Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2021 · CSM Staff
Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers
NEC (12-10, 9-7)
Big Wins: 1/31 Sacred Heart (76-64), 3/6 at Wagner (66-60), 3/9 at Bryant (73-68)
Bad Losses: 1/7 at St. Francis Brooklyn (55-70), 1/22 at CCSU (64-65), 2/20 at Fairleigh Dickinson (71-76)
Coach: Dan Engelstad
Probable Starters:
Damian Chong Qui, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 5.5 apg, 4.2 rpg
Josh Reaves, Freshman, Guard, 7.0 ppg
Nana Opoku, Junior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg
Mezi Offurum, Junior, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.5 spg
Malik Jefferson, Junior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Frantisek Barton, Freshman, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Deandre Thomas, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 1.1 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.3 (325th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.0 (16, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (247, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (40, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (227, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.9 (168, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.5 (270, 8)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (39, 1)
Assists Per Game: 11.9 (266, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (188, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2017 | NCAA | Opening Round win over New Orleans |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Villanova |
| 2014 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to Albany |
| 2011 | CBI | First Round loss to James Madison |
| 2008 | NCAA | Opening Round win over Coppin State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
| 1999 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan State |
| 1996 | NIT | First Round loss to Illinois State |
| 1995 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Kentucky |
*all team stats through 3/7
