2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team explained

Year:2021–22
Team:Merrimack Warriors
Sport:basketball
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:14–16
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Joe Gallo
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Micky Burtnyk
Ac1 Year:13th
Asst Coach2:Phil Gaetano
Ac2 Year:4th
Stadium:Hammel Court
Tourney:The Basketball Classic
Tourney Result:Withdrew
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.

The Warriors, in their third year of a transition to Division I, were ineligible for the NEC tournament and the NCAA tournament. They received an invitation to play in The Basketball Classic,[1] formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, but their opponent, UMBC, withdrew from the tournament and the Warriors were unable to play as a result.[2]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Warriors finished their conference-only schedule for the 2020–21 season 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As they were in the third year of their four year transition from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament.

Schedule and results

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[3] |-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| NEC regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| The Basketball ClassicSources[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merrimack to Compete in The Basketball Classic . 2022-04-04 . northeastconference.org . en.
  2. Web site: UMBC men’s basketball withdraws from The Basketball Classic, citing lack of healthy players . 2022-04-04 . Baltimore Sun . en.
  3. Web site: Basketball Conference Openers Cancelled for December 29. 2022-01-11. Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. en.
  4. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Merrimack College Athletics. December 2, 2021. en.
  5. News: 2021-22 Merrimack Warriors Schedule. ESPN. December 2, 2021. en.