2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–17 (7–11 MAAC)
Head coach	Jay Young (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Casey; Bryan Dougher; Patrick Sellers;
Home arena	Alumni Hall
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Siena	12	–	4	.750	12	–	5	.706
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	12	–	8	.600
Saint Peter's	10	–	8	.556	14	–	11	.560
Marist	10	–	8	.556	12	–	9	.571
Niagara	7	–	9	.438	9	–	11	.450
Canisius	7	–	5	.583	7	–	6	.538
Fairfield	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Quinnipiac	7	–	10	.412	9	–	13	.409
Iona †	6	–	3	.667	12	–	6	.667
Manhattan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	13	.350
Rider	5	–	13	.278	6	–	17	.261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.^[1]^[2]

† 2021 MAAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–17, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Manhattan in the first round, upset No. 2 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals, upset No. 3 seed Saint Peter's in the semifinals to reach the championship game, where they lost to No. 9 seed Iona 51–60.

Previous season[edit]

The Stags finished the 2019–20 season 12–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Manhattan.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Green	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Holy Cross	Londonderry, NH
F	1	Chris Maidoh	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Scotland Campus	New Carrollton, MD
G	2	Taj Benning	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Bergen Catholic HS	Fair Lawn, NJ
G	3	Jalen Leach	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Tilton School	Nyack, NY
G	4	Jake Wojcik	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Richmond	San Jose, CA
F	5	Supreme Cook	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	The Peddie School	East Orange, NJ
F	10	Allan Jeanne-Rose	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. John Paul II HS	Saint-Joseph, Martinique
G	11	Calvin Whipple	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Leominster, MA
G	12	Jack Mullally	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Xavier HS	Belle Harbor, NY
F	14	Jason Edokpayi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Mount Saint Joseph HS	Laurel, MD
F	15	Jack Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Greenville, DE
F	20	Zach Crisler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Rice	North Wales, PA
G	21	Mark Henry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	Hamburg HS	Hamburg, NY
F	22	John Kelly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Williston Northampton School	Shelton, CT
G	24	Jesus Cruz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Loomis Chaffee School	Carolina, Puerto Rico
F	35	Tshiefu Ngalakulondi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	St. Bonaventure	Manchester, NH

Head coach

Jay Young (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Casey (Western Connecticut State)
Bryan Dougher (Stony Brook)
Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 56–97	0–1	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Stony Brook	Postponed		Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	Canceled		William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	L 61–66	0–2	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
December 4, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 69–72 ^OT	0–3	Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
December 7, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	L 54–67	0–4	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
December 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Iona	L 42–70	0–5 (0–1)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
December 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 67–52	1–5 (1–1)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
December 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	L 51–68	1–6 (1–2)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
December 19, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	L 61–81	1–7 (1–3)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
December 22, 2020* TBA		at William & Mary	Canceled		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
December 22, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 65–69	1–8	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	L 62–70	1–9 (1–4)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 72–56	2–9 (2–4)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 58–74	2–10 (2–5)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 10, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena	L 68–75	2–11 (2–6)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 63–73	2–12 (2–7)	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	W 55–52	3–12 (3–7)	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	L 63–78	3–13 (3–8)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 77–70	4–13 (4–8)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
February 13, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	W 55–50	5–13 (5–8)	John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ
February 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 49–66	5–14 (5–9)	John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ
February 19, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	L 69–80	5–15 (5–10)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	W 66–53	6–15 (6–10)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 59–69	6–16 (6–11)	Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY
March 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 85–67	7–16 (7–11)	Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Manhattan First round	W 59–58 ^OT	8–16	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Monmouth Quarterfinals	W 79–60	9–16	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 12, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (3) Saint Peter's Semifinals	W 52–47	10–16	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (9) Iona MAAC Championship	L 51–60	10–17	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[4]

References[edit]

^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[1] "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[3] "Manhattan, Iona and Niagara Advance to Men's Quarterfinals". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

[4] "2020-21 Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

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