2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2020–21 Jackson State Tigers basketball
SWAC regular-season co-champions
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	12–6 (11–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Wayne Brent (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Cason Burk De'Suan Dixon Christopher Woodall
Home arena	Williams Assembly Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Prairie View A&M	13	–	0		1.000			16	–	5		.762
Jackson State	11	–	0		1.000			12	–	6		.667
Texas Southern †	10	–	3		.769			17	–	9		.654
Grambling State	9	–	6		.600			12	–	12		.500
Southern	8	–	6		.571			8	–	11		.421
Alcorn State	6	–	7		.462			6	–	13		.316
Alabama A&M*	4	–	9		.308			6	–	9		.400
Alabama State*	4	–	14		.222			4	–	14		.222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	12		.200			4	–	21		.160
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	13		.133			2	–	22		.083
† 2021 SWAC tournament winner *Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,^[1] and were set to face Prairie View A&M in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Demarion Bariffe-Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Evanston, IL F 1 Darius Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Quitman, MS G 2 Ken Evans Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Jackson, MS G 3 Jonas James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Jackson, MS G 4 Tristan Jarrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brownsville, TN G 5 Calvin Temple 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Olive Branch, MS G 10 Cainan McClelland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Houston, TX F 11 Jayveous McKinnis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brandon, MS G 12 Darrian Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Brookhaven, MS F 13 Kelvin Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Houston, TX G 14 Wesley Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Olive Branch, MS F 15 Hezekiah Quinlan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Beaverton, OR G 20 Charles Dismuke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Chicago, IL G 22 Micheal Jr. Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, TX F 23 Larry Kuimi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Missouri City, TX G 24 Jalani Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jackson, MS F 25 Darryl Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Hattiesburg, MS F 30 David McDaniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Alpharetta, GA G 33 Geronimo Warner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Mesa, AZ G 34 Kesaiah Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lincoln, NE	Head coach Wayne Brent (Louisiana–Monroe) Assistant coach(es) Cason Burk (Jackson State) De'Suan Dixon (Jackson State) Christopher Woodall (William Carey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Arkansas State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 26, 2020* 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 27, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Central Arkansas Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		at North Alabama	Canceled		Flowers Hall  Florence, AL
December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	L 59–82	0–1	Humphrey Coliseum (1,889) Starkville, MS
December 10, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 45–80	0–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,804) Oxford, MS
December 15, 2020* 6:30 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	L 58–85	0–3	Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA
December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Bradley	L 60–83	0–4	Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
December 20, 2020* 12:00 p.m., Big 12 Now		at Iowa State	L 45–60	0–5	Hilton Coliseum (849) Ames, IA
December 22, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		at North Alabama	Canceled		Flowers Hall  Florence, AL
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	Postponed due to COVID-19		Elmore Gymnasium  Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 60–44	1–5 (1–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (276) Montgomery, AL
January 9, 2021 5:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 11, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Southern	Postponed due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 16, 2021		at Prairie View A&M	Postponed due to COVID-19		William J. Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Texas Southern	Postponed due to COVID-19		H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
January 23, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 75–61	2–5 (2–0)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (706) Grambling, LA
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Alcorn State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 106–56	3–5 (3–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 1, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 63–55	4–5 (4–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 6, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	W 74–66	5–5 (5–0)	Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
February 8, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Southern	W 57–53	6–5 (6–0)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2021 5:30 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	Postponed		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 16, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Texas Southern	Postponed		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 22, 2021 5:30 p.m.		Grambling State	W 63–59	7–5 (7–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 68–54	8–5 (8–0)	Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
March 1, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 64–58 OT	9–5 (9–0)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
March 4, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M	W 50–35	10–5 (10–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
March 6, 2021 5:30 p.m.		Alabama State	W 79–54	11–5 (11–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Quarterfinals	W 74–62	12–5	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
March 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	(2)	vs. (3) Texas Southern Semifinals	L 81–84 OT	12–6	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3][4]