2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHulman Center
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Drake 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
Missouri State 12 6   .667 17 7   .708
Indiana State 11 7   .611 15 10   .600
Evansville 7 11   .389 9 16   .360
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 10 15   .400
Bradley 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 12 14   .462
Illinois State 4 14   .222 7 18   .280
2021 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by 11th-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the newly renovated Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.