# 2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by third-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 12-11, 9-7 in NEC Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Wagner and Bryant to be champions of the NEC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished their previous season 11–21, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Sacred Heart.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Morgan State | W 62–55 | 1–0 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (50) Baltimore, MD |
| November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm | | vs. Navy | L 67–73 | 1–1 | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 61–79 | 1–2 | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 42–60 | 1–3 | Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA |
| December 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 75–57 | 2–3 (1–0) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 7, 2021 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 55–70 | 2–4 (1–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 55–67 | 2–5 (1–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn |
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm | | Merrimack | W 77–57 | 3–5 (2–2) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 15, 2021 4:00 pm | | Merrimack | W 63–52 | 4–5 (3–2) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 21, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 67–57 | 5–5 (4–2) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 22, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | L 64–65 | 5–6 (4–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | L 58–61 | 5–7 (4–4) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 31, 2021 2:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 76–64 | 6–7 (5–4) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 11, 2021 7:00 pm | | LIU | W 66–60 | 7–7 (6–4) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 12, 2021 4:00 pm | | LIU | W 64–46 | 8–7 (7–4) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 16, 2021 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 39–61 | 8–8 (7–5) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 17, 2021 4:00 pm | | Wagner | L 55–57 | 8–9 (7–6) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 71–76 | 8–10 (7–7) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–61 | 9–10 (8–7) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 72–65 | 10–10 (9–7) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| March 2, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | Canceled | Canceled | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| March 3, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Bryant | Canceled | Canceled | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | at (1) Wagner Semifinals | W 66–60 | 11–10 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| March 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | at (2) Bryant Championship | W 73–68 | 12–10 | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2021* 5:10 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) Texas Southern First Four | L 52–60 | 12–11 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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