2021–22 Big South Conference men's basketball season explained

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2021–22 Big South Conference men's basketball season
League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Season Champ Name:Regular Season Champions
Mvp Link:Big South Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:2022 Big South tournament
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020-21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Big South Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022-23
Season:Regular Season

The 2021–22 Big South Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on January 5, 2022. The regular season ended on February 26, 2022, setting up the 2021–22 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from March 2 to March 6.

Conference changes

Due the offseason addition of the North Carolina A&T Aggies the Big South changed the conference play format. The conference was split into a north and south division. The north included Campbell, Hampton, High Point, Longwood, North Carolina A&T and Radford while the south consisted of Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate and Winthrop. Conference play consisted of 96 total games with each team playing 16 games. Each team played 10 intra-division games and 6 cross-division games. The first 11 games of conference play consisted of 5 intra-division games and 6 cross-division games, while the last five games were all intra-division.[1]

Head Coaches

Coach Changes

Radford hired Darris Nichols to replace Mike Jones who left for UNC Greensboro to become head coach.

Winthrop hired Mark Prosser to replace Pat Kelsey who left for College of Charleston to become head coach.

Coaches

TeamHead coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School Big South Record Big South Titles NCAA Tournaments
style= CampbellKevin McGeehanRichmond (Associate HC)10123-13360-7900
style=Charleston SouthernBarclay RadebaughMiami (FL) (Assistant)17210-274114-15700
style=Gardner-WebbTim CraftEast Carolina (Assistant)9138-12181-6111
style=HamptonEdward JoynerHampton (Assistant)13197-19026-2603
style=High PointTubby SmithMemphis434-5321-3000
style=LongwoodGriff AldrichUMBC (Director of Recruiting)442-5324-3000
style=North Carolina A&TWillie JonesNorth Carolina A&T (Interim HC)325-150-000
style=PresbyterianQuinton FerrellCollege of Charleston (Assistant)317-3712-2300
style=RadfordDarris NicholsFlorida (Assistant)10-00-000
style=UNC AshevilleMike MorrellTexas (Assistant)429-5319-2900
style=USC UpstateDave DickersonOhio State (Associate HC)424-6413-3700
style=Winthrop EaglesMark ProsserWestern Carolina10-00-000
Notes:

Preseason Awards

The Preseason Big South men's basketball poll was released on October 20, 2021.

Preseason men's basketball polls

[2]

North

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Campbell (20) - 148
  2. Longwood - 96
  3. North Carolina A&T (3) - 92
  4. Radford (3) - 83
  5. Hampton - 70
  6. High Point - 57

South

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Winthrop (23) - 152
  2. UNC Ashville (3) - 131
  3. Gardner-Webb - 103
  4. Presbyterian College - 72
  5. Charleston Southern - 47
  6. USC Upstate - 41

Preseason Honors

Honor[3] Recipient
Preseason Player of the YearD. J. Burns, Winthrop
Preseason All-Big South First TeamD. J. Burns, Winthrop
John-Michael Wright, High Point
Cedric Henderson Jr., Campbell
Tajion Jones, UNC Asheville
Rayshon Harrison, Presbyterian College
Preseason All-Big South Second TeamKameron Langley, North Carolina A&T
Jordan Whitfield, Campbell
LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville
Russell Dean, Hampton
Justin Hill, Longwood

Regular season

Conference standings

North DivisionConferenceDivisionOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Longwood4-01.0002-01.00012-5.706
2North Carolina A&T4-2.6672-2.5009-11.450
3Campbell3-3.5002-1.66710-7.588
4Radford2-4.3331-3.2506-12.333
5Hampton1-3.2501-2.3335-10.333Ahead of High Point based on Head-to-Head Win %
6High Point1-3.2501-1.5007-11.412
South DivisionConferenceDivisionOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Winthrop5-01.0004-01.00012-6.667
2USC Upstate5-1.8334-01.0008-10.444
3Gardner-Webb3-3.5002-2.5009-10.474Ahead of UNC Ashville based on Division Win %
4UNC Ashville3-3.5001-2.33311-8.579
5Charleston Southern1-5.1670-3.0004-14.222
6Presbyterian0-5.0000-4.0008-12.400
Combined DivisionsConferenceOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Winthrop5-01.00012-6.667
2Longwood3-01.00012-5.706
3USC Upstate5-1.8338-10.444
4North Carolina A&T4-2.6679-11.450
5UNC Ashville3-3.50011-8.579Ahead of Gardner-Webb and Campbell based on Win % between 3-3 teams
6Gardner-Webb3-3.5009-10.474Ahead of Campbell based on Win % between 3-3 teams
7Campbell3-3.50010-7.588
8Radford2-4.3336-12.333
9Hampton1-3.2505-10.333
10High Point1-3.2507-11.412
11Charleston Southern1-5.1674-14.222
12Presbyterian0-5.0008-12.400

Conference Matrix

style= width="90" Campbellstyle= width="90" Charleston Southernstyle= width="90" Gardner–Webb style= width="90" Hamptonstyle= width="90" High Pointstyle= width="90" Longwoodstyle= width="90" North Carolina A&Tstyle= width="90" Presbyterianstyle= width="90" Radfordstyle= width="90" UNC Ashevillestyle= width="90" USC Upstatestyle= width="90" Winthrop
vs. Campbell–0-11-00-10-11-01-0
vs. Charleston Southern1-0–1-00-11-01-01-0
vs. Gardner-Webb0-1–0-11-00-11-01-0
vs. Hampton1-0–0-11-01-0
vs. High Point1-01-0–0-11-0
vs. Longwood0-10-1–0-10-1
vs. North Carolina A&T1-00-11-0–0-10-10-1
vs. Presbyterian1-01-01-0–1-01-0
vs. Radford1-00-11-01-0–1-00-1
vs. UNC Asheville0-10-11-00-1–1-01-0
vs. USC Upstate0-10-10-10-11-00-1–
vs. Winthrop0-10-10-10-10-1−

Players of the Week

Week[4] Player(s) of the WeekSchoolFreshman of the WeekSchool
Nov. 15Ricky ClemensCampbellJordan GaineyUSC Upstate
Nov. 22Leslie NkereuwemLongwoodZack AustinHigh Point
Nov. 29Patrick Good & Rayshon HarrisonWinthrop & PresbyterianJordan Gainey (2)USC Upstate (2)
Dec. 6John-Michael WrightHigh PointZack Austin (2)High Point (2)
Dec. 13Drew PemberUNC AshvilleZack Austin (3)High Point (3)
Dec. 20Drew Pember (2)UNC Ashville (2)Jalen BreazealeUSC Upstate (3)
Dec. 27D. J. BurnsWinthrop (2)Zack Austin (4)High Point (4)
Jan. 3Zion WilliamsGardner-WebbZack Austin (5)High Point (5)
Jan. 10Anthony SeldonGardner-Webb (2)Jordan Gainey (3)USC Upstate (4)
Jan. 17Isaiah WilkinsLongwood (2)Jordan Gainey (4)USC Upstate (5)
Jan. 24Drew Pember (3)UNC Ashville (3)Jordan Gainey (5)USC Upstate (6)
Jan. 31
Feb. 7
Feb. 14
Feb. 21
Feb. 28

Records against other conferences

Power 7 ConferencesRecordPower 7 ConferencesRecord
ACC0-12American0-6
Big East0-1Big Ten0-3
Big 120-1Pac-121-2
SEC1-8Power 7 Total2-33
Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecord
America East3-0Atlantic 100-3
ASUN3-3None
NoneColonial3-7
Conference USA2-4Horizon LeagueNone
Ivy LeagueNoneMAAC0-1
MAC0-1MEAC8-7
MVCNoneMWC0-1
NEC1-0OVC1-3
Patriot League1-2SoCon10-15
Southland1-0SWACNone
Summit LeagueNoneSun Belt0-4
WAC1-1WCCNone
Other Division I Total34-52
NCAA Division I Total36-84
NCAA Division II Total5-0
NCAA Division III Total8-0
NAIA Total7-0
NCCAA Total9-0
USCAA Total4-0
Total Non-Conference Record69-85

Conference tournament

The 2022 Hercules Tire Big South tournament was held at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina from March 2 to March 6.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big South Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball League Schedule. 2021-12-26. bigsouthsports.com. en.
  2. Web site: Campbell, Winthrop Earn Top Spot in 2021-22 Men's Basketball Preseason Polls. 2021-12-26. bigsouthsports.com. en.
  3. Web site: Big South Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors. 2021-12-26. bigsouthsports.com. en.
  4. Web site: Men's Basketball Weekly Reports. 2021-12-26. bigsouthsports.com. en.
  5. Web site: 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships - Big South Conference. 2021-12-26. bigsouthsports.com. en.

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