The 2020–21 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by first-year head coach Luke Yaklich, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League.
Previous season They finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in Horizon League to play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI, Youngstown State, and top-seeded Wright State to advance to the championship game. There they lost to Northern Kentucky.
Offseason Departures UIC Departures Jordan Blount 13 F 6'8" 220 Senior Cork, Ireland Graduated, went professional overseas signing with Basket Navarra Club Godwin Boahen 22 F 5'11" 180 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated Tarkus Ferguson 4 G 6'4" 190 Senior Belleville, IL Graduated, went professional overseas signing with Vevey Riviera Basket Marcus Ottey 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Ajax, ON Graduated Travell Washington 32 F 6'9" 230 Junior San Bernardino, CA
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Maurice Commander 1 G 6'0 175 Junior Chicago, IL Chattanooga Zion Griffin 35 F 6'6 215 Junior Darien, IL Iowa State Jalen Johnson 5 G 6'1 180 Junior Hopkinsville, KY John A. Logan College Teyvion Kirk 4 G 6'4 185 Junior Joliet, IL Colorado State RayQuawndis Mitchell 21 G 6'5 205 Junior Atlanta, GA Otero Junior College
Recruiting class of 2020
Roster
Schedule and results On November 25, 2020, UIC announced that fans would not be permitted to attend home games for their first two home games. However, they did leave open the possibility to allow fans for future events.
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament
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