2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

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2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
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ConferenceNortheast Conference
2021–22 record14–16 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachWill Holland
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Miller
  • Justin Burrell
Home arenaKnott Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bryant dagger 16 – 2   .889 22 – 10   .688
Wagner 15 – 3   .833 21 – 6   .778
LIU 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533
Merrimack* 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Mount St. Mary's 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Sacred Heart 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Central Connecticut 5 – 13   .278 8 – 24   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 – 13   .278 4 – 22   .154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2022 NEC Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 12–11, 9–7 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. In the NEC Tournament, they defeated Wagner in the semifinals[1] and Bryant in the championship game.[2] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.[3]

Roster[]

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Dakota Leffew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jonesboro Hampton, GA
G 2 Deandre Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Samford Inglewood, CA
G 3 Jaylin Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Legacy of Sport Sciences Evanston, IL
F 4 Dola Adebayo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canterbury School (FL) Ocala, FL
G 5 Jalen Benjamin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Meadowcreek Raleigh, NC
G 10 Dante Bouchard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr IMG Academy Gloversville, NY
G 11 Elijah Elliott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Jack Yates Houston, TX
F 12 Jedy Cordilia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Nottingham Academy Tilburg, Netherlands
F 13 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr George Washington Germantown, MD
G 15 Bankeys Omari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Clarksburg Germantown, MD
F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Potomac Woodbridge, VA
G 23 Josh Reaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Kent School Hamden, CT
F 24 František Barton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Get Better Academy Brno, Czech Republic
F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hopewell Hopewell, VA
G 35 Winston Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. John's Prep Frederick, MD
F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hopewell Hopewell, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2021

Schedule and results[]

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
4:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 4 Villanova L 51–91  0–1
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDVM 		Washington (MD) W 117–62  1–1
 Knott Arena (2,278)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 13, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 60–80  1–2
 Hagan Arena (1,513)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 13 Kentucky
Kentucky Classic 		L 55–80  1–3
 Rupp Arena (18,227)
Lexington, KY
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris
Kentucky Classic 		W 74–70 OT 2–3
 UPMC Events Center (1,589)
Moon Township, PA
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio
Kentucky Classic 		L 59–73  2–4
 Convocation Center (5,178)
Athens, OH
November 27, 2021*
2:00 pm, WDVM 		Navy L 40–67  2–5
 Knott Arena (1,362)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Howard W 72–70  3–5
 Knott Arena (1,617)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 4, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) L 55–61  3–6
 Reitz Arena (1,121)
Baltimore, MD
December 7, 2021*
9:00 pm 		at Santa Clara L 77–88  3–7
 Leavey Center (962)
Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2021*
4:00 pm, WDVM 		American L 66–72 OT 3–8
 Knott Arena (1,935)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2021*
4:00 pm, WDVM 		Morgan State W 74–60  4–8
 Knott Arena (1,116)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDVM 		UMBC Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Fairleigh Dickinson L 0–1 (Forfeit)  4–8
(0–1) 		Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Wagner L 0–1 (Forfeit)  4–8
(0–2) 		Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm 		at LIU L 57–74  4–9
(0–3) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (84)
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm 		at St. Francis Brooklyn W 69–61  5–9
(1–3) 		Daniel J. Lynch Gym (187)
Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm 		at Bryant L 66–73  5–10
(1–4) 		Chace Athletic Center (240)
Smithfield, RI
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Merrimack W 57–50  6–10
(2–4) 		Hammel Court (242)
North Andover, MA
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Sacred Heart W 98–59  7–10
(3–4) 		Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 23, 2022
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Central Connecticut W 65–50  8–10
(4–4) 		Knott Arena (1,493)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–56  9–10
(5–4) 		Rothman Center (137)
Hackensack, NJ
January 29, 2022
5:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Saint Francis (PA) W 71–54  10–10
(6–4) 		Knott Arena (2,154)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Merrimack W 69–53  11–10
(7–4) 		Knott Arena (1,739)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Bryant L 61–62  11–11
(7–5) 		Knott Arena (2,784)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Wagner L 57–69  11–12
(7–6) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,944)
Staten Island, NY
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) W 54–52  12–12
(8–6) 		DeGol Arena (799)
Loretto, PA
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		St. Francis Brooklyn L 55–64  12–13
(8–7) 		Knott Arena (1,792)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		LIU L 61–66  12–14
(8–8) 		Knott Arena (2,625)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart L 65–77  12–15
(8–9) 		William H. Pitt Center (403)
Fairfield, CT
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm 		at Central Connecticut W 65–46  13–15
(9–9) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,331)
New Britain, CT
NEC Tournament
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		(4) (5) St. Francis Brooklyn
Quarterfinals 		W 78–48  14–15
 Knott Arena (2,274)
Emmitsburg, MD
March 5, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) at (1) Bryant
Semifinals 		L 69–70  14–16
 Chace Athletic Center (2,650)
Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mount St. Mary's Stops Wagner, 66–60, to Advance to the Northeast Conference Championship Game". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mount St. Mary's Takes Down Bryant for Sixth #NECMBB Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Texas Southern beats Mount St. Mary's 60–52 in NCAA opener". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketball Conference Openers Cancelled for December 29". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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