2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–16 (7–11 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Hinnant
  • Biko Paris
  • Jon Iati
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
UMBC 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
Hartford 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Albany 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Binghamton 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
NJIT 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Maine 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
† 2022 AmEast tournament winner

The 2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Massachusetts and were led by ninth-year head coach Pat Duquette. They finished the season 15-16, 7-11 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the River Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 11–12, 7–8 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They fell to Hartford in the America East Conference Championship.[1]

Roster

2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justin Faison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Elizabeth City State Prince George's County, MD
G 1 Bryce Daley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Salisbury School Pittsfield, MA
G 2 Kalil Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Holy Cross HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Gregory Hammond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rhode Island New Orleans, LA
G 4 Ayinde Hikim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So La Salle Washington, D.C.
F 5 Connor Withers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Osbourn HS Manassas, VA
F 10 Max Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Charles HS Waldorf, MD
G 11 Everette Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Sr USC Upstate Silver Spring, MD
F 12 Darion Jordan-Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wagner Brockton, MA
G/F 13 Quinton Mincey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount St. Mary's Upper Marlboro, MD
G 14 Anthony Blunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Vincent Pallotti HS Crownsville, MD
F 15 Allin Blunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Gonzaga College HS Crownsville, MD
F 22 Caleb Bates 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lake Shore HS Detroit, Michigan
F 23 John Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) GS Portland State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Ephraim Acquah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Williamsport HS Hagerstown, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rivier W 91–55  1–0
 Costello Athletic Center (780)
Lowell, MA
November 13, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton W 59–58  2–0
 UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 16, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Oklahoma State
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase 		L 58–80  2–1
 Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
November 17, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Central Connecticut
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase 		W 77–53  3–1
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington W 67–56  4–1
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,424)
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMass L 81–92  4–2
 Mullins Center (1,492)
Amherst, MA
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fisher W 101–38  5–2
 Costello Athletic Center (469)
Lowell, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Brown L 63–73  5–3
 Costello Athletic Center (900)
Lowell, MA
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Merrimack W 61–57  6–3
 Hammel Court (2,632)
North Andover, MA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University L 62–72  6–4
 Case Gym (914)
Boston, MA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm 		MCLA W 109–45  7–4
 Costello Athletic Center (225)
Lowell, MA
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Sacred Heart W 70–62  8–4
 Tsongas Center (812)
Lowell, MA
December 23, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		St. Francis Brooklyn Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 2, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Binghamton L 63–68  8–5
(0–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,202)
Binghamton, NY
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT L 72–77  8–6
(0–2) 		Costello Athletic Center (242)
Lowell, MA
January 8, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at UMBC W 66–64  9–6
(1–2) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (923)
Catonsville, MD
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Albany L 47–57  9–7
(1–3) 		SEFCU Arena (1,164)
Albany, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Maine W 71–62  10–7
(2–3) 		Costello Athletic Center (605)
Lowell, MA
January 22, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Hampshire L 61–67  10–8
(2–4) 		Lundholm Gym (469)
Durham, NH
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Albany L 62–64 OT 10–9
(2–5) 		Costello Athletic Center (455)
Lowell, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine W 62–50  11–9
(3–5) 		Cross Insurance Center (465)
Bangor, ME
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont L 67–78  11–10
(3–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hartford
Rescheduled from January 15 		W 85–75  12–10
(4–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (397)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stony Brook L 85–87  12–11
(4–7) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,850)
Stony Brook, NY
February 12, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		UMBC W 88–71  13–11
(5–7) 		Tsongas Center (2,215)
Lowell, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 55–59  13–12
(5–8) 		Wellness and Events Center (248)
Newark, NJ
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Binghamton L 64–78  13–13
(5–9) 		Tsongas Center (1,483)
Lowell, MA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stony Brook W 67–50  14–13
(6–9) 		Costello Athletic Center (501)
Lowell, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Vermont L 61–62  14–14
(6–10) 		Patrick Gym (2,606)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire L 48–64  14–15
(6–11) 		Tsongas Center (1,284)
Lowell, MA
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Hartford
Rescheduled from January 29 		W 83–73  15–15
(7–11) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (436)
West Hartford, CT
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) at (2) UMBC
Quarterfinals 		L 85–93 OT 15–16
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,925)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "River Hawks' Historic Run Ends with 64-50 AE Championship Setback at Hartford". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved October 24, 2021.