2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	15–18 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Jay Young (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Casey; James Johns; Bryan Dougher;
Home arena	Webster Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	25	–	8	.758
Saint Peter's †	14	–	6	.700	22	–	12	.647
Siena	12	–	8	.600	15	–	14	.517
Monmouth	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Niagara	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Marist	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	15	–	15	.500
Rider	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Canisius	7	–	13	.350	11	–	21	.344
Quinnipiac	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452

† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by third-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Stags finished the 2020–21 season 10–17, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Manhattan in the first round,^[1] upset No. 2 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals,^[2] upset No. 3 seed Saint Peter's in the semifinals to reach the championship game.^[3] There, they lost to No. 9 seed Iona.^[4]

Roster

2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Green	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Londonderry, NH
F	1	Chris Maidoh	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	New Carrollton, MD
G	2	Taj Benning	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Fair Lawn, NJ
G	3	Jalen Leach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Nyack, NY
G	4	Jake Wojcik	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	San Jose, CA
F	5	Supreme Cook	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	East Orange, NJ
F	10	Allan Jeanne-Rose	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Saint-Joseph, Martinique
F	11	Makai Willis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Tallahassee, FL
G	12	Jack Mullally	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Belle Harbor, NY
G	13	Christian Cevis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Long Valley, NJ
F	14	Jason Edokpayi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Laurel, MD
F	15	Jack Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Greenville, DE
F	20	Zach Crisler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	North Wales, PA
G	21	Mark Henry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Hamburg, NY
G	24	Jesus Cruz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Carolina, PR
G	33	TJ Long	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Rockville Centre, NY
F	35	Tshiefu Ngalakulondi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Manchester, NH

Head coach

Jay Young (Marist)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Casey (Western Connecticut State)
James Johns
Bryan Dougher (Stony Brook)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 73–80	0–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,990) Providence, RI
November 14, 2021* 4:00 pm, ACCNX		at Boston College	L 64–72	0–2	Conte Forum (3,903) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Medgar Evers	W 110–55	1–2	Webster Bank Arena (1,389) Bridgeport, CT
November 20, 2021* 8:00 pm, SNY		at Sacred Heart	W 71–61	2–2	William H. Pitt Center (3,873) Fairfield, CT
November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	W 83–78 ^OT	3–2	Webster Bank Arena (1,179) Bridgeport, CT
November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Loyola (MD)	L 70–75	3–3	Webster Bank Arena (1,329) Bridgeport, CT
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	W 74–68	4–3 (1–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (849) Buffalo, NY
December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	W 81–71	5–3 (2–0)	Gallagher Center (607) Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Holy Cross	W 74–59	6–3	Webster Bank Arena (1,275) Bridgeport, CT
December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 70–47	7–3	Kaplan Arena (1,673) Williamsburg, VA
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 72–54	8–3	Rothman Center (459) Hackensack, NJ
December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, NESN		at UMass	L 73–77 ^OT	8–4	Mullins Center (1,322) Amherst, MA
December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Wagner	L 50–63	8–5	Webster Bank Arena (1,285) Bridgeport, CT
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 51–60	8–6 (2–1)	Webster Bank Arena (1,261) Bridgeport, CT
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Siena	L 62–69	8–7 (2–2)	Times Union Center (4,918) Albany, NY
January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona Rescheduled from January 2	L 76–80	8–8 (2–3)	Webster Bank Arena (1,647) Bridgeport, CT
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	L 66–72	8–9 (2–4)	People's United Center (712) Hamden, CT
January 20, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	L 58–61	8–10 (2–5)	Webster Bank Arena (1,492) Bridgeport, CT
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	W 69–66	9–10 (3–5)	McCann Arena (1,024) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	W 76–65	10–10 (4–5)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,362) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 56–59	10–11 (4–6)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,572) West Long Branch, NJ
February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 56–62	10–12 (4–7)	Webster Bank Arena (2,149) Bridgeport, CT
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 60–69	10–13 (4–8)	Webster Bank Arena (1,072) Bridgeport, CT
February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 73–53	11–13 (5–8)	Webster Bank Arena (1,476) Bridgeport, CT
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 80–76 ^OT	12–13 (6–8)	Webster Bank Arena (1,041) Bridgeport, CT
February 16, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan Rescheduled from December 31	L 67–74	12–14 (6–9)	Webster Bank Arena (984) Bridgeport, CT
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Saint Peter's	L 59–70	12–15 (6–10)	Webster Bank Arena (1,611) Bridgeport, CT
February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 58–76	12–16 (6–11)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,594) New Rochelle, NY
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 66–62	13–16 (7–11)	Draddy Gymnasium (478) Riverdale, NY
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 65–59	14–16 (8–11)	Webster Bank Arena (1,411) Bridgeport, CT
March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 41–57	14–17 (8–12)	Yanitelli Center (577) Jersey City, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Canisius First Round	W 72–50	15–17	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 9, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals	L 63–77	15–18	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Iona and Fairfield score big victories to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Reaches MAAC Semifinals With Win Over Monmouth". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Rick Pitino's Iona Squad Punches Ticket to March Madness". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Fairfield Stags Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[1] "Iona and Fairfield score big victories to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[2] "Men's Basketball Reaches MAAC Semifinals With Win Over Monmouth". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[3] "Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[4] "Rick Pitino's Iona Squad Punches Ticket to March Madness". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[6] "2021-22 Fairfield Stags Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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