The 2020–21 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were coached by Mike Farrelly, who served as acting head coach while Joe Mihalich was out on a temporary medical leave of absence. They played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pride finished the season 13–10, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Delaware in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing to Elon in the semifinals.
Previous season The Pride finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to win the regular season CAA championship. They defeated Drexel and Delaware to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament. There they defeated Northeastern to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jermaine Miranda 3 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Juncos, Puerto Rico Transferred to California Baptist Desure Buie 4 G 5'11" 160 RS Senior Bronx, NY Graduated Eli Pemberton 5 G 6'5" 195 Senior Middletown, CT Graduated Hal Hughes 11 F/C 6'9" 220 RS Freshman Sydney, Australia Entered transfer portal Connor Klementowicz 24 G 6'2" 210 Senior Freehold, New Jersey Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Cole Eiber 31 G 6'1" 185 Graduate Student Albertson, NY Graduate transfer from Western New England; will have immediate eligibility.
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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