2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
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2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball | |
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CBI, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 14–12 (10–8 MAC) |
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Home arena | Stroh Center |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Josiah Fulcher #43 CG |
Pickerington, OH | Pickerington Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 29, 2019 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]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 | |||
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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. |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2020.