2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

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2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTom Pecora
Assistant coaches
  • Shaun Morris
  • Dwayne Lee
Home arenaPeople's United Center
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 25 8   .758
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Siena 12 8   .600 15 14   .517
Monmouth 11 9   .550 21 13   .618
Niagara 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Marist 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Fairfield 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Manhattan 8 12   .400 15 15   .500
Rider 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Canisius 7 13   .350 11 21   .344
Quinnipiac 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 9–13, 7–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Iona.[1]

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Bergenfield, New Jersey
G/F 1 Tymu Chenery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Dix Hills, New York
F 4 Brody Limric 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Glastonbury, Connecticut
G 5 Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Beacon, New York
G 11 Dezi Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Hannibal, Missouri
G 12 Bernie Blunt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Morgantown, Pennsylvania
G 14 Quinn Guth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Brookfield, Connecticut
G 15 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Manhattan, New York
G/F 20 Brendan McGuire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Garden City, New York
F 22 Elias King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Sacramento, California
F 23 JJ Riggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Adelaide, Australia
G 53 Brendan Martin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr South Setauket, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

The Bobcats had their scheduled game against Penn State canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests at PSU.[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 21 Maryland L 69–83  0–1
Xfinity Center (12,832)
College Park, MD
November 12, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Western New England W 103–52  1–1
People's United Center (1,010)
Hamden, CT
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Holy Cross W 76–68  2–1
People's United Center (985)
Hamden, CT
November 20, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 76–65  3–1
People's United Center (623)
Hamden, CT
November 23, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 69–84  3–2
Lundholm Gym (402)
Durham, NH
November 28, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Brown L 61–72  3–3
People's United Center (533)
Hamden, CT
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's L 59–69  3–4
(0–1)
People's United Center (1,059)
Hamden, CT
December 5, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan W 90–73  4–4
(1–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,203)
Riverdale, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dartmouth W 72–69  5–4
Leede Arena (305)
Hanover, NH
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 73–47  6–4
People's United Center (714)
Hamden, CT
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara W 77–68  7–4
(2–1)
People's United Center (523)
Hamden, CT
January 9, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara L 67–79  7–5
(2–2)
Gallagher Center (871)
Lewiston, NY
January 11, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Canisius L 67–79  7–6
(2–3)
Koessler Athletic Center (871)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rider W 77–70 OT 8–6
(3–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,428)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 72–66  9–6
(4–3)
People's United Center (712)
Hamden, CT
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider
Rescheduled from January 2
W 73–67  10–6
(5–3)
People's United Center (231)
Hamden, CT
January 23, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 61–76  10–7
(5–4)
People's United Center (1,348)
Hamden, CT
January 28, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Marist W 94–87  11–7
(6–4)
People's United Center (1,025)
Hamden, CT
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena L 76–85  11–8
(6–5)
MVP Arena (5,527)
Albany, NY
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's L 74–83  11–9
(6–6)
Run Baby Run Arena (777)
Jersey City, NJ
February 6, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth L 63–76  11–10
(6–7)
People's United Center (835)
Hamden, CT
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield W 69–60  12–10
(7–7)
Webster Bank Arena (1,072)
Bridgeport, CT
February 13, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan L 66–83  12–11
(7–8)
People's United Center (875)
Hamden, CT
February 20, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist L 66–67  12–12
(7–9)
McCann Arena (1,207)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena L 71–78  12–13
(7–10)
People's United Center (991)
Hamden, CT
February 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius L 67–72  12–14
(7–11)
People's United Center (1,020)
Hamden, CT
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 72–75  12–15
(7–12)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,735)
West Long Branch, NJ
March 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 61–79  12–16
(7–13)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,594)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) vs. (6) Marist
First Round
W 77–52  13–16
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) vs. (3) Siena
Quarterfinals
W 77–71  14–16
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPNews / ESPN+
(11) vs. (2) Saint Peter's
Semifinals
L 52–64  14–17
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iona and Fairfield score big victories to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Wogenrich, Mark. "Penn State Cancels Second Men's Basketball Game Because of COVID-19". Sports Illustrated Penn State Nittany Lions News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Quinnipiac Bobcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2021.