2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the North Division.[1]

2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–11 (5–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • R.J. Evans
  • Sam Ferry
  • Joe Kennedy
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Colgate111 .917142 .875
Army77 .5001210 .545
Boston University610 .375711 .389
Holy Cross511 .313511 .313
Central
Lafayette95 .64396 .600
Bucknell46 .40057 .417
Lehigh410 .286411 .267
South
Navy121 .923153 .833
American45 .44446 .400
Loyola410 .286611 .353
2021 Patriot League tournament winner

The Crusaders finished the season with a 5–11 record in Patriot League play to finish in last place in the North Division and eighth overall in the conference. On March 2, 2021, they suspended their season after another positive COVID-19 test within the program and did not play in the Patriot League tournament.[2]

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2019–20 season 3–29, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in the last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Bucknell.[3]

Roster

2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Ryan Wade6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoSkyline High SchoolAnn Arbor, Michigan
G1R.J. Johnson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrCharlotte Latin SchoolMatthews, North Carolina
G2Bo Montgomery6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrLausanne Collegiate SchoolMemphis, Tennessee
G3DáJion Humphrey6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrSouthfield Christian SchoolDetroit, Michigan
G4Austin Butler6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg)SrGreater Latrobe Senior High SchoolLatrobe, Pennsylvania
F10Gerrale Gates6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrDavid W. Butler High SchoolCharlotte, North Carolina
G11Joey Reilly6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoEast Catholic High SchoolCromwell, Connecticut
G12Malcolm Townsel6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrState Fair Community CollegeChicago, Illinois
F15Matt Faw6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)223 lb (101 kg)SrUpper Merion Area High SchoolKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania
F24D.J. Hart6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)232 lb (105 kg)JrSt. Benedict's PrepNewark, New Jersey
F32Michael Rabinovich6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrWorcester AcademyHopkinton, Massachusetts
G/F33Judson Martindale6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrWorcester AcademySudbury, Massachusetts
F44Louth-M Coulibaly6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrCanada Topflight AcademyOttawa, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 4, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston UniversityL 76–83 0–1
(0–1)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 5, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston UniversityW 68–66 1–1
(1–1)
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
January 9, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
ArmyL 68–83 1–2
(1–2)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 10, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at ArmyW 70–61 2–2
(2–2)
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at ColgateL 55–95 2–3
(2–3)
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at ColgateL 87–96 2–4
(2–4)
Cottrell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
LehighL 72–75 2–5
(2–5)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
LehighL 74–82 2–6
(2–6)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
ColgateL 63–74 2–7
(2–7)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 31, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN
ColgateL 60–78 2–8
(2–8)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston UniversityW 82–65 3–8
(3–8)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
February 14, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston UniversityL 68–86 3–9
(3–9)
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
February 17, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston UniversityL 69–78 3–10
(3–10)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
February 20, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at ArmyL 65–69 3–11
(3–11)
Christl Arena (45)
West Point, NY
February 21, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
ArmyW 67–51 4–11
(4–11)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston UniversityW 86–75 5–11
(5–11)
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) (9) Loyola (MD)
First round
Forfeit[4]Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References