# 2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jean Prioleau and were members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Clara County, the Spartans could not play their home games at their normal home arena, Provident Credit Union Event Center, and played their "home" games at different locations.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 6, 2020* | | Pacific | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| Dec 9, 2020* 5:00 pm | | vs. Fresno Pacific | W 87–79 | 1–0 | Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA |
| Dec 11, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 61–96 | 1–1 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| Dec 13, 2020* 1:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | L 71–73 | 1–2 | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 21, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 62–107 | 1–3 (0–1) | Smith Spectrum (1,354) Logan, UT |
| Dec 23, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 52–85 | 1–4 (0–2) | Smith Spectrum (1,151) Logan, UT |
| Dec 31, 2020 4:30 pm | | vs. Boise State | L 54–106 | 1–5 (0–3) | Ability360 Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 2, 2021 5:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Boise State | L 86–87 | 1–6 (0–4) | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 4, 2021* 7:30 pm | | vs. Benedictine Mesa | W 80–64 | 2–6 | Ability360 Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 64–79 | 2–7 (0–5) | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| Jan 10, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 65–80 | 2–8 (0–6) | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| Jan 14, 2021 6:30 pm | | vs. Colorado State | L 57–90 | 2–9 (0–7) | Ability360 Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 16, 2021 3:00 pm | | vs. Colorado State | L 61–88 | 2–10 (0–8) | Ability360 Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 21, 2021 12:00 pm | | vs. New Mexico | L 51–67 | 2–11 (0–9) | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| Jan 23, 2021 11:00 am | | vs. New Mexico | W 83–71 | 3–11 (1–9) | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| Jan 28, 2021 6:30 pm | | vs. Air Force | W 59–58 | 4–11 (2–9) | Ability360 Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 30, 2021 3:00 pm | | vs. Air Force | W 75–62 | 5–11 (3–9) | Ability360 Phoenix, AZ |
| Feb 8, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at San Diego State | L 54–85 | 5–12 (3–10) | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| Feb 10, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 55–77 | 5–13 (3–11) | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| Feb 13, 2021 | | Nevada | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| Feb 15, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium | | Nevada | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| Feb 19, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium | | UNLV | L 60–76 | 5–14 (3–12) | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| Feb 21, 2021 CBSSN | | UNLV | L 64–67 | 5–15 (3–13) | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| Feb 25, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Wyoming | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm | | at Wyoming | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2021 11:00 am, Stadium | (9) | vs. (8) Wyoming First round | L 80–111 | 5–16 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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