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2021–22 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

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2021–22 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJonathan Mattox
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Combs
  • Dominic Lombardi
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Murray State 18 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Belmont 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Morehead State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 9   .471 14 18   .438
Tennessee State 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Tennessee Tech 7 10   .412 11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UT Martin 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Eastern Illinois 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2022 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021–22 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 23–8, 17–3 in OVC play to finish in second place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Southeast Missouri State in the first round,[1] Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals,[2] advancing to the championship game, where they knocked off top-seeded Belmont, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2011.[3] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the Midwest Region, where they would lose to #3 seeded West Virginia in the first round.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tyzhaun Claude 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Moravian Prep Goldsboro, NC
G 1 Tucson Redding 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Aurora, CO
F 2 Jaylen Sebree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Florida Atlantic Hopkinsville, KY
G 3 Drew Thelwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Master's Academy Orlando, FL
F 4 Johni Broome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Tampa Catholic HS Plant City, FL
G 5 Skyelar Potter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Wright State Bowling Green, KY
F 11 Jaylon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Wright State Houston, TX
F 13 Julius Dixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, TN
G 14 Chris Cole 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Brookwood HS Lawrenceville, GA
G 15 Braden May 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Mason County HS Maysville, KY
G 21 Tray Hollowell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS Wofford Hopkinsville, KY
F 22 LJ Bryan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr State Fair CC Cheltenham, MD
G 24 Jake Wolfe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Jr Lipscomb Aurora, IL
G 55 Ta'lon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dorman HS Spartanburg, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
Kentucky State W 89–43 
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,300)
Morehead, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 22 Auburn L 54–77  0–1
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm
at UAB L 71–85  0–2
Bartow Arena (2,829)
Birmingham, AL
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kentucky Christian W 82–57  1–2
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,443)
Morehead, KY
November 18, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Transylvania W 84–59  2–2
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,284)
Morehead, KY
November 21, 2021*
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Mississippi State L 46–66  2–3
Humphrey Coliseum (6,108)
Starkville, MS
November 26, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State
Eracism Invitational
W 75–51  3–3
First National Bank Arena (1,132)
Jonesboro, AR
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm
vs. Kansas City
Eracism Invitational
W 70–62  4–3
First National Bank Arena (181)
Jonesboro, AR
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 59–51  5–3
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,555)
Morehead, KY
December 6, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 71–66  6–3
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,614)
Morehead, KY
December 11, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 75–82  6–4
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621)
Johnson City, TN
December 15, 2021*
8:30 pm, FS1
at No. 22 Xavier L 63–86  6–5
Cintas Center (9,252)
Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Alice Lloyd W 87-47  7–5
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,305)
Morehead, KY
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 80–52  8–5
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (728)
Indianapolis, IN
Ohio Valley regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 63–50  9–5
(1–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,466)
Morehead, KY
January 8, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 66–55  10–5
(2–0)
Dunn Center (1,431)
Clarksville, TN
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 76–62  11–5
(3–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,816)
Morehead, KY
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 71–64  12–5
(4–0)
Gentry Complex (231)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Belmont W 83–74  13–5
(5–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,456)
Morehead, KY
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 77–74  14–5
(6–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,460)
Morehead, KY
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State
Rescheduled from January 1
W 67–54  15–5
(7–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,388)
Morehead, KY
January 27, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Southeast Missouri State W 74–73 OT 16–5
(8–0)
Show Me Center (1,325)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 29, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 66–77  16–6
(8–1)
CFSB Center (5,529)
Murray, KY
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech
Rescheduled from January 6
W 70–56  17–6
(9–1)
Eblen Center (482)
Cookeville, TN
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 75–68  18–6
(10–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,069)
Morehead, KY
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 77–52  19–6
(11–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,915)
Morehead, KY
February 10, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 47–48  19–7
(11–2)
Curb Event Center (1,468)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 Murray State L 53–57  19–8
(11–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,960)
Morehead, KY
February 16, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin W 68–60  20–8
(12–3)
Skyhawk Arena (1,367)
Martin, TN
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State L 84–92  20–9
(12–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,511)
Morehead, KY
February 24, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 82–46  21–9
(13–4)
Lantz Arena (832)
Charleston, IL
February 26, 2022
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 70–77  21–10
(13–5)
First Community Arena (674)
Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 3, 2022
10:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (7) Tennessee Tech
Quarterfinals
W 73–56  22–10
Ford Center (591)
Evansville, IN
March 4, 2022
10:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Belmont
Semifinals
W 53–51  23–10
Ford Center (4,160)
Evansville, IN
March 5, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) No. 22 Murray State
Championship
L 67–71  23–11
Ford Center (6,491)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Morehead St. beats SE Missouri 61-54 in OVC tourney". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Morehead State to play for OVC Tournament title, knocking out EKU 67-64". WTVQ. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Morehead State stops Belmont for OVC title; Bruins' NCAA Tournament hopes suffer crushing blow". Nashville Tennessean. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Historic Men's Hoops Season Closes in NCAA Tournament". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2021.