2021–22 Morgan State Bears basketball team

2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
The Basketball Classic, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	13–15 (7–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Broadus (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Merritt; Chretien Lukusa; Kevin Jones;
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
Howard	9	–	5	.643	16	–	13	.552
North Carolina Central	8	–	5	.615	16	–	15	.516
Morgan State	7	–	6	.538	13	–	15	.464
South Carolina State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	16	.484
Maryland Eastern Shore	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Coppin State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	23	.281
Delaware State	0	–	14	.000	2	–	26	.071

† 2022 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2020–21 season 14–8, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in third place in the Northern Division. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Florida A&M in the quarterfinals,^[1] Coppin State in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game.^[2] In the title game, they would lose to Norfolk State.^[3]

Roster

2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Lagio Grantsaan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Utrecht, Netherlands
F	1	Myles Douglas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Edgewood, Maryland
G	2	Isaiah Burke	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Bowie, Maryland
G	3	Keith McGee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Rochester, New York
G	4	Naseem Khaalid	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Sumter, South Carolina
G	5	Sherwyn Devonish	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Bladensburg, Maryland
G	10	Will Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G	11	Malik Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G	12	Thai're Vance	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	20	De'Torrion Ware	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F	21	Collin Nnamene	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Enugu State, Nigeria
G	23	Seventh Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	GS	Columbia, South Carolina
G	24	Elijah Bowens	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Bowie, Maryland
F	31	Ty Horner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Sisters, Oregon
F	32	Chad Venning	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	So	Brooklyn, New York
G	55	Trevor Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Kevin Broadus (Bowie State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Merritt (Towson)
Chretien Lukusa (Binghamton)
Kevin Jones (Bowie State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm		St. Mary's (MD)	W 118–55	1–0	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,678) Baltimore, MD
November 11, 2021* 6:00 pm		Penn State Allegheny	W 126–71	2–0	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,102) Baltimore, MD
November 14, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 53–90	2–1	EagleBank Arena (2,915) Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2021* 10:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	L 80–93	2–2	Redhawk Center (524) Seattle, WA
November 20, 2021* 8:00 pm, WCC		at Portland	L 63–74	2–3	Chiles Center (1,122) Portland, OR
November 22, 2021* 9:00 pm, WCC		at San Francisco	L 67–83	2–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,689) San Francisco, CA
November 28, 2021* 10:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Grambling State Chris Paul Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge	L 59–74	2–5	Footprint Center (2,103) Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2021* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Hampton Chris Paul HBCU Challenge	W 60–47	3–5	Footprint Center (720) Phoenix, AZ
December 6, 2021* 5:00 pm		Millersville	W 77–71	4–5	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,579) Baltimore, MD
December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 55–94	4–6	Willett Hall (944) Farmville, VA
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	L 60–74	4–7	Knott Arena (1,116) Emmitsburg, MD
December 21, 2021* 5:00 pm		James Madison	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols^[4]		Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
December 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols^[5]		Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 27, 2021* 12:00 pm		Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols^[4]		Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
December 29, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols^[6]		Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2022* 5:00 pm		Goucher	W 100–41	5–7	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (34) Baltimore, MD
MEAC regular season
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at North Carolina Central^[7]		McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 10, 2022 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 88–81 ^OT	6–7 (1–0)	SHM Memorial Center (500) Orangeburg, SC
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm		Coppin State	L 76–79	6–8 (1–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,431) Baltimore, MD
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm		Howard	L 82–91	6–9 (1–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Norfolk State	L 62–82	6–10 (1–3)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,562) Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 82–70	7–10 (2–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (324) Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2022 7:30 pm, FloHoops		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 72–79	7–11 (2–4)	Hytche Athletic Center (660) Princess Anne, MD
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 64–74	7–12 (2–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (0) Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2022 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 76–66	8–12 (3–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,789) Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2/TNT/NBA TV		vs. Howard NBA HBCU Classic	L 66–68	8–13 (3–6)	Wolstein Center (4,732) Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2022 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	W 85–74	9–13 (4–6)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,891) Baltimore, MD
February 26, 2022 4:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 76–69	10–13 (5–6)	Memorial Hall (1,273) Dover, DE
February 28, 2022 8:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 82–48	11–13 (6–6)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,956) Baltimore, MD
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	W 63–59	12–13 (7–6)	Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) South Carolina State Quarterfinals	W 80–77	13–13	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
March 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Norfolk State Semifinals	L 63–72	13–14	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State First Round	L 65–70	13–15	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament: Ware Powers Morgan State Past Florida A&M". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "Morgan State Upsets Top Seed Coppin State, 82-61". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "Morgan State's second-half rally comes up short in MEAC men's basketball final". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Morgan State men's and women's basketball pause team activities due to COVID-19 protocols". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "Badgers looking for new opponent after Morgan State unable to play". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "K-State to Play North Florida on December 29". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "NCCU Basketball Schedule Updates". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Morgan State Bears Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[1] "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament: Ware Powers Morgan State Past Florida A&M". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[2] "Morgan State Upsets Top Seed Coppin State, 82-61". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[3] "Morgan State's second-half rally comes up short in MEAC men's basketball final". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[Game_Cancellations-4] "Morgan State men's and women's basketball pause team activities due to COVID-19 protocols". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[5] "Badgers looking for new opponent after Morgan State unable to play". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[6] "K-State to Play North Florida on December 29". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[7] "NCCU Basketball Schedule Updates". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[8] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[9] "2021-22 Morgan State Bears Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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