# 2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas. This was the Bears' last season as members of the Southland Conference; UCA left the Southland in July 2021 to join the ASUN Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 10–21, 9–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm | at Ole Miss Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| November 26, 2020* 4:00 pm | vs. Arkansas State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm | vs. Jackson State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm | at Missouri State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | JQH Arena Springfield, MO |
| December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Memphis | L 68–85 | 0–1 | FedExForum (2,564) Memphis, TN |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm | at Little Rock Governor's I-40 Showdown | L 83–86 | 0–2 | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW | at Saint Louis | L 65–88 | 0–3 | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| December 12, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN | at Arkansas | L 75–100 | 0–4 | Bud Walton Arena (4,189) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 14, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Ole Miss | L 54–68 | 0–5 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS |
| December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Mississippi State | L 65–81 | 0–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm | Champion Christian | W 92–28 | 1–6 | Farris Center (157) Conway, AR |
| December 29, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 2 Baylor | L 56–93 | 1–7 | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| Southland Regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 81–67 | 2–7 (1–0) | HH&P Complex (477) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 83–79 | 3–7 (2–0) | Farris Center (348) Conway, AR |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 80–91 | 3–8 (2–1) | Farris Center (485) Conway, AR |
| January 13, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 69–95 | 3–9 (2–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm | Nicholls | L 72–74 | 3–10 (2–3) | Farris Center (258) Conway, AR |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 58–93 | 3–11 (2–4) | Moody Coliseum (411) Abilene, TX |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 57–69 | 3–12 (2–5) | University Center (527) Hammond, LA |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 77–81 | 3–13 (2–6) | Farris Center (147) Conway, AR |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm | McNeese State | L 70–80 | 3–14 (2–7) | Farris Center (486) Conway, AR |
| February 10, 2021 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 57–97 | 3–15 (2–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (677) Huntsville, TX |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Farris Center Conway, AR |
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm | at Nicholls | L 68–79 | 3–16 (2–9) | Stopher Gymnasium (132) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 pm | at New Orleans rescheduled from February 10 | L 63–88 | 3–17 (2–10) | Lakefront Arena (484) New Orleans, LA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 84–82 | 4–17 (3–10) | Farris Center (489) Conway, AR |
| March 1, 2021 3:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin rescheduled from February 17 | L 66–79 | 4–18 (3–11) | Farris Center (297) Conway, AR |
| March 3, 2021 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–71 | 5–18 (4–11) | Farris Center (372) Conway, AR |
| March 6, 2021 3:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 70–79 | 5–19 (4–12) | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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