# 2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

## Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.

### Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)
* Winthrop (21) 261
* UNC Asheville (2) 214
* Charleston Southern 192
* Gardner-Webb (1) 188
* USC Upstate 149
* Radford 127
* High Point 117
* Longwood 111
* Hampton 92
* Campbell 78
* Presbyterian 55

## Honors

Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.
| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason Player of the Year | Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern |
| Preseason All-Big South First Team | Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern |
| Preseason All-Big South First Team | D. J. Burns Jr., Winthrop |
| Preseason All-Big South First Team | DeVon Baker, UNC Asheville |
| Preseason All-Big South First Team | Chandler Vaudrin, Winthrop |
| Preseason All-Big South First Team | Jaheam Cornwall, Gardner-Webb |
| Preseason All-Big South Second Team | Tommy Bruner, USC Upstate |
| Preseason All-Big South Second Team | LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville |
| Preseason All-Big South Second Team | John-Michael Wright, High Point |
| Preseason All-Big South Second Team | Everette Hammond, USC Upstate |
| Preseason All-Big South Second Team | Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb |

## Conference matrix

| | Campbell | Charleston Southern | Gardner–Webb | Hampton | High Point | Longwood | Presbyterian | Radford | UNC Asheville | USC Upstate | Winthrop |
| vs. Campbell | – | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Charleston Southern | 2–0 | – | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Gardner-Webb | 1–1 | 0−2 | – | 1–1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Hampton | 2–0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0–0 |
| vs. High Point | 1–0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 2−0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Longwood | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | – | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Presbyterian | 2–0 | 1−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | – | 1−1 | 0−0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Radford | 0–2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | – | 1−1 | 0–2 | 2−0 |
| vs. UNC Asheville | 0–0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 1−1 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. USC Upstate | 2−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−0 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. Winthrop | 0–2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0–2 | − |
| Total | 11–6 | 2–15 | 10–10 | 9–9 | 6–11 | 10–10 | 5–12 | 12–6 | 9–5 | 5–11 | 17–1 |

## All-Big South awards
### Big South men's basketball weekly awards

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
| Nov 30 | John-Michael Wright | High Point | JaQuavian Florence | Charleston Southern |
| Dec 7 | Chandler Vaudrin | Winthrop | Rayshon Harrison | Presbyterian |
| Dec 14 | Jordan Whitfield & Chandler Vaudrin (2) | Campbell & Winthrop | Justin Hill | Longwood |
| Dec 21 | Charles Falden | Winthrop | Rayshon Harrison (2) | Presbyterian |
| Dec 28 | Davion Warren | Hampton | Rayshon Harrison (3) | Presbyterian |
| Jan 4 | Davion Warren (2) | Hampton | Rayshon Harrison (4) | Presbyterian |
| Jan 11 | Dalvin White & Chandler Vaudrin (3) | USC Upstate & Winthrop | Fah'mir Ali | Radford |
| Jan 18 | Davion Warren (3) | Hampton | Justin Hill (2) | Longwood |
| Jan 25 | Juan Munoz | Longwood | D'Maurian Williams | Gardner-Webb |
| Feb 1 | Cedric Henderson Jr. | Campbell | Rayshon Harrison (5) | Presbyterian |
| Feb 8 | Dravon Mangum | Radford | Jamaine Mann | Gardner-Webb |
| Feb 15 | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. | Charleston Southern | Justin Hill (3) | Longwood |
| Feb 22 | | | | |
| Mar 1 | | | | |