2021–22 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2021–22 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–19 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Spencer Robertson Noah Croak James Stafford
Home arena	William Nicks Building

2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	17		.500
Texas Southern †	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Southern	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Florida A&M	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Grambling State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Alabama State	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	26		.071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 16–5, 13–0 in SWAC play to finish as the regular season co-champions, alongside Jackson State. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Mississippi Valley State and Grambling State before being upset in the championship game by Texas Southern.

Roster

2021–22 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Jerroda Briscoe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, FL PG 1 DeAngelo Ware 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Evansville, IN G 2 Jock Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Houston, TX PF 3 Markedric Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Starkville, MS G 4 Christian Guess 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cleveland, OH G 5 D'Rell Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dallas, TX G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Houston, TX G 11 DeWayne Cox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Ripley, MS G 12 Faite Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Dickinson, TX F 13 Jeremiah Kendall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bronx, NY G 15 Miles McDougal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dallas, TX G 21 Will Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Memphis, TN G 22 Jawaun Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Harlem, NY PF 23 Brian Myles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Shreveport, LA F 24 Elijah Ifejeh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) GS Montreal, Canada G 30 Danario Edgar, II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Houston, TX SG 31 Tyler Poindexter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Miami, FL PG 32 Patrick Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, TX	Head coach Byron Smith (Houston) Assistant coach(es) Spencer Robertson (Wichita State) Noah Croak (Indiana) James Stafford Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 68–87	0–1	15 – 2 Tied	5 – Daniels	2 – Roberts	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,283) Moraga, CA
November 11, 2021* 9:30 pm		at San Francisco	L 76–92	0–2	25 – Daniels	5 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,233) San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN		vs. No. 6 Michigan Coaches vs. Racism	L 49–77	0–3	15 – Douglas	8 – Daniels	2 – Douglas	Capital One Arena (1,476) Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 59–72	0–4	27 – Roberts	7 – 2 Tied	4 – Roberts	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,346) Stillwater, OK
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 49–84	0–5	12 – Roberts	4 – 2 Tied	3 – Roberts	United Supermarkets Arena (12,419) Lubbock, TX
November 17, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 64–91	0–6	18 – Roberts	6 – Cox	2 – 2 Tied	GCU Arena (6,854) Phoenix, AZ
November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 80–83	0–7	31 – Daniels	5 – Daniels	6 – Gambrell	Gersten Pavilion (677) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 90–99	0–8	24 – Douglas	6 – Guess	7 – Gambrell	Frost Arena (1,296) Brookings, SD
December 10, 2021*		at Boise State	L 60–97	0–9	21 – Roberts	5 – Bell	1 – 3 Tied	ExtraMile Arena (6,646) Boise, ID
December 22, 2021* 6:00 pm		at Wichita State	L 66–102	0–10	22 – Gambrell	6 – Myles	2 – 3 Tied	Charles Koch Arena (8,128) Wichita, KS
December 28, 2021* 12:00 pm		at Valparaiso	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
December 30, 2021* 4:00 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
January 1, 2022* 2:00 pm		North American	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 0–2 (Forfeit)	0–10 (0–1)	–	–	–	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
January 5, 2022 7:30 pm		at Southern	L 0–2 (Forfeit)	0–10 (0–2)	–	–	–	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2022 5:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	L 82–84 OT	0–11 (0–3)	21 – 2 Tied	12 – Kendall	5 – Gambrell	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
January 10, 2022 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 75–58	1–11 (1–3)	18 – Cox	6 – 2 Tied	7 – Gambrell	William Nicks Building (257) Prairie View, TX
January 15, 2022 2:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 64–75	1–12 (1–4)	16 – 2 Tied	6 – Daniels	1 – 2 Tied	Williams Assembly Center (213) Jackson, MS
January 17, 2022 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	W 74–73	2–12 (2–4)	21 – Douglas	9 – Daniels	4 – 2 Tied	Davey Whitney Complex (264) Lorman, MS
January 22, 2022 5:30 pm		Alabama State	W 70–67	3–12 (3–4)	26 – Gambrell	11 – Bell	6 – Gambrell	William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 72–48	4–12 (4–4)	30 – Daniels	7 – Daniels	4 – Cox	William Nicks Building (1,282) Prairie View, TX
January 29, 2022 5:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 74–75 OT	4–13 (4–5)	25 – Douglas	10 – Daniels	6 – Gambrell	William Nicks Building (3,047) Prairie View, TX
February 5, 2022 5:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 67–68	4–14 (4–6)	20 – Daniels	9 – Kendall	2 – Douglas	Moore Gymnasium (378) Daytona Beach, FL
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm		at Florida A&M	L 60–61	4–15 (4–7)	13 – Bell	9 – Daniels	3 – Roberts	Al Lawson Center (2,087) Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022 5:30 pm		Southern	W 84–77	5–15 (5–7)	25 – Gambrell	11 – Daniels	8 – Daniels	William Nicks Building (824) Prairie View, TX
February 14, 2022 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 71–70	6–15 (6–7)	23 – Douglas	12 – Daniels	5 – Daniels	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 19, 2022 5:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 92–84	7–15 (7–7)	31 – Gambrell	7 – Daniels	5 – Douglas	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,628) Pine Bluff, AR
February 21, 2022 5:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 69–64	8–15 (8–7)	22 – Gambrell	7 – Gambrell	5 – Daniels	Harrison HPER Complex (3,702) Itta Bena, MS
February 26, 2022 5:30 pm		Alcorn State	L 69–72	8–16 (8–8)	23 – Daniels	10 – Daniels	4 – Daniels	William Nicks Building (0) Prairie View, TX
February 28, 2022 7:30 pm		Jackson State	L 53–59	8–17 (8–9)	28 – Daniels	8 – Daniels	2 – Tied	William Nicks Building (1,149) Prairie View, TX
March 5, 2022 5:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 77–78	8–18 (8–10)	27 – Gambrell	8 – Daniels	3 – Douglas	H&PE Arena (7,284) Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Alcorn State Quarterfinals	L 63–64 OT	8–19	20 – Gambrell	16 – Daniels	5 – Daniels	Bartow Arena (299) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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