2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Red Foxes, led by third-year head coach John Dunne , played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference .
They finished the season 12–9, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the MAAC tournament , they lost in the quarterfinals to No. 5 seed Niagara 62–67. This marked the first overall and conference winning season for the Red Foxes since 2007–08 when they finished 18–14 overall, and 11–7 in the MAAC.
Previous season
The Red Foxes finished the 2019–20 season 7–23 overall, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the 2020 MAAC tournament , they were defeated by No. 6 seed Niagara in the first round 54–56.[ 3] The tournament, and all postseason tournaments, were eventually cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Roster
2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Raheim Sullivan
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Toronto , Canada
G
1
Hakim Byrd
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G
2
Ricardo Wright
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Eustis, Florida
G
5
Michael Cubbage
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
Sicklerville, New Jersey
F
10
Henry Makeny
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Sydney , Australia
C
11
Victor Enoh
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Jr
Decatur, Georgia
G
13
Matt Herasme
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Chester, New York
C
15
Jordan Jones
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Baltimore, Maryland
G
20
Terrence Echols
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Fayetteville, New York
G
21
Tyler Saint-Furcy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Inwood, New York
F
23
Javon Cooley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Chicago, Illinois
F
24
Braden Bell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Rowlett, Texas
G
25
Tucker Lee
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Kent, Connecticut
F
33
Zion Tordoff
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Bradford , England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 27, 2020
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2019 *TBD
at Albany
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues
SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
December 5, 2020 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton
W 68–65 OT
1–0
18 – Cubbage
11 – Enoh
2 – Byrd, Sullivan
BU Events Center (0)Vestal, New York
December 6, 2020 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton
W 64–60
2–0
13 – Sullivan
6 – Bell, Jones
3 – Byrd
McCann Arena (1)Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC regular season
December 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius
L 72–81
2–1 (0–1)
17 – Byrd
10 – Cubbage
3 – Sullivan, Wright
Koessler Athletic Center (0)Buffalo, NY
December 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius
W 56–52
3–1 (1–1)
10 – Byrd, Jones
7 – Herasme, Jones
3 – Sullivan
Koessler Athletic Center (0)Buffalo, NY
December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Manhattan
W 61–39
4–1 (2–1)
20 – Byrd
7 – Jones
4 – Byrd
Draddy Gymnasium (0)Bronx, NY
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Manhattan
W 72–67 OT
5–1 (3–1)
18 – Wright
15 – Enoh
2 – 4 Tied
Draddy Gymnasium (0)Bronx, NY
January 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara
W 63–61
6–1 (4–1)
16 – Wright
9 – Jones
7 – Sullivan
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara
L 72–86
6–2 (4–2)
19 – Wright
6 – Jones
5 – Sullivan
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Monmouth
L 64–80
6–3 (4–3)
15 – Byrd
9 – Jones
5 – Byrd
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth
L 62–72
6–4 (4–4)
11 – Byrd
7 – Enoh
5 – Byrd
OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NJ
January 15, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Fairfield
W 73–63
7–4 (5–4)
14 – Jones, Sullivan
7 – Herasme
9 – Sullivan
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield
L 52–55
7–5 (5–5)
17 – Jones
7 – Jones
4 – Sullivan
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rider
L 64–76
7–6 (5–6)
17 – Sullivan
8 – Herasme
4 – Sullivan
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider
W 76–67
8–6 (6–6)
22 – Wright
8 – Herasme
4 – Herasme
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena
W 55–54
9–6 (7–6)
12 – Sullivan
6 – Bell
4 – Sullivan
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena
L 50–63
9–7 (7–7)
9 – Wright, Byrd
8 – Bell
1 – 5 tied
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 19, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Peter's
L 54–59
9–8 (7–8)
12 – Bell, Byrd
8 – Bell, Byrd
3 – Saint-Furcy
John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ
February 20, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's
W 51–50
10–8 (8–8)
15 – Jones
8 – Wright
3 – Sullivan, Wright
John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac
W 76–67
11–8 (9–8)
13 – Wright
9 – Bell
4 – Byrd
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Quinnipiac
W 65–52
12–8 (10–8)
19 – Wright
8 – Wright
3 – Herasme
McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC tournament
March 11, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+
(4)
vs. (5) Niagara Quarterfinals
L 62–67
12–9
14 – Jones
10 – Jones
2 – Sullivan, Wright
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Source .
Awards
Following the season, two Marist players were selected to the All-MAAC rookie team, freshman guards Hakim Byrd and Ricardo Wright. Byrd averaged 8.4 points per game and shot 83.7% from the free-throw line while playing in all 21 games, starting nine of them. Wright, who played all 21 games and started 17, led Marist in scoring average (11.0), minutes played per game (28.9), and shot 75% from the free-throw line.[ 4]
Statistics
Players
PLAYER
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
PPG
Braden Bell
21
11
23.5
.407
.324
.667
4.7
22
14
9
7.1
Hakim Byrd
21
9
23.6
.389
.319
.837
2.0
40
18
–
8.4
Javon Cooley
21
6
13.4
.391
.362
.737
1.8
13
2
4
3.9
Michael Cubbage
4
4
24.8
.471
.429
.750
5.3
2
6
–
11.0
Terrence Echols
1
0
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.0
Victor Enoh
16
2
18.4
.581
–
.667
5.1
4
8
12
3.9
Matt Herasme
18
13
26.5
.371
.273
.629
4.3
18
12
5
5.9
Jordan Jones
21
19
21.7
.591
–
.618
5.4
17
12
40
9.4
Lee Tucker
1
1
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.0
Henry Makeny
12
0
9.7
.500
.571
.000
1.9
4
2
4
1.7
Tyler Saint-Furcy
21
11
15.6
.396
.083
.531
2.2
8
11
7
2.7
Raheim Sullivan
21
12
28.6
.403
.261
.727
2.4
63
19
1
9.9
Ricardo Wright
21
17
28.9
.382
.327
.750
3.9
38
10
2
11.0
TOTALS
21
21
–
.427
.310
.684
35.0
229
114
84
63.43
OPPONENTS
21
21
–
.392
.309
.693
34.6
250
142
59
63.62
MAAC Leaders
Scoring
Ricardo Wright (11.0/game): 23rd
Rebounding
Jordan Jones (5.4/game): 21st
Victor Enoh (5.1/game): 25th
Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 attempted per game)
Jordan Jones (78–132 .591): 3rd
Braden Bell (57–140 .407): 24th
Assists per game
Raheim Sullivan (3.0/game): 8th
Hakim Byrd (1.9/game): 24th
Steals per game
Raheim Sullivan (0.9/game): 24th
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 2 attempted per game)
Javon Cooley (17–47 .362): 16th
3-Point Field Goals Made
Ricardo Wright (34): 12th
Braden Bell (24): 21st
Hakim Byrd (23): 22nd
Blocked Shots
Jordan Jones (40): 3rd
Victor Enoh (12): 16th
Braden Bell (9): 23rd
Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3 assists/game)
Raheim Sullivan (1.3): 6th
Offensive Rebounds
Jordan Jones (39): 10th
Victor Enoh (25): 25th
Minutes Played
Ricardo Wright (28.9/game): 19th
Raheim Sullivan (28.6/game): 24th
To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games. [ 6] [ 7]
References