2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SWAC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	7–4 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Wendell Moore; Spencer Robertson; Caleb Villarreal;
Home arena	William Nicks Building

The 2020–21 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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	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		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
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 11, 2020 7:00 pm	Texas Southern	W 73–67	2–4 (1–0)	William Nicks Building (429) 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			H&PE Arena Houston, TX
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
February 15, 2021 7:30 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State			William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 22, 2021 7:30 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm	at Alabama A&M			Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
March 1, 2021 7:30 pm	at Alabama State			Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm	Southern			William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
March 6, 2021 2:30 pm	Alcorn State			William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

"#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
"SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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[1] "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[2] "SWAC Cancels Remainder of Men's and Women's Tournaments". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[3] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Venues	William J. Nicks Building (1960s–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	Records lost 1920–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NAIA national championship in bold

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Prairie View A&M	6	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
Jackson State	5	–	0	1.000	5	–	5	.500
Grambling State	6	–	3	.667	8	–	8	.500
Alabama A&M	3	–	2	.600	5	–	2	.714
Texas Southern	3	–	2	.600	6	–	7	.462
Southern	4	–	3	.571	4	–	7	.364
Alcorn State	3	–	3	.500	3	–	8	.273
Alabama State	3	–	7	.300	3	–	7	.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2	–	7	.222	3	–	15	.167
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	8	.000	0	–	16	.000

† 2021 SWAC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll