# 2020–21 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2020–21 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third-year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Alabama State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, and were set to face Texas Southern in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 26, 2020* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. North Carolina Central | L 78–85 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (227) Iowa City, IA |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 5 Iowa | L 76–103 | 0–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535) Iowa City, IA |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 44–79 | 0–3 | Bud Walton Arena (3,256) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 10, 2020* 8:00 p.m., RSNW | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| December 16, 2020* 6:30 p.m., CUSA TV | | at UAB | L 46–88 | 0–4 | Bartow Arena (784) Birmingham, AL |
| December 19, 2020* 6:00 p.m., Big West TV | | at UC Riverside | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| December 21, 2020* 4:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at California Baptist | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Texas Southern | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 9, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 61–55 | 1–4 (1–0) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (708) Grambling, LA |
| January 11, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Jackson State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 16, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 88–53 | 2–4 (2–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,286) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 18, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 102–61 | 3–4 (3–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,286) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 58–68 | 3–5 (3–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (275) Huntsville, AL |
| January 25, 2021 8:00 p.m. | | at Alabama State | L 64–66 | 3–6 (3–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,499) Montgomery, AL |
| January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 76–59 | 4–6 (4–2) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| February 6, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Grambling State | L 69–72 | 4–7 (4–3) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 8, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Jackson State | L 53–57 | 4–8 (4–4) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–71 | 5–8 (5–4) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 17, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | Canceled | Canceled | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| February 20, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | Postponed | Postponed | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 22, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 75–66 | 6–8 (6–4) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 24, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Alabama A&M Rescheduled from February 20 | W 73–57 | 7–8 (7–4) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 89–75 | 8–8 (8–4) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 4, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | L 61–68 | 8–9 (8–5) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| March 6, 2021 7:30 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | L 74–80 | 8–10 (8–6) | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Grambling State Quarterfinals | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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