2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Regular season
Tournament
2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop †17–1 .94423–2  .920
Radford12–6 .66715–12  .556
Campbell11–6 .64717–10  .630
UNC Asheville9–5 .64310–10  .500
Longwood10–10 .50012–17  .414
Gardner–Webb10–10 .50011–15  .423
Hampton9–9 .50011–14  .440
High Point6–11 .3539–15  .375
USC Upstate5–11 .3135–18  .217
Presbyterian5–12 .2947–15  .318
Charleston Southern2–15 .1183–18  .143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021
† 2021 Big South tournament winner

Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Winthrop (21) 261
  2. UNC Asheville (2) 214
  3. Charleston Southern 192
  4. Gardner-Webb (1) 188
  5. USC Upstate 149
  6. Radford 127
  7. High Point 117
  8. Longwood 111
  9. Hampton 92
  10. Campbell 78
  11. Presbyterian 55

Honors

Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[2]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
Preseason All-Big South First Team Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
D. J. Burns Jr., Winthrop
DeVon Baker, UNC Asheville
Chandler Vaudrin, Winthrop
Jaheam Cornwall, Gardner-Webb
Preseason All-Big South Second Team Tommy Bruner, USC Upstate
LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville
John-Michael Wright, High Point
Everette Hammond, USC Upstate
Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb

Conference matrix
  Campbell Charleston Southern Gardner–Webb Hampton High Point Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville USC Upstate Winthrop
vs. Campbell –0−21−10−20−11−10−22−00−00–22–0
vs. Charleston Southern 2–0–2−02−01−12−00−12−02−00–02–0
vs. Gardner-Webb 1–10−2–1–12−02−00−20−21−11–12–0
vs. Hampton 2–00−21−1–1−11−11−12−01−10−20–0
vs. High Point 1–01−10−21−1–2−01−10−02−01–12–0
vs. Longwood 1−10−20−21−10−2–1−12−01−12–02–0
vs. Presbyterian 2–01−02−01−11−11−1–1−10−01–12–0
vs. Radford 0–20−22−00−20−00−21−1–1−10–22−0
vs. UNC Asheville 0–00−21−11−10−21−10−01−1–0–01–1
vs. USC Upstate 2−00−01−12−01−10−21−12−00−0–2–0
vs. Winthrop 0–20−20−20−00−20−20−20−21−10–2−
Total 11–62–1510–109–96–1110–105–1212–69–55–1117–1

All-Big South awards

Big South men's basketball weekly awards
Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 30 John-Michael Wright High Point JaQuavian Florence Charleston Southern
Dec 7 Chandler Vaudrin Winthrop Rayshon Harrison Presbyterian
Dec 14 Jordan Whitfield & Chandler Vaudrin (2) Campbell & Winthrop Justin Hill Longwood
Dec 21 Charles Falden Winthrop Rayshon Harrison (2) Presbyterian
Dec 28 Davion Warren Hampton Rayshon Harrison (3) Presbyterian
Jan 4 Davion Warren (2) Hampton Rayshon Harrison (4) Presbyterian
Jan 11 Dalvin White & Chandler Vaudrin (3) USC Upstate & Winthrop Fah'mir Ali Radford
Jan 18 Davion Warren (3) Hampton Justin Hill (2) Longwood
Jan 25 Juan Munoz Longwood D'Maurian Williams Gardner-Webb
Feb 1 Cedric Henderson Jr. Campbell Rayshon Harrison (5) Presbyterian
Feb 8 Dravon Mangum Radford Jamaine Mann Gardner-Webb
Feb 15 Phlandrous Fleming Jr. Charleston Southern Justin Hill (3) Longwood
Feb 22
Mar 1

References
  1. "Winthrop Selected as 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite" bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. "Big South Announces 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors" bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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