2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record23–8 (17–3 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Combs
  • Jonathan Mattox
  • Dominic Lombardi
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont182 .900264  .867
Morehead State173 .850238  .742
Eastern Kentucky155 .750227  .759
Jacksonville State136 .684189  .667
Austin Peay1010 .5001413  .519
Murray State1010 .5001313  .500
Southeast Missouri State911 .4501116  .407
SIU Edwardsville712 .368917  .346
Eastern Illinois614 .300918  .333
UT Martin614 .300816  .333
Tennessee Tech515 .250522  .185
Tennessee State317 .150419  .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 17–3 in OVC play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Southeast Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky, and Belmont to be champions of the OVC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to West Virginia.