2020–21 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2020–21 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third-year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2020–21 Southern Jaguars basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–11 (8–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Sean Woods (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Price Pedro Cipriano Jethro Hillman Martiese Morones
Home arena	F. G. Clark 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 Jaguars finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated Alabama State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,^[1] and were set to face Texas Southern in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Terrell Jr. Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Mansfield High School Arlington, TX G 1/32 Ahsante Shivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Siena Seat Pleasant, MD F/C 2/21 Harrison Henderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Milwaukee Dallas, TX G/F 4 Isaiah Rollins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northside High School Opelousas, LA G 5 Jayden Saddler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Prep Academy Aberdeen, MD G/F 10 Delor Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cypress Ranch High School Houston, TX G 11 DeSean Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Core4Prep Academy Lexington, KY G 20 Lamarcus Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr San Jacinto College Baton Rouge, LA F/C 22 Andre Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Arizona State Los Angeles, CA C 23 James Edwards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Western Texas College Seattle, WA F 24 Andre Toure 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Howard Paris, France G/F 25 Samkelo Cele 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Durban, South Africa G 30 Brendon Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Lakeview Centennial High School Dallas, TX F/C 32 Jamarcus Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Pearl River Community College Sardis, MS G 33 Jason Holliday 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Murray State Baton Rouge, LA C 35 Kirk Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Pearl River Community College Vicksburg, MS F 40/55 Damiree Burns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sophie B. Wright High School New Orleans, LA	Head coach Sean Woods (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Price (Henderson State) Pedro Cipriano (Southern) Jethro Hillman (Miami (FL)) Martiese Morones (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 2020* 3:00 p.m.		vs. North Carolina Central	L 78–85 OT	0–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (227) Iowa City, IA
November 27, 2020* 4:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 5 Iowa	L 76–103	0–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535) Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Arkansas	L 44–79	0–3	Bud Walton Arena (3,256) Fayetteville, AR
December 10, 2020* 8:00 p.m., RSNW		at No. 1 Gonzaga	Canceled due to COVID-19		McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
December 16, 2020* 6:30 p.m., CUSA TV		at UAB	L 46–88	0–4	Bartow Arena (784) Birmingham, AL
December 19, 2020* 6:00 p.m., Big West TV		at UC Riverside	Canceled due to COVID-19		SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
December 21, 2020* 4:00 p.m., WAC DN		at California Baptist	Canceled due to COVID-19		CBU Events Center  Riverside, CA
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	Canceled due to COVID-19		F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		Texas Southern	Canceled due to COVID-19		F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 61–55	1–4 (1–0)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (708) Grambling, LA
January 11, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 16, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 88–53	2–4 (2–0)	F. G. Clark Center (1,286) Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 102–61	3–4 (3–0)	F. G. Clark Center (1,286) Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 58–68	3–5 (3–1)	Elmore Gymnasium (275) Huntsville, AL
January 25, 2021 8:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	L 64–66	3–6 (3–2)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,499) Montgomery, AL
January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	W 76–59	4–6 (4–2)	Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
February 6, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Grambling State	L 69–72	4–7 (4–3)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Jackson State	L 53–57	4–8 (4–4)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–71	5–8 (5–4)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	Canceled		Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
February 20, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M	Postponed		F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2021 7:30 p.m.		Alabama State	W 75–66	6–8 (6–4)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 24, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M Rescheduled from February 20	W 73–57	7–8 (7–4)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2021 4:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 89–75	8–8 (8–4)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
March 4, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	L 61–68	8–9 (8–5)	William J. Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
March 6, 2021 7:30 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 74–80	8–10 (8–6)	H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 67–72 OT	8–11	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]