2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball season explained

2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Men's basketball
No Of Teams:12
Season Champs:Cleveland State & Purdue Fort Wayne
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ESPNU
ESPN
Season:Regular season
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Finals Mvp Link:Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament#List of finals
Finals Champ:Wright State
Finals Link:2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Finals:Tournament
Finals Mvp:Grant Basile
Finals Runner-Up:Northern Kentucky
Mvp Link:Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Nextseason Year:2022–23
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball season began with practices in September 2021 and ended with the 2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament in March 2022. This was the 42nd season for Horizon League men's basketball.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

2021-22 Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll[2]
RankTeam (First Place Votes)Points
1.Cleveland State (30)502
2.Wright State (9)463
3.Northern Kentucky (1)406
4.Milwaukee (2)396
5.Detroit Mercy (2)350
6.Oakland340
7.Youngstown State214
8.UIC204
8.Purdue Fort Wayne169
10.Robert Morris157
11.Green Bay146
12.IUPUI85

Preseason All-Horizon League

First teamSecond team
Torrey Patton, Cleveland StateDeAndre Gholston, Milwaukee
Antoine Davis, Detroit MercyTrevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky
Patrick Baldwin Jr., MilwaukeeMarques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Jalen Moore, OaklandJarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne
Grant Basile, Wright StateTanner Holden, Wright State
Preseason Player of the Year: Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[3] RobertsonCousyWestErving[4] MaloneAbdul-JabbarHenson[5]
Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Tanner Holden, Wright State
Jalen Moore, Oakland

Rankings

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
(Italics)Number of first place votes

Regular season

Player of the Week awards

WeekPlayer of the Week[6] Freshman of the Week
1Grant Basile, Wright StatePatrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee
2Jamal Cain, OaklandSam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
3Jamal Cain (2), OaklandSam Vinson (2), Northern Kentucky
4Antoine Davis, Detroit MercyPatrick Baldwin Jr. (2), Milwaukee
5Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Dwayne Cohill, Youngstown State		Sam Vinson (3), Northern Kentucky
6D'Moi Hodge, Cleveland StateHubie Pivorius, Northern Kentucky
7Grant Basile (2), Wright StateAJ Braun, Wright State
8Jamal Cain (3), OaklandSam Vinson (4), Northern Kentucky
9Antoine Davis (2), Detroit MercyKamari McGee, Green Bay
10Kevin Johnson, UICKamari McGee (2), Green Bay
11Tanner Holden, Wright StateSam Vinson (5), Northern Kentucky
12Michael Akuchie, Youngstown StateSam Vinson (6), Northern Kentucky
13Grant Basile (3), Wright StateCade Meyer, Green Bay
14Jamal Cain (4), OaklandSam Vinson (7), Northern Kentucky
15Antoine Davis (3), Detroit MercyJace Carter, UIC
16Marques Warrick (2), Northern KentuckyKamari McGee (3), Green Bay
School
Cleveland State10
Detroit Mercy30
Green Bay04
IUPUI00
Milwaukee02
28
Oakland40
00
Robert Morris00
UIC11
Wright State41
Youngstown State20

Conference matrix

CSUDETGBIUPUIMKENKUOAKPFWRMUUICWSUYSU
vs. Cleveland State–1–10–20–10–21–12–01–20–21–00–20–2
vs. Detroit Mercy1–1–1–00–10–20–21–02–00–10–21–11–0
vs. Green Bay2–00–1–0–22–02–01–02–01–12–02–02–0
vs. IUPUI1–01–02–0–2–01–01–01–01–12–02–02–0
vs. Milwaukee2–02–00–20–2–1–11–12–01–12–01–12–0
vs. Northern Kentucky1–12–00–20–11–1–0–21–11–10–10–20–2
vs. Oakland0–20–10–10–11–12–0–1–10–20–22–01–1
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne2–10–20–20–10–21–11–1–0–20–12–00–2
vs. Robert Morris2–01–01–11–11–11–12–02–0–2–02–01–1
vs. UIC0–12–00–20–20–21–02–01–00–2–2–02–0
vs. Wright State2–01–10–20–21–12–00–20–20–20–2–1–1
vs. Youngstown State2–00–10–20–20–22–01–12–01–10–21–1–
Total15–615–64–161–168–1414–612–715–65–169–1015–712–9

Early season tournaments

The following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early season tournaments in which teams from the Horizon League participated.

!Team!Tournament!Location!Dates
Cleveland StateLake Erie ChallengeCleveland, OH
Buffalo, NY		November 20–24
Detroit MercyBahamas ChampionshipCampus sitesNovember 17–27
Green BayJersey Mike's ClassicSt. Petersburg, FLNovember 18–21
IUPUIRoadrunner InvitationalSan Antonio, TXNovember 15–21
MilwaukeeFort Myers Tip-OffCampus sitesFort Myers, FLNovember 14–24
Northern KentuckyBlue Demon ClassicCampus sitesNovember 18–28
OaklandGulf Coast ShowcaseEstero, FLNovember 22–24
Purdue Fort WayneFGCU InvitationalFort Myers, FLNovember 26–28
Robert MorrisKentucky ClassicCampus sitesNovember 12–22
UICLas Vegas ClassicLas Vegas, NVNovember 25–26
Wright StateNaples InvitationalNaples, FLNovember 22–24
Youngstown StatePenguin ClassicYoungstown, OHNovember 19–21

References

  1. Web site: Associated Press . 2021-04-13 . IUPUI men's basketball hires Matt Crenshaw as its next head coach . 2022-11-10 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: Cleveland State Named #HLMBB Favorite, Detroit Mercy’s Davis Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year . 2021-10-19 . horizonleague.org . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-11-09 . JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY'S ANNOUNCES 2021-22 MEN'S PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST . 2022-11-15 . Wooden Award.
  4. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame names 20 small forwards to 2022 Julius Erving Award watch list . 2021-10-22 . www.ncaa.com . en. October 22, 2021.
  5. Web site: Four #HLMBB Players Named to Lou Henson Award Watch List . 2022-11-28 . horizonleague.org . en.
  6. Web site: Nike #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 28) . 2022-11-28 . horizonleague.org . en.

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