# 2020–21 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 2020–21 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas. This season was the Cardinals' last as members of the Southland Conference; Lamar was one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 10–10 in Southland play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament and were set to face Nicholls in the second round before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.
Live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 17 Houston | L 45–89 | 0–1 | Fertitta Center (1,859) Houston, TX |
| November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane Tulane Classic | L 57–66 | 0–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA |
| November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, YouTube | | vs. Lipscomb Tulane Classic | L 73–76 | 0–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, MWN | | at Air Force | L 44–59 | 0–4 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 63–60 | 1–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,016) Monroe, LA |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | L 63–66 | 1–5 | Montagne Center (1,541) Beaumont, TX |
| December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 57–86 | 1–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 66–88 | 1–7 | Convocation Center (334) San Antonio, TX |
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 74–64 | 2–7 | Montagne Center (1,529) Beaumont, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 65–83 | 2–8 (0–1) | Teague Special Events Center (245) Abilene, TX |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 69–76 | 2–9 (0–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (200) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 71–65 | 3–9 (1–2) | Montagne Center (1,632) Beaumont, TX |
| January 13, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 71–96 | 3–10 (1–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (612) Huntsville, TX |
| January 16, 2021 4:30 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| January 23, 2021 4:30 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 72–102 | 3–11 (1–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,311) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 30, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 64–56 | 4–11 (2–4) | Montagne Center (2,359) Beaumont, TX |
| February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word rescheduled from January 20 | L 58–67 | 4–12 (2–5) | Montagne Center (871) Beaumont, TX |
| February 6, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 62–77 | 4–13 (2–6) | Montagne Center (1,239) Beaumont, TX |
| February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | L 71–76 | 4–14 (2–7) | Montagne Center (831) Beaumont, TX |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 75–80 | 4–15 (2–8) | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| February 20, 2021 3:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–77 | 4–16 (2–9) | American Bank Center (756) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State rescheduled from February 17 | L 71–77 | 4–17 (2–10) | Montagne Center (881) Beaumont, TX |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 67–45 | 5–17 (3–10) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 88–83 $^{2OT}$ | 6–17 (4–10) | Montagne Center (1,112) Beaumont, TX |
| March 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi rescheduled from January 16 | W 66–47 | 7–17 (5–10) | Montagne Center (828) Beaumont, TX |
| March 6, 2021 4:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 60–51 | 8–17 (6–10) | Burton Coliseum (493) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (10) Houston Baptist Second round | W 62–52 | 9–17 | Merrell Center (554) Katy, TX |
| March 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Sam Houston State Third round | W 70–69 | 10–17 | Merrell Center (633) Katy, TX |
| March 12, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (2) Abilene Christian Semifinal | L 71–93 | 10–18 | Merrell Center (1,050) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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