2021–22 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Willie Jones, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

2021–22 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	12–20 (6–10 Big South)
Head coach	Willie Jones (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ahmad Dorsett Phillip Shumpert Sam Hunt
Home arena	Corbett Sports Center

2021–22 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Longwood †	15	–	1		.938			26	–	7		.788
Campbell	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
High Point	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Radford	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10		.375			12	–	20		.375
Hampton	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
South
Winthrop	14	–	2		.875			23	–	9		.719
Gardner–Webb	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
USC Upstate	10	–	6		.625			15	–	17		.469
UNC Asheville	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Presbyterian	4	–	12		.250			12	–	20		.375
Charleston Southern	1	–	15		.063			6	–	25		.194
† 2022 Big South tournament winner

The 2021–22 season was the program's only season as a Big South member. North Carolina AT&T will join the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 11–10, 7–1 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play, their last season in the conference, to finish in first place in the Southern Division. The Aggies' MEAC tournament round was cancelled.

Roster

2021–22 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Kyle Duke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Toronto, ON F 1 Jeremy Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Raleigh, NC G 2 David Beatty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Philadelphia, PA G 3 Demetric Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Raleigh, NC G 4 Marcus Watson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Buford, GA G 5 Milton Matthews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So District Heights, MD G 10 Justin Brooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Auburn, AL G 11 Tyler Maye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Farmville, NC F 12 Justin Whatley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Chesapeake, VA G 13 Kameron Langley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS High Point, NC C 14 Harry Morrice 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Warrington, England G 15 Trey Crews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Durham, NC G 20 Chase McDuffie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Columbia, SC G 23 Ahmad Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Durham, NC F 24 Jaylen Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA F 25 Webster Filmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC F 31 Duncan Powell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Dallas, TX G 33 Jibril McCormick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC F 35 Collin Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Jacksonville, FL	Head coach Willie Jones (South Carolina State) Assistant coach(es) Ahmad Dorsett (George Mason) Phillip Shumpert (US Sports Academy) Sam Hunt (NC State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 17, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 53–57	0–1	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (6,288) Greensboro, NC
November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 54–63	0–2	Swisher Gymnasium (1,015) Jacksonville, FL
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 54–56	0–3	Yuengling Center (1,931) Tampa, FL
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Greensboro College	W 77–69	1–3	Corbett Sports Center (3,045) Greensboro, NC
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Wake Forest	L 63–87	1–4	LJVM Coliseum (3,470) Winston-Salem, NC
November 23, 2021* 10:00 p.m., P12N		at Stanford	L 65–79	1–5	Maples Pavilion (2,379) Stanford, CA
November 26, 2021* 2:30 p.m.		vs. Samford Emerald Coast Classic	L 75–77	1–6	Raider Arena (200) Niceville, FL
November 27, 2021* 11:00 am		vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Emerald Coast Classic	W 73–67	2–6	Raider Arena (100) Niceville, FL
December 3, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carver College	W 97–55	3–6	Corbett Sports Center (675) Greensboro, NC
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 71–82	3–7	Williams Arena (3,859) Greenville, NC
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 68–83	3–8	Addition Financial Arena (3,507) Orlando, FL
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 69–67	4–8	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,789) Johnson City, TN
December 18, 2021* 4:00 p.m., TNT		vs. Howard Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic	L 57–79	4–9	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 88–63	5–9	Corbett Sports Center (356) Greensboro, NC
Big South Conference regular season
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 65–57	6–9 (1–0)	Corbett Sports Center (821) Greensboro, NC
January 8, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 73–72	7–9 (2–0)	Dedmon Center (910) Radford, VA
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	W 67–59	8–9 (3–0)	Corbett Sports Center (3,092) Greensboro, NC
January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at High Point	L 71–78	8–10 (3–1)	Qubein Center (3,375) High Point, NC
January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 73–71	9–10 (4–1)	Kimmel Arena (441) Asheville, NC
January 22, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	L 72–73	9–11 (4–2)	Corbett Sports Center (3,523) Greensboro, NC
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Longwood	L 71–79	9–12 (4–3)	Willett Hall (1,600) Farmville, VA
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 64–84	9–13 (4–4)	Corbett Sports Center (4,059) Greensboro, NC
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Winthrop	L 54–64	9–14 (4–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,192) Rock Hill, SC
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 62–69	9–15 (4–6)	Paul Porter Arena (943) Boiling Springs, NC
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Charleston Southern	W 62–51	10–15 (5–6)	Corbett Sports Center (2,029) Greensboro, NC
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 70–62	11–15 (6–6)	Corbett Sports Center (1,778) Greensboro, NC
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hampton	L 82–93	11–16 (6–7)	Hampton Convocation Center (456) Hampton, VA
February 19, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Campbell	L 63–64	11–17 (6–8)	Gore Arena (1,960) Buies Creek, NC
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	L 58–78	11–18 (6–9)	Corbett Sports Center (2,815) Greensboro, NC
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	L 53–62	11–19 (6–10)	Corbett Sports Center (3,886) Greensboro, NC
Big South tournament
March 2, 2022 11:30 am, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Radford First Round	W 78–71 OT	12–19	Bojangles Coliseum (0) Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Longwood Quarterfinals	L 65–79	12–20	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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