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Nutter Center (0) Dayton, OH |
| December 9, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 67–57 | 2-1 | 19 – Brown | 16 – Brown | 4 – Tied | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| December 11, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Joseph | W 79–64 | 3–1 | 21 – Lairy | 10 – Beck | 4 – Grant | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| December 15, 2020 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 62–90 | 3–2 (0–1) | 12 – Coleman–Lands | 6 – Brewer | 3 – Tied | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| December 19, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 68-69 | 3–3 | 17 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 7 – Lairy | Carver Arena (0) Peoria, IL |
| December 21, 2020* Canceled | | Defiance | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2020 Postponed | | Ohio | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| January 2, 2021 Postponed | | at Central Michigan | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | McGuirk Arena Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 70–58 | 4–3 (1–1) | 15 – McMamara | 4 – Coleman-Lands | 5 – Lairy | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| January 12, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at Ohio | L 61–78 | 4–4 (1–2) | 16 – Brown | 5 – Brown | 6 – Coleman–Lands | Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH |
| January 16, 2021 Postponed | | at Western Michigan | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 71–61 | 5–4 (2–2) | 17 – Tied | 11 – Beck | 5 – Lairy | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| January 21, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 96–77 | 6–4 (3–2) | 27 – Grant | 11 – Brown | 5 – Tied | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| January 23, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 85–63 | 7–4 (4–2) | 28 – Grant | 7 – Brown | 3 – Coleman-Lands | Convocation Center (100) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 81–90 | 7–5 (4–3) | 17 – Lairy | 7 – Brown | 5 – Lairy | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 65–56 | 8–5 (5–3) | 16 – Brown | 9 – Beck | 6 – Lairy | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| February 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 68–77 | 8–6 (5–4) | 17 – Grant | 7 – Brown | 4 – Grant | MAC Center (0) Kent, OH |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 64–88 | 8–7 (5–5) | 24 – Beck | 8 – Beck | 6 – Coleman–Lands | Alumni Arena (0) Buffalo, NY |
| February 9, 2021 Postponed | | Eastern Michigan | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Akron | L 76–83 | 8–8 (5–6) | 24 – Lairy | 10 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| February 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 75–87 | 8–9 (5–7) | 21 – Brown | 12 – Etzler | 5 – Grant | Savage Arena (0) Toledo, OH |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 69–64 | 9–9 (6–7) | 26 – Grant | 12 – Brown | 4 – Lairy | Convocation Center (23) DeKalb, IL |
| February 23, 2021 5:00 pm EST, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | W 96–54 | 10–9 (7–7) | 25 – Grant | 8 – Coleman-Lands | 6 – Coleman-Lands | Mcguirk Arena (0) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 25, 2021 TBA, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | W 74–66 | 11–9 (8–7) | 20 – Brown | 10 – Ayah | 3 – White | University Arena (100) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 pm EST, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 64–51 | 11–10 (8–8) | 14 – White | 6 – Ayah | 5 – Lairy | Millett Hall (0) Oxford, OH |
| March 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (9–8) | 29 – Brown | 14 – Brown | 5 – Lairy | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 5, 2021 Canceled | | Akron | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 4:30 P.M., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Buffalo Quarterfinals | L 63–74 | 12–11 | 17 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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