# 2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were coached by Mike Farrelly, who served as acting head coach while Joe Mihalich was out on a temporary medical leave of absence. They played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pride finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Delaware in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing to Elon in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to win the regular season CAA championship. They defeated Drexel and Delaware to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament. There they defeated Northeastern to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jermaine Miranda | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Juncos, Puerto Rico | Transferred to California Baptist |
| Desure Buie | 4 | G | 5'11" | 160 | RS Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Eli Pemberton | 5 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Middletown, CT | Graduated |
| Hal Hughes | 11 | F/C | 6'9" | 220 | RS Freshman | Sydney, Australia | Entered transfer portal |
| Connor Klementowicz | 24 | G | 6'2" | 210 | Senior | Freehold, New Jersey | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Cole Eiber | 31 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Graduate Student | Albertson, NY | Graduate transfer from Western New England; will have immediate eligibility. |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zion Bethea SG | South Orange, NJ | Immaculate Conception High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| David Green SF | Apopka, FL | Ocoee High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Vukasin Masic SG | Belgrade, Serbia | Hoosac School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 24 Rutgers | L 56–70 | 0–1 | Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 73–58 | 1–1 | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| December 5, 2020* 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Iona | L 74–82 | 1–2 | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Stony Brook | W 72–67 | 2–2 | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 96–88 | 3–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 69–77 | 3–3 | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY |
| December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 76–71 | 4–3 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | W 61–56 | 5–3 (1–0) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | W 82–73 | 6–3 (2–0) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 7, 2021 5:00 pm, FloSports | | Northeastern | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 (2–1) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 56–67 | 6–5 (2–2) | Cabot Center Boston, MA |
| January 15, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | L 56–74 | 6–6 (2–3) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | W 68–67 | 7–6 (3–3) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | W 71–58 | 8–6 (4–3) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | W 74–69 | 9–6 (5–3) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | W 82–73 | 10–6 (6–3) | Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | W 89–83 | 11–6 (7–3) | Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | L 71–73 | 11–7 (7–4) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | W 79–74 | 12–7 (8–4) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | L 89–93 | 12–8 (8–5) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | L 70–74 | 12–9 (8–6) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2021 11:00 am, FloHoops | (4) | vs. (5) Delaware Quarterfinals | W 83–75 | 13–9 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 8, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (8) Elon Semifinals | L 58–76 | 13–10 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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