# 2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Mike Schrage, played as seventh-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2019–20 season 13–21, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in seventh place. They played in the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament, where they defeated 10-seed James Madison in the first round, upset 2-seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals, and lost to 6-seed Northeastern in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Seth Fuller | 3 | G | 5'11" | 180 | RS Junior | Dublin, OH | Graduated; left team |
| Marcus Sheffield II | 4 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Senior | Alpharetta, GA | Graduated |
| Andy Pack | 21 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Summerfield, NC | Transferred to Bridgewater College |
| Duje Radja | 42 | F/C | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Split, Croatia | Left team |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Charles Mendys | 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | RS Junior | Carrboro, NC | Roanoke College |
| Ikenna Ndugba | 11 | G | 6'0" | 186 | Graduate Student | Boston, MA | Bryant |

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Darius Burford PG | Bolingbrook, IL | Bolingbrook | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 18, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Michael Graham PF | Brooklyn, NY | Xaverian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Brandon Harris SG | Savannah, GA | Johnson | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 12, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| JaDun Michael SF | Burlington, NC | The Burlington School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 6, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Elon has had to cancel three games and postpone nine games due to COVID-19.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | NC Wesleyan | W 82–52 | 1–0 | 19 – Gillens-Butler | 9 – Gillens-Butler | 4 – McIntosh | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| November 28, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | High Point | W 76–75 | 2–0 | 21 – McIntosh | 6 – Gillens-Butler | 6 – Wooten | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| December 12, 2020 3:00 p.m. | | Campbell | W 66–56 | 3–0 | 23 – McIntosh | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| December 19, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at UNC Greensboro | L 64–71 | 3–1 | 19 – Woods | 8 – Woods | 3 – Ndugba | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | L 52–75 | 3–2 (0–1) | 16 – McIntosh | 8 – Woods | 2 – tied | Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA |
| January 3, 2021 12:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | L 58–66 | 3–3 (0–2) | 17 – McIntosh | 9 – Woods | 4 – Hannah | Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | L 43–66 | 3–4 (0–3) | 10 – McIntosh | 6 – Woods | 2 – tied | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | L 70–74 | 3–5 (0–4) | 30 – McIntosh | 7 – Woods | 7 – McIntosh | Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE |
| February 3, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | L 57–78 | 3–6 (0–5) | 19 – McIntosh | 10 – Woods | 7 – Ndugba | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | James Madison | L 61–70 | 3–7 (0–6) | 17 – Wright | 13 – Woods | 3 – Ndugba | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 53–71 | 3–8 (0–7) | 15 – Burford | 6 – tied | 3 – Ndugba | TD Arena (1,502) Charleston, SC |
| February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | W 66–55 | 4–8 (1–7) | 20 – McIntosh | 6 – Burford | 4 – Woods | TD Arena (1,467) Charleston, SC |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | W 75–54 | 5–8 (2–7) | 27 – Burford | 8 – Ndugba | 4 – Ndugba | Kaplan Arena (0) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | W 73–54 | 6–8 (3–7) | 17 – Ndugba | 6 – tied | 4 – Ndugba | Schar Center (0) Elon, NC |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | W 80–77 | 7–8 (4–7) | 23 – Burford | 9 – Ndugba | 4 – tied | Trask Coliseum (800) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2021 3:00 p.m., FloSports | (8) | vs. (9) Towson First round | W 69–48 | 8–8 | 13 – McIntosh | 8 – Woods | 4 – Ndugba | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 7, 2021 2:30 p.m., FloSports | (8) | at (1) James Madison Quarterfinals | W 72–71 | 9–8 | 24 – McIntosh | 9 – McIntosh | 6 – Ndugba | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | (8) | vs. (4) Hofstra Semifinals | W 76–58 | 10–8 | 19 – Burford | 10 – Ndugba | 6 – Burford | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | (8) | vs. (6) Drexel Championship | L 56–63 | 10–9 | 19 – McIntosh | 5 – tied | 4 – Ndugba | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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