2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record11–20 (4–14 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMatthew Graves
Assistant coaches
  • Zak Boisvert
  • Bryston Williams
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Missouri State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Drake 13 – 5   .722 25 – 11   .694
Loyola Chicago † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Bradley 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Southern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Valparaiso 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Indiana State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Evansville 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by first-year head coach Josh Schertz, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the 2020–21 season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On March 7, 2021, Indiana State announced that head coach Greg Lansing's contract would not be renewed, thereby ending his 11-year tenure at the school.[2] On March 17, the Sycamores hired Josh Schertz, former head coach at Division II Lincoln Memorial, as Lansing's replacement.[3]

Roster

2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Bledson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Lincoln Memorial Gainesville, Georgia
G 1 Julian Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy Frisco, Texas
G 2 Quimari Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr West Side Leadership Academy Gary, Indiana
F 3 Kailex Stephens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Tallahassee Community College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 4 Cooper Neese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cloverdale High School Cloverdale, Indiana
G 5 Cameron Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Spain Park High School Hoover, Alabama
G 11 Tyreke Key Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Clay County High School (TN) Celina, Tennessee
G 12 Micah Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Northwest Florida State College Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 13 Sam Mervis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr University High School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 14 Simon Wilbar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Lincoln Memorial Fort Myers, Florida
G 15 Cameron Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Lincoln Memorial Chesterfield, Virginia
G 24 Zach Hobbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Des Moines Area Community College Mesa, Arizona
F 35 Dearon Tucker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Oregon State Dallas, Texas
C 50 Nick Hittle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Culver Academies Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Rose–Hulman W 82–70 
Hulman Center (4,500)
Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 81–77  1–0
 Kress Events Center (1,834)
Green Bay, WI
November 12, 2021*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 7 Purdue L 67–92  1–1
 Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Hanover W 90–49  2–1
 Hulman Center (3,000)
Terre Haute, IN
November 18, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Old Dominion
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals 		W 77–36  3–1
 HTC Center (1,237)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Oklahoma
Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals 		L 63–87  3–2
 HTC Center (1,131)
Conway, SC
November 21, 2021*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. New Mexico State
Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd Place Game 		L 66–80  3–3
 HTC Center (1,083)
Conway, SC
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Ball State L 75–97  3–4
 Worthen Arena (3,017)
Muncie, IN
December 1, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola–Chicago L 76–88  3–5
(0–1) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,915)
Chicago, IL
December 4, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 69–68  4–5
 Hulman Center (3,456)
Terre Haute, IN
December 13, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State L 70–77  4–6
 Scheels Center (1,434)
Fargo, ND
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Alabama A&M W 67–43  5–6
 Hulman Center (3,011)
Terre Haute, IN
December 20, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oakland City W 78–69  6–6
 Hulman Center (2,391)
Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
December 29, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Coppin State Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
December 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Midway W 107–51  7–6
 Hulman Center (2,405)
Terre Haute, IN
January 2, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bradley W 76–71  8–6
(1–1) 		Hulman Center (2,806)
Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 74–80 OT 8–7
(1–2) 		McLeod Center (1,797)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Loyola–Chicago L 56–64  8–8
(1–3) 		Hulman Center (3,614)
Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 55–63  8–9
(1–4) 		Banterra Center (4,142)
Carbondale, IL
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Valparaiso L 73–75  8–10
(1–5) 		Hulman Center (2,846)
Terre Haute, IN
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 76–72  9–10
(2–5) 		Hulman Center (3,011)
Terre Haute, IN
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bradley L 52–67  9–11
(2–6) 		Carver Arena (4,554)
Peoria, IL
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Drake L 67–85  9–12
(2–7) 		Hulman Center (2,811)
Terre Haute, IN
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 72–79 2OT 9–13
(2–8) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,908)
Valparaiso, IN
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Evansville
Rescheduled from January 5 		L 56–65  9–14
(2–9) 		Hulman Center (2,567)
Terre Haute, IN
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 80–77 2OT 10–14
(3–9) 		Ford Center (3,177)
Evansville, IN
February 12, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 60–57  11–14
(4–9) 		Hulman Center (2,766)
Terre Haute, IN
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 70–79  11–15
(4–10) 		JQH Arena (3,522)
Springfield, MO
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois L 72–76  11–16
(4–11) 		Hulman Center (3,486)
Terre Haute, IN
February 21, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Drake L 58–74  11–17
(4–12) 		Knapp Center (3,352)
Des Moines, IA
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa L 82–88  11–18
(4–13) 		Hulman Center (3,684)
Terre Haute, IN
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 66–86  11–19
(4–14) 		Redbird Arena (3,665)
Normal, IL
MVC Tournament
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., MVC TV 		(9) vs. (8) Illinois State
Opening Round 		L 53–58  11–20
 Enterprise Center (0)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. ^ "Arch Madness Game 7: Loyola 65, Indiana State 49". Missouri Valley Conference. March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Ludlow, Kyler (March 7, 2021). "ISU, Men's Basketball Coach Greg Lansing Part Ways After 11 Seasons" (Press release). Indiana State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Ludlow, Kyler (March 17, 2021). "Indiana State Announces Josh Schertz as Next Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Indiana State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sycamores and Huskies Canceled Due to COVID-19; ISU Searching for Replacement for Dec. 29 Contest". December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.