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2021–22 Summit League men's basketball season

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2021-22 Summit League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Regular season championSouth Dakota State
Season MVPBaylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Summit League tournament
ChampionsSouth Dakota State
  Runners-upNorth Dakota State
Seasons
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
North Dakota State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Kansas City 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Oral Roberts 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
South Dakota 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Western Illinois 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Denver 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Omaha 4 14   .222 5 25   .167
North Dakota 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Summit League Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on December 20, 2021. The regular season ended on February 26, 2022, setting up the 2022 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 5 to March 8.
South Dakota State was the regular season champion, finishing with a perfect 18-0 conference record for the first time in conference and team history. The Jacks would go on to win the Summit League tournament as well, beating North Dakota State to reach their first NCAA tournament berth in four years.

Conference Changes

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Due to the addition of St. Thomas (MN), the conference schedule was expanded to 18 games. Each team played every team twice, once at home and once on the road.

Head Coaches

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Coaching Changes

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Denver hired Jeff Wulbrun after Rodney Billups was let go.

Coaches

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Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School Summit League Record Summit League Titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Sweet 16's
Denver Jeff Wulbrun Stanford (Assistant) 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Kansas City Billy Donlon Northwestern (Assistant) 3 27-27 7-7 0 0 0
Omaha Derrin Hansen Omaha (Assistant) 17 246-233* 64-74 0 0** 0***
North Dakota Paul Sather Northern State (Assistant) 3 24-35 15-17 0 0 0
North Dakota State David Richman North Dakota State (Assistant) 8 136-87 69-41 3 2 0
Oral Roberts Paul Mills Baylor (Assistant) 5 57-66 31-30 1 1 1
St. Thomas John Tauer St. Thomas (Assistant) 11 224-57^ 0-0 0 0^^ 0^^^
South Dakota Todd Lee Grand Canyon (Assistant) 4 47-40 28-19 0 0 0
South Dakota State Eric Henderson South Dakota State (Assistant) 3 38-17 22-6 1 1 0
Western Illinois Rob Jeter Minnesota (Assistant) 2 7-15 5-9 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
  • Overall and Summit League records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
  • NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

*110 Wins and 68 Losses at Division II level

**2 NCAA Division II Tournaments

***1 NCAA Division II Sweet 16's and 1 NCAA Division II Elite 8

^All wins and losses at Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason Awards

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The Preseason Summit League men's basketball polls was released on October 12, 2021.[1]

Preseason men's basketball polls

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First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. South Dakota State (23) - 636
  2. North Dakota State (7) - 606
  3. Oral Roberts (6) - 545
  4. South Dakota - 480
  5. Western Illinois - 356
  6. Kansas City - 341
  7. North Dakota - 279
  8. Omaha - 255
  9. Denver - 217
  10. St. Thomas 120

Preseason Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Preseason All-Summit League First Team Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Josiah Allick, Kansas City
Sam Griesel, North Dakota State
Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
Preseason All-Summit League Second Team Will Carius, Western Illinois
Tyree Eady, North Dakota State
Noah Freidel, South Dakota State
Xavier Fuller, South Dakota
Tasos Kamateros, South Dakota

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Conference Overall
Rank Team Record Perecent Record Percent Tiebreaker
1 South Dakota State 18–0 1.000 30–5 .857
2 North Dakota State 13–5 .722 23–10 .697
3 Kansas City 12–6 .667 19–12 .613
4 Oral Roberts 12–6 .667 19–12 .613
5 South Dakota 11–7 .611 19–12 .613
6 Western Illinois 7–11 .389 16–16 .500
7 Denver 7–11 .389 11–21 .344
8 St. Thomas 4–14 .222 10–20 .333
9 Omaha 4–14 .222 5–25 .167
10 North Dakota 2–16 .111 6–25 .194

Conference Matrix

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Denver Kansas City Omaha North Dakota North Dakota State Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois
vs. Denver 1-1 1-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-1
vs. Kansas City 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-0
vs. Omaha 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1
vs. North Dakota 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0
vs. North Dakota State 0-2 2-0 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-0 1-1
vs. Oral Roberts 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 2-0 1-1
vs. St. Thomas 2-0 2-0 0-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1
vs. South Dakota 0-2 2-0 0-2 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-2 2-0 0-2
vs. South Dakota State 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
vs. Western Illinois 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0

Players of the Week

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Week[2] Player(s) of the Week School
Nov. 15 Baylor Scheierman South Dakota State
Nov. 22 Evan Gilyard II Kansas City
Nov. 29 Noah Freidel South Dakota State (2)
Dec. 6 Colton Sandage Western Illinois
Dec. 13 Baylor Scheierman (2) South Dakota State (3)
Dec. 20 Francis Lacis Oral Roberts
Dec. 27 Trent Massner Western Illinois (2)
Jan. 3 Max Abmas Oral Roberts (2)
Jan. 10 Max Abmas (2) Oral Roberts (3)
Jan. 17 Trent Massner (2) Western Illinois (3)
Jan. 24 Tevin Smith Denver
Jan. 31 Max Abmas (3) Oral Roberts (3)
Feb. 7 Marvin Nesbitt Jr.
Baylor Scheierman (3)
Kansas City (2)
South Dakota State (4)
Feb. 14 Sam Griesel North Dakota State
Feb. 21 Evan Gilyard II (2) Kansas City (3)
Feb. 28 Luke Appel South Dakota State (5)

Records against other conferences

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Power 7 Conferences Record Power 7 Conferences Record
ACC None American 1-0
Big East 0-2 Big Ten 1-5
Big 12 0-5 Pac-12 1-2
SEC 1-1 Power 7 Total 4-15
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
Atlantic 10 1-1 ASUN 1-1
America East None Big Sky 5-7
Big South None Big West 3-0
Colonial None Conference USA 0-3
Horizon League 3-2 Ivy League None
MAAC 1-0 MAC 3-0
MEAC None MVC 2-5
MWC 2-8 NEC 1-0
OVC 3-4 Patriot League None
SoCon None Southland 2-2
SWAC 2-0 Sun Belt 3-2
WAC 2-6 WCC 2-0
Other Division I Total 40-41
NCAA Division I Total 40-56
NCAA Division II Total 2-0
NCAA Division III Total 7-0
NAIA Total 9-1
NCCAA Total 4-0
Total Non-Conference Record 62-57

Points scored

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Team For Against Difference
Denver 2257 2380 -123
Kansas City 2311 2085 +226
North Dakota 2178 2444 -266
North Dakota State 2469 2267 +202
Omaha 2088 2505 -417
Oral Roberts 2582 2306 +276
St. Thomas 2241 2260 -19
South Dakota 2329 2198 +131
South Dakota State 3005 2561 +444
Western Illinois 2493 2470 +23

Through March 8, 2022[3]

Home attendance

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Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average Attendance Attendance High Total Attendance % of Capacity
Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 2,500 13 792 1,607
Nov. 7 vs. Regis
10,305 31.7%
Kansas City Swinney Recreation Center 1,500 13† 749 1,558
Feb. 26 vs. South Dakota St
9,738 50.0%
North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 3,300 15 1,380 2,541
Feb. 26 vs. North Dakota St
20,712 41.8%
North Dakota State Scheels Center 5,460 15 1,913 3,510
Dec. 22 vs. North Dakota
28,700 35.0%
Omaha Baxter Arena 7,898 10† 1,348 1,957
Jan. 29 vs. Kansas City
13,480 17.0%
Oral Roberts Mabee Center 10,154 15 4,047 6,094
Nov. 26 vs. Oklahoma St
60,714 39.9%
St. Thomas Schoenecker Arena 1,800 13 947 1,405
Feb. 12 vs. North Dakota St
12,323 52.7%
South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 6,000 15 1,658 4,224
Feb. 5 vs. South Dakota St
24,883 27.6%
South Dakota State Frost Arena 6,500 14 2,298 3,821
Jan. 29 vs. North Dakota St
32,180 35.4%
Western Illinois Western Hall 5,139 12† 886 1,500
Nov. 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan
10,635 17.2%

Bold - Exceed capacity
† - Does not include games where an attendance figure was not given
As of February 27, 2022
Does not include exhibition games

All-League Honors

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Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Defensive Player of the Year Marvin Nesbitt Jr., Kansas City
Sixth Man of the Year Luke Appel, South Dakota State
Freshman of the Year Paul Bruns, North Dakota
Newcomer of the Year Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City
Coach of the Year Eric Henderson, South Dakota State
All-Summit League First Team Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City
Sam Griesel, North Dakota State
Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
All-Summit League Second Team Mason Archambault, South Dakota
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Marvin Nesbitt Jr., Kansas City
Kruz Perrott-Hunt, South Dakota
Arkel Lamar, Kansas City
All-Summit League Honorable Mention Luke Barisic, Western Illinois
Paul Bruns, North Dakota
K.J. Hunt, Denver
Tasos Kamateros, South Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
All-Defensive Team Boogie Anderson, South Dakota
Tyree Eady, North Dakota State
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Marvin Nesbitt Jr., Kansas City
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
All-Newcomer Team Luka Barisic, Western Illinois
Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City
K.J. Hunt, Denver
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State

Source:[4]

Postseason

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Conference Tournament

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The top 8 teams from the Summit League qualify for the conference tournament. The tournament is at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Quarterfinals
March 5 & 6
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 7
ESPN+
Championship
March 8
ESPN2
         
1 South Dakota State 87
8 Omaha 79
1 South Dakota State 83
5 South Dakota 60
4 Kansas City 61
5 South Dakota 74
1 South Dakota State 75
2 North Dakota State 69
2 North Dakota State 82
7 Denver 62
2 North Dakota State 92
3 Oral Roberts 72
3 Oral Roberts 80
6 Western Illinois 68

NCAA tournament

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Only South Dakota State was selected to participate in the tournament as the conference's automatic bid.

Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 13 Buffalo Regional South Dakota State
No. 4 Providence
1 Bid W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

References

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  1. ^ "Jackrabbits picked to repeat as #SummitMBB champions". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Players of the Week". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sortable Team Stats". Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "SDSU's Scheierman tabbed #SummitMBB Player of the Year". Retrieved November 16, 2022.