# 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by third-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
They finished the season 12–9, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to No. 5 seed Niagara 62–67. This marked the first overall and conference winning season for the Red Foxes since 2007–08 when they finished 18–14 overall, and 11–7 in the MAAC.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 2019–20 season 7–23 overall, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the 2020 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Niagara in the first round 54–56. The tournament, and all postseason tournaments, were eventually cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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 28, 2019* TBD | | at Albany | 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 | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 18 – Cubbage | 11 – Enoh | 2 – Byrd, Sullivan | BU Events Center (0) Vestal, New York |
| December 6, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 64–60 | 2–0 | 13 – Sullivan | 6 – Bell, Jones | 3 – Byrd | McCann Arena (1) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| MAAC regular season |||||||||
| December 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 72–81 | 2–1 (0–1) | 17 – Byrd | 10 – Cubbage | 3 – Sullivan, Wright | Koessler Athletic Center (0) Buffalo, NY |
| December 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 56–52 | 3–1 (1–1) | 10 – Byrd, Jones | 7 – Herasme, Jones | 3 – Sullivan | Koessler Athletic Center (0) Buffalo, NY |
| December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 61–39 | 4–1 (2–1) | 20 – Byrd | 7 – Jones | 4 – Byrd | Draddy Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 (3–1) | 18 – Wright | 15 – Enoh | 2 – 4 Tied | Draddy Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| January 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 63–61 | 6–1 (4–1) | 16 – Wright | 9 – Jones | 7 – Sullivan | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 72–86 | 6–2 (4–2) | 19 – Wright | 6 – Jones | 5 – Sullivan | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | L 64–80 | 6–3 (4–3) | 15 – Byrd | 9 – Jones | 5 – Byrd | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 62–72 | 6–4 (4–4) | 11 – Byrd | 7 – Enoh | 5 – Byrd | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 73–63 | 7–4 (5–4) | 14 – Jones, Sullivan | 7 – Herasme | 9 – Sullivan | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 52–55 | 7–5 (5–5) | 17 – Jones | 7 – Jones | 4 – Sullivan | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 64–76 | 7–6 (5–6) | 17 – Sullivan | 8 – Herasme | 4 – Sullivan | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 76–67 | 8–6 (6–6) | 22 – Wright | 8 – Herasme | 4 – Herasme | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 55–54 | 9–6 (7–6) | 12 – Sullivan | 6 – Bell | 4 – Sullivan | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | L 50–63 | 9–7 (7–7) | 9 – Wright, Byrd | 8 – Bell | 1 – 5 tied | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 19, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 54–59 | 9–8 (7–8) | 12 – Bell, Byrd | 8 – Bell, Byrd | 3 – Saint-Furcy | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 20, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | W 51–50 | 10–8 (8–8) | 15 – Jones | 8 – Wright | 3 – Sullivan, Wright | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 76–67 | 11–8 (9–8) | 13 – Wright | 9 – Bell | 4 – Byrd | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 65–52 | 12–8 (10–8) | 19 – Wright | 8 – Wright | 3 – Herasme | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Niagara Quarterfinals | L 62–67 | 12–9 | 14 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 2 – Sullivan, Wright | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Source. |||||||||

## Awards

Following the season, two Marist players were selected to the All-MAAC rookie team, freshman guards Hakim Byrd and Ricardo Wright. Byrd averaged 8.4 points per game and shot 83.7% from the free-throw line while playing in all 21 games, starting nine of them. Wright, who played all 21 games and started 17, led Marist in scoring average (11.0), minutes played per game (28.9), and shot 75% from the free-throw line.

## Statistics
### Players

| PLAYER | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | PPG |
| Braden Bell | 21 | 11 | 23.5 | .407 | .324 | .667 | 4.7 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 7.1 |
| Hakim Byrd | 21 | 9 | 23.6 | .389 | .319 | .837 | 2.0 | 40 | 18 | – | 8.4 |
| Javon Cooley | 21 | 6 | 13.4 | .391 | .362 | .737 | 1.8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Michael Cubbage | 4 | 4 | 24.8 | .471 | .429 | .750 | 5.3 | 2 | 6 | – | 11.0 |
| Terrence Echols | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Victor Enoh | 16 | 2 | 18.4 | .581 | – | .667 | 5.1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Matt Herasme | 18 | 13 | 26.5 | .371 | .273 | .629 | 4.3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Jordan Jones | 21 | 19 | 21.7 | .591 | – | .618 | 5.4 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 9.4 |
| Lee Tucker | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Henry Makeny | 12 | 0 | 9.7 | .500 | .571 | .000 | 1.9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Tyler Saint-Furcy | 21 | 11 | 15.6 | .396 | .083 | .531 | 2.2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Raheim Sullivan | 21 | 12 | 28.6 | .403 | .261 | .727 | 2.4 | 63 | 19 | 1 | 9.9 |
| Ricardo Wright | 21 | 17 | 28.9 | .382 | .327 | .750 | 3.9 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 11.0 |
| TOTALS | 21 | 21 | – | .427 | .310 | .684 | 35.0 | 229 | 114 | 84 | 63.43 |
| OPPONENTS | 21 | 21 | – | .392 | .309 | .693 | 34.6 | 250 | 142 | 59 | 63.62 |

#### MAAC Leaders

Scoring
* Ricardo Wright (11.0/game): 23rd
Rebounding
* Jordan Jones (5.4/game): 21st
* Victor Enoh (5.1/game): 25th
Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 attempted per game)
* Jordan Jones (78–132 .591): 3rd
* Braden Bell (57–140 .407): 24th
Assists per game
* Raheim Sullivan (3.0/game): 8th
* Hakim Byrd (1.9/game): 24th
Steals per game
* Raheim Sullivan (0.9/game): 24th
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 2 attempted per game)
* Javon Cooley (17–47 .362): 16th
3-Point Field Goals Made
* Ricardo Wright (34): 12th
* Braden Bell (24): 21st
* Hakim Byrd (23): 22nd
Blocked Shots
* Jordan Jones (40): 3rd
* Victor Enoh (12): 16th
* Braden Bell (9): 23rd
Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3 assists/game)
* Raheim Sullivan (1.3): 6th
Offensive Rebounds
* Jordan Jones (39): 10th
* Victor Enoh (25): 25th
Minutes Played
* Ricardo Wright (28.9/game): 19th
* Raheim Sullivan (28.6/game): 24th
To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.