Sports season
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 [ edit ] The conference both gained and lost a member after the 2019–20 season. Purdue Fort Wayne left for the Horizon League [1] and was replaced by Kansas City , which returned to the Summit after a seven-year absence spent in the Western Athletic Conference .[2]
Preseason awards [ edit ] Preseason awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2020.[3]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll [ edit ] Rank Team 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 [ edit ] Honor Recipient Preseason Player of the Year Douglas Wilson , South Dakota State Preseason All-Summit League First Team Noah Friedel, South Dakota State Kevin Obanor , Oral Roberts Matt Pile, Omaha Filip Rebraca, North Dakota Stanley Umude , South Dakota Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State Preseason All-Summit League Second Team Max Abmas , Oral Roberts Matt Dentlinger, South Dakota State Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State Marlon Ruffin, Omaha Jase Townsend, Denver
Conference matrix [ edit ] Denver Kansas City North Dakota North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois vs. Denver – 2−0 1−1 2−0 2−0 2−0 2−0 0−0 2−0 vs. Kansas City 0–2 – 1−1 1−1 0−2 1−1 2−0 2−0 0−0 vs. North Dakota 1−1 1−1 – 1−1 1−1 1−1 0−2 2−0 1−1 vs. North Dakota State 0−2 1−1 1−1 – 0−2 1−1 1−1 1−1 0−2 vs. Omaha 0−2 2−0 1−1 2−0 – 2−0 2−0 0−0 2−0 vs. Oral Roberts 0−2 1−1 1−1 1−1 0−2 – 1−0 1−1 0−2 vs. South Dakota 0−2 0−2 2−0 1−1 0−2 0−1 – 1−1 0−2 vs. South Dakota State 0−0 0−2 0−2 1−1 0−0 1−1 1−1 – 0−2 vs. Western Illinois 0−2 0−0 1−1 2−0 0−2 2−0 2−0 2−0 – Total 1−13 7−7 8−8 11−5 3−11 10−5 11−4 9−3 5−9
All-Summit League awards [ edit ] Summit League men's basketball weekly awards [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Teams Championships & awards Seasons