2020–21 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by fourth-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern division.[1] They finished the season 8–12, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in second place in the Southern division. They lost to Morgan State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament.

2020–21 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthern Division
2020–21 record8–12 (7–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Willie Powers III
  • Jarrett Stephens
  • Isaac Brown
Home arenaAl Lawson Center
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State †8–4 .66717–8  .680
Coppin State8–4 .6679–13  .409
Morgan State7–5 .58314–8  .636
Delaware State1–11 .0833–16  .158
Howard0–0 –1–4  .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T7–1 .87511–10  .524
Florida A&M7–5 .5838–12  .400
North Carolina Central3–5 .3755–9  .357
South Carolina State1–7 .1251–17  .056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
† 2021 MEAC Tournament winner

The season marked the final season for Florida A&M as members of the MEAC as they rejoined the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021.[2]

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2019–20 season 12–15, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Florida A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to improper certification of student-athletes.[3]

Roster
2020–21 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jahvon Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMiami Norland HS Hallandale Beach, FL
G 1 Jalen Speer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrThe Rock School Gainesville, FL
G 2 Kamron Reaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrCentennial HS Champaign, IL
G 3 M. J. Randolph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrBooker T. Washington HS Pensacola, FL
G 4 Deandre Osuigwe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrAlaska Anchorage Bradenton, FL
G 5 Keith Littles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrAndrew College Augusta, GA
F 10 Lenzy Hancock Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrThe Rock School Jacksonville, FL
F 11 Hnric Murray, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPotters' House Christian Academy Orlando, FL
G 13 Jamir Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS FrMiddle Georgia Prep Newnan, GA
G 14 Trejan Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoLeon HS Tallahassee, FL
G 20 Jai Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrIndian River State College Orlando, FL
F 21 Johnny Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoFlorida State College Daytona Beach, FL
C 22 Evins Desir 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)300 lb (136 kg) SrCentral Georgia Tech Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 23 Bryce Moragne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrHillsborough HS Tampa, FL
C 24 Wylie Howard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoBoyd Anderson HS Lauderhill, FL
F 25 DJ Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrTulane Baton Rouge, LA
F 30 Andrew Dansoh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoJesuit Tampa HS Tampa, FL
F 33 Alex Andrews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrOcoee High School Ocoee, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2021

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–65  0–1
 Alico Arena (851)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2020*
2:00 pm, SECN		 at Georgia L 75–85  0–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
December 4, 2020*
5:00 pm		 at South Florida Canceled due to COVID-19 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm, BTN		 at Nebraska Canceled due to COVID-19 Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
December 9, 2020*
11:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon L 66–87  0–3
 Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
December 12, 2020*
5:00 pm		 at Oklahoma L 54–85  0–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (1,909)
Norman, OK
December 15, 2020*
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Austin Peay W 76–70  1–4
 Dunn Center (478)
Clarksville, TN
December 18, 2020*
7:00 pm, ACCNX		 at Georgia Tech L 64–74  1–5
 McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
December 20, 2020*
 at Florida Canceled due to COVID-19 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at South Carolina L 71–78  1–6
 Colonial Life Arena (3,100)
Columbia, SC
MEAC regular season
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm		 South Carolina State W 70–68  2–6
(1–0)		 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2020
6:00 pm		 South Carolina State Postponed due to COVID-19 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm		 at North Carolina A&T L 58–70  2–7
(1–1)		 Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
January 31, 2021
4:00 pm		 at North Carolina A&T L 65–67  2–8
(1–2)		 Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
February 8, 2021
 at North Carolina Central W 59–50  3–8
(2–2)		 McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
February 9, 2021
 at North Carolina Central W 60–47  4–8
(3–2)		 McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
February 20, 2021
2:00 pm		 North Carolina A&T W 71–57  5–8
(4–2)		 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2021
4:00 pm		 North Carolina A&T L 63–70  5–9
(4–3)		 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm		 at South Carolina State W 75–67  6–9
(5–3)		 SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm		 at South Carolina State L 57–63  6–10
(5–4)		 SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 28, 2021
2:00 pm		 at South Carolina State W 63–58  7–10
(6–4)		 SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm		 North Carolina Central W 65–58  8–10
(7–4)		 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
March 4, 2021
7:00 pm		 North Carolina Central L 71–74  8–11
(7–5)		 Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
MEAC Tournament
March 11, 2021
6:00 pm		 (S2) vs. (N3) Morgan State
Quarterfinals		 L 75–77  8–12
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References
  1. "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. Toole, Tucker (2020-06-06). "FAMU to join Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021". Andscape. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. "FAMU put on five-year probation by NCAA Committee on Infractions". Tallahassee Democrat. May 21, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida A&M. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. "2020-21 Florida A&M Rattlers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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