2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Mike Schrage, played as seventh-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina.

2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	10–9 (4–7 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Schrage (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Holmes Mark Adams Allen Payne
Home arena	Schar Center

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	8	–	2		.800			13	–	7		.650
Northeastern	8	–	2		.800			10	–	9		.526
Charleston	6	–	4		.600			9	–	10		.474
Hofstra	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Delaware	5	–	4		.556			7	–	8		.467
Drexel †	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
William & Mary	4	–	6		.400			7	–	10		.412
Elon	4	–	7		.364			10	–	9		.526
Towson	3	–	9		.250			4	–	14		.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6		.143			7	–	10		.412
† 2021 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2019–20 season 13–21, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in seventh place. They played in the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament, where they defeated 10-seed James Madison in the first round, upset 2-seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals, and lost to 6-seed Northeastern in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Seth Fuller	3	G	5'11"	180	RS Junior	Dublin, OH	Graduated; left team
Marcus Sheffield II	4	G	6'5"	180	RS Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Graduated
Andy Pack	21	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Summerfield, NC	Transferred to Bridgewater College
Duje Radja	42	F/C	6'8"	235	Junior	Split, Croatia	Left team

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Charles Mendys	3	G	6'0"	180	RS Junior	Carrboro, NC	Roanoke College
Ikenna Ndugba	11	G	6'0"	186	Graduate Student	Boston, MA	Bryant

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darius Burford PG	Bolingbrook, IL	Bolingbrook	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 18, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Michael Graham PF	Brooklyn, NY	Xaverian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 7, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Harris SG	Savannah, GA	Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 12, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
JaDun Michael SF	Burlington, NC	The Burlington School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Hunter McIntosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Greater Atlanta Christian School Snellville, GA F 1 Chuck Hannah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, MA F 2 JaDun Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Burlington School Burlington, NC G 3 Charles Mendys 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Roanoke College Carrboro, NC G 4 Brandon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Potters House Christian Savannah, GA F 5 Federico Poser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr I.I.S.S. Marco Fanno School Mareno di Piave, Italy G 10 Kris Wooten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Arendell Parrott Academy Kinston, NC G 11 Ikenna Ndugba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) GS Bryant Boston, MA G 12 Darius Burford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, IL G/F 13 Jerald Gillens-Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Butler Orlando, FL G/F 14 Zac Ervin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gate City High School Gate City, VA G 20 Lars Nilsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Burlington School Skien, Norway F 21 Michael Graham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Xaverian High School Brooklyn, NY G 23 Ben Daugherty (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Jolla Country Day School Chagrin Falls, OH G/F 25 Hunter Woods 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So John Muir HS Pasadena, CA F 33 Simon Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hopkins HS Minneapolis, MN	Head coach Mike Schrage (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina) Mark Adams (St. John Fisher) Allen Payne (Auburn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Elon has had to cancel three games and postpone nine games due to COVID-19.

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference season
November 25, 2020 7:00 p.m.		NC Wesleyan	W 82–52	1–0	19 – Gillens-Butler	9 – Gillens-Butler	4 – McIntosh	Schar Center (0) Elon, NC
November 28, 2020 4:00 p.m.		High Point	W 76–75	2–0	21 – McIntosh	6 – Gillens-Butler	6 – Wooten	Schar Center (0) Elon, NC
December 12, 2020 3:00 p.m.		Campbell	W 66–56	3–0	23 – McIntosh	7 – tied	3 – tied	Schar Center (0) Elon, NC
December 19, 2020 1:00 p.m.		at UNC Greensboro	L 64–71	3–1	19 – Woods	8 – Woods	3 – Ndugba	Schar Center (0) Elon, NC
CAA regular season
January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	L 52–75	3–2 (0–1)	16 – McIntosh	8 – Woods	2 – tied	Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA
January 3, 2021 12:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	L 58–66	3–3 (0–2)	17 – McIntosh	9 – Woods	4 – Hannah	Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Delaware	L 43–66	3–4 (0–3)	10 – McIntosh	6 – Woods	2 – tied	Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Delaware	L 70–74	3–5 (0–4)	30 – McIntosh	7 – Woods	7 – McIntosh	Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE
February 3, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at James Madison	L 57–78	3–6 (0–5)	19 – McIntosh	10 – Woods	7 – Ndugba	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
February 9, 2021 7:00 p.m.		James Madison	L 61–70	3–7 (0–6)	17 – Wright	13 – Woods	3 – Ndugba	Schar Center (0) Elon, NC
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston	L 53–71	3–8 (0–7)	15 – Burford	6 – tied	3 – Ndugba	TD Arena (1,502) Charleston, SC
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston	W 66–55	4–8 (1–7)	20 – McIntosh	6 – Burford	4 – Woods	TD Arena (1,467) Charleston, SC
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at William & Mary	W 75–54	5–8 (2–7)	27 – Burford	8 – Ndugba	4 – Ndugba	Kaplan Arena (0) Williamsburg, VA
February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary	W 73–54	6–8 (3–7)	17 – Ndugba	6 – tied	4 – Ndugba	Schar Center (0) Elon, NC
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 80–77	7–8 (4–7)	23 – Burford	9 – Ndugba	4 – tied	Trask Coliseum (800) Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 6, 2021 3:00 p.m., FloSports	(8)	vs. (9) Towson First round	W 69–48	8–8	13 – McIntosh	8 – Woods	4 – Ndugba	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
March 7, 2021 2:30 p.m., FloSports	(8)	at (1) James Madison Quarterfinals	W 72–71	9–8	24 – McIntosh	9 – McIntosh	6 – Ndugba	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
March 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	(8)	vs. (4) Hofstra Semifinals	W 76–58	10–8	19 – Burford	10 – Ndugba	6 – Burford	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
March 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	(8)	vs. (6) Drexel Championship	L 56–63	10–9	19 – McIntosh	5 – tied	4 – Ndugba	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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