# 2020–21 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2020–21 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by third-year head coach Tony Pujol, played their home games at Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).
This season marked North Alabama's third of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions are not eligible for NCAA postseason play, but could participate in the ASUN tournament. They were also eligible to play in the CBI tournament, but not invited. They finished the season 13-11, 7-8 in ASUN Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast to advance to the championship game of the ASUN tournament where they lost to Liberty.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2019–20 season 13–17, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Stetson.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakwood | W 98–74 | 1–0 | Flowers Hall (187) Florence, AL |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carver | W 107–40 | 2–0 | Flowers Hall (194) Florence, AL |
| December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 57–62 | 2–1 | Flowers Hall (312) Florence, AL |
| December 13, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN | | at Indiana | L 52–87 | 2–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Crowley's Ridge | W 99–51 | 3–2 | Flowers Hall (181) Florence, AL |
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Freed–Hardeman | W 82–56 | 4–2 | Flowers Hall Florence, AL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| January 2, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 77–86 | 4–3 (0–1) | Flowers Hall (392) Florence, AL |
| January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 73–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 (1–1) | Flowers Hall (368) Florence, AL |
| January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 66–43 | 6–3 (2–1) | KSU Convocation Center (387) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 66–64 | 7–3 (3–1) | KSU Convocation Center (348) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 (4–1) | Flowers Hall (351) Florence, AL |
| January 23, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 76–54 | 9–3 (5–1) | Flowers Hall (385) Florence, AL |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 82–78 | 10–3 (6–1) | UNF Arena (807) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 72–82 | 10–4 (6–2) | UNF Arena (714) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 60–86 | 10–5 (6–3) | Alico Arena (821) Fort Myers, Florida |
| February 6, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 60–69 | 10–6 (6–4) | Alico Arena Fort Myers, Florida |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 64–66 | 10–7 (6–5) | Flowers Hall (283) Florence, AL |
| February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 63–87 | 10–8 (6–6) | Flowers Hall (317) Florence, AL |
| February 22, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 54–74 | 10–9 (6–7) | Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 23, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 54–74 | 10–10 (6–8) | Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 pm | | Lipscomb | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Flowers Hall Florence, AL |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 73–66 | 11–10 (7–8) | Flowers Hall Florence, AL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) North Florida Quarterfinals | W 68–60 | 12–10 | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL |
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (6) Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals | W 96–81 | 13–10 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| March 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN | (5) | vs. (1) Liberty Championship | L 75–79 | 13–11 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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