# 2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2020–21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by second-year head coach David Kiefer, and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished the 2020–21 season 8–18, 5–10 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing to New Orleans.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 5–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 63–67 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at UAB | L 59–84 | 0–2 | Bartow Arena (709) Birmingham, AL |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU | L 43–96 | 0–3 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,008) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 2, 2020* 9:00 pm | | at Cal Baptist | W 81–80 | 1–3 | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| December 4, 2020* 4:00 pm | | at Cal Baptist | L 66–83 | 1–4 | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| December 9, 2020* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 69–78 | 1–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA |
| December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Missouri State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | JQH Arena Springfield, MO |
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 52–69 | 1–6 | Reed Arena (712) College Station, TX |
| December 21, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 23, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Grambling State | W 77–70 | 2–6 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (100) Grambling, LA |
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 64–74 | 2–7 | Montagne Center (1,529) Beaumont, TX |
| Southland Regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | L 52–70 | 2–8 (0–1) | University Center (318) Hammond, LA |
| January 9, 2021 5:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 67–87 | 2–9 (0–2) | Stopher Gymnasium (211) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 76–63 | 3–9 (1–2) | University Center (283) Hammond, LA |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 42–76 | 3–10 (1–3) | Teague Special Events Center (332) Abilene, TX |
| January 20, 2021 6:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 92–88 | 4–10 (2–3) | Burton Coliseum (261) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | L 68–73 | 4–11 (2–4) | University Center (403) Hammond, LA |
| January 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 69–57 | 5–11 (3–4) | University Center (527) Hammond, LA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 79–73 | 6–11 (4–4) | University Center (317) Hammond, LA |
| February 10, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 61–79 | 6–12 (4–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554) Huntsville, TX |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | L 84–86 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (4–6) | University Center (531) Hammond, LA |
| February 17, 2021 7:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | Canceled due to weather | Canceled due to weather | University Center Hammond, LA |
| February 22, 2021 6:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi rescheduled from February 17 | W 78–75 | 7–13 (5–6) | American Bank Center (633) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese State | L 91–95 | 7–14 (5–7) | University Center (511) Hammond, LA |
| February 27, 2021 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 61–79 | 7–15 (5–8) | Prather Coliseum (504) Natchitoches, LA |
| March 3, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 71–88 | 7–16 (5–9) | Farris Center (372) Conway, AR |
| March 6, 2021 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–17 (5–10) | Lakefront Arena (940) New Orleans, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) McNeese State First round | W 71–68 | 8–17 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 10, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) New Orleans Second round | L 63–80 | 8–18 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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