2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–16 (6–14 OVC)
Head coach	Montez Robinson (Interim) (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jackson Hayzlett (1st season) DeAndre Walker (7th season) Zach Carpenter (4th season)
Home arena	Skyhawk Arena

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont	18	–	2		.900			26	–	4		.867
Morehead State †	17	–	3		.850			23	–	8		.742
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	5		.750			22	–	7		.759
Jacksonville State	13	–	6		.684			18	–	9		.667
Austin Peay	10	–	10		.500			14	–	13		.519
Murray State	10	–	10		.500			13	–	13		.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11		.450			11	–	16		.407
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	12		.368			9	–	17		.346
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14		.300			9	–	18		.333
UT Martin	6	–	14		.300			8	–	16		.333
Tennessee Tech	5	–	15		.250			5	–	22		.185
Tennessee State	3	–	17		.150			4	–	19		.174
† 2021 OVC tournament winner

The 2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by interim head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

On November 15, 10 days before the scheduled start of the season, the school announced that head coach Anthony Stewart, who was entering his fifth year as head coach, had died suddenly.[1] No cause of death was given.[2] On November 17, the school announced that assistant coach Montez Robinson, who had been named an assistant in September, had been named interim head coach for the season.[3]

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2019–20 season 9–20, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2020–21 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Eden Holt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Williston State College Houston, Texas G 2 Anthony Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Olympus Preparatory Academy Silver Spring, Maryland G 3 Eman Sertovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bella Vista Prep Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina F 4 Jaron Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr College of Central Florida Rock Hill, South Carolina G 5 Jonte Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Kankakee CC Champaign, Illinois C 10 Eric Rustin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tennessee Prep Academy Richmond, Virginia F 11 Jeremiah Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Gadsden State CC Bessemer, Ala. F 12 Ajani Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr UC Riverside Moreno Valley, California F 13 Zavon Godwin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Schoolcraft College Detroit, Michigan F 15 Cameron Holden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Gulf Coast State College Forsyth, Georgia F 21 Dante Gonzales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Mesa CC Gilbert, Arizona F 22 La-Quiem Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Kaskaskia College Jersey City, New Jersey G 23 Vinnie Viana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Albany Technical College Atlanta, Georgia G 24 Trey Fort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr DME Sports Academy Jackson, Mississippi G 33 Kenton Eskridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ranger College Atlanta, Georgia C 44 Hannes Polla 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Oklahoma Lahti, Finland	Head coach Montez Robinson (interim) (Alcorn State) Assistant coach(es) DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State) Zack Carpenter (Lee) Jackson Hayzlett (North Carolina State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 93–87 ^2OT	1–0	Skyhawk Arena (211) Martin, TN
December 5, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 5 Illinois	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		State Farm Center  Champaign, IL
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 12 Tennessee	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
December 15, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethel	W 95–60	2–0	Skyhawk Arena (125) Martin, TN
December 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 81–63	3–0 (1–0)	Show Me Center (748) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 20, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Illinois	L 63–81	3–1	Skyhawk Arena  Martin, TN
December 22, 2020* 4:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 43–90	3–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (875) Oxford, MS
December 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 70–80	3–3 (1–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (588) Jacksonville, AL
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 69–90	3–4 (1–2)	Skyhawk Arena (165) Martin, TN
January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 62–74	3–5 (1–3)	Gentry Center (338) Nashville, TN
January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 62–74	3–6 (1–4)	Curb Event Center (338) Nashville, TN
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 57–79	3–7 (1–5)	Skyhawk Arena (231) Martin, TN
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 73–113	3–8 (1–6)	McBrayer Arena (759) Richmond, KY
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	L 44–76	3–9 (1–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (500) Morehead, KY
January 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 69–66	4–9 (2–7)	Skyhawk Arena (267) Martin, TN
January 28, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 51–41	5–9 (3–7)	Skyhawk Arena (360) Martin, TN
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		SIUE Edwardsville	L 60–76	5–10 (3–8)	Skyhawk Arena (234) Martin, TN
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 70–82	5–11 (3–9)	Skyhawk Arena (240) Martin, TN
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 66–64	6–11 (4–9)	Skyhawk Arena (198) Martin, TN
February 8, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 76–75	7–11 (5–9)	Skyhawk Arena (319) Martin, TN
February 11, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 50–71	7–12 (5–10)	Winfield Dunn Center (423) Clarksville, TN
February 13, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 55–84	7–13 (5–11)	CFSB Center (1,257) Murray, KY
February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 72–89	7–14 (5–12)	Skyhawk Arena (173) Martin, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	L 69–79	7–15 (5–13)	Skyhawk Arena (166) Martin, TN
February 25, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	L 53–66	7–16 (5–14)	First Community Arena (50) Edwardsville, IL
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 73–68	8–16 (6–14)	Lantz Arena (50) Charleston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

1. "UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart found dead at age 50". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
2. "Stewart, basketball coach at UT Martin, dies at 50". ESPN.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
3. "Montez Robinson Named UT Martin Interim Men's Basketball Coach". ovcsports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.