# 2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by interim head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
On November 15, 10 days before the scheduled start of the season, the school announced that head coach Anthony Stewart, who was entering his fifth year as head coach, had died suddenly. No cause of death was given. On November 17, the school announced that assistant coach Montez Robinson, who had been named an assistant in September, had been named interim head coach for the season.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2019–20 season 9–20, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Evansville | W 93–87 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0 | Skyhawk Arena (211) Martin, TN |
| December 5, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 5 Illinois | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | State Farm Center Champaign, IL |
| December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN | at No. 12 Tennessee | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| December 15, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bethel | W 95–60 | 2–0 | Skyhawk Arena (125) Martin, TN |
| December 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | W 81–63 | 3–0 (1–0) | Show Me Center (748) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 20, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 63–81 | 3–1 | Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN |
| December 22, 2020* 4:00 pm, SECN+ | at Ole Miss | L 43–90 | 3–2 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (875) Oxford, MS |
| December 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | L 70–80 | 3–3 (1–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (588) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Belmont | L 69–90 | 3–4 (1–2) | Skyhawk Arena (165) Martin, TN |
| January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 62–74 | 3–5 (1–3) | Gentry Center (338) Nashville, TN |
| January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Belmont | L 62–74 | 3–6 (1–4) | Curb Event Center (338) Nashville, TN |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Murray State | L 57–79 | 3–7 (1–5) | Skyhawk Arena (231) Martin, TN |
| January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73–113 | 3–8 (1–6) | McBrayer Arena (759) Richmond, KY |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 44–76 | 3–9 (1–7) | Ellis Johnson Arena (500) Morehead, KY |
| January 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | W 69–66 | 4–9 (2–7) | Skyhawk Arena (267) Martin, TN |
| January 28, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | W 51–41 | 5–9 (3–7) | Skyhawk Arena (360) Martin, TN |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | SIUE Edwardsville | L 60–76 | 5–10 (3–8) | Skyhawk Arena (234) Martin, TN |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | L 70–82 | 5–11 (3–9) | Skyhawk Arena (240) Martin, TN |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | W 66–64 | 6–11 (4–9) | Skyhawk Arena (198) Martin, TN |
| February 8, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | W 76–75 | 7–11 (5–9) | Skyhawk Arena (319) Martin, TN |
| February 11, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 50–71 | 7–12 (5–10) | Winfield Dunn Center (423) Clarksville, TN |
| February 13, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Murray State | L 55–84 | 7–13 (5–11) | CFSB Center (1,257) Murray, KY |
| February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky | L 72–89 | 7–14 (5–12) | Skyhawk Arena (173) Martin, TN |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 69–79 | 7–15 (5–13) | Skyhawk Arena (166) Martin, TN |
| February 25, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 53–66 | 7–16 (5–14) | First Community Arena (50) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 73–68 | 8–16 (6–14) | Lantz Arena (50) Charleston, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||