2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

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2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–9 (9–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Mohr
  • Jordon Bronner
  • Ryan Herrion
Home arenaLundholm Gym
Seasons
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC 10 4   .714 14 6   .700
Vermont 10 4   .714 10 5   .667
New Hampshire 9 6   .600 10 9   .526
Hartford 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Albany 6 6   .500 7 9   .438
UMass Lowell 7 8   .467 11 12   .478
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 9 14   .391
NJIT 6 10   .375 7 12   .368
Binghamton 4 10   .286 4 14   .222
Maine 2 6   .250 2 7   .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
2021 AmEast tournament winner

The 2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire and were led by 16th-year head coach Bill Herrion. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the season 10–9, 9–6 in America East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMass Lowell.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 K.J. McClurg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr University HS Morgantown, WV
G 1 Marque Maultsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Garner Magnet HS Raleigh, NC
G 2 Sean Sutherlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Irondale HS New Brighton, MN
F 3 Nick Guadarrama 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Perkiomen School Newington, CT
G 4 Jon Willeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lebanon HS Lebanon, NH
G 5 Josh Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr James B. Dudley HS Greensboro, NC
G 10 Nick Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr All Hallows HS Bronx, NY
G 11 Blondeau Tchoukuiengo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Montmorency School Montreal, Quebec
F 13 Meekness Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Arizona Compass Prep
Central Arizona CC
Phoenix, AZ
C 15 Tayler Mattos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Kearsarge Regional HS
Bowling Green
New London, NH
G 22 Qon Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cannon School
Houston Baptist
Charlotte, NC
F 23 Chris Lester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Barrington HS Barrington, IL
F 24 Jayden Martinez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Byron P. Steele II HS Cibolo, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Keene State W 93–54  1–0
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
December 1, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Bryant L 85–93  1–1
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 58–64  1–2
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford W 77–69  2–2
(1–0)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
December 28, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 53–51  3–2
(2–0)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 2, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine L 56–59  3–3
(2–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 62–58  4–3
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 54–69  4–4
(3–2)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 10, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN
UMBC L 66–68  4–5
(3–3)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 81–64  5–5
(4–3)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 17, 2021
2:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 67–64  6–5
(5–3)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany W 71–64  7–5
(6–3)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 64–83  7–6
(6–4)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton L 44–65  7–7
(6–5)
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 71–65 OT 8–7
(7–5)
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
February 5, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell L 69–74  8–8
(7–6)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 74–63  9–8
(8–6)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 69–67  10–8
(9–6)
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
America East tournament
February 28, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) (6) UMass Lowell
Quarterfinals
L 64–72  10–9
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UMass Lowell vs. New Hampshire - Box Score - February 28, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "UNH Wildcats - 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.