The 2020–21 Valparaiso University men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Valpo, led by fifth-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.
In February 2021, the school officially retired the use of the Crusaders name and mascot due to its use by certain hate groups.
Previous season The Crusaders finished the 2019–20 season 19–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville, Loyola–Chicago, and Missouri State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Bradley. All further postseason play was canceled shortly thereafter due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Javon Freeman-Liberty 0 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to DePaul John Kiser 33 G/F 6'5" 205 Senior Noblesville, IN Graduated Ryan Fazekas 35 G/F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Chesterton, IN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Goodnews Kpegeol 0 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore St. Paul, MN Transferred from Southwest Mississippi CC.
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| MVC tournament
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