# 2020–21 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 23–10, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the third round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jahlil Tripp | 0 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated/undrafted in 2020 NBA draft |
| Austin Vereen | 1 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
| Amari McCray | 2 | C | 6'9" | 265 | Senior | Ruston, LA | Graduated |
| Jade Brahmbhatt | 20 | G | 5'11" | 167 | Sophomore | Olney, MD | Transferred to Maryland |
| Shaquillo Fritz | 35 | F/C | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Freeport, BAH | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Marial Mading | 0 | F | 6'11" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Perth, Australia | Junior college transferred from Chipola College |
| Jordan Bell | 1 | F | 6'8" | 221 | RS Senior | Inglewood, CA | Transferred from Loyola Marymount. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bell graduated from Loyola Marymount. |
| Jalen Brown | 2 | G | 6'3" | 163 | Sophomore | Vancouver, WA | Junior college transferred from Eastern Arizona College |
| Jervay Green | 12 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Denver, CO | Transferred from Nebraska. Will be eligible to play immediately since Green graduated from Nebraska. |
| Nigel Shadd | 45 | F | 6'9" | 250 | RS Junior | Mesa, AZ | Transferred from Kansas State. Shadd is granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### Recruiting Class of 2020

There was no recruiting class of 2020.

### Recruiting Class of 2021

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaden Byers PG | Riverside, CA | Rancho Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 18, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| Jaden Phillips SG | Bakersfield, CA | Modesto Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Nov 7, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pacific 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | UC Riverside | W 66–60 | 1–0 | 19 – Bailey | 6 – Finstuen | 2 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| November 27, 2020* 6:00 pm, WCC Network | | Fresno State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, MW Network | | at Nevada | L 58–70 | 1–1 | 19 – Jenkins | 9 – Finstuen | 3 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| December 2, 2020* 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | Montana State | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 19 – Finstuen | 10 – Bailey | 2 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| December 4, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Westmont | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| December 6, 2020* 3:00 pm | | San Jose State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| December 12, 2020* 3:00 pm | | UC Davis | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| December 16, 2020* 4:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| December 20, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at Westmont rescheduled from December 4 | W 92–64 | 3–1 | 16 – Finstuen | 13 – Bailey | 3 – Tied | Murchison Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 21, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Saint Katherine | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| December 22, 2020* 3:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge rescheduled from December 16 | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| December 29, 2020* 3:00 pm | | William Jessup | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | Portland | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| January 7, 2020 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | at BYU | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| January 9, 2020 WCC Network | | San Diego | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| January 14, 2021 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 79–58 | 4–1 (1–0) | 17 – Bell | 11 – Bell | 5 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, NBCSBA | | Loyola Marymount | W 58–49 | 5–1 (2–0) | 18 – Jenkins | 8 – Shadd | 3 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium | | at Pepperdine | L 68–85 | 5–2 (2–1) | 19 – Crockrell II | 7 – Bell | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 49–95 | 5–3 (2–2) | 17 – Jenkins | 7 – Tied | 2 – Green | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| January 28, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at BYU rescheduled from January 7 | L 87–95 $^{2OT}$ | 5–4 (2–3) | 18 – Moore | 10 – Bell | 4 – Moore | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| February 4, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | San Francisco | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 1 Gonzaga moved from February 25 | L 58–76 | 5–5 (2–4) | 13 – Jenkins | 10 – Bell | 6 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, WCC Network | | at San Diego | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| February 11, 2021 12:00 pm, WCC Network | | San Diego rescheduled from January 8 | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 11, 2021 2:00 pm | | Portland rescheduled from January 2 | W 84–57 | 6–5 (3–4) | 21 – Bailey | 9 – Bell | 8 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 76–80 | 6–6 (3–5) | 28 – Bailey | 5 – Bell | 6 – Moore | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | BYU | L 52–80 | 6–7 (3–6) | 12 – Finstuen | 7 – Bell | 4 – Tied | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSNW | | at Portland | W 80–58 | 7–7 (4–6) | 16 – Crockrell II | 7 – Tied | 7 – Crockrell II | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| February 23, 2021 1:00 pm | | at San Diego rescheduled from February 6 | W 77–67 | 8–7 (5–6) | 21 – Crockrell II | 8 – Bell | 5 – Crockrell II | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Saint Mary's moved from February 27 | L 46–58 | 8–8 (5–7) | 12 – Jenkins | 12 – Bell | 3 – Crockrell II | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm | | San Francisco rescheduled from February 4 | W 76–69 | 9–8 (6–7) | 17 – Crockrell II | 8 – Finstuen/Bell | 8 – Crockrell II | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2021 9:00 pm, Stadium | (6) | vs. (7) Santa Clara Second round | L 76–81 | 9–9 | 16 – Jenkins | 9 – Bell | 6 – Jenkins | 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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