2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 2nd-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15-12, 9-6 in ASUN Play to finish in 3rd place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record15–12 (9–6 ASUN)
Headcoach
- Lennie Acuff (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
- Kevin Carroll
- Roger Idstrom
- Tyler Murray
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 15–12 (9–6 ASUN) |
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| Home arena | Allen Arena |
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| Liberty † | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine * | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama * | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 ASUN Tournament winner * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bisons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, the #3 seeded Bisons defeated the #6 seed Florida Gulf Coast, 68–63,[1] advancing to the semifinals, where they matched up against the #2 seed North Florida, winning 73–71, advancing to the ASUN championship game.[2] In a rematch of the previous year's title game, the Bisons faced top seeded Liberty, ultimately falling 57–73, for the second consecutive year.[3]
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, YouTube |
vs. Lamar Tulane Classic |
W 76–73 | 1–0 |
Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| November 29, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulane Tulane Classic |
L 66–68 | 1–1 |
Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| December 2, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | L 55–67 | 1–2 |
Fifth Third Arena (300) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
| December 5, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Arkansas | L 50–86 | 1–3 |
Bud Walton Arena (4,266) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
| December 7, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | L 77–82 | 1–4 |
Show Me Center (580) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 80–74 OT | 2–4 |
Allen Arena (488) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont Battle of the Boulevard |
L 71–81 | 2–5 |
Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Trevecca Nazarene | W 61–45 | 3–5 |
Allen Arena (583) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Crowley's Ridge | W 97–60 | 4–5 |
Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Freed–Hardeman | W 93–72 | 5–5 |
Allen Arena (761) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 1, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Liberty | W 77–70 | 6–5 (1–0) |
Allen Arena (820) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Liberty | L 50–66 | 6–6 (1–1) |
Allen Arena (863) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | W 77–72 | 7–6 (2–1) |
Freedom Hall (1,056) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | W 65–58 | 8–6 (3–1) |
Freedom Hall (749) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | W 84–72 | 9–6 (4–1) |
Allen Arena (759) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | L 67–72 | 9–7 (4–2) |
Allen Arena (735) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 69–79 | 9–8 (4–3) |
Allen Arena (756) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 71–56 | 10–8 (5–3) |
Allen Arena (810) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | Postponed | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | ||||||||
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | Postponed | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | ||||||||
| January 30, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bluefield State | W 89–56 | 11–8 |
Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | L 68–73 | 11–9 (5–4) |
Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | W 69–61 | 12–9 (6–4) |
Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | L 60–66 | 12–10 (6–5) |
Swisher Gymnasium (190) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | W 71–69 | 13–10 (7–5) |
Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | W 76–62 | 14–10 (8–5) |
Allen Arena (943) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | W 77–63 | 15–10 (9–5) |
Allen Arena (984) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | L 66–73 | 15–11 (9–6) |
Flowers Hall (414) Florence, AL | |||||||
| Atlantic Sun tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals |
L 60–72 | 15–12 |
Swisher Gymnasium (87) Jacksonville, FL | ||||||