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2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

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2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–21 (4–14 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirst Community Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Murray State 18 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Belmont 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Morehead State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 9   .471 14 18   .438
Tennessee State 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Tennessee Tech 7 10   .412 11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UT Martin 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Eastern Illinois 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2022 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Brian Barone, played their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 11–21, 4–13 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place.[1] They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Tennessee State.[2]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the 2020–21 season 9–17, 7–12 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place.[3] In the first round of the OVC tournament, they were defeated by Belmont.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zane Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Link Year Prep Paragould, AR
F 1 DeeJuan Pruitt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Butler CC Sacramento, CA
G 2 Desmond Polk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Link Year Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 3 Ray'Sean Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
G 4 Shamar Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Link Year Prep Memphis, TN
G 5 Carlos Curtis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Triton College Milwaukee, WI
G 11 Courtney Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr South Suburban College Memphis, TN
C 12 Jonathan Kurtas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Lake Norman Christian HS Mooresville, NC
G 13 Quani Rudd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mt. Vernon HS Mount Vernon, IL
G 21 Shaun Jr. Doss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Arkansas–Pine Bluff Marion, AR
F 22 Michael Matas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr London Basketball Academy Oakville, ON
C 23 Elochukwu Eze 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Asheville Christian Academy Enugu, Nigeria
G 24 Cam Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Hazelwood Central HS St. Louis, MO
F 55 Lamar Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Link Year Prep Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Quincy L 61–62 
 22  Taylor   11  Taylor   3  2 tied  First Community Arena (577)
Edwardsville, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FS2
at Marquette L 77–88  0–1
 16  Taylor   6  Pruitt   4  Curtis  Fiserv Forum (13,013)
Milwaukee, WI
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Chicago State L 56–67  0–2
 21  Taylor   7  Doss Jr.   3  Doss Jr.  Jones Convocation Center (350)
Chicago, IL
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Knox W 75–37  1–2
 16  Doss Jr.   12  Doss Jr.   3  3 tied  First Community Arena (656)
Edwardsville, IL
November 19, 2021*
6:45 pm, ESPN+
vs. Niagara
The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Tournament
L 60–70  1–3
 20  Wright   9  Wright   4  Carter  Covelli Centre (1,625)
Youngstown, OH
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Youngstown State
The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Tournament
W 69–66  2–3
 24  Taylor   7  Taylor   6  Carter  Beeghly Center (1,309)
Youngstown, OH
November 21, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. St. Thomas
The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Tournament
L 73–86  2–4
 15  Taylor   10  Wright   4  Carter  Covelli Centre (1,439)
Youngstown, OH
November 27, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FS2
at Creighton L 65–70  2–5
 17  Taylor   10  Taylor   7  Taylor  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,417)
Omaha, NE
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Omaha W 75–65  3–5
 20  Wright   9  Taylor   12  Taylor  Baxter Arena (1,033)
Omaha, NE
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Bradley L 55–80  3–6
 22  Taylor   7  Doss Jr.   1  5 tied  Carver Arena (3,685)
Peoria, IL
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 80–59  4–6
 25  Taylor   10  Carter   6  Taylor  First Community Arena (863)
Edwardsville, IL
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas City W 60–56  5–6
 14  Taylor   11  Pruitt   4  Doss Jr.  First Community Arena (687)
Edwardsville, IL
December 19, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
William Woods W 84–29  6–6
 21  Taylor   10  Carter   4  3 tied  First Community Arena (844)
Edwardsville, IL
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama L 69–84  6–7
 12  2 tied   7  Pruitt   3  3 tied  Mitchell Center (1,794)
Mobile, AL
Ohio Valley regular season
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State L 69–74  6–8
(0–1)
 24  Taylor   6  Taylor   5  Taylor  First Community Arena (537)
Edwardsville, IL
January 13, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Eastern Illinois W 66–53  7–8
(1–1)
 17  Doss Jr.   15  Pruitt   5  Carter  Lantz Arena (1,409)
Charleston, IL
January 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Belmont
Rescheduled from December 30
L 64–80  7–9
(1–2)
 14  Pruitt   6  Pruitt   6  Taylor  First Community Arena (678)
Edwardsville, IL
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 76–94  7–10
(1–3)
 18  Doss Jr.   16  Pruitt   5  2 tied  Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Morehead State L 74–77  7–11
(1–4)
 26  Taylor   6  2 tied   4  Taylor  Ellis Johnson Arena (1,460)
Morehead, KY
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Martin
Rescheduled from January 1
L 70–76  7–12
(1–5)
 15  2 tied   8  Doss Jr.   4  Carter  Skyhawk Arena (1,113)
Martin, TN
January 27, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee State L 70–75  7–13
(1–6)
 26  Taylor   10  Carter   9  Carter  First Community Arena (1,273)
Edwardsville, IL
January 29, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 77–85  7–14
(1–7)
 25  Taylor   8  2 tied   2  3 tied  Show Me Center (935)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 31, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay
Rescheduled from January 6
L 63–68 2OT 7–15
(1–8)
 18  Doss Jr.   8  2 tied   5  Wright  Dunn Center (1,298)
Clarksville, TN
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State L 59–79  7–16
(1–9)
 18  Doss Jr.   7  Kurtas   2  2 tied  CFSB Center (5,305)
Murray, KY
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
Rescheduled from January 15
L 47–76  7–17
(1–10)
 13  Pruitt   10  Doss Jr.   2  Doss Jr.  First Community Arena (565)
Edwardsville, IL
February 10, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
UT Martin W 71–63  8–17
(2–10)
 16  Doss   7  Pruitt   6  Carter  First Community Arena (441)
Edwardsville, IL
February 12, 2022
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 61–60  9–17
(3–10)
 17  Pruitt   12  Pruitt   7  Carter  First Community Arena (627)
Edwardsville, IL
February 17, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 65–81  9–18
(3–11)
 15  Doss Jr.   7  Pruitt   3  Carter  Gentry Complex (3,000)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 62–73  9–19
(3–12)
 16  Doss Jr.   7  S.Wright, Carter   4  S.Wright  Curb Event Center (2,027)
Nashville, TN
February 21, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Illinois
Rescheduled from February 3
W 66–52  10–19
(4–12)
 13  Wright   10  Pruitt   3  2 tied  First Community Arena (692)
Edwardsville, IL
February 24, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay L 64–68 OT 10–20
(4–13)
 21  Carter   9  Wright   5  Carter  First Community Arena (484)
Edwardsville, IL
February 26, 2022
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State W 77–70  11–20
(4–14)
 21  Wright   6  Wright   6  Carter  First Community Arena (674)
Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (5) Tennessee State
First round
L 62–77  11–21
 16  Doss Jr.   10  Doss Jr.   4  Doss Jr.  Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[1][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021-22 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "SIU Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State - Box Score - March 2, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020-21 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Robinson, George (March 3, 2021). "Belmont basketball rolls in OVC Tournament quarterfinals as top scorer Nick Muszynski returns". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". siuecougars.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021-22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.