2021–22 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2021–22 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth-year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Southern Jaguars basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–14 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Sean Woods (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Price Pedro Cipriano Jethro Hillman
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center

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

The Jaguars finished the 2020–21 season 8–11 overall, 8–6 in SWAC play, to finish in 5th place. In the SWAC tournament, they were defeated by Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2021–22 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Terrell Williams, Jr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Arlington, Texas G 1 Ahsante Shivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Seat Pleasant, Maryland F 2 J'Quan Ewing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Clarksville, Tennessee G 3 P.J. Byrd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 4 Isaiah Rollins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Opelousas, Louisiana G 5 Jayden Saddler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Aberdeen, Maryland G/F 10 Delor Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 11 DeSean Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Lexington, Kentucky F/C 12 Damien Sears 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Haughton, Louisiana G 13 Dre'Shawn Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Auburn Hills, Michigan G 14 Jason Holliday 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 20 Gavin Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Fr Gonzales, Louisiana G 22 Brion Whitley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Sarasota, Florida C 23 Kirk Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Vicksburg, Mississippi G 25 Da'Tayvious Gabriel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Martinville, Louisiana G 30 Brendon Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Dallas, Texas F 33 Gavin Flowers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr East Orange, New Jersey G/F 35 Tyrone Lyons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr North Amityville, New York	Head coach Sean Woods (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Price (Henderson State) Pedro Cipriano (Southern) Jethro Hillman (Miami (FL)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 4, 2022

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* 8:00 pm, ACCNX		at Louisville	L 60–72	0–1	17 – Whitley	14 – Sears	4 – Saddler	KFC Yum! Center (12,643) Louisville, KY
November 13, 2021* 11:30 am, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 73–70	1–1	13 – Saddler	8 – Sears	11 – Saddler	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,043) New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Rice	L 63–81	1–2	19 – Lyons	6 – Lyons	4 – Saddler	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,565) Houston, TX
November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 68–71	1–3	19 – Saddler	6 – Sears	4 – Saddler	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,130) Vermillion, SD
November 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Nebraska Nebraska MTE	L 59–82	1–4	17 – Whitley	5 – 3 Tied	6 – Byrd	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,255) Lincoln, NE
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm		Ecclesia	W 109–53	2–4	29 – Whitley	6 – 4 Tied	7 – Lyons	F. G. Clark Center (875) Baton Rouge, LA
November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	W 82–80	3–4	19 – Williams Jr.	5 – Sears	4 – Byrd	Gentry Complex (1,452) Nashville, TN
December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 62–79	3–5	13 – Lyons	7 – Rollins	3 – Saddler	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,690) Akron, OH
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 10 Kentucky	L 64–76	3–6	18 – Saddler	6 – Ewing	6 – Saddler	Rupp Arena (18,947) Lexington, KY
December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm		Lindsey Wilson	W 86–68	4–6	16 – Williams Jr.	5 – 3 Tied	4 – Williams Jr.	F. G. Clark Center (476) Baton Rouge, LA
December 11, 2021* 5:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 72–66	5–6	19 – Lyons	9 – Sears	4 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (1,725) Baton Rouge, LA
December 19, 2021* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 78–76	6–6	17 – 2 Tied	4 – Lyons	6 – Saddler	MAC Center (1,234) Kent, OH
December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Dayton	L 60–69	6–7	14 – Whitley	5 – Lyons	6 – 2 Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	W 63–50	7–7 (1–0)	15 – Whitley	7 – Sears	7 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (2,675) Baton Rouge, LA
January 5, 2022 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 2–0 (Forfeit)	7–7 (2–0)	–	–	–	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 80–66	8–7 (3–0)	14 – Saddler	7 – Saddler	5 – Saddler	Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2022 7:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 69–59	9–7 (4–0)	20 – Saddler	9 – Saddler	5 – Saddler	Moore Gymnasium (318) Daytona Beach, FL
January 15, 2022 5:00 pm		at Grambling State	L 77–83	9–8 (4–1)	25 – Lyons	5 – Sears	6 – Byrd	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (5,079) Grambling, LA
January 22, 2022 5:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 99–51	10–8 (5–1)	21 – Williams Jr.	7 – Williams Jr.	7 – Brooks	F. G. Clark Center (3,274) Baton Rouge, LA
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 100–72	11–8 (6–1)	21 – Saddler	7 – Whitley	8 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (3,879) Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2022 5:00 pm		at Alcorn State	L 64–68	11–9 (6–2)	18 – Saddler	3 – 5 Tied	6 – Saddler	Davey Whitney Complex (650) Lorman, MS
January 31, 2022 7:30 pm		at Jackson State	W 75–64	12–9 (7–2)	18 – Whitley	9 – Sears	5 – 2 Tied	Williams Assembly Center (850) Jackson, MS
February 5, 2022 5:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 73–64	13–9 (8–2)	14 – Whitley	9 – Williams Jr.	6 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (4,155) Baton Rouge, LA
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 72–58	14–9 (9–2)	17 – Williams Jr.	13 – Lyons	5 – Saddler	F. G. Clark Center (4,989) Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2022 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 77–84	14–10 (9–3)	24 – Lyons	11 – Lyons	4 – Byrd	William Nicks Building (824) Prairie View, TX
February 14, 2022 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	W 70–58	15–10 (10–3)	18 – Lyons	5 – Sears	5 – Saddler	H&PE Arena (3,187) Houston, TX
February 19, 2022 5:00 pm		Grambling State	L 57–61	15–11 (10–4)	12 – Lyons	16 – Sears	6 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (7,359) Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2022 5:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 84–87 OT	15–12 (10–5)	26 – Whitley	6 – Sears	11 – Saddler	F. G. Clark Center (2,139) Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 2022 5:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 58–49	16–12 (11–5)	15 – Saddler	9 – Holliday	7 – Saddler	F. G. Clark Center (4,128) Baton Rouge, LA
March 3, 2022 8:00 pm		at Alabama State	L 67–77	16–13 (11–6)	21 – Lyons	10 – Lyons	1 – Tied	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,098) Montgomery, AL
March 5, 2022 6:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 50–49	17–13 (12–6)	13 – Saddler	8 – Williams	2 – Sears	Elmore Gymnasium (998) Normal, AL
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 58–60	17–14	13 – Lyons	8 – Lyons	7 – Saddler	Bartow Arena (333) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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