2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jean Prioleau and were members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Clara County, the Spartans could not play their home games at their normal home arena, Provident Credit Union Event Center, and played their "home" games at different locations.

2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	5–16 (3–13 MW)
Head coach	Jean Prioleau (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Will Kimble Julius Hodge Tim Marrion
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
Utah State	15	–	4		.789			20	–	9		.690
Colorado State	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	9		.679
Nevada	10	–	7		.588			16	–	10		.615
Fresno State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	12		.500
UNLV	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			14	–	11		.560
San Jose State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	16		.238
Air Force	3	–	17		.150			5	–	20		.200
New Mexico	2	–	15		.118			6	–	16		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

Roster

2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Caleb Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Desert Vista HS Vallejo, California G 2 Jalen Dalcourt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Lafayette HS Iowa Western CC Lafayette, Louisiana G 4 Sebastian Mendoza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hillcrest HS Riverside, California C 5 Hugo Clarkin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic HS Las Flores, California F 10 Omari Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pasadena HS Pasadena, California G 11 Richard Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Walsingham Academy Tallahassee CC Newport News, Virginia G 12 Eduardo Lane 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Campinas HS Marshalltown CC Aquidauana, Brazil G 13 Seneca Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Northside HS Lafayette, Louisiana G 21 Kaison Hammonds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr ThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado G 22 Nate Lacewell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Legacy Sports Sciences HS Missouri City, Texas F 24 Michael Ofoegbu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mayfair HS Lakewood, California F 35 Ralph Agee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Silverado HS East Los Angeles CC Victorville, California F 40 Chase Courtney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Scottsdale, Arizona G 44 Trey Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Saddleback Valley Christian HS Cypress, California C 50 Harminder Dhaliwal (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, California	Head coach Jean Prioleau (Fordham) Assistant coach(es) Will Kimble (Pepperdine) Julius Hodge (NC State) Tim Marrion (Washington State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 20, 2020

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 6, 2020*		Pacific	Canceled due to COVID-19[1]		Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
Dec 9, 2020* 5:00 pm		vs. Fresno Pacific	W 87–79	1–0	Kaiser Permanente Arena  Santa Cruz, CA
Dec 11, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 61–96	1–1	University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
Dec 13, 2020* 1:00 pm		at Cal Poly	L 71–73	1–2	Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 21, 2020 6:00 pm		at Utah State	L 62–107	1–3 (0–1)	Smith Spectrum (1,354) Logan, UT
Dec 23, 2020 6:00 pm		at Utah State	L 52–85	1–4 (0–2)	Smith Spectrum (1,151) Logan, UT
Dec 31, 2020 4:30 pm		vs. Boise State	L 54–106	1–5 (0–3)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 2, 2021 5:30 pm, FS1		vs. Boise State	L 86–87	1–6 (0–4)	GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 4, 2021* 7:30 pm		vs. Benedictine Mesa	W 80–64	2–6	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 64–79	2–7 (0–5)	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
Jan 10, 2021 6:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 65–80	2–8 (0–6)	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
Jan 14, 2021 6:30 pm		vs. Colorado State	L 57–90	2–9 (0–7)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 16, 2021 3:00 pm		vs. Colorado State	L 61–88	2–10 (0–8)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 21, 2021 12:00 pm		vs. New Mexico	L 51–67	2–11 (0–9)	Burns Arena  St. George, UT
Jan 23, 2021 11:00 am		vs. New Mexico	W 83–71	3–11 (1–9)	Burns Arena  St. George, UT
Jan 28, 2021 6:30 pm		vs. Air Force	W 59–58	4–11 (2–9)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 30, 2021 3:00 pm		vs. Air Force	W 75–62	5–11 (3–9)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Feb 8, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		at San Diego State	L 54–85	5–12 (3–10)	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
Feb 10, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 55–77	5–13 (3–11)	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
Feb 13, 2021		Nevada	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
Feb 15, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium		Nevada	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
Feb 19, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium		UNLV	L 60–76	5–14 (3–12)	Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
Feb 21, 2021 CBSSN		UNLV	L 64–67	5–15 (3–13)	Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 pm		at Wyoming	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, WY
Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 10, 2021 11:00 am, Stadium	(9)	vs. (8) Wyoming First round	L 80–111	5–16	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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