2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–16 (5–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Shumate
Assistant coachTim MacAllister
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 12 – 3   .800 21 – 8   .724
Appalachian State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559
Georgia State † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 11   .621
Troy 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
South Alabama 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Arkansas State 8 – 7   .533 18 – 11   .621
Coastal Carolina 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576
Louisiana 8 – 9   .471 16 – 15   .516
UT Arlington 7 – 10   .412 11 – 18   .379
Georgia Southern 5 – 11   .313 13 – 16   .448
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Little Rock 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Brian Burg, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 13–13, 7–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They were defeated by Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Viti 1 F/G 6'5" 215 Redshirt Sophomore Buford, Georgia Transfer to Augusta
Zach Bryant 3 G 6'2" 200 Senior Hastings, Florida Graduated and playing professionally in Basketball Bundesliga
Eric Boone 5 G 6'2" 190 Junior Lexington, Kentucky Transfer to North Carolina Central
Eito Yuminami 21 G 5'6" 160 Junior Mooresville, North Carolina Graduated and playing professionally in the B.League
JeMar Lincoln 33 G 6'1" 200 Redshirt Junior Waycross, Georgia Released/Quit
Jacob Sowers 34 G 6'0" 185 Senior Alpharetta, Georgia Graduated
Fred Odhiambo 44 C 6'11" 210 Junior Nairobi, Kenya Transfer to Clayton State

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old School
Tre Cobbs 3 G 6'0" 190 Senior Lima, Ohio Kentucky Wesleyan
Carlos Curry 25 F 6'11" 240 Redshirt Junior Albany, Georgia Northwest Mississippi CC

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mannie Harris
Guard 		Camilla, GA Mitchell County HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 17, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Donovan Stocks
Guard 		Cincinnati, OH Covington Catholic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Amar Augillard
Guard 		Zion, IL Zion Benton HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 14, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Georgia Southern 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  • "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 0 Kaden Archie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
G/F 1 Cam Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Camilla, Georgia
G 2 Elijah McCadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G 3 Tre Cobbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Lima, Ohio
G 4 Kamari Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tallahassee, Florida
G 5 Mannie Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Camilla, Georgia
F 10 Carlos Curry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Albany, Georgia
F 11 Mackenzie McFatten 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Douglas, Georgia
F 12 Andrei Savrasov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr St. Petersburg, Russia
G/F 13 Gedi Juozapaitis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr London, England
G 14 Donovan Stocks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 21 Amar Augillard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Zion, Illinois
G 23 Grant Weatherford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Cicero, Indiana
F/C 24 Prince Toyambi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Kinshasa, DR Congo
G Will Dillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State W 82–71  1–0
  15 – Juozapaitis   7 – Savrasov   4 – Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,654)
Statesboro, GA
November 13, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida W 53–41  2–0
  13 – McCadden   7 – Brown   3 – McCadden  Yuengling Center (2,259)
Tampa, FL
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bob Jones W 103–51  3–0
  18 – Savrasov   8 – Savrasov   5 – McCadden  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,364)
Statesboro, GA
November 20, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Hampton W 86–66  4–0
  16 – Savrasov   6 – Toyambi   6 – Cobbs  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (70)
Spartanburg, SC
November 21, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 52–70  4–1
  10 – Savrasov   6 – Toyambi   6 – Juozapaitis  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (791)
Spartanburg, SC
November 26, 2021*
12:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 59–61  4–2
  14 – 2 Tied   7 – 2 Tied   3 – 4 Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,486)
Atlanta, GA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 51–59  4–3
  17 – McCadden   7 – Toyambi   4 – 2 Tied  Ellis Johnson Arena (1,555)
Morehead, KY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Carver W 85–43  5–3
  22 – Savrasov   10 – Curry   6 – Bryant  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,106)
Statesboro, GA
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 68–77  5–4
  14 – 2 Tied   9 – Brown   3 – McCadden  Hawkins Arena (2,322)
Macon, GA
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Campbell W 69–66  6–4
  17 – McCadden   8 – McCadden   3 – McCadden  Gore Arena (1,360)
Buies Creek, NC
December 18, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Covenant W 85–51  7–4
  16 – 2 Tied   9 – Savrasov   4 – Bryant  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,025)
Statesboro, GA
December 22, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock L 66–78  7–5
(0–1) 		 17 – Toyambi   8 – Toyambi   4 – McCadden  Jack Stephens Center (1,775)
Little Rock, AR
January 1, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 56–74  7–6
(0–2) 		 13 – Savrasov   7 – Bryant   2 – Archie  First National Bank Arena (1,012)
Jonesboro, AR
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 74–73 OT 8–6
(1–2) 		 16 – Brown   8 – Bryant   5 – 2 Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,822)
Statesboro, GA
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
January 15, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 67–73  8–7
(1–3) 		 19 – McCadden   11 – McCadden   4 – Juozapaitis  Mitchell Center (1,926)
Mobile, AL
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina L 72–76  8–8
(1–4) 		 20 – McCadden   8 – McCadden   4 – Archie  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,861)
Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 62–70  8–9
(1–5) 		 16 – Savrasov   12 – Toyambi   4 – Brown  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,241)
Statesboro, GA
January 27, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 50–45  9–9
(2–5) 		 12 – Bryant   8 – 2 Tied   3 – Cobbs  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,968)
Monroe, LA
January 29, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 66–65  10–9
(3–5) 		 21 – McCadden   10 – Toyambi   4 – McCadden  Cajundome (3,023)
Lafayette, LA
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 58–57  11–9
(4–5) 		 10 – 2 Tied   8 – Savrasov   4 – Archie  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,886)
Statesboro, GA
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 52–61  11–10
(4–6) 		 13 – McCadden   7 – Curry   2 – 2 Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,144)
Statesboro, GA
February 10, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 61–65  11–11
(4–7) 		 13 – Savrasov   8 – Toyambi   5 – McCadden  Holmes Center (3,152)
Boone, NC
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 58–79  11–12
(4–8) 		 14 – McCadden   10 – Toyambi   3 – McCadden  HTC Center (969)
Conway, SC
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
Modern Day Hate 		L 63–79  11–13
(4–9) 		 17 – Brown   9 – Savrasov   2 – 4 Tied  GSU Sports Arena (3,339)
Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State
Modern Day Hate 		L 49–58  11–14
(4–10) 		 21 – Savrasov   7 – Bryant   3 – 2 Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (3,353)
Statesboro, GA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana L 69–82  11–15
(4–11) 		 16 – McFadden   8 – McFadden   4 – McFadden  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,669)
Statesboro, GA
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 81–75 OT 12–15
(5–11) 		 22 – Brown   8 – Savrasov   5 – McCadden  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,707)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) Coastal Carolina
First round 		W 70–64  13–15
  15 – McCadden   8 – Brown   4 – McCadden  Pensacola Bay Center (723)
Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (2) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals 		L 60–73  13–16
  17 – Archie   7 – McCadden   6 – McCadden  Pensacola Bay Center (1,177)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Red Wolves Edge Georgia Southern in SBC Tournament Opener". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2021.