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
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
2022 Southern Conference Tournament
Seasons
2022-23 →
2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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Each 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

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Coach Changes

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East 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

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Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School SoCon Record SoCon Titles NCAA Tournaments
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

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The Preseason Southern Conference men's basketball polls was released on October 26, 2021.[1]

Preseason men's basketball polls

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First Place Votes in Parentheses

Coaches Poll

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  1. Chattanooga (7) - 77
  2. Furman (2) - 71
  3. East Tennessee State - 59
  4. Mercer (1) - 58
  5. Wofford - 49
  6. UNC Greensboro - 45
  7. VMI - 32
  8. Samford - 24
  9. The Citadel - 23
  10. Western Carolina - 12

Media Poll

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  1. Chattanooga (18) - 254
  2. Furman (3) - 220
  3. Wofford (1) - 191
  4. Mercer (2) - 190
  5. East Tennessee State - 186
  6. UNC Greensboro (3) - 160
  7. VMI - 104
  8. The Citadel - 74
  9. Samford - 57
  10. Western Carolina - 49

Preseason Honors

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Honor Recipient
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

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Source:[2]

Conference standings

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Conference Overall
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

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Chattanooga The Citadel East Tennessee State Furman Mercer Samford UNC Greensboro VMI Western Carolina Wofford
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

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Week Player(s) of the Week School
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

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Month Player(s) of the Week School
November Hayden Brown The Citadel
December Jacksen Greco Mercer
January Malachi Smith Chattanooga
February

Records against other conferences

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Power 7 Conferences Record Power 7 Conferences Record
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

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The 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

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Picked Fifth in SoCon Preseason Poll, Third by Media". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Notes Packets". soconsports.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.