2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season explained

2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:14
Tv:CBS Sports Network, Stadium, ESPNU, ESPN+
Season:2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Mvp:Jordan Walker
Mvp Link:Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play starts in late December 2021 and will end in March 2022, after which all 14 member teams will participate in the 2022 Conference USA tournament at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1]

Preseason

UAB was picked as a narrow favorite to finish first in Conference USA by a poll of the league's 14 head coaches.[2]

Preseason Poll

1.UAB (8)
2.Louisiana Tech (6)
3.WKU
4.Marshall
5.Old Dominion
6.North Texas
7.Charlotte
8.Rice
9.Florida Atlantic
10.UTEP
11.UTSA
12.Southern Miss
13.FIU
14.Middle Tennessee

first place votes

Preseason All-Conference teams

Media
Jahmir Young Charlotte
Taevion Kinsey Marshall
Kenneth Lofton Jr. Louisiana Tech
Josh Anderson WKU
Quincy Olivari Rice
Tyler Stevenson Southern Miss
Tavin Lovan UAB
Souley Boum UTEP
Kalu Ezikpe Old Dominion
Isaiah Crawford Louisiana Tech

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Rodney Terry resigned as head coach of UTEP after three seasons to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.[3] Joe Golding was then hired as the new head coach of the Miners.[4]

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYear at schoolOverall recordC-USA recordC-USA championshipsNCAA Tournaments
style= CharlotteRon SanchezVirginia
(asst.)		433-5020-3200
style= FIUJeremy BallardVCU
(asst.)		448-4421-3200
style= Florida AtlanticDusty MayFlorida
(asst.)		447-4123-2500
style= Louisiana TechEric KonkolMiami
(asst.)		7129–65 67–3900
style= MarshallDan D'AntoniLos Angeles Lakers
(asst.)		8128-99 71-5111
style= Middle TennesseeNick McDevittUNC Asheville424-6015-3600
style= North TexasGrant McCaslandArkansas State578-5139-2910
style= Old DominionJeff JonesAmerican9167-92 93-4511
style= RiceScott PeraRice
(asst.)		550-73 25-4400
style= Southern MissJay LadnerSoutheastern Louisiana317-39 9-26 00
style= UABAndy KennedyOle Miss222-713-500
style= UTEPJoe GoldingAbilene Christian20-0 0-0 00
style= UTSASteve HensonOklahoma
(asst.)		679-7946-4200
style=WKURick StansburyTexas A&M
(asst.)		6103-6058-2800
Notes:

Regular season

Conference matrix

CharlotteFIUFlorida AtlanticLouisiana TechMarshallMiddle TennesseeNorth TexasOld DominionRiceSouthern MissUABUTEPUTSAWKU
vs. Charlotte– 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. FIU0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Florida Atlantic0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Louisiana Tech0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Marshall0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Middle Tennessee0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. North Texas0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Old Dominion0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Rice0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Southern Miss0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. UAB0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. UTEP0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. UTSA0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
vs. WKU0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
Total0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Player of the week

WeekPlayer of the weekFreshman of the weekReference
Week 1 – Nov 15Dayvion McKnight - WKUAly Khalifa - Charlotte[5]
Week 2 – Nov 22Tevin Brewer – FIUTeafale Lenard – Middle Tennessee[6]
Week 3 – Nov 29Kenneth Lofton, Jr. – Louisiana TechRashad Bolden – Southern Miss[7]

All-Conference Teams and Awards

AwardRecipients
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Freshman Team
All-Defensive Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball Format.
  2. Web site: MBB: UAB Picked First in Preseason Poll; 11 Student-Athletes Recognized. conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 21, 2021. November 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: UTEP men's basketball coach Rodney Terry taking assistant job at Texas. El Paso Times. April 6, 2021. November 22, 2021.
  4. Web site: Abilene Christian's Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach. KVIA. April 13, 2021. November 22, 2021.
  5. Web site: MBB: Nov. 15 Players of the Week. conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 15, 2021. November 22, 2021.
  6. Web site: MBB: Nov. 22 Players of the Week. conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 22, 2021. November 22, 2021.
  7. Web site: MBB: Nov. 29 Players of the Week. conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 29, 2021. November 30, 2021.

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