2021–22 Summit League men's basketball season explained

2021-22 Summit League men's basketball season
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Sport:Basketball
League:NCAA Division I
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Summit League men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022–23
No Of Teams:10
Mvp:Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Mvp Link:Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Summit League tournament
Finals Link:2022 Summit League men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:South Dakota State
Finals Runner-Up:North Dakota State
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:South Dakota State
Season Champ Name:Regular season champion

The 2021–22 Summit League Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on December 20, 2021. The regular season ended on February 26, 2022, setting up the 2022 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 5 to March 8.
South Dakota State was the regular season champion, finishing with a perfect 18-0 conference record for the first time in conference and team history. The Jacks would go on to win the Summit League tournament as well, beating North Dakota State to reach their first NCAA tournament berth in four years.

Conference Changes

Due to the addition of St. Thomas (MN), the conference schedule was expanded to 18 games. Each team played every team twice, once at home and once on the road.

Head Coaches

Coaching Changes

Denver hired Jeff Wulbrun after Rodney Billups was let go.

Coaches

TeamHead CoachPrevious JobYears At SchoolRecord at SchoolSummit League RecordSummit League TitlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Sweet 16's
DenverJeff WulbrunStanford (Assistant)10-00-0000
Kansas CityBilly DonlonNorthwestern (Assistant)327-277-7000
OmahaDerrin HansenOmaha (Assistant)17246-233*64-7400**0***
North DakotaPaul SatherNorthern State (Assistant)324-3515-17000
North Dakota StateDavid RichmanNorth Dakota State (Assistant)8136-8769-41320
Oral RobertsPaul MillsBaylor (Assistant)557-6631-30111
St. ThomasJohn TauerSt. Thomas (Assistant)11224-57^0-000^^0^^^
South DakotaTodd LeeGrand Canyon (Assistant)447-4028-19000
South Dakota StateEric HendersonSouth Dakota State (Assistant)338-1722-6110
Western IllinoisRob JeterMinnesota (Assistant)27-155-9000
Notes:

*110 Wins and 68 Losses at Division II level

**2 NCAA Division II Tournaments

***1 NCAA Division II Sweet 16's and 1 NCAA Division II Elite 8

^All wins and losses at Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason Awards

The Preseason Summit League men's basketball polls was released on October 12, 2021.[1]

Preseason men's basketball polls

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. South Dakota State (23) - 636
  2. North Dakota State (7) - 606
  3. Oral Roberts (6) - 545
  4. South Dakota - 480
  5. Western Illinois - 356
  6. Kansas City - 341
  7. North Dakota - 279
  8. Omaha - 255
  9. Denver - 217
  10. St. Thomas 120

Preseason Honors

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Preseason All-Summit League First TeamMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Josiah Allick, Kansas City
Sam Griesel, North Dakota State
Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
Preseason All-Summit League Second TeamWill Carius, Western Illinois
Tyree Eady, North Dakota State
Noah Freidel, South Dakota State
Xavier Fuller, South Dakota
Tasos Kamateros, South Dakota

Regular season

Conference standings

ConferenceOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1South Dakota State18–01.00030–5.857
2North Dakota State13–5.72223–10.697
3Kansas City12–6.66719–12.613
4Oral Roberts12–6.66719–12.613
5South Dakota11–7.61119–12.613
6Western Illinois7–11.38916–16.500
7Denver7–11.38911–21.344
8St. Thomas4–14.22210–20.333
9Omaha4–14.2225–25.167
10North Dakota2–16.1116–25.194

Conference Matrix

DenverKansas CityOmahaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateOral RobertsSt. ThomasSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateWestern Illinois
vs. Denver–1-11-10-22-02-00-22-02-01-1
vs. Kansas City1-1–1-10-20-22-00-20-22-02-0
vs. Omaha1-11-1–1-12-02-02-02-02-01-1
vs. North Dakota2-02-01-1–2-02-01-12-02-02-0
vs. North Dakota State0-22-00-20-2–0-20-20-22-01-1
vs. Oral Roberts0-20-20-20-22-0–0-21-12-01-1
vs. St. Thomas2-02-00-21-12-02-0–2-02-01-1
vs. South Dakota0-22-00-20-22-01-10-2–2-00-2
vs. South Dakota State0-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-2–0-2
vs. Western Illinois1-12-01-10-21-11-11-12-01-0–

Players of the Week

Week[2] Player(s) of the WeekSchool
Nov. 15Baylor ScheiermanSouth Dakota State
Nov. 22Evan Gilyard IIKansas City
Nov. 29Noah FreidelSouth Dakota State (2)
Dec. 6Colton SandageWestern Illinois
Dec. 13Baylor Scheierman (2)South Dakota State (3)
Dec. 20Francis LacisOral Roberts
Dec. 27Trent MassnerWestern Illinois (2)
Jan. 3Max AbmasOral Roberts (2)
Jan. 10Max Abmas (2)Oral Roberts (3)
Jan. 17Trent Massner (2)Western Illinois (3)
Jan. 24Tevin SmithDenver
Jan. 31Max Abmas (3)Oral Roberts (3)
Feb. 7Marvin Nesbitt Jr.
Baylor Scheierman (3)		Kansas City (2)
South Dakota State (4)
Feb. 14Sam GrieselNorth Dakota State
Feb. 21Evan Gilyard II (2)Kansas City (3)
Feb. 28Luke AppelSouth Dakota State (5)

Records against other conferences

Power 7 ConferencesRecordPower 7 ConferencesRecord
ACCNoneAmerican1-0
Big East0-2Big Ten1-5
Big 120-5Pac-121-2
SEC1-1Power 7 Total4-15
Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecord
Atlantic 101-1ASUN1-1
America EastNoneBig Sky5-7
Big SouthNoneBig West3-0
ColonialNoneConference USA0-3
Horizon League3-2Ivy LeagueNone
MAAC1-0MAC3-0
MEACNoneMVC2-5
MWC2-8NEC1-0
OVC3-4Patriot LeagueNone
SoConNoneSouthland2-2
SWAC2-0Sun Belt3-2
WAC2-6WCC2-0
Other Division I Total40-41
NCAA Division I Total40-56
NCAA Division II Total2-0
NCAA Division III Total7-0
NAIA Total9-1
NCCAA Total4-0
Total Non-Conference Record62-57

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
style= width=75Denver 22572380-123
style= width=100Kansas City 23112085+226
style= width=75North Dakota 21782444-266
style= width=75North Dakota State 24692267+202
style= width=75Omaha 20882505-417
style= width=75Oral Roberts 25822306+276
style= width=75St. Thomas 22412260-19
style= width=75South Dakota 23292198+131
style= width=75South Dakota State 30052561+444
style= width=75Western Illinois 24932470+23
Through March 8, 2022[3]

Home attendance

TeamArenaCapacityTotal GamesAverage AttendanceAttendance HighTotal Attendance% of Capacity
DenverHamilton Gymnasium2,500137921,607
Nov. 7 vs. Regis		10,30531.7%
Kansas CitySwinney Recreation Center1,50013†7491,558
Feb. 26 vs. South Dakota St		9,73850.0%
North DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300151,3802,541
Feb. 26 vs. North Dakota St		20,71241.8%
North Dakota StateScheels Center5,460151,9133,510
Dec. 22 vs. North Dakota		28,70035.0%
OmahaBaxter Arena7,89810†1,3481,957
Jan. 29 vs. Kansas City		13,48017.0%
Oral RobertsMabee Center10,154154,0476,094
Nov. 26 vs. Oklahoma St		60,71439.9%
St. ThomasSchoenecker Arena1,800139471,405
Feb. 12 vs. North Dakota St		12,32352.7%
South DakotaSanford Coyote Sports Center6,000151,6584,224
Feb. 5 vs. South Dakota St		24,88327.6%
South Dakota StateFrost Arena6,500142,2983,821
Jan. 29 vs. North Dakota St		32,18035.4%
Western IllinoisWestern Hall5,13912†8861,500
Nov. 16 vs. Iowa Wesleyan		10,63517.2%
Bold - Exceed capacity
† - Does not include games where an attendance figure was not given
As of February 27, 2022
Does not include exhibition games

All-League Honors

HonorRecipient
Player of the YearBaylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Defensive Player of the YearMarvin Nesbitt Jr., Kansas City
Sixth Man of the YearLuke Appel, South Dakota State
Freshman of the YearPaul Bruns, North Dakota
Newcomer of the YearEvan Gilyard II, Kansas City
Coach of the YearEric Henderson, South Dakota State
All-Summit League First TeamMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City
Sam Griesel, North Dakota State
Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
All-Summit League Second TeamMason Archambault, South Dakota
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Marvin Nesbitt Jr., Kansas City
Kruz Perrott-Hunt, South Dakota
Arkel Lamar, Kansas City
All-Summit League Honorable MentionLuke Barisic, Western Illinois
Paul Bruns, North Dakota
K.J. Hunt, Denver
Tasos Kamateros, South Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
All-Defensive TeamBoogie Anderson, South Dakota
Tyree Eady, North Dakota State
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Marvin Nesbitt Jr., Kansas City
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
All-Newcomer TeamLuka Barisic, Western Illinois
Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City
K.J. Hunt, Denver
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Source:[4]

Postseason

Conference Tournament

The top 8 teams from the Summit League qualify for the conference tournament. The tournament is at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Only South Dakota State was selected to participate in the tournament as the conference's automatic bid.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
No. 13Buffalo RegionalSouth Dakota State—————
1 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackrabbits picked to repeat as #SummitMBB champions. 2022-01-01. thesummitleague.org. en.
  2. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Players of the Week. 2022-01-01. thesummitleague.org. en.
  3. Web site: Sortable Team Stats. March 8, 2022.
  4. Web site: SDSU's Scheierman tabbed #SummitMBB Player of the Year. November 16, 2022.

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