The 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Red Foxes, led by third-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. 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

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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. The tournament, and all postseason tournaments, were eventually cancelled amid the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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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.

Statistics

Players

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.

References

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Marist Red Foxes The Red Foxes are the athletic teams of Marist University. The Marist Red Foxes compete in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) the only exception being football, a member of the Pioneer Football L ...

Marist Red Foxes men's basketball : ''For information on all Marist University sports, see Marist Red Foxes'' The Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. The school's team currently ...