2021–22 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
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Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 13–18 (9–9 America East) |
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Home arena | SEFCU Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook* | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 AmEast tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York and were led by first-year head coach Dwayne Killings. They finished 13-18, 9-9 in America East Play to finish a tie for 5th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Danes finished the 2020–21 season 7–9, 6–6 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated NJIT in the first round of the America East tournament,[1] before losing to Hartford in the quarterfinals.[2]
On March 1, 2021, head coach Will Brown announced in a press release that he and the school agreed to part ways, ending Brown's 20-year tenure with the team.[3] On March 17, the school announced that they had hired Marquette associate head coach Dwayne Killings to be the Great Danes' next head coach.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Towson | L 56–77 | 0–1 | SEFCU Arena (4,215) Albany, NY | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at La Salle | L 64–67 | 0–2 | Tom Gola Arena (3,047) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Harvard | L 53–60 | 0–3 | SEFCU Arena (2,684) Albany, NY | |||||||
November 20, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Invitational | L 64–77 | 0–4 | McBrayer Arena (2,251) Richmond, KY | |||||||
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 10т Kentucky | L 61–86 | 0–5 | Rupp Arena (18,201) Lexington, KY | |||||||
November 24, 2021* | vs. Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Invitational | W 64–62 | 1–5 | McBrayer Arena (100) Richmond, KY | |||||||
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | at Kansas State | L 43–71 | 1–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (5,195) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
December 7, 2021* | at Yale | L 52–71 | 1–7 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (777) New Haven, CT | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 7:00 pm | Columbia | W 60–59 | 2–7 | SEFCU Arena (2,245) Albany, NY | |||||||
December 13, 2021* 8:00 pm | at Boston College | W 61–57 | 3–7 | Conte Forum (3,872) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm | vs. Niagara | L 58–66 | 3–8 | KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm | at Lehigh | W 68–52 | 4–8 | Stabler Arena (602) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm | Bucknell | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY | ||||||||
America East Conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Binghamton | L 79–88 | 4–9 (0–1) | SEFCU Arena (1,067) Albany, NY | |||||||
January 8, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Hampshire | L 62–64 | 4–10 (0–2) | Lundholm Gym (339) Durham, NH | |||||||
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMass Lowell | W 57–47 | 5–10 (1–2) | SEFCU Arena (1,164) Albany, NY | |||||||
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | NJIT | W 71–56 | 6–10 (2–2) | SEFCU Arena (1,225) Albany, NY | |||||||
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMBC | W 66–54 | 7–10 (3–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (817) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stony Brook | L 75–86 | 7–11 (3–3) | SEFCU Arena (2,389) Albany, NY | |||||||
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UMass Lowell | W 64–62 OT | 8–11 (4–3) | Costello Athletic Center (455) Lowell, MA | |||||||
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NJIT | W 64–53 | 9–11 (5–3) | Wellness and Events Center (229) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Vermont Rescheduled from January 2 | L 61–73 | 9–12 (5–4) | Patrick Gym (2,096) Burlington, VT | |||||||
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UMBC | L 53–59 | 9–13 (5–5) | SEFCU Arena (1,648) Albany, NY | |||||||
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford | W 71–52 | 10–13 (6–5) | Chase Arena (245) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Maine | L 63–73 | 10–14 (6–6) | SEFCU Arena (1,544) Albany, NY | |||||||
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Vermont | L 63–76 | 10–15 (6–7) | SEFCU Arena (2,403) Albany, NY | |||||||
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Binghamton | W 68–67 | 11–15 (7–7) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,835) Vestal, NY | |||||||
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Hampshire | W 70–65 | 12–15 (8–7) | SEFCU Arena (2,208) Albany, NY | |||||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Maine | W 72–68 | 13–15 (9–7) | Memorial Gymnasium (581) Orono, ME | |||||||
February 26, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Stony Brook | L 50–66 | 13–16 (9–8) | Island Federal Arena (3,048) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hartford | L 55–67 | 13–17 (9–9) | SEFCU Arena (1,803) Albany, NY | |||||||
America East tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | at (4) Hartford Quarterfinals | L 49–61 | 13–18 | Chase Arena (663) West Hartford, CT | ||||||
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References
- ^ "#5 Men's Basketball Defeats #8 NJIT 76-66, Will Play #4 Hartford". University at Albany Great Danes. February 27, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Hartford, UMass Lowell Earn #AEPlayoffs Semifinal Berths with Wins". America East Conference. February 28, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Will Brown out as Albany men's college basketball coach after 20 years". ESPN. March 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "UAlbany Names Dwayne Killings Head Men's Basketball Coach". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 24, 2021.