# 2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by fourth-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9-13, 6-8 in Big Sky Play to finish a tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Arizona.

## Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 12–8 Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled, including the Big Sky tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Portland | L 73–86 | 0–1 | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| December 8, 2020* 7:05 pm | | Northwest | W 88–48 | 1–1 | Viking Pavilion (20) Portland, OR |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 60–69 | 1–2 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| December 18, 2020 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Weber State | L 66–94 | 1–3 (0–1) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| December 20, 2020 12:05 pm | | Weber State | W 74–72 | 2–3 (1–1) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| December 22, 2020* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 62–67 | 2–4 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| December 31, 2020 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Eastern Washington | Canceled | Canceled | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Eastern Washington | Canceled | Canceled | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| January 7, 2021 3:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Sacramento State | Canceled | Canceled | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 9, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Sacramento State | Canceled | Canceled | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 9, 2021 12:05 pm | | Northwest Nazarene | L 72–75 | 2–5 | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Montana State | L 64–71 | 2–6 (1–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT |
| January 16, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | at Montana State | L 64–69 | 2–7 (1–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT |
| January 21, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho State | L 57–64 | 2–8 (1–4) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| January 23, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho State | W 69–43 | 3–8 (2–4) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| January 26, 2021* 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Saint Martin's | W 69–60 | 4–8 | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| February 4, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 (2–5) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| February 6, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana | W 61–56 | 5–9 (3–5) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | Canceled | Canceled | Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 12, 2021* 7:05 pm | | Simpson | W 99–66 | 6–9 | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| February 13, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | Canceled | Canceled | Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 18, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho | W 84–64 | 7–9 (4–5) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| February 20, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Idaho | W 71–40 | 8–9 (5–5) | Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID |
| February 25, 2021 5:30 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Colorado | L 64–66 | 8–10 (5–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (100) Greeley, CO |
| February 27, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | at Northern Colorado | W 73–65 | 9–10 (6–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (125) Greeley, CO |
| March 4, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Southern Utah | L 58–68 | 9–11 (6–7) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| March 6, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Southern Utah | L 54–73 | 9–12 (6–8) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 11:00 am | (7) | vs. (10) Northern Arizona First Round | L 66–77 | 9–13 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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