2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record2–7 (2–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC104 .714146  .700
Vermont104 .714105  .667
New Hampshire96 .600109  .526
Hartford86 .571159  .625
Albany66 .50079  .438
UMass Lowell78 .4671112  .478
Stony Brook79 .438914  .391
NJIT610 .375712  .368
Binghamton410 .286414  .222
Maine26 .25027  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
2021 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine and were led by third-year head coach Richard Barron. They were members of the America East Conference. On February 13, 2021, after not being cleared for competition or practice since January 17, the school opted out of the remainder of the season due to challenges due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] They finished the season 2–7, 2–6 in America East play.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

Roster

2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Matthew Fleming 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
FrBangor HS Bangor, ME
G 1 Mykhailo Yagodin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrSouth Plains College Odesa, Ukraine
G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada
F 3 Vilgot Larsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrKorrespondensgymnasiet
Hill College
Stockholm, Sweden
F 4 Ata Turgut 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoTED Ankara Kolejliler Ankara, Turkey
F 10 Stephane Ingo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrGould Academy Mississauga, Ontario
G 11 Lechaun Duhart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGrandview HS
Western Wyoming CC
Aurora, CO
F 12 Veljko Radakovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLee Academy Novi Sad, Serbia
F 13 Miks Antoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrArchbishop Carroll HS
Lee Academy
Riga, Latvia
G 14 Matias Prock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrFork Union Military Academy McLean, VA
G 15 Taylor Schildroth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoGeorge Stevens Academy Blue Hill, ME
G 21 Precious Okoh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoBradford Christian Academy Brockton, MA
F 22 Solomon Iluyomade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrLaramie County CC London, England
G 25 Adefolalrin Adetogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrAthol Murray College of Notre Dame Regina, Saskatchewan
G 32 Randell Wiel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCalandlyceum Haarlem, Netherlands
F 35 Wol Maiwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrEdward Little HS Auburn, ME
F 44 Leyton Bickford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSanford HS Sanford, ME
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford L 60–63  0–1
(0–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford L 50–65  0–2
(0–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 22, 2020*
12:00 pm, ACCN
at Boston College L 62–78  0–3
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire W 59–56  1–3
(1–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire L 58–62  1–4
(1–3)
Memorial Gymasium 
Orono, ME
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 53–64  1–5
(1–4)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 45–41  2–5
(2–4)
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont L 30–65  2–6
(2–5)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 60–88  2–7
(2–6)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Men's Basketball program chooses to conclude 2020-21 season". February 13, 2021.
  2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Maine Athletics". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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