2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2021–22
Team:	Bellarmine Knights
Conference:	ASUN Conference
Short Conf:	ASUN
Record:	20–13
Conf Record:	11–5
Hc Year:	17th
Asst Coach1:	Doug Davenport
Asst Coach2:	Beau Braden
Asst Coach3:	Al Davis
Champion:	ASUN tournament champions
Prev Year:	2020–21
Next Year:	2022–23

The 2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 17th-year head coach Scott Davenport, played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as members West division of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in second place in the West division. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast,^[1] Liberty,^[2] and Jacksonville to win the ASUN tournament championship.^{[3] [4]} Because the Knights were in the second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I, they were not eligible for NCAA postseason play.^[5] As a result, the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament went to regular season champion Jacksonville State.^[6]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Knights finished the 2020–21 season 14–8, 10–3 in ASUN play, to finish in second place.^[7] The season marked Bellarmine's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. They lost in the first round of the ASUN tournament to Stetson.^[8] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament where they defeated Army in the quarterfinals^[9] before losing in the semifinals to Pepperdine.^{[10] [11]}

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Bellarmine - Box Score - March 3, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
2. Web site: Bellarmine vs. Liberty - Game Summary - March 5, 2022 - ESPN . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
3. Web site: Powell . Curadhan . 2022-03-09 . Making history: Bellarmine Knights win their first-ever ASUN Tournament . 2022-03-16 . WLKY . en.
4. Web site: Selbe . Nick . Here's Why the ASUN Men's Champ Won't Be Playing in March Madness . 2022-03-16 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
5. Web site: 2022-03-09 . Bellarmine wins ASUN, but NCAA bid goes to JSU . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
6. Web site: 2022-03-13 . Auburn earns 2-seed, opens NCAA Tournament against Jax State in Greenville . 2022-03-16 . al . en.
7. Web site: 2020-21 Bellarmine Knights Schedule and Results . 2022-03-16 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
8. Web site: Stetson vs. Bellarmine - Box Score - March 4, 2021 - ESPN . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
9. Web site: Taylor . Kent . Bellarmine beats Army 77-67 in CBI quarterfinal . 2022-03-16 . wave3.com . en.
10. Web site: Bellarmine vs. Pepperdine - Box Score - March 23, 2021 - ESPN . 2022-03-16 . ESPN.com . en.
11. Web site: Saxon . Jonathan . Bellarmine can't overcome second half Pepperdine surge in second round CBI loss . 2022-03-16 . The Courier-Journal . en-US.
12. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Bellarmine University Athletics. November 11, 2021. en.
13. Web site: 2021-22 Bellarmine Knights Schedule and Results . 2022-03-16 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.