2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team explained

Year:	2021–22
Team:	Fairfield Stags
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	MAAC
Record:	15–18
Conf Record:	8–12
Head Coach:	Jay Young
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Chris Casey
Asst Coach2:	James Johns
Asst Coach3:	Bryan Dougher
Stadium:	Webster Bank Arena

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]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=""| MAAC tournamentSources^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: Iona and Fairfield score big victories to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. December 22, 2021. en.
2. News: Men's Basketball Reaches MAAC Semifinals With Win Over Monmouth. Fairfield University Athletics. December 22, 2021. en.
3. Web site: Iona and Fairfield to Meet in Men's Basketball Championship Game. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. December 22, 2021. en.
4. Web site: Rick Pitino's Iona Squad Punches Ticket to March Madness. Sports Illustrated. December 22, 2021. en.
5. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Fairfield University Athletics. December 22, 2021. en.
6. News: 2021-22 Fairfield Stags Schedule. ESPN. December 22, 2021. en.