2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Massachusetts and were led by ninth-year head coach Pat Duquette. They finished the season 15-16, 7-11 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMBC.

2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2021–22 record15–16 (7–11 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Hinnant
  • Biko Paris
  • Jon Iati
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont171 .944286  .824
UMBC117 .6111814  .563
Stony Brook*108 .5561813  .581
New Hampshire108 .5561513  .536
Hartford99 .5001220  .375
Albany99 .5001318  .419
Binghamton810 .4441217  .414
UMass Lowell711 .3891516  .484
NJIT612 .3331118  .379
Maine315 .167623  .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast Tournament due to changing conferences in 2022.
2022 AmEast Tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the River Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 11–12, 7–8 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They fell to Hartford in the America East Conference Championship.[1]

Roster

2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Justin Faison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSElizabeth City State Prince George's County, MD
G 1 Bryce Daley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrSalisbury School Pittsfield, MA
G 2 Kalil Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHoly Cross HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Gregory Hammond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrRhode Island New Orleans, LA
G 4 Ayinde Hikim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)179 lb (81 kg) SoLa Salle Washington, D.C.
F 5 Connor Withers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrOsbourn HS Manassas, VA
F 10 Max Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSt. Charles HS Waldorf, MD
G 11 Everette Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SrUSC Upstate Silver Spring, MD
F 12 Darion Jordan-Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWagner Brockton, MA
G/F 13 Quinton Mincey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMount St. Mary's Upper Marlboro, MD
G 14 Anthony Blunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSt. Vincent Pallotti HS Crownsville, MD
F 15 Allin Blunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrGonzaga College HS Crownsville, MD
F 22 Caleb Bates 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoLake Shore HS Detroit, Michigan
F 23 John Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) GSPortland State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 33 Ephraim Acquah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrWilliamsport HS Hagerstown, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rivier W 91–55  1–0
Costello Athletic Center (780)
Lowell, MA
November 13, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton W 59–58  2–0
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 16, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Oklahoma State
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
L 58–80  2–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
November 17, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Central Connecticut
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
W 77–53  3–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 67–56  4–1
Charles E. Smith Center (1,424)
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass L 81–92  4–2
Mullins Center (1,492)
Amherst, MA
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fisher W 101–38  5–2
Costello Athletic Center (469)
Lowell, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Brown L 63–73  5–3
Costello Athletic Center (900)
Lowell, MA
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Merrimack W 61–57  6–3
Hammel Court (2,632)
North Andover, MA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University L 62–72  6–4
Case Gym (914)
Boston, MA
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm
MCLA W 109–45  7–4
Costello Athletic Center (225)
Lowell, MA
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Sacred Heart W 70–62  8–4
Tsongas Center (812)
Lowell, MA
December 23, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Francis Brooklyn Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 2, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton L 63–68  8–5
(0–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,202)
Binghamton, NY
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 72–77  8–6
(0–2)
Costello Athletic Center (242)
Lowell, MA
January 8, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 66–64  9–6
(1–2)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (923)
Catonsville, MD
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 47–57  9–7
(1–3)
SEFCU Arena (1,164)
Albany, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 71–62  10–7
(2–3)
Costello Athletic Center (605)
Lowell, MA
January 22, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 61–67  10–8
(2–4)
Lundholm Gym (469)
Durham, NH
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany L 62–64 OT 10–9
(2–5)
Costello Athletic Center (455)
Lowell, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine W 62–50  11–9
(3–5)
Cross Insurance Center (465)
Bangor, ME
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 67–78  11–10
(3–6)
Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford
Rescheduled from January 15
W 85–75  12–10
(4–6)
Costello Athletic Center (397)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook L 85–87  12–11
(4–7)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,850)
Stony Brook, NY
February 12, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC W 88–71  13–11
(5–7)
Tsongas Center (2,215)
Lowell, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 55–59  13–12
(5–8)
Wellness and Events Center (248)
Newark, NJ
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 64–78  13–13
(5–9)
Tsongas Center (1,483)
Lowell, MA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 67–50  14–13
(6–9)
Costello Athletic Center (501)
Lowell, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 61–62  14–14
(6–10)
Patrick Gym (2,606)
Burlington, VT
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire L 48–64  14–15
(6–11)
Tsongas Center (1,284)
Lowell, MA
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford
Rescheduled from January 29
W 83–73  15–15
(7–11)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (436)
West Hartford, CT
America East Tournament
March 6, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) at (2) UMBC
Quarterfinals
L 85–93 OT 15–16
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,925)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. "River Hawks' Historic Run Ends with 64-50 AE Championship Setback at Hartford". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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