2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference.

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	14–16 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach	Dan Engelstad (4th season)
Associate head coach	Will Holland
Assistant coaches	Matt Miller Justin Burrell
Home arena	Knott Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bryant †	16	–	2		.889			22	–	10		.688
Wagner	15	–	3		.833			21	–	6		.778
LIU	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Merrimack*	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Sacred Heart	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Central Connecticut	5	–	13		.278			8	–	24		.250
Fairleigh Dickinson	5	–	13		.278			4	–	22		.154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2022 NEC tournament winner

On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers will join the MAAC on July 1, 2022, leaving the NEC where they had been members since 1989.^[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 12–11, 9–7 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Wagner in the semifinals^[2] and Bryant in the championship game.^[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.^[4]

Roster

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dakota Leffew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jonesboro Hampton, GA G 2 Deandre Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Samford Inglewood, CA G 3 Jaylin Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Legacy of Sport Sciences Evanston, IL F 4 Dola Adebayo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canterbury School (FL) Ocala, FL G 5 Jalen Benjamin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Meadowcreek Raleigh, NC G 10 Dante Bouchard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr IMG Academy Gloversville, NY G 11 Elijah Elliott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Jack Yates Houston, TX F 12 Jedy Cordilia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Nottingham Academy Tilburg, Netherlands F 13 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr George Washington Germantown, MD G 15 Bankeys Omari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Clarksburg Germantown, MD F 22 Nana Opoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Potomac Woodbridge, VA G 23 Josh Reaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Kent School Hamden, CT F 24 František Barton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Get Better Academy Brno, Czech Republic F 34 Jalen Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hopewell Hopewell, VA G 35 Winston Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. John's Prep Frederick, MD F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hopewell Hopewell, VA	Head coach Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Will Holland (Mount St. Mary's) Matt Miller (St. Mary's (MD)) Justin Burrell (Holy Cross) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 1, 2021

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.^[5]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 4:30 pm, FS1		at No. 4 Villanova	L 51–91	0–1	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDVM		Washington (MD)	W 117–62	1–1	Knott Arena (2,278) Emmitsburg, MD
November 13, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–80	1–2	Hagan Arena (1,513) Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 13 Kentucky Kentucky Classic	L 55–80	1–3	Rupp Arena (18,227) Lexington, KY
November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris Kentucky Classic	W 74–70 OT	2–3	UPMC Events Center (1,589) Moon Township, PA
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio Kentucky Classic	L 59–73	2–4	Convocation Center (5,178) Athens, OH
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, WDVM		Navy	L 40–67	2–5	Knott Arena (1,362) Emmitsburg, MD
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 72–70	3–5	Knott Arena (1,617) Emmitsburg, MD
December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 55–61	3–6	Reitz Arena (1,121) Baltimore, MD
December 7, 2021* 9:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 77–88	3–7	Leavey Center (962) Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2021* 4:00 pm, WDVM		American	L 66–72 OT	3–8	Knott Arena (1,935) Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, WDVM		Morgan State	W 74–60	4–8	Knott Arena (1,116) Emmitsburg, MD
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDVM		UMBC	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 0–1 (Forfeit)	4–8 (0–1)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Wagner	L 0–1 (Forfeit)	4–8 (0–2)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm		at LIU	L 57–74	4–9 (0–3)	Steinberg Wellness Center (84) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 69–61	5–9 (1–3)	Daniel J. Lynch Gym (187) Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm		at Bryant	L 66–73	5–10 (1–4)	Chace Athletic Center (240) Smithfield, RI
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm		at Merrimack	W 57–50	6–10 (2–4)	Hammel Court (242) North Andover, MA
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Sacred Heart	W 98–59	7–10 (3–4)	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Central Connecticut	W 65–50	8–10 (4–4)	Knott Arena (1,493) Emmitsburg, MD
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 67–56	9–10 (5–4)	Rothman Center (137) Hackensack, NJ
January 29, 2022 5:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Saint Francis (PA)	W 71–54	10–10 (6–4)	Knott Arena (2,154) Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Merrimack	W 69–53	11–10 (7–4)	Knott Arena (1,739) Emmitsburg, MD
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Bryant	L 61–62	11–11 (7–5)	Knott Arena (2,784) Emmitsburg, MD
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Wagner	L 57–69	11–12 (7–6)	Spiro Sports Center (1,944) Staten Island, NY
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 54–52	12–12 (8–6)	DeGol Arena (799) Loretto, PA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 55–64	12–13 (8–7)	Knott Arena (1,792) Emmitsburg, MD
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		LIU	L 61–66	12–14 (8–8)	Knott Arena (2,625) Emmitsburg, MD
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	L 65–77	12–15 (8–9)	William H. Pitt Center (403) Fairfield, CT
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 65–46	13–15 (9–9)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,331) New Britain, CT
NEC tournament
March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(4)	(5) St. Francis Brooklyn Quarterfinals	W 78–48	14–15	Knott Arena (2,274) Emmitsburg, MD
March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	at (1) Bryant Semifinals	L 69–70	14–16	Chace Athletic Center (2,650) Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[6]

References

1. "MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution". MAACSports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
2. "Mount St. Mary's Stops Wagner, 66–60, to Advance to the Northeast Conference Championship Game". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
3. "Mount St. Mary's Takes Down Bryant for Sixth #NECMBB Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
4. "Texas Southern beats Mount St. Mary's 60–52 in NCAA opener". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
5. "Basketball Conference Openers Cancelled for December 29". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
6. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.