2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, Stadium, ESPNU, ESPN+ |
2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
Season MVP | Jordan Walker |
Tournament |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Texas | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 26 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play starts in late December 2021 and will end in March 2022, after which all 14 member teams will participate in the 2022 Conference USA tournament at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1]
Preseason
UAB was picked as a narrow favorite to finish first in Conference USA by a poll of the league's 14 head coaches.[2]
Preseason Poll
1. | UAB (8) |
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2. | Louisiana Tech (6) |
3. | WKU |
4. | Marshall |
5. | Old Dominion |
6. | North Texas |
7. | Charlotte |
8. | Rice |
9. | Florida Atlantic |
10. | UTEP |
11. | UTSA |
12. | Southern Miss |
13. | FIU |
14. | Middle Tennessee |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference teams
Media |
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Jahmir Young Charlotte |
Taevion Kinsey Marshall |
Kenneth Lofton Jr. Louisiana Tech |
Josh Anderson WKU |
Quincy Olivari Rice |
Tyler Stevenson Southern Miss |
Tavin Lovan UAB |
Souley Boum UTEP |
Kalu Ezikpe Old Dominion |
Isaiah Crawford Louisiana Tech |
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Rodney Terry resigned as head coach of UTEP after three seasons to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.[3]Joe Golding was then hired as the new head coach of the Miners.[4]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Overall record | C-USA record | C-USA championships | NCAA Tournaments |
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Charlotte | Ron Sanchez | Virginia (asst.) |
4 | 33-50 | 20-32 | 0 | 0 |
FIU | Jeremy Ballard | VCU (asst.) |
4 | 48-44 | 21-32 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Atlantic | Dusty May | Florida (asst.) |
4 | 47-41 | 23-25 | 0 | 0 |
Louisiana Tech | Eric Konkol | Miami (asst.) |
7 | 129–65 | 67–39 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall | Dan D'Antoni | Los Angeles Lakers (asst.) |
8 | 128-99 | 71-51 | 1 | 1 |
Middle Tennessee | Nick McDevitt | UNC Asheville | 4 | 24-60 | 15-36 | 0 | 0 |
North Texas | Grant McCasland | Arkansas State | 5 | 78-51 | 39-29 | 1 | 0 |
Old Dominion | Jeff Jones | American | 9 | 167-92 | 93-45 | 1 | 1 |
Rice | Scott Pera | Rice (asst.) |
5 | 50-73 | 25-44 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Miss | Jay Ladner | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | 17-39 | 9-26 | 0 | 0 |
UAB | Andy Kennedy | Ole Miss | 2 | 22-7 | 13-5 | 0 | 0 |
UTEP | Joe Golding | Abilene Christian | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
UTSA | Steve Henson | Oklahoma (asst.) |
6 | 79-79 | 46-42 | 0 | 0 |
WKU | Rick Stansbury | Texas A&M (asst.) |
6 | 103-60 | 58-28 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
- Overall and C-USA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
Regular season
Conference matrix
Charlotte | FIU | Florida Atlantic | Louisiana Tech | Marshall | Middle Tennessee | North Texas | Old Dominion | Rice | Southern Miss | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU | ||
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vs. Charlotte | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. FIU | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Florida Atlantic | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Louisiana Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Marshall | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Middle Tennessee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. North Texas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Old Dominion | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Rice | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Southern Miss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UAB | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UTEP | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UTSA | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. WKU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Player of the week
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week | Reference |
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Week 1 – Nov 15 | Dayvion McKnight - WKU | Aly Khalifa - Charlotte | [5] |
Week 2 – Nov 22 | Tevin Brewer – FIU | Teafale Lenard – Middle Tennessee | [6] |
Week 3 – Nov 29 | Kenneth Lofton, Jr. – Louisiana Tech | Rashad Bolden – Southern Miss | [7] |
All-Conference Teams and Awards
Award | Recipients |
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Player of the Year | |
Coach of the Year | |
First Team | |
Second Team | |
Third Team | |
All-Freshman Team | |
All-Defensive Team |
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball Format".
- ^ "MBB: UAB Picked First in Preseason Poll; 11 Student-Athletes Recognized". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "UTEP men's basketball coach Rodney Terry taking assistant job at Texas". El Paso Times. April 6, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Abilene Christian's Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach". KVIA. April 13, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "MBB: Nov. 15 Players of the Week". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "MBB: Nov. 22 Players of the Week". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "MBB: Nov. 29 Players of the Week". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.