The 2020–21 ASUN Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021. It was the 43rd season of ASUN Conference basketball. This season was also the first ASUN season for Bellarmine, which started a transition from NCAA Division II when it joined the ASUN on July 1, 2020.
Preseason awards Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 5, 2020.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll (First place votes in parentheses) Lipscomb (5) 74 Liberty (2) 66 Stetson (1) 64 North Florida (1) 56 FGCU 45 North Alabama 40 Jacksonville 29 Bellarmine 18 Kennesaw State 13
Preseason men's basketball media poll (First place votes in parentheses) Lipscomb (16) 256 Liberty (10) 245 Stetson (4) 202 North Florida (2) 192 FGCU 156 North Alabama 146 Jacksonville 108 Kennesaw State 68 Bellarmine 62
Honors Preseason Player of the Year: Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Elijah Cuffee, Liberty Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Caleb Catto, FGCU Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Peterson, Kennesaw State
Conference matrix BellarmineFlorida Gulf CoastJacksonvilleKennesaw StateLibertyLipscombNorth AlabamaNorth FloridaStetsonvs. Bellarmine — 0−20−20−21−02−00−20−00−2vs. Florida Gulf Coast2−0 — 0−01−00−01−10−20−01−1vs. Jacksonville2−00−0 — 0−22−01−12−01−11−1vs. Kennesaw State2−00−12−0 — 2−02−02−02−01−1vs. Liberty0−10−00−20−2 — 1−10−20–21–1vs. Lipscomb0–21–11–10–21–1 — –01–11–1vs. North Alabama2–02–00–20–22–00–1 — 1–11–1vs. North Florida0–00–01–10–22–01–11–1 — 1–1vs. Stetson2–01–11–11–11–11–11–11–1 —Total10−34−55−92−1311−29−67−86−67−9
All-ASUN awards
ASUN weekly awards
WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolNov 30Darius McGheeLibertyRomeao FergusonLipscombDec 7Keegan McDowell LibertyDontarius JamesJacksonvilleDec 14Caleb CattoFGCUDontarius JamesJacksonvilleDec 21Emmanuel Littles & Rob PerryNorth Alabama & StetsonChase JohnstonStetsonDec 28Cyrus LargieFGCUEli AbaevFGCUJan 4Kevion NolanJacksonvilleKevion NolanJacksonvilleJan 11Dontarius JamesJacksonvilleDontarius JamesJacksonvilleJan 19Ethan ClaycombBellarmineRomeao FergusonLipscombJan 25Mervin JamesNorth AlabamaJose PlacerNorth FloridaFeb 1Rob PerryStetsonJose PlacerNorth FloridaFeb 8Pedro Bradshaw & Jalen WarrenBellarmine & FGCURomeao FergusonLipscombFeb 15Ahsan Asadullah LipscombDontarius JamesJacksonvilleFeb 22Bryce WorkmanJacksonvilleRomeao FergusonLipscombFeb 28Darius McGhee & Christiaan JonesLiberty & StetsonJosh BerenbaumNorth Florida
End-of-season awards Honor Recipient Player of the Year Darius McGhee, Liberty Coach of the Year Ritchie McKay, Liberty Defensive Player of the Year Elijah Coffee, Liberty Newcomer of the Year Romeao Ferguson, Lipscomb Freshman of the Year Chase Johnston, Stetson All-ASUN First Team Darius McGhee, Liberty Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb Pedro Bradshaw, Bellarmine Dylan Penn, Bellarmine Carter Hendricksen, North Florida All-ASUN Second Team Dontarius James, Jacksonville Elijah Coffee, Liberty Romaeo Ferguson, Lipscomb Mervin James, North Alabama Jose Placer, North Florida All-ASUN Freshmen Team Chase Johnston, Stetson Chris Youngblood, Kennesaw State Detalian Brown, North Alabama Jonathan Aybar, North Florida Josh Smith, StetsonSource
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