2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA DII Tournament, Midwest Regional Semifinal
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record22–9 (16–4 GLIAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Raymoan McAfee
  • Bill Killian
  • Dave Schlump
  • Josh Fleming
Home arenaJim Wink Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
1Y. Ferris State 16 – 4   .800 22 – 9   .710
2Y. Michigan Tech 16 – 4   .800 21 – 7   .750
3Y. Northern Michigan 12 – 8   .600 18 – 12   .600
4Y. Saginaw Valley St. 12 – 8   .600 19 – 11   .633
5. Grand Valley St 11 – 9   .550 17 – 11   .607
6. Lake Superior St. 11 – 9   .550 16 – 11   .593
7. Parkside 10 – 9   .526 14 – 14   .500
8. Davenport † 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548
Purdue Northwest 4 – 16   .200 7 – 21   .250
Wayne State 4 – 16   .200 5 – 18   .217
Northwood 3 – 16   .158 5 – 21   .192
† 2022 GLIAC tournament winner
As of January 16, 2025
Rankings from Poll

The 2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Ferris State in the 2021–22 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by 9th-year head coach Andy Bronkema and played their home games at Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids, Michigan as members of the GLIAC.

Previous season

Regular season

The Bulldogs finished 8–8 in the GLIAC and 9–11 overall in the 2020–21 season[1] prior to the GLIAC tournament

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Quantes Jackson 14 G 6'2" 170 Jr Grand Rapids, MI
Jeremiah Washington 11 G 5'10" 165 So Eau Claire, WI Transferred to Le Moyne
Dylan Dankenbring 21 F 6'9" 240 Jr Peck, MI
Ryan Segall 25 F 6'10" 225 Redshirt Fr Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Berry College
Michael Peterson 31 F 6'6" 200 Sr Rockford, MI Transferred to Michigan State[2]
Mason Pline 32 F 6'8" 230 Jr Fowler, MI Committed to the Ferris State Football team[3]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Keymonta Johnson 2 G 6'3" 200 Graduate Student Decatur, IL Illinois–Springfield
Reese McDonald 4 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Raleigh, NC Brunswick Community College
Lee Higgins 11 G 6'2" 180 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Concordia-St. Paul
Solomon Oraegbu 31 G 6'3" 180 Redshirt Sophomore Chicago, IL Wisconsin–Parkside

2021 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bennie Crenshaw
G 		Waterford, MI Waterford Kettering High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 14, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Ethan Erickson
G 		Grand Rapids, MI Forest Hills Northern High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 15, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brandon Claerbaut
F 		Zeeland, MI Zeeland East High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Nathan Claerbaut
F 		Zeeland, MI Zeeland East High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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:

Roster

2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Walt Kelser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Schoolcraft CC Southfield, MI
F 1 Deng Reng 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Wheaton North Wheaton, IL
G 2 Keymonta Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Illinois-Springfield Decatur, IL
G 3 Ben Davidson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Saint Clair High St. Clair, MI
G 4 Reese McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brunswick CC Raleigh, NC
F 5 Logan Ryan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Colorado State Canton, MI
F 10 Dorian Aluyi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Minot State Chicago, IL
G 11 Lee Higgins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Concordia-St. Paul Chicago, IL
G 15 Bennie Crenshaw 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Waterford Kettering Waterford, MI
F 20 Reece Hazelton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Glen Lake High School Glen Arbor, MI
G 21 Ethan Erickson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Forest Hills Northern Grand Rapids, MI
F 23 Mykel Bingham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
G 24 Jimmy Scholler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI
F 25 Brandon Claerbaut 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Zeeland East Zeeland,MI
F 31 Solomon Oraegbu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Wisconsin–Parkside Chicago, IL
F 32 Nathan Claerbaut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Zeeland East Zeeland,MI
F 34 Vejas Grazulis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Muskegon CC Marquette, MI
F 35 Aidan Shore Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Sterling High Sterling, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2021

Preseason

Preseason GLIAC Poll

In the Pre-season rankings for the GLIAC North, Ferris State was narrowly projected to finish second, just behind Michigan Tech.[4]

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Michigan State L 58–92 
 12 – Kelser   6 – Scholler   3 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 5, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Xavier L 59–100 
 12 – Johnson   7 – Aluyi   2 – Johnson  Cintas Center (9,544)
Cincinnati, OH
Regular Season
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Ohio Dominican W 83–76  1–0
  20 – Kelser   7 – Aluyi   8 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena 
Big Rapids, MI
November 14, 2021*
3:00 pm 		Drury W 124–77  2–0
  40 – Kelser   8 – Johnson   10 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (750)
Big Rapids, MI
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at No. 3 Hillsdale W 89–58  3–0
  21 – Kelser   9 – Hazelton   5 – Scholler  Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena (401)
Hillsdale, MI
November 20, 2021*
3:00 pm 		Ashland W 85–73 OT 4–0
  26 – Kelser   9 – Ryan   7 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (1,437)
Big Rapids, MI
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm 		No. 9 at Findlay L 74–86  4–1
  18 – Kelser   10 – Aluyi   3 – Scholler  Croy Gymnasium (763)
Findlay, OH
November 28, 2021*
1:00 pm 		No. 9 Lincoln W 82–66  5–1
  20 – Ryan   11 – Ryan   8 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena 
Big Rapids, MI
December 2, 2021
7:30 pm 		No. 7 Purdue Northwest W 120–77  6–1
(1–0) 		 21 – Aluyi   12 – Ryan   9 – Kelser  Big Rapids High School (817)
Big Rapids, MI
December 4, 2021
3:00 pm 		No. 7 Wisconsin–Parkside W 91–68  7–1
(2–0) 		 19 – Kelser   9 – Tie   9 – Scholler  Big Rapids High School (450)
Big Rapids, MI
December 9, 2021
7:45 pm 		at Northern Michigan W 76–63  8–1
(3–0) 		 20 – Kelser   12 – Aluyi   2 – Tie  Berry Events Center (96)
Marquette, MI
December 11, 2021
2:00 pm 		at Michigan Tech W 71–48  9–1
(4–0) 		 15 – Grazulis   9 – Aluyi   4 – Scholler  SDC Gymnasium (948)
Houghton, MI
December 20, 2021*
5:00 pm 		at Lewis L 85–90  9–2
  25 – Davidson   8 – Davidson   3 – Tie  Neil Carey Arena (311)
Romeoville, IL
December 29, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Algoma Canceled Jim Wink Arena 
Big Rapids, MI
January 1, 2022*
3:00 pm 		Alma Canceled Jim Wink Arena 
Big Rapids, MI
January 2, 2022*
1:00 pm 		Minnesota–Duluth L 107–109 2OT 9–3
  37 – Kelser   9 – Ryan   8 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (1,181)
Big Rapids, MI
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm 		Saginaw Valley State W 88–84  10–3
(5–0) 		 24 – Higgins   13 – Aluyi   6 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (1,376)
Big Rapids, MI
January 10, 2022
5:30 pm 		Wayne State W 104–73  11–3
(6–0) 		 15 – Tie   7 – Tie   6 – Erickson  Jim Wink Arena (917)
Big Rapids, MI
January 13, 2022
8:00 pm 		at Grand Valley State W 83–76  12–3
(7–0) 		 23 – Aluyi   9 – Kelser   4 – Aluyi  Fieldhouse Arena (1,605)
Allendale, MI
January 20, 2022
7:30 pm 		Lake Superior State W 95–80  13–3
(8–0) 		 15 – Kelser   13 – Ryan   7 – Erickson  Jim Wink Arena (1,376)
Big Rapids, MI
January 24, 2022
8:00 pm 		at Northwood W 101–78  14–3
(9–0) 		  –      –      –    Riepma Arena 
Midland, MI
January 27, 2022
8:00 pm 		at Saginaw Valley State W 82–71  15–3
(10–0) 		 23 – Higgins   11 – Aluyi   5 – Scholler  James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena (612)
University Center, MI
January 29, 2022
3:00 pm 		at Wayne State W 75–60  16–3
(11–0) 		 18 – Ryan   8 – Scholler   3 – Davidson  Wayne State Fieldhouse (710)
Detroit, MI
February 3, 2022
7:30 pm 		Davenport W 91–74  17–3
(12–0) 		 16 – Tie   8 – Aluyi   6 – Kelser  Jim Wink Arena (1,376)
Big Rapids, MI
February 5, 2022
3:00 pm 		Grand Valley State W 83–80  18–3
(13–0) 		 15 – Tie   9 – Aluyi   5 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (2,212)
Big Rapids, MI
February 7, 2022
3:00 pm 		at Davenport L 73–75  18–4
(13–1) 		 18 – Higgins   13 – Ryan   7 – Aluyi  DU Student Center (245)
Grand Rapids, MI
February 10, 2022
7:30 pm 		at Lake Superior State L 73–88  18–5
(13–2) 		 16 – Higgins   8 – Aluyi   4 – Kelser  Ronald Cooper Gymnasium 
Sault Ste Marie, MI
February 14, 2022
7:30 pm 		Northwood W 92–71  19–5
(14–2) 		 21 – Davidson   12 – Aluyi   9 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (1,057)
Big Rapids, MI
February 17, 2022
8:30 pm 		at Wisconsin-Parkside W 77–60  20–5
(15–2) 		 24 – Kelser   6 – Tie   4 – Scholler  De Simone Gymnasium (535)
Kenosha, WI
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm 		at Purdue Northwest L 77–80 OT 20–6
(15–3) 		 20 – Grazulis   13 – Ryan   4 – Scholler  PNW Fitness Center (150)
Hammond, IN
February 24, 2022
7:30 pm 		Michigan Tech W 76–72 OT 21–6
(16–3) 		 32 – Kelser   10 – Aluyi   3 – Kelser  Jim Wink Arena (1,377)
Big Rapids, MI
February 26, 2022
3:00 pm 		Northern Michigan L 87–93  21–7
(16–4) 		 19 – Kelser   8 – Ryan   5 – Tie  Jim Wink Arena (1,471)
Big Rapids, MI
GLIAC tournament
March 2, 2022
7:30 pm 		(1) (8) Davenport
GLIAC Quarterfinals 		L 90–91[5]  21–8
  35 – Kelser   6 – Hazelton   7 – Scholler  Jim Wink Arena (1,271)
Big Rapids, MI
NCAA Division II Midwest Regional
March 11, 2022*
2:30 pm 		(2) vs. (7) Findlay
Quarterfinal 		W 87–81  22–8
  22 – Tie   8 – Ryan   3 – Tie  Alumni Arena (153)
North Canton, OH
March 12, 2022*
5:00 pm 		(2) vs. (3) Hillsdale
Semifinal 		L 74–90  22–9
  19 – Kelser   11 – Aluyi   6 – Scholler  Alumni Arena (143)
North Canton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from d2sida. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Ferris State Men's Basketball Schedule". Ferris State Bulldogs.
  2. ^ Ferris State, Athletics (July 22, 2021). "Ferris State's Michael Peterson Graduates To New Opportunity At Michigan State". Ferris State Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Arquette, Austin (April 28, 2021). "A change of scenery". The Ferris State Torch. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "GLIAC Reveals 2021-22 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". GLIAC. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ferris State Falls In GLIAC Quarterfinals And Now Awaits NCAA Selection Show On Sunday Evening". Ferris State Athletics. March 2, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.