2020–21 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 16th-year head coach Scott Davenport, played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 14–8 and 10–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place in the conference. They earned the second seed in the ASUN tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to Stetson. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational (the program's first ever Division I postseason event), where they defeated Army in the quarterfinals and lost to Pepperdine in the semifinals.

2020–21 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball
CBI, semifinals
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record14–8 (10–3 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Scott Davenport (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Davenport
  • Beau Braden
  • Al Davis
Home arenaFreedom Hall
2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty112 .846236  .793
Bellarmine *103 .769148  .636
Lipscomb96 .6001512  .556
North Florida66 .500815  .348
North Alabama *78 .4671311  .542
Florida Gulf Coast45 .444108  .556
Stetson79 .4381215  .444
Jacksonville59 .3571113  .458
Kennesaw State213 .133519  .208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021
2021 ASUN Tournament winner

The season marked Bellarmine's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Knights were not eligible for NCAA postseason play but were allowed to participate in the ASUN Tournament.

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