# 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach Chris Ogden, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the West Division.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Coastal Carolina.

## 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* 3:00 pm, ESPN | | Oklahoma State | L 68–75 | 0–1 | 21 – Wells | 8 – Elame | 5 – Elame | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| November 27, 2020* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Classic | L 71–76 | 0–2 | 18 – Azore | 12 – Azore | 6 – Elame | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm | | vs. Northwestern State Louisiana Tech Classic | W 80–71 | 1–2 | 15 – Wells | 12 – Mwamba | 3 – Azore | Thomas Assembly Center (152) Ruston, LA |
| December 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at RV Arkansas | L 60–72 | 1–3 | 17 – Wells | 6 – De La Cruz | 3 – Wells | Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 4, 2020* 4:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 64–79 | 1–4 | 13 – Griffin | 4 – Azore | 3 – Wells | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| December 11, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hardin–Simmons | W 91–66 | 2–4 | 15 – De La Cruz | 15 – De La Cruz | 4 – De La Cruz | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Dallas Christian | W 109–48 | 3–4 | 15 – Azore | 10 – De La Cruz | 9 – Griffin | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| December 19, 2020* | | at Oral Roberts | Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Howard Payne | W 117–53 | 4–4 | 16 – Wells | 9 – Elame | 6 – Azore | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 93–102 | 4–5 (0–1) | 25 – Griffin | 5 – Steelman | 5 – Wells | Jack Stephens Center (427) Little Rock, AR |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 62–75 | 4–6 (0–2) | 22 – Wells | 7 – Wells | 3 – Griffin | Jack Stephens Center (464) Little Rock, AR |
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–64 | 5–6 (1–2) | 25 – Wells | 8 – Mwamba | 8 – Griffin | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (988) Monroe, LA |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–74 | 6–6 (2–2) | 18 – Griffin | 8 – Carter | 7 – Wells | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (903) Monroe, LA |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 91–86 | 7–6 (3–2) | 31 – Wells | 8 – Wells | 5 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 51–68 | 7–7 (3–3) | 10 – De La Cruz | 10 – De La Cruz | 4 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 59–66 | 7–8 (3–4) | 14 – Wells | 14 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 5 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 66–61 | 8–8 (4–4) | 17 – Griffin | 10 – Phillips | 5 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 75–83 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (4–5) | 28 – Griffin | 9 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 3 – Griffin | First National Bank Arena (624) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 65–64 | 9–9 (5–5) | 23 – Griffin | 9 – Elame | 3 – Phillips | First National Bank Arena (905) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 63–56 | 10–9 (6–5) | 23 – Griffin | 10 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 7 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 58–52 | 11–9 (7–5) | 19 – Mwamba | 12 – Mwamba | 3 – Griffin | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 56–63 | 11–10 (7–6) | 20 – Wells | 6 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 4 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 68–79 | 11–11 (7–7) | 17 – Wells | 5 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 5 – Wells | Strahan Arena (737) San Marcos, TX |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cancelled due to weather concerns. | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| February 22, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 74–76 | 11–12 (7–8) | 19 – Wells | 10 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 4 – Wells | Cajundome (389) Lafayette, LA |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 73–71 | 12–12 (8–8) | 22 – Azore | 4 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 7 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 64–56 | 13–12 (9–8) | 13 – Mwamba | 9 – Azore | 9 – Wells | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (E6) Troy First round | L 86–91 | 13–13 | 21 – Azore | 8 – Mwamba | 3 – Wells | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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