2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Marist Red Foxes
Conference:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Short Conf:MAAC
Record:14–16
Conf Record:9–11
Head Coach:John Dunne
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Dorian Long
Asst Coach2:Kevin Driscoll
Asst Coach3:Dalip Bhatia
Stadium:McCann Arena

The 2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by fourth-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

They finished the season 14–16 overall, and 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Quinnipiac 52–77.

Previous season

See main article: 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team. The Red Foxes finished the 2020–21 season 12–9 overall, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the 2021 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Niagara in the quarterfinals 62–67.[1] This marked the first overall and conference winning season for the Red Foxes since 2007–08 when they finished 18–14 overall, and 11–7 in the MAAC, and a tie for fifth place.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Hakim Byrd 1 G 5'10" 155 Freshman Transferred to UMBC
Michael Cubbage 5 G 6'4" 180 RS Senior Transferred to St. Francis Brooklyn
Henry Makeny 10 F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Left team for personal reasons
Tucker Lee 25 G 6'3" 180 Senior Graduated
Zion Tordoff 33 F 6'8" 220 Senior Transferred to Houston Baptist

Incoming transfers

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=";"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=";"| MAAC tournament|-|-

Awards

Following the season, two Marist players were selected to the All-MAAC teams, freshman guard Jao Ituka and sophomore guard Ricardo Wright. Ituka was the unanimous selection for the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, as well as being selected to the All-MAAC Second Team. Ituka led the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game, third in the MAAC, and shot 52.6% from the field, which was 59th best in all NCAA for the season. Wright was selected on the All-MAAC Third Team after being selected to the All-Rookie Team last season. Wright was 10th in the MAAC in scoring average at 13.6 points per game, and sixth in three-point percentage at .383.[2]

Statistics

Players

PLAYERGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGASTSTLBLKPPG
Braden Bell29 3 15.6 .364 .269 .800 3.1 25 13 10 4.1
Rollin Belton15 0 4.9 .308 - .000 0.6 2 1 3 0.5
Thomas Butticelli3 0 1.0 - - 1.000 - 0 0 0 0.7
Samkelo Cele30 27 21.7 .454 .322 .767 3.5 17 19 4 8.7
Javon Cooley25 1 10.0 .340 .269 .400 1.8 10 9 5 1.7
Terrence Echols4 1 2.3 .000 .000 1.000 0.3 0 1 0 0.5
Victor Enoh28 14 18.4 .500 - .563 4.5 9 9 17 2.7
Noah Harris30 4 20.6 .351 .350 .857 2.0 31 20 1 6.1
Matt Herasme28 28 29.7 .347 .310 .800 4.9 27 17 10 4.2
Jao Ituka28 16 22.0 .526 .410 .768 3.1 45 19 7 15.3
Jordan Jones30 16 19.7 .620 - .708 3.9 16 14 35 7.7
Tyler Saint-Furcy12 1 11.2 .263 .000 .429 1.9 4 8 2 1.1
Raheim Sullivan23 12 19.9 .416 .426 .690 2.2 31 26 2 7.7
Ricardo Wright30 27 29.0 .408 .374 .709 4.2 52 19 5 13.6
TOTALS30.439.344.71935.1105426910168.8
OPPONENTS30.415.334.72835.110543969668.2

MAAC Leaders

Scoring

Rebounding

Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 attempted per game)

Free-throw percentage (minimum avg 3 attempted per game)

Steals per game

3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 2 attempted per game)

3-Point Field Goals Made

Blocked Shots

Minutes Played

To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Niagara vs. Marist - Game Recap - March 11, 2021. ESPN. March 11, 2021. en.
  2. Web site: Marist’s Ituka, Wright Honored by MAAC. goredfoxes.com. March 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2020-21 MAAC Men's Basketball - Overall Statistics. MAACSports.com. February 21, 2022.
  4. Web site: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Statistics. ESPN.com. February 21, 2022.