2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–22 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • R.J. Evans
  • Sam Ferry
  • Joe Kennedy
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate † 16 – 2   .889 23 – 12   .657
Navy 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Boston University 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Lehigh 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Army 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Loyola 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Holy Cross 7 – 11   .389 9 – 22   .290
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Bucknell 5 – 13   .278 9 – 23   .281
American 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
† 2022 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Crusaders finished the 2020–21 season 5–11 in Patriot League play before suspending their season after positive COVID-19 tests within the program. They did not participate in the Patriot League tournament.

Roster

2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bo Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Lausanne Collegiate Memphis, Tennessee
G 1 R.J. Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Charlotte Latin School Matthews, North Carolina
G 3 DáJion Humphrey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Southfield Christian School Detroit, Michigan
G 4 Kyrell Luc 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Brimmer & May Dorchester, Massachusetts
F 10 Gerrale Gates 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr David W. Butler High School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 12 Malcolm Townsel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr State Fair Community College Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Tomer Oron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr HSMSE New York, New York
G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Millbrook High School Knightdale, North Carolina
F 22 Austin Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bosco Institute (IN) Frisco, Texas
F 24 D.J. Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey
F 32 Michael Rabinovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Worcester Academy Hopkinton, Massachusetts
G/F 33 Judson Martindale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Worcester Academy Sudbury, Massachusetts
G/F 35 Caleb Kenney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Douglas S. Freeman High School Richmond, Virginia
F 44 Louth-M Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Canada Topflight Academy Ottawa, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2021

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state[2]
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Regis W 98–51  1–0
 Hart Center (1,257)
Worcester, MA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston College
Sunshine Slam 		L 55–85  1–1
 Conte Forum (4,463)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Quinnipiac L 68–76  1–2
 People's United Center (985)
Hamden, CT
November 20, 2021*
2:30 pm 		vs. Air Force
Sunshine Slam 		L 53–72  1–3
 Ocean Center (1,357)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021*
12:00 pm 		vs. Bryant
Sunshine Slam 		L 62–78  1–4
 Ocean Center (1,264)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount Saint Vincent W 95–52  2–4
 Hart Center (781)
Worcester, MA
November 27, 2021*
5:00 pm 		New Hampshire L 55–70  2–5
 Hart Center (923)
Worcester, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Central Connecticut L 67–73  2–6
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,653)
New Britain, CT
December 4, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle L 65–84  2–7
 Tom Gola Arena (1,326)
Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Fairfield L 59–74  2–8
 Webster Bank Arena (1,275)
Bridgeport, CT
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Siena L 59–72  2–9
 Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
December 19, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard L 54–62  2–10
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,191)
Boston, MA
December 22, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph’s Canceled due to COVID-19 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022
2:00 pm 		Navy L 56–70  2–11
(0–1) 		Hart Center (873)
Worcester, MA
January 4, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) L 70–79  2–12
(0–2) 		Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm 		Lafayette W 79–74  3–12
(1–2) 		Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Lehigh L 69–77  3–13
(1–3) 		Stabler Arena (482)
Bethlehem, PA
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, NBCSB 		Bucknell L 65–68  3–14
(1–4) 		Hart Center (191)
Worcester, MA
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm 		at American L 49–67  3–15
(1–5) 		Bender Arena (515)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh W 67–65  4–15
(2–5) 		Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Boston University
Turnpike Trophy 		W 75–70  5–15
(3–5) 		Case Gym (660)
Boston, MA
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army W 69–65  6–15
(4–5) 		Christl Arena (751)
West Point, NY
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Colgate
Rescheduled from January 16 		L 60–87  6–16
(4–6) 		Cotterell Court (475)
Hamilton, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 68–64  7–16
(5–6) 		Hart Center (584)
Worcester, MA
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm 		at Bucknell W 78–72  8–16
(6–6) 		Sojka Pavilion (947)
Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm 		American
Rescheduled from January 13 		L 54–60  8–17
(6–7) 		Hart Center (214)
Worcester, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University L 65–78  8–18
(6–8) 		Hart Center (1,782)
Worcester, MA
February 19, 2022
12:00 pm 		at Navy W 55–50  9–18
(7–8) 		Alumni Hall (1,512)
Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette
Rescheduled from January 19 		L 61–84  9–19
(7–9) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,541)
Easton, PA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Colgate L 71–78  9–20
(7–10) 		Hart Center (692)
Worcester, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Army L 58–66  9–21
(7–11) 		Hart Center (1,684)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League Tournament
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) (10) American
First round 		L 63–69  9–22
 Hart Center (898)
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders College Basketball – Holy Cross News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.