2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball season
The 2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on December 29, 2021. The regular season ended on February 27, 2022, setting up the 2022 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament from March 4 to March 7.
2021-22 Southern Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular Season | |
2022 Southern Conference Tournament |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 SoCon Tournament winner |
Conference Schedule
editEach team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. Each team will play every team twice, once at home and once on the road.
Head Coaches
editCoach Changes
editEast Tennessee State hired Desmond Oliver to replace Jason Shay who left for Wake Forest to become an assistant.
UNC Greensboro hired Mike Jones to replace Wes Miller who left for Cincinnati to become head coach.
Western Carolina hired Justin Gray to replace Mark Prosser who left for Winthrop to become head coach.
Coaches
editTeam | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years At School | Record at School | SoCon Record | SoCon Titles | NCAA Tournaments |
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Chattanooga | Lamont Paris | Wisconsin (Assistant) | 5 | 60-63 | 29-41 | 0 | 0 |
The Citadel | Duggar Baucom | VMI | 7 | 64-118 | 21-85 | 0 | 0 |
East Tennessee State | Desmond Oliver | Tennessee (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
Furman | Bob Richey | Furman (Assistant) | 5 | 89-35 | 51-18 | 0 | 0 |
Mercer | Greg Gary | Purdue (Assistant) | 3 | 33-25 | 19-16 | 0 | 0 |
Samford | Bucky McMillan | Mountain Brook HS | 2 | 6-13 | 2-9 | 0 | 0 |
UNC Greensboro | Mike Jones | Radford | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
VMI | Dan Earl | Navy (Associate HC) | 7 | 57-123 | 25-79 | 0 | 0 |
Western Carolina | Justin Gray | Winthrop (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
Wofford | Jay McAuley | Wofford (Assistant) | 3 | 34-24 | 20-15 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
- Overall and SoCon records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
Preseason Awards
editThe Preseason Southern Conference men's basketball polls was released on October 26, 2021.[1]
Preseason men's basketball polls
editFirst Place Votes in Parentheses
Coaches Poll
edit- Chattanooga (7) - 77
- Furman (2) - 71
- East Tennessee State - 59
- Mercer (1) - 58
- Wofford - 49
- UNC Greensboro - 45
- VMI - 32
- Samford - 24
- The Citadel - 23
- Western Carolina - 12
Media Poll
edit- Chattanooga (18) - 254
- Furman (3) - 220
- Wofford (1) - 191
- Mercer (2) - 190
- East Tennessee State - 186
- UNC Greensboro (3) - 160
- VMI - 104
- The Citadel - 74
- Samford - 57
- Western Carolina - 49
Preseason Honors
editHonor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Hayden Brown, The Citadel |
Preseason All-Southern Conference Team | Hayden Brown, The Citadel |
Ledarrius Brewer, East Tennessee State | |
David Sloan, East Tennessee State | |
Mike Bothwell, Furman | |
Alex Hunter, Furman | |
Neftali Alvarez, Mercer | |
Felipe Haase, Mercer | |
David Jean-Baptiste, Chattanooga | |
Malachi Smith, Chattanooga | |
Jake Stephens, VMI |
Regular season
editSource:[2]
Conference standings
editConference | Overall | |||||
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Rank | Team | Record | Perecent | Record | Percent | Tiebreaker |
1 | Chattanooga | 14-4 | .778 | 24-7 | .774 | |
2 | Furman | 12-6 | .667 | 20-11 | .645 | |
3 | Samford | 10-8 | .556 | 20-10 | .667 | 1-1 vs Chattanooga |
4 | Wofford | 10-8 | .556 | 18-12 | .600 | 0-2 vs Chattanooga |
5 | VMI | 9-9 | .500 | 16-14 | .533 | 1-1 vs Mercer |
6 | UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | .500 | 17-13 | .567 | 0-2 vs Mercer |
7 | Mercer | 8-10 | .444 | 15-16 | .584 | |
8 | East Tennessee State | 7-11 | .389 | 15-16 | .484 | |
9 | The Citadel | 6-12 | .333 | 12-17 | .484 | |
10 | Western Carolina | 5-13 | .278 | 11-20 | .355 |
Conference Matrix
editChattanooga | The Citadel | East Tennessee State | Furman | Mercer | Samford | UNC Greensboro | VMI | Western Carolina | Wofford | |
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vs. Chattanooga | – | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
vs. The Citadel | 2-0 | – | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
vs. East Tennessee State | 2-0 | 1-1 | – | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
vs. Furman | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | – | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
vs. Mercer | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | – | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
vs. Samford | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | – | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
vs. UNC Greensboro | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | – | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
vs. VMI | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | – | 1-1 | 1-1 |
vs. Western Carolina | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | – | 2-0 |
vs. Wofford | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | – |
Players of the Week
editWeek | Player(s) of the Week | School |
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Nov. 15 | Mike Bothwell | Furman |
Nov. 22 | Malachi Smith | Chattanooga |
Nov. 29 | Max Klesmit | Wofford |
Dec. 6 | Jalen Slawson | Furman (2) |
Dec. 13 | Jake Stephens | VMI |
Dec. 20 | Malachi Smith (2) | Chattanooga (2) |
Dec. 27 | Ques Glover | Samford |
Jan. 3 | Jake Stephens (2) | VMI (2) |
Jan. 10 | Malachi Smith (3) | Chattanooga (3) |
Jan. 17 | Jake Stephens (3) | VMI (3) |
Jan. 24 | Malachi Smith (4) | Chattanooga (4) |
Jan. 31 | Jordan King | ETSU |
Feb. 7 | Nicholas Robinson | Western Carolina |
Feb. 14 | Jake Stephens (4) | VMI (4) |
Feb. 21 | Hayden Brown | The Citadel |
Feb. 28 |
Players of the Month
editMonth | Player(s) of the Week | School |
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November | Hayden Brown | The Citadel |
December | Jacksen Greco | Mercer |
January | Malachi Smith | Chattanooga |
February |
Records against other conferences
editPower 7 Conferences | Record | Power 7 Conferences | Record |
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ACC | 2-5 | American | 0-1 |
Big East | None | Big Ten | None |
Big 12 | None | Pac-12 | 1-0 |
SEC | 3-6 | Power 7 Total | 6-12 |
Other Division I Conferences | Record | Other Division I Conferences | Record |
America East | 2-1 | Atlantic 10 | 1-3 |
ASUN | 5-1 | Big Sky | None |
Big South | 15-10 | Big West | None |
Colonial | 2-2 | Conference USA | 1-4 |
Horizon League | 2-0 | Ivy League | None |
MAAC | 0-2 | MAC | 2-0 |
MEAC | 3-1 | MVC | 1-0 |
MWC | None | NEC | None |
OVC | 5-4 | Patriot League | 2-1 |
Southland | 1-1 | SWAC | 2-0 |
Summit League | None | Sun Belt | 5-3 |
WAC | 1-0 | WCC | 2-1 |
Other Division I Total | 52-34 | ||
NCAA Division I Total | 58-46 | ||
NCAA Division II Total | 4-0 | ||
NCAA Division III Total | 8-0 | ||
NAIA Total | 6-0 | ||
NCCAA Total | 2-0 | ||
Total Non-Conference Record | 78-46 |
Conference Tournament
editThe 2022 Ingles SoCon Tournament will be held in Asheville, North Carolina at Harrah's Cherokee Center from March 4 to March 7.
First round March 4 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 5 ESPN+/Nexstar | Semifinals March 6 ESPNU | Championship March 7 ESPN | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Chattanooga | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | The Citadel | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | East Tennessee State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | The Citadel | 84* | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Chattanooga | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wofford | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wofford | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | VMI | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Chattanooga | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Furman | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Furman | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mercer | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mercer | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Carolina | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Furman | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Samford | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Samford | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Greensboro | 64 |
References
edit- ^ "Men's Basketball Picked Fifth in SoCon Preseason Poll, Third by Media". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Notes Packets". soconsports.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.