2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.

2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–22 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • R.J. Evans
  • Sam Ferry
  • Joe Kennedy
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 16 2   .889 23 12   .657
Navy 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Boston University 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Lehigh 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Army 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Loyola 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Holy Cross 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Bucknell 5 13   .278 9 23   .281
American 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
2022 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Crusaders finished the 2020–21 season 5–11 in Patriot League play before suspending their season after positive COVID-19 tests within the program. They did not participate in the Patriot League tournament.

Roster

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2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bo Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Lausanne Collegiate Memphis, Tennessee
G 1 R.J. Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Charlotte Latin School Matthews, North Carolina
G 3 DáJion Humphrey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Southfield Christian School Detroit, Michigan
G 4 Kyrell Luc 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Brimmer & May Dorchester, Massachusetts
F 10 Gerrale Gates 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr David W. Butler High School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 12 Malcolm Townsel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr State Fair Community College Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Tomer Oron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr HSMSE New York, New York
G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Millbrook High School Knightdale, North Carolina
F 22 Austin Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bosco Institute (IN) Frisco, Texas
F 24 D.J. Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey
F 32 Michael Rabinovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Worcester Academy Hopkinton, Massachusetts
G/F 33 Judson Martindale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Worcester Academy Sudbury, Massachusetts
G/F 35 Caleb Kenney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Douglas S. Freeman High School Richmond, Virginia
F 44 Louth-M Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Canada Topflight Academy Ottawa, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state[2]
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Regis W 98–51  1–0
Hart Center (1,257)
Worcester, MA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston College
Sunshine Slam
L 55–85  1–1
Conte Forum (4,463)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 68–76  1–2
People's United Center (985)
Hamden, CT
November 20, 2021*
2:30 pm
vs. Air Force
Sunshine Slam
L 53–72  1–3
Ocean Center (1,357)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021*
12:00 pm
vs. Bryant
Sunshine Slam
L 62–78  1–4
Ocean Center (1,264)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount Saint Vincent W 95–52  2–4
Hart Center (781)
Worcester, MA
November 27, 2021*
5:00 pm
New Hampshire L 55–70  2–5
Hart Center (923)
Worcester, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut L 67–73  2–6
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,653)
New Britain, CT
December 4, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle L 65–84  2–7
Tom Gola Arena (1,326)
Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 59–74  2–8
Webster Bank Arena (1,275)
Bridgeport, CT
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm
Siena L 59–72  2–9
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
December 19, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 54–62  2–10
Lavietes Pavilion (1,191)
Boston, MA
December 22, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph’s Canceled due to COVID-19 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022
2:00 pm
Navy L 56–70  2–11
(0–1)
Hart Center (873)
Worcester, MA
January 4, 2022
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 70–79  2–12
(0–2)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 79–74  3–12
(1–2)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 69–77  3–13
(1–3)
Stabler Arena (482)
Bethlehem, PA
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, NBCSB
Bucknell L 65–68  3–14
(1–4)
Hart Center (191)
Worcester, MA
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm
at American L 49–67  3–15
(1–5)
Bender Arena (515)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh W 67–65  4–15
(2–5)
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boston University
Turnpike Trophy
W 75–70  5–15
(3–5)
Case Gym (660)
Boston, MA
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army W 69–65  6–15
(4–5)
Christl Arena (751)
West Point, NY
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm
at Colgate
Rescheduled from January 16
L 60–87  6–16
(4–6)
Cotterell Court (475)
Hamilton, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 68–64  7–16
(5–6)
Hart Center (584)
Worcester, MA
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm
at Bucknell W 78–72  8–16
(6–6)
Sojka Pavilion (947)
Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm
American
Rescheduled from January 13
L 54–60  8–17
(6–7)
Hart Center (214)
Worcester, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University L 65–78  8–18
(6–8)
Hart Center (1,782)
Worcester, MA
February 19, 2022
12:00 pm
at Navy W 55–50  9–18
(7–8)
Alumni Hall (1,512)
Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette
Rescheduled from January 19
L 61–84  9–19
(7–9)
Kirby Sports Center (1,541)
Easton, PA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate L 71–78  9–20
(7–10)
Hart Center (692)
Worcester, MA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Army L 58–66  9–21
(7–11)
Hart Center (1,684)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League Tournament
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) (10) American
First round
L 63–69  9–22
Hart Center (898)
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders College Basketball – Holy Cross News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.