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2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–12 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Noon (5th season)
  • Brandon Watkins (1st season)
  • Steven Wright (1st season)
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 4   .789 21 9   .700
Buffalo 12 5   .706 16 9   .640
Akron 12 6   .667 15 8   .652
Kent State 12 6   .667 15 8   .652
Ohio 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 14 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 8   .529 12 11   .522
Ball State 8 9   .471 10 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 12   .250 5 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 11   .214 6 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 13   .188 7 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 12   .143 3 16   .158
2021 MAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 6th-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14-12, 10-8 to finish in 6th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Akron. They received an invitation to the CBI where they lost in the quarterfinals to Stetson.

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2019–20 season 21–10 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. They were scheduled to play Toledo in the MAC tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Michael Laster 0 G 6'1" 175 Senior Manhattan, NY Graduated
Tayler Mattos 2 C 6'11" 250 Sophomore New London, NH Transferred to New Hampshire
Dylan Frye 5 G 6'2" 185 Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Ethan Good 15 G 6'1" 180 Senior Wapakoneta, OH Graduated
Marlon Sierra 22 F 6'7" 225 Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Joniya Gadson 52 C 6'10" 245 Junior Miami Gardens, FL Transferred

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josiah Fulcher
#43 CG
Pickerington, OH Pickerington Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Jacob Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 1 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Josiah Fulcher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio
G 3 Caleb Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cape May Court House, New Jersey
G 4 Davin Zeigler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
G 5 Kaden Metheny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Morgantown, West Virginia
F 10 Cam Young 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Swedesboro, New Jersey
G/F 11 Trey Diggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Niceville, Florida
G 12 Isaac Elsasser (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bowling Green, Ohio
G/F 13 Chandler Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
F 21 Matiss Kulackovskis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Saldus, Latvia
G/F 25 Daeqwon Plowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 33 Jackson Watson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Libertyville, Illinois
C 35 Dylan Swingle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS So Chillicothe, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2020

Schedule and results

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Bowling Green had to cancel their games against Western Carolina and Defiance. They have postponed games against Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan.

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 25 Michigan L 82–96  0–1
 24  J. Turner   7  Plowden   3  Tied  Crisler Center (0)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 28, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
South Carolina State W 101–78  1–1
 19  Plowden   16  Plowden   6  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
November 30, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 78–76 OT 2–1
 25  J. Turner   8  Plowden   3  Tied  Holmes Center (0)
Boone, NC
December 3, 2020*
Cancelled
at Western Carolina Canceled Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
December 3, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Purdue Northwest W 88–67  3–1
 19  J. Turner   7  Diggs   5  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
December 6, 2020
6:00 p.m.
Buffalo W 86–78  4–1
(1–0)
 33  J. Turner   10  Plowmen   3  Tied  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
December 13, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wright State L 67-85  4–2
 15  Metheny   5  Plowden   6  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Robert Morris W 85–65  5–2
 24  J. Turner   13  Plowden   11  J. Turner  UPMC Events Center (0)
Moon Township, PA
December 20, 2020
Canceled
Defiance Canceled Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at Ohio W 83–75  6–2
(2–0)
 20  Diggs   8  Metheny   6  J. Turner  Convocation Center (0)
Athens, OH
January 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 68–42  7–2
(3–0)
 20  J. Turner   9  Plowden   3  Tied  Convocation Center (0)
DeKalb, IL
January 5, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan W 90–69  8–2
(4–0)
 17  J. Turner   7  Metheny   7  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
January 9, 2021
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 93–65  9–2
( 5–0)
 24  J. Turner   14  Plowden   8  J. Turner  McGuirk Arena (0)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ball State L 64–88  9–3
(5–1)
 18  J. Turner   8  Plowden   5  J. Turner  Stroh Center (0)
Bowling Green, OH
January 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Buffalo W 76–69  10–3
(6–1)
 25  Turner   8  Tied   5  J. Turner  Alumni Arena (0)
Amherst, NY
January 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Akron L 57–69  10–4
(6–2)
 14  Tied   8  Plowden   6  J. Turner  Stroh Center (0)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2021
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
Miami (OH) L 77–96  10–5
(6–3)
 21  Plowden   11  Diggs   3  J. Turner  Millett Hall (0)
Oxford, OH
January 23, 2021
Postponed
at Central Michigan Postponed McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 26, 2021
Postponed
Northern Illinois Postponed Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 27, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kent State L 91–96  10–6
(6–4)
 23  Fulcher   8  J. Turner   4  J. Turner  MAC Center (0)
Kent, OH
January 30, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo L 66–84  10–7
(6–5)
 17  Diggs   9  Fulcher   5  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
February 2, 2021
Postponed
at Eastern Michigan Postponed Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Michigan L 70–76  10–8
(6–6)
 25  J. Turner   6  Tied   5  Fields  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
February 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Kent State L 67–71  10–8
(6–7)
 18  Tied   8  Plowden   5  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Toledo W 88–81  11–9
(7–7)
 22  Plowden   9  Plowden   4  Tied  Savage Arena (0)
Toledo, OH
February 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Ball State W 75–62  12–9
(8–7)
 27  J. Turner   10  Fields   3  Tied  Worthen Arena (0)
Muncie, IN
February 20, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Ohio Canceled Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
February 23, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Eastern Michigan W 82–69  13–9
(9–7)
 29  Metheny   10  Fields   7  Fields  Convocation Center (125)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Akron W 83–71  14–9
(10–7)
 19  J. Turner   6  Tied   5  Metheny  Rhodes Arena (75)
Akron, OH
March 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Miami (OH) L 79–84 OT 14–10
(10–8)
 19  Tied   18  Plowden   3  J. Turner  Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
March 5, 2021
Canceled
at Ohio Canceled Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC tournament
March 11, 2021
7:00 P.M., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Akron
Quarterfinals
L 67–74  14–11
 26  Plowden   8  C. Turner   2  J. Turner  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0)
Cleveland, OH
CBI
March 22, 2021
11:30 A.M., FloSports
vs. Stetson
Quarterfinals
L 52–53  14–12
                     Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2020.