2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Southern 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 begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

Preseason Awards Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020.https://soconsports.com/news/2020/11/11/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-preseason-all-socon-team-polls-announced.aspx "Men's hoops preseason All-SoCon team, polls announced" soconsports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll (First place votes in parentheses) UNC Greensboro (4) 76 Furman (5) 74 East Tennessee State (1) 63 Mercer 56 Wofford 47 Western Carolina 44 Chattanooga 38 Samford 23 VMI 15 The Citadel 14

Preseason men's basketball media poll (First place votes in parentheses) Furman (16) 278 UNC Greensboro (9) 274 East Tennessee State (4) 211 Mercer (1) 190 Wofford 184 Western Carolina 175 Chattanooga 150 Samford 79 VMI 61 The Citadel 48

Honor Recipient Preseason Player of the YearIsaiah Miller, UNC Greensboro Preseason All-Southern Conference TeamLedarrius Brewer, East Tennessee StateTy Brewer, East Tennessee StateMike Bothwell, FurmanNoah Gurley, FurmanClay Mounce, FurmanRoss Cummings, MercerJeff Gary, MercerIsaiah Miller, UNC GreensboroDavid Jean-Baptiste, ChattanoogaMason Faulkner, Western CarolinaStorm Murphy, Wofford

Conference matrix  ChattanoogaEast Tennessee StateFurmanMercerSamfordThe CitadelUNC GreensboroVMIWestern CarolinaWoffordvs. Chattanooga – 0−21−01−10−21−12−01−00−21–1vs. East Tennessee State2–0 – 1−11−10−01−11−10−10−21–1vs. Furman0−11−1 – 0−20−10−21−11−00−21–0vs. Mercer1–11−12−0 – 0−20−22−00−11−12−0vs. Samford2–00−01−02−0 – 0−02−01−10−11−0vs. The Citadel1−11−12−02−00−0 – 2−01−11−11−1vs. UNC Greensboro0−21−11−10−20−20−2 – 1−11−11–1vs. VMI0−11−00−11−01−11−11−1 – 1−11–1vs. Western Carolina2–02−02−01−11−01−11−11−1 – 2–0vs. Wofford1−11−10−10−20−11−11−11−10−2 – Total9−78−710−48−92−95−1113−57−74−1311−5

All-Southern Conference awards

Southern Conference men's basketball weekly awards

WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolDec 1Neftali AlvarezMercerDec 8Myron GordonSamfordDec 15Myron Gordon (2)SamfordDec 22Malachi SmithChattanooga Jan 5Mike BothwellFurmanJan 12Hayden BrownThe CitadelJan 19Greg ParhamVMIJan 26Greg Parham (2)VMIFeb 2Damari MonsantoETSUFeb 9Jake StephensVMIFeb 16Hayden Brown (2)The CitadelFeb 23Noah GurleyFurmanMar 2Isaiah MillerUNC Greensboro

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