2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine and were led by fourth-year head coach Richard Barron until his resignation on February 17, 2022.[1] Assistant coach Jai Steadman was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2] They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in America East play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the America East Tournament.

2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record6–23 (3–15 America East)
Head coach
  • Richard Barron (resigned 2/17/22) (4th season; 25)
  • Jai Steadman (interim) (remainder)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Strickland
  • Kyle Drennan
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

On March 21, 2022, the school named former Maine player and Boston College assistant coach Chris Markwood the team's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the school opted out of the rest of the season on February 13, 2021, after playing only nine games.[4][5] The Black Bears finished the 2020–21 season 2–7, 2–6 in America East play to finish in 10th place.[6]

Roster

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2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Byron Ireland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr St. Frances Academy Annapolis, MD
G 1 Vukasin Masic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Hofstra Belgrade, Serbia
G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada
G 3 Sam Ihekwoaba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Scotland Campus Prep Orlando, FL
F 4 Ata Turgut 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS So TED Ankara Kolejliler Ankara, Turkey
G 5 Adefolarin Adetogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Regina, SK
F 10 Stephane Ingo (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS Jr Gould Academy Mississauga, ON
F 11 Kristians Feierbergs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr GBA Academy Riga, Latvia
F 12 Milos Nenadic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr Western Reserve Academy Kitchener, ON
G 13 LeChaun DuHart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Western Wyoming Aurora, CO
G 14 Matias Prock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Fork Union Military Academy McLean, VA
G 15 Maks Klanjscek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Salt Lake CC Ljubljana, Slovenia
C 21 Chris Efretuei 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
GS Louisiana–Monroe Abuja, Nigeria
G 31 Novak Perovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Hoosac School Belgrade, Serbia
F 44 Peter Filipovity 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Utah State Eastern Kaposvár, Hungary
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021
8:00 pm, ACC Network Extra
at Virginia Tech L 47–82  0–1
Cassell Coliseum (6,473)
Blacksburg, VA
November 12, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UMaine Farmington W 71–52  1–1
Cross Insurance Center (707)
Bangor, ME
November 15, 2021
8:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 46–90  1–2
CU Events Center (5,633)
Boulder, CO
November 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMaine Fort Kent W 75–43  2–2
Memorial Gymnasium (755)
Orono, ME
November 23, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Connecticut L 56–64  2–3
Cross Insurance Center (672)
Bangor, ME
November 27, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 39–71  2–4
Carver Arena (3,515)
Peoria, IL
December 4, 2021
2:00 pm
at Columbia L 66–77  2–5
Levien Gymnasium (662)
New York, NY
December 11, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 47–73  2–6
People's United Center 
Hamden, CT
December 18, 2021
1:00 pm
University of New England W 86–50  3–6
Memorial Gymnasium (533)
Orono, ME
December 21, 2021
5:00 pm
Merrimack L 47–49  3–7
Cross Insurance Center (453)
Bangor, ME
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 64–80  3–8
Jersey Mike's Arena (7,638)
Piscataway, NJ
America East Conference regular season
January 2, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 66–69  3–9
(0–1)
Wellness and Events Center (228)
Newark, NJ
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 72–80  3–10
(0–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,551)
Stony Brook, NY
January 16, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 65–73  3–11
(0–3)
Cross Insurance Center (575)
Bangor, ME
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 62–71  3–12
(0–4)
Costello Athletic Center (605)
Lowell, MA
January 22, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 46–88  3–13
(0–5)
Cross Insurance Center (656)
Bangor, ME
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 71–64  4–13
(1–5)
Cross Insurance Center (566)
Bangor, ME
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire
Rescheduled from January 12
L 61–73  4–14
(1–6)
Lundholm Gym (770)
Durham, NH
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 68–81  4–15
(1–7)
Patrick Gym (2,452)
Burlington, VT
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford
Rescheduled from January 6
L 66–78  4–16
(1–8)
Cross Insurance Center (533)
Bangor, ME
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 50–62  4–17
(1–9)
Cross Insurance Center (465)
Bangor, ME
February 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton L 60–69  4–18
(1–10)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,241)
Binghamton, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Albany W 73–63  5–18
(2–10)
SEFCU Arena (1,544)
Albany, NY
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook L 74–85  5–19
(2–11)
Cross Insurance Center (573)
Bangor, ME
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford L 65–75  5–20
(2–12)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (502)
West Hartford, CT
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 65–61  6–20
(3–12)
Memorial Gymnasium (564)
Orono, ME
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 68–72  6–21
(3–13)
Memorial Gymnasium (581)
Orono, ME
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 79–93  6–22
(3–14)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,714)
Catonsville, MD
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Vermont L 56–75  6–23
(3–15)
Cross Insurance Center (697)
Bangor, ME
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "UMaine Athletics announces departure of men's basketball coach Richard Barron". WABI-TV. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jai Steadman takes over as Maine basketball interim head coach". WVII / Fox Bangor. February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Herald, Travis LazarczykPress (March 21, 2022). "UMaine hires former player Chris Markwood as new men's basketball coach". Press Herald. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Maine opts out of rest of season, citing COVID". ESPN.com. February 13, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Staff Report (February 13, 2021). "UMaine men's basketball opts to end its season early because of COVID-19 concerns". Press Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Maine Black Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of Maine Athletics". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Maine Black Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.