2021–22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2021–22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Southland Basketball Tip-Off champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record19–15 (10–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Lieberman
  • Riley Conroy
  • Roger Woods
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
Seasons
2021–22 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 11 – 3   .786 21 – 12   .636
Southeastern Louisiana 10 – 4   .714 19 – 15   .559
New Orleans 10 – 4   .714 18 – 14   .563
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 7 – 7   .500 23 – 12   .657
Houston Baptist 6 – 8   .429 11 – 18   .379
Northwestern State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 23   .281
McNeese State 4 – 10   .286 11 – 22   .333
Incarnate Word 3 – 11   .214 7 – 25   .219
† 2022 Southland tournament winner

The 2021–22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach David Kiefer, and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished the 2020–21 season 8–18, 5–10 in Southland play, to finish in ninth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing to New Orleans.

Roster

2021–22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jalyn Hinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr The Governor's Academy
Florida Southern College 		Boston, MA
G 1 Avery Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Forest Park HS
Boston College 		Forest Park, GA
G 2 Roscoe Eastmond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Wheeler HS
Denver 		Marietta, GA
G 3 Roger McFarlane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr University HS
Dodge City JC 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 4 Keon Clergeot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Auburndale HS
UMass 		Winter Haven, FL
G 5 Gage Larvadain 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Riverside Academy Donaldsonville, LA
G 10 JonDarius Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Corinth HS
Northeast JC 		Corinth, MS
G 12 Matthew Strange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr St. Pius HS
New Mexico JC 		The Woodlands, TX
F 13 Antonio Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Eisenhower HS
Kansas State 		Lawton, OK
G 21 Ryan Burkhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Augustine HS
North Florida 		St. Augustine, FL
G/F 22 Nick Caldwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dutchtown HS Prairieville, LA
G 25 Joe Kasperzyk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hillhouse HS
Odessa College 		New Haven, CT
C 33 Max Brackmann 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Fr Staedtische Loehne Löhne, Germany
G/F 35 Gus Okafor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Miami Dade College 		Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 67–70  0–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,132)
New Orleans, LA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Baptist W 128–58  1–1
 University Center (381)
Hammond, LA
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Paul Quinn W 77–60  2–1
 University Center (462)
Hammond, LA
November 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 61–78  2–2
 Moody Coliseum (3,020)
Dallas, TX
November 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ecclesia W 121–79  3–2
 University Center (364)
Hammond, LA
November 26, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational 		L 66–74  3–3
 Alico Arena (113)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational 		L 71–90  3–4
 Alico Arena (1,857)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Western Michigan
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational 		L 77–81  3–5
 Alico Arena (212)
Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy W 72–68  4–5
 Trojan Arena (1,805)
Troy, AL
December 11, 2021*
5:30 p.m. 		at Southern L 66–72  4–6
 F. G. Clark Center (1,725)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 14, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Louisville L 60–86  4–7
 KFC Yum! Center (12,247)
Louisville, KY
December 19, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 11 Iowa State L 54–77  4–8
 Hilton Coliseum (11,809)
Ames, IA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at Iowa L 62–93  4–9
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,891)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Millsaps Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols University Center 
Hammond, LA
January 6, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Houston Baptist
Southland Basketball Tip-Off first round 		W 90–81  5–9
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
January 7, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. McNeese State
Southland Basketball Tip-Off semifinals 		W 83–78  6–9
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
January 8, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Nicholls
Southland Basketball Tip-Off championship 		W 77–72  7–9
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
January 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Tougaloo W 77–72  8–9
 University Center (386)
Hammond, LA
Southland Conference season
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 79–74  9–9
(1–0) 		University Center (375)
Hammond, LA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 72–78  9–10
(1–1) 		Lakefront Arena (921)
New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 101–93  10–10
(2–1) 		Stopher Gym (501)
Thibodaux, LA
January 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–86  10–11
(2–2) 		University Center (670)
Hammond, LA
January 29, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 78–68  11–11
(3–2) 		University Center (545)
Hammond, LA
February 3, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		at McNeese State W 83–78  12–11
(4–2) 		The Legacy Center (1,435)
Lake Charles, LA
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Baptist L 80–93  12–12
(4–3) 		Sharp Gym (721)
Houston, TX
February 10, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 91–86  13–12
(5–3) 		University Center (743)
Hammond, LA
February 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Baptist W 89–84  14–12
(6–3) 		University Center (558)
Hammond, LA
February 17, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 83–74  15–12
(7–3) 		American Bank Center (1,458)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m. 		at Incarnate Word L 84–92  15–13
(7–4) 		McDermott Center (269)
San Antonio, TX
February 24, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 84–79  16–13
(8–4) 		University Center (621)
Hammond, LA
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 83–81  17–13
(9–4) 		University Center (771)
Hammond, LA
March 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State W 85–80  18–13
(10–4) 		Prather Coliseum (654)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
March 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) New Orleans
Semifinals 		W 74–65  19–13
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 12, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(2) vs. (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Championship 		L 65–73  19–14
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama
First round – The Travis Grant Game 		L 68–70  19–15
 Mitchell Center (885)
Mobile, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.