# 2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University (JSU) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by fifth-year head coach Ray Harper, played home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama in their 18th and final season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). JSU returned to the ASUN Conference, which it had left in 2003 to join the OVC, on July 1, 2021.

## Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 8–10 in OVC play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Eastern Illinois.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at Alabama | L 57–81 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (2,025) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 27, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Florida Atlantic Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament | W 60–50 | 1–1 | Mitchell Center (138) Mobile, AL |
| November 29, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament | W 77–73 | 2–1 | Mitchell Center (910) Mobile, AL |
| November 30, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Mobile Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament | W 85–66 | 3–1 | Mitchell Center (124) Mobile, AL |
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at FIU | L 70–74 | 3–2 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (245) Miami, FL |
| December 6, 2020* 1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at FIU | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| December 13, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 73–67 | 4–2 (1–0) | Eblen Center (624) Cookeville, TN |
| December 16, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 74–50 | 5–2 (2–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL |
| December 18, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southwestern | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL |
| December 27, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carver | W 104–45 | 6–2 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (547) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 30, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 80–70 | 7–2 (3–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (588) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 7, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 (3–1) | McBrayer Arena (672) Richmond, KY |
| January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 55–56 | 7–4 (3–2) | Ellis Johnson Arena (445) Morehead, KY |
| January 14, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 65–64 | 8–4 (4–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (635) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 91–98 | 8–5 (4–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (516) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 21, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 85–82 | 9–5 (5–3) | CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 76–70 | 10–5 (6–3) | Dunn Center (406) Clarksville, TN |
| January 28, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 66–85 | 10–6 (6–4) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (456) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (6–5) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (402) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 82–70 | 11–7 (7–5) | Skyhawk Arena (240) Martin, TN |
| February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 66–54 | 12–7 (8–5) | Show Me Center (720) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 11, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 76–64 | 13–7 (9–5) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (421) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 80–60 | 14–7 (10–5) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (513) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 59–63 | 14–8 (10–6) | Curb Event Center (178) Nashville, TN |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 77–76 | 15–8 (11–6) | Gentry Complex (431) Nashville, TN |
| February 25, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 87–74 | 16–8 (12–6) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (725) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 75–67 | 17–8 (13–6) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (311) Jacksonville, AL |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Murray State First round | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 | Ford Center (645) Evansville, IN |
| March 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4) | vs. (1) Belmont Semifinals | L 69–72 | 18–9 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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