The 2020–21 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...
in the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5.
Season ...
. They were led by fourth-year head coach
Jean Prioleau
Jéan-Edúard Prioleau (born March 30, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently head men's basketball coach at San Jose State from 2017 to 2021.
Prioleau grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and played college basketball at ...
and were members of the
Mountain West Conference. Due to
COVID-19
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restrictions in
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259, as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring Sa ...
, the Spartans could not play their home games at their normal home arena,
Provident Credit Union Event Center, and played their "home" games at different locations.
Previous season
The
Spartans
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referred t ...
finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the
Mountain West tournament to
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
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, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
.
Roster
Schedule and Results
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Mountain West tournament
Source
References
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