2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
SWAC regular season co–champions
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	16–5 (13–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Wendell Moore Spencer Robertson Caleb Villarreal
Home arena	William Nicks Building
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 Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as regular season SWAC champions. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament,^[1] and were set to take on Jackson State in the semifinal before the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] With the SWAC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Lenell Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Panola College Chicago, IL G 1 Javen Hedgeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr McLennan CC Houston, TX G 2 Jock Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS So Stephen F. Austin Houston, TX F 3 Boe Nguidjol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Detroit Mercy Los Angeles, CA G 4 D'Rell Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kilgore College Dallas, TX F 5 Myles Washington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Central Georgia Tech Charlotte, NC G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Western Kentucky Houston, TX G 11 DeWayne Cox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC Ripley, MS G 12 Faite Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Clear Springs HS Dickinson, TX G 13 Eric Hester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Clearwater, FL F 14 Jerroda Briscoe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Central Wyoming St. Petersburg, FL G 15 Damari Parris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Eastern Michigan Prince George's County, MD G 21 Danario Edgar, II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Episcopal HS Houston, TX G 22 Jawaun Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Odessa College Harlem, NY G 23 Dajour Joseph 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr New Mexico State Fort Lauderdale, FL SF 24 Jalon Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Houston Christian HS Houston, TX PG 32 Cam Mack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Nebraska Austin, TX C 35 Chandler Oriahki 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tyler JC Houston, TX	Head coach Byron Smith (Houston) Assistant coach(es) Wendell Moore (Georgia Southern) Spencer Robertson (Wichita State) Caleb Villarreal (Texas Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	L 66–71	0–1	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
November 27, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Evansville Wade Houston Tipoff Classic	W 64–61	1–1	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
November 29, 2020* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Louisville	L 64–86	1–2	KFC Yum! Center (2,934) Louisville, KY
December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	Canceled		GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2020*		at Murray State	Canceled		CFSB Center  Murray, KY
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Missouri	Canceled		Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 62–90	1–3	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	L 61–66	1–4	Schollmaier Arena (1,688) Fort Worth, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021		at Southern	Postponed		F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 4, 2021		at Alcorn State	Postponed		Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 73–67	2–4 (1–0)	William Nicks Building (429) Prairie View, TX
January 16, 2021		Jackson State	Postponed		William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
January 18, 2021 8:00 pm		Grambling State	W 59–50	3–4 (2–0)	William Nicks Building (975) Prairie View, TX
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 77–31	4–4 (3–0)	Harrison HPER Complex (213) Itta Bena, MS
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–56	5–4 (4–0)	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 79–57	6–4 (5–0)	William Nicks Building (558) Prairie View, TX
February 1, 2021 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 87–63	7–4 (6–0)	William Nicks Building (700) Prairie View, TX
February 6, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Southern	Postponed		H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	Postponed		Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 15, 2021 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	Postponed		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
February 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Southern	W 77–75	8–4 (7–0)	H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
February 23, 2021 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 72–56	9–4 (8–0)	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 25, 2021 4:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 82–62	10–4 (9–0)	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 55–54	11–4 (10–0)	Elmore Gymnasium  Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2021 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	W 70–67	12–4 (11–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm		Southern	W 68–61	13–4 (12–0)	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
March 6, 2021 2:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 81–69	14–4 (13–0)	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (8) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals	W 91–64	15–4	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) Grambling State Semifinals	W 74–63	16–4	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (3) Texas Southern Championship	L 61–80	16–5	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]