2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	6–23 (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 arena	Cross Insurance Center

2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.

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

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

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 Richard Barron (Kenyon) Assistant coach(es) Jason Steadman (Nebraska) Michael Strickland (Randolph–Macon) Kyle Drennan (Colorado) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 14, 2022

Schedule and results

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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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.
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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.
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