The 2020–21 Summit League 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 will conclude in March 2021.
Membership changes The conference both gained and lost a member after the 2019–20 season. Purdue Fort Wayne left for the Horizon League and was replaced by Kansas City, which returned to the Summit after a seven-year absence spent in the Western Athletic Conference.
Preseason awards Preseason awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2020.https://thesummitleague.org/news/2020/10/26/south-dakota-state-tops-summit-league-mens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx "South Dakota State tops Summit League men's basketball preseason poll" thesummitleague.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll RankTeam 1. South Dakota State (33)- 608 2. Oral Roberts- 504 3. North Dakota State (3)- 466 4. Omaha- 379 5. South Dakota- 354 6. North Dakota- 301 7. Kansas City- 248 8. Denver- 203 9. Western Illinois- 167(first place votes)
Preseason All-Summit League teams Honor Recipient Preseason Player of the YearDouglas Wilson, South Dakota State Preseason All-Summit League First TeamNoah Friedel, South Dakota StateKevin Obanor, Oral RobertsMatt Pile, OmahaFilip Rebraca, North DakotaStanley Umude, South DakotaDouglas Wilson, South Dakota State Preseason All-Summit League Second TeamMax Abmas, Oral RobertsMatt Dentlinger, South Dakota StateRocky Kreuser, North Dakota StateMarlon Ruffin, OmahaJase Townsend, Denver
Conference matrix DenverKansas CityNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateOmahaOral RobertsSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateWestern Illinoisvs. Denver – 2−01−12−02−02−02−00−02−0vs. Kansas City0–2 – 1−11−10−21−12−02−00−0vs. North Dakota1−11−1 – 1−11−11−10−22−01−1vs. North Dakota State0−21−11−1 – 0−21−11−11−10−2vs. Omaha0−22−01−12−0 – 2−02−00−02−0vs. Oral Roberts0−21−11−11−10−2 – 1−01−10−2vs. South Dakota0−20−22−01−10−20−1 – 1−10−2vs. South Dakota State0−00−20−21−10−01−11−1 – 0−2vs. Western Illinois0−20−01−12−00−22−02−02−0 – Total1−137−78−811−53−1110−511−49−35−9
All-Summit League awards
Summit League men's basketball weekly awards
WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNov 30 Marlon Ruffin OmahaDec 7 Baylor Scheierman South Dakota StateDec 14 Stanley Umude (1) South DakotaDec 21 Kevin Obanor (1) Oral RobertsDec 28 Rocky Kreuser (1) North Dakota State Jan 4 Kevin Obanor (2) Oral RobertsJan 11 Rocky Kreuser (2) North Dakota StateJan 18 Jase Townsend DenverJan 25 Brandon McKissic Kansas CityFeb 1 Stanley Umude (2) South DakotaFeb 8 Kevin Obanor (3) Oral RobertsFeb 15 Max Abmas (1) Oral RobertsFeb 22 A.J. Plitzuweit South DakotaMar 1 Max Abmas (2) Oral Roberts
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