# 2020–21 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by fourth-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern division. They finished the season 8–12, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in second place in the Southern division. They lost to Morgan State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.
The season marked the final season for Florida A&M as members of the MEAC as they rejoined the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021.

## Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2019–20 season 12–15, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Florida A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to improper certification of student-athletes.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 56–65 | 0–1 | Alico Arena (851) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 75–85 | 0–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA |
| December 4, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at South Florida | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| December 9, 2020* 11:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 66–87 | 0–3 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| December 12, 2020* 5:00 pm | | at Oklahoma | L 54–85 | 0–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,909) Norman, OK |
| December 15, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 76–70 | 1–4 | Dunn Center (478) Clarksville, TN |
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 64–74 | 1–5 | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA |
| December 20, 2020* | | at Florida | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at South Carolina | L 71–78 | 1–6 | Colonial Life Arena (3,100) Columbia, SC |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 10, 2021 2:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 70–68 | 2–6 (1–0) | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 pm | | South Carolina State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 58–70 | 2–7 (1–1) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| January 31, 2021 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 65–67 | 2–8 (1–2) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| February 8, 2021 | | at North Carolina Central | W 59–50 | 3–8 (2–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| February 9, 2021 | | at North Carolina Central | W 60–47 | 4–8 (3–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 71–57 | 5–8 (4–2) | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 22, 2021 4:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 63–70 | 5–9 (4–3) | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 75–67 | 6–9 (5–3) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 57–63 | 6–10 (5–4) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 28, 2021 2:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 63–58 | 7–10 (6–4) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| March 3, 2021 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 65–58 | 8–10 (7–4) | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 4, 2021 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 71–74 | 8–11 (7–5) | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 6:00 pm | (S2) | vs. (N3) Morgan State Quarterfinals | L 75–77 | 8–12 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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