2020–21 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

2020–21 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	9–9 (6–7 WCC)
Head coach	Damon Stoudamire (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Leonard Perry Luke Wicks JayDee Luster
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	15	–	0		1.000			31	–	1		.969
No. 23 BYU	10	–	3		.769			20	–	7		.741
Loyola Marymount	7	–	5		.583			13	–	9		.591
Pepperdine	7	–	6		.538			15	–	12		.556
Pacific	6	–	7		.462			9	–	9		.500
Santa Clara	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
Saint Mary's	4	–	6		.400			14	–	10		.583
San Francisco	4	–	9		.308			11	–	14		.440
San Diego	2	–	7		.222			3	–	11		.214
Portland	0	–	11		.000			6	–	15		.286
† 2021 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 23–10, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the third round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jahlil Tripp	0	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated/undrafted in 2020 NBA draft
Austin Vereen	1	G	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Amari McCray	2	C	6'9"	265	Senior	Ruston, LA	Graduated
Jade Brahmbhatt	20	G	5'11"	167	Sophomore	Olney, MD	Transferred to Maryland
Shaquillo Fritz	35	F/C	6'8"	225	RS Senior	Freeport, BAH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Marial Mading	0	F	6'11"	200	RS Sophomore	Perth, Australia	Junior college transferred from Chipola College
Jordan Bell	1	F	6'8"	221	RS Senior	Inglewood, CA	Transferred from Loyola Marymount. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bell graduated from Loyola Marymount.
Jalen Brown	2	G	6'3"	163	Sophomore	Vancouver, WA	Junior college transferred from Eastern Arizona College
Jervay Green	12	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Denver, CO	Transferred from Nebraska. Will be eligible to play immediately since Green graduated from Nebraska.
Nigel Shadd	45	F	6'9"	250	RS Junior	Mesa, AZ	Transferred from Kansas State. Shadd is granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2020

There was no recruiting class of 2020.

Recruiting Class of 2021

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Byers PG	Riverside, CA	Rancho Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 18, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (0)
Jaden Phillips SG	Bakersfield, CA	Modesto Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Nov 7, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 98    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pacific 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2021 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2020–21 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Marial Mading 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Abraham Lincoln Chipola College Perth, Australia G 1 Jordan Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Inglewood HS Loyola Marymount Inglewood, CA G 2 Jalen Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Jefferson HS Eastern Arizona CC Portland, OR G 3 Pierre Crockrell II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Prolific Prep Tacoma, WA G 4 Daniss Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hillcrest Dallas, TX F 10 Jonathan Salazar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. John Bosco Panama G 12 Jervay Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr George Washington HS Nebraska Denver, CO F 13 Jeremiah Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Monroe Catholic HS Pima College Fairbanks, AK G 22 Jahbril Price-Noel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Southwest Christian Academy Scarborough, ON G 24 Broc Finstuen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pine Island HS Casper College Pine Island, MN G 25 Justin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Mission Bay HS Georgia Tech San Diego, CA F 30 Takori Rooks (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Bartlett HS Memphis, TN C 33 James Hampshire 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 242 lb (110 kg) RS Sr Coconino HS Casper College Flagstaff, AZ F 45 Nigel Shadd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Tri-City Christian Academy Kansas State Mesa, AZ	Head coach Damon Stoudamire (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Leonard Perry (Idaho) Luke Wicks (Northern State) JayDee Luster (Wyoming) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 19, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, WCC Network		UC Riverside	W 66–60	1–0	19 – Bailey	6 – Finstuen	2 – Crockrell II	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
November 27, 2020* 6:00 pm, WCC Network		Fresno State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, MW Network		at Nevada	L 58–70	1–1	19 – Jenkins	9 – Finstuen	3 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 2, 2020* 2:00 pm, WCC Network		Montana State	W 74–70 OT	2–1	19 – Finstuen	10 – Bailey	2 – Tied	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
December 4, 2020* 2:00 pm		Westmont	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[1]					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
December 6, 2020* 3:00 pm		San Jose State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
December 12, 2020* 3:00 pm		UC Davis	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
December 16, 2020* 4:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Matadome  Northridge, CA
December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 20, 2020* 5:00 pm		at Westmont rescheduled from December 4	W 92–64	3–1	16 – Finstuen	13 – Bailey	3 – Tied	Murchison Gymnasium  Santa Barbara, CA
December 21, 2020* 2:00 pm		Saint Katherine	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
December 22, 2020* 3:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge rescheduled from December 16	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Matadome  Northridge, CA
December 29, 2020* 3:00 pm		William Jessup	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Network		Portland	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 7, 2020 2:00 pm, WCC Network		at BYU	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Marriott Center  Provo, UT
January 9, 2020 WCC Network		San Diego	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 14, 2021 2:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 79–58	4–1 (1–0)	17 – Bell	11 – Bell	5 – Crockrell II	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, NBCSBA		Loyola Marymount	W 58–49	5–1 (2–0)	18 – Jenkins	8 – Shadd	3 – Crockrell II	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium		at Pepperdine	L 68–85	5–2 (2–1)	19 – Crockrell II	7 – Bell	3 – Tied	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 1 Gonzaga	L 49–95	5–3 (2–2)	17 – Jenkins	7 – Tied	2 – Green	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm		at Santa Clara	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Kaiser Permanente Arena  Santa Cruz, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm		Saint Mary's	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at BYU rescheduled from January 7	L 87–95 2OT	5–4 (2–3)	18 – Moore	10 – Bell	4 – Moore	Marriott Center  Provo, UT
February 4, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		San Francisco	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 1 Gonzaga moved from February 25	L 58–76	5–5 (2–4)	13 – Jenkins	10 – Bell	6 – Crockrell II	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, WCC Network		at San Diego	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
February 11, 2021 12:00 pm, WCC Network		San Diego rescheduled from January 8	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
February 11, 2021 2:00 pm		Portland rescheduled from January 2	W 84–57	6–5 (3–4)	21 – Bailey	9 – Bell	8 – Crockrell II	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 76–80	6–6 (3–5)	28 – Bailey	5 – Bell	6 – Moore	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN		BYU	L 52–80	6–7 (3–6)	12 – Finstuen	7 – Bell	4 – Tied	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, NBCSNW		at Portland	W 80–58	7–7 (4–6)	16 – Crockrell II	7 – Tied	7 – Crockrell II	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
February 23, 2021 1:00 pm		at San Diego rescheduled from February 6	W 77–67	8–7 (5–6)	21 – Crockrell II	8 – Bell	5 – Crockrell II	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's moved from February 27	L 46–58	8–8 (5–7)	12 – Jenkins	12 – Bell	3 – Crockrell II	University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm		San Francisco rescheduled from February 4	W 76–69	9–8 (6–7)	17 – Crockrell II	8 – Finstuen/Bell	8 – Crockrell II	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2021 9:00 pm, Stadium	(6)	vs. (7) Santa Clara Second round	L 76–81	9–9	16 – Jenkins	9 – Bell	6 – Jenkins	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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