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2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

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2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–16 (7–11 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Hinnant
  • Biko Paris
  • Jon Iati
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
UMBC 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Hartford 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Albany 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Binghamton 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
NJIT 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Maine 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
2022 AmEast tournament winner

The 2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Massachusetts and were led by ninth-year head coach Pat Duquette. They finished the season 15-16, 7-11 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the River Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 11–12, 7–8 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They fell to Hartford in the America East Conference Championship.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justin Faison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Elizabeth City State Prince George's County, MD
G 1 Bryce Daley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Salisbury School Pittsfield, MA
G 2 Kalil Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Holy Cross HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Gregory Hammond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rhode Island New Orleans, LA
G 4 Ayinde Hikim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So La Salle Washington, D.C.
F 5 Connor Withers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Osbourn HS Manassas, VA
F 10 Max Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Charles HS Waldorf, MD
G 11 Everette Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr USC Upstate Silver Spring, MD
F 12 Darion Jordan-Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wagner Brockton, MA
G/F 13 Quinton Mincey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount St. Mary's Upper Marlboro, MD
G 14 Anthony Blunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Vincent Pallotti HS Crownsville, MD
F 15 Allin Blunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Gonzaga College HS Crownsville, MD
F 22 Caleb Bates 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lake Shore HS Detroit, Michigan
F 23 John Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) GS Portland State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Ephraim Acquah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Williamsport HS Hagerstown, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rivier W 91–55  1–0
Costello Athletic Center (780)
Lowell, MA
November 13, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton W 59–58  2–0
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 16, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Oklahoma State
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
L 58–80  2–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
November 17, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Central Connecticut
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
W 77–53  3–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 67–56  4–1
Charles E. Smith Center (1,424)
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass L 81–92  4–2
Mullins Center (1,492)
Amherst, MA
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fisher W 101–38  5–2
Costello Athletic Center (469)
Lowell, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Brown L 63–73  5–3
Costello Athletic Center (900)
Lowell, MA
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Merrimack W 61–57  6–3
Hammel Court (2,632)
North Andover, MA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University L 62–72  6–4
Case Gym (914)
Boston, MA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm
MCLA W 109–45  7–4
Costello Athletic Center (225)
Lowell, MA
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Sacred Heart W 70–62  8–4
Tsongas Center (812)
Lowell, MA
December 23, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Francis Brooklyn Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 2, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton L 63–68  8–5
(0–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,202)
Binghamton, NY
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 72–77  8–6
(0–2)
Costello Athletic Center (242)
Lowell, MA
January 8, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 66–64  9–6
(1–2)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (923)
Catonsville, MD
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 47–57  9–7
(1–3)
SEFCU Arena (1,164)
Albany, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 71–62  10–7
(2–3)
Costello Athletic Center (605)
Lowell, MA
January 22, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 61–67  10–8
(2–4)
Lundholm Gym (469)
Durham, NH
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany L 62–64 OT 10–9
(2–5)
Costello Athletic Center (455)
Lowell, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine W 62–50  11–9
(3–5)
Cross Insurance Center (465)
Bangor, ME
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 67–78  11–10
(3–6)
Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford
Rescheduled from January 15
W 85–75  12–10
(4–6)
Costello Athletic Center (397)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook L 85–87  12–11
(4–7)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,850)
Stony Brook, NY
February 12, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC W 88–71  13–11
(5–7)
Tsongas Center (2,215)
Lowell, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 55–59  13–12
(5–8)
Wellness and Events Center (248)
Newark, NJ
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 64–78  13–13
(5–9)
Tsongas Center (1,483)
Lowell, MA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 67–50  14–13
(6–9)
Costello Athletic Center (501)
Lowell, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 61–62  14–14
(6–10)
Patrick Gym (2,606)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire L 48–64  14–15
(6–11)
Tsongas Center (1,284)
Lowell, MA
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford
Rescheduled from January 29
W 83–73  15–15
(7–11)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (436)
West Hartford, CT
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) at (2) UMBC
Quarterfinals
L 85–93 OT 15–16
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,925)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "River Hawks' Historic Run Ends with 64-50 AE Championship Setback at Hartford". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved October 24, 2021.