2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	14–17 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Baker Dunleavy (5th season)
Associate head coach	Tom Pecora
Assistant coaches	Shaun Morris Dwayne Lee
Home arena	People's United Center

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iona	17	–	3		.850			25	–	8		.758
Saint Peter's †	14	–	6		.700			22	–	12		.647
Siena	12	–	8		.600			15	–	14		.517
Monmouth	11	–	9		.550			21	–	13		.618
Niagara	9	–	11		.450			14	–	16		.467
Marist	9	–	11		.450			14	–	16		.467
Fairfield	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Manhattan	8	–	12		.400			15	–	15		.500
Rider	8	–	12		.400			14	–	19		.424
Canisius	7	–	13		.350			11	–	21		.344
Quinnipiac	7	–	13		.350			14	–	17		.452
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 9–13, 7–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Iona.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Bergenfield, New Jersey G/F 1 Tymu Chenery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Silver Spring, Maryland G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Dix Hills, New York F 4 Brody Limric 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Glastonbury, Connecticut G 5 Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Beacon, New York G 11 Dezi Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Hannibal, Missouri G 12 Bernie Blunt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Morgantown, Pennsylvania G 14 Quinn Guth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Brookfield, Connecticut G 15 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Manhattan, New York G/F 20 Brendan McGuire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Garden City, New York F 22 Elias King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Sacramento, California F 23 JJ Riggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Adelaide, Australia G 53 Brendan Martin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr South Setauket, New York	Head coach Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Tom Pecora (Adelphi) Shaun Morris (Lycoming) Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 24, 2021

Schedule and results

The Bobcats had their scheduled game against Penn State canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests at PSU.^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 21 Maryland	L 69–83	0–1	Xfinity Center (12,832) College Park, MD
November 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Western New England	W 103–52	1–1	People's United Center (1,010) Hamden, CT
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 76–68	2–1	People's United Center (985) Hamden, CT
November 20, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 76–65	3–1	People's United Center (623) Hamden, CT
November 23, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	L 69–84	3–2	Lundholm Gym (402) Durham, NH
November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Brown	L 61–72	3–3	People's United Center (533) Hamden, CT
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	L 59–69	3–4 (0–1)	People's United Center (1,059) Hamden, CT
December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 90–73	4–4 (1–1)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,203) Riverdale, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 72–69	5–4	Leede Arena (305) Hanover, NH
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 73–47	6–4	People's United Center (714) Hamden, CT
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Penn State		Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 77–68	7–4 (2–1)	People's United Center (523) Hamden, CT
January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	L 67–79	7–5 (2–2)	Gallagher Center (871) Lewiston, NY
January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	L 67–79	7–6 (2–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (871) Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	W 77–70 ^OT	8–6 (3–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,428) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Fairfield	W 72–66	9–6 (4–3)	People's United Center (712) Hamden, CT
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider Rescheduled from January 2	W 73–67	10–6 (5–3)	People's United Center (231) Hamden, CT
January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	L 61–76	10–7 (5–4)	People's United Center (1,348) Hamden, CT
January 28, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 94–87	11–7 (6–4)	People's United Center (1,025) Hamden, CT
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 76–85	11–8 (6–5)	MVP Arena (5,527) Albany, NY
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 74–83	11–9 (6–6)	Run Baby Run Arena (777) Jersey City, NJ
February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	L 63–76	11–10 (6–7)	People's United Center (835) Hamden, CT
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	W 69–60	12–10 (7–7)	Webster Bank Arena (1,072) Bridgeport, CT
February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	L 66–83	12–11 (7–8)	People's United Center (875) Hamden, CT
February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	L 66–67	12–12 (7–9)	McCann Arena (1,207) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena	L 71–78	12–13 (7–10)	People's United Center (991) Hamden, CT
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	L 67–72	12–14 (7–11)	People's United Center (1,020) Hamden, CT
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 72–75	12–15 (7–12)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,735) West Long Branch, NJ
March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 61–79	12–16 (7–13)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,594) New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) Marist First Round	W 77–52	13–16	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (3) Siena Quarterfinals	W 77–71	14–16	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPNews / ESPN+	(11)	vs. (2) Saint Peter's Semifinals	L 52–64	14–17	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3][4]

References

1. "Iona and Fairfield score big victories to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
2. Wogenrich, Mark. "Penn State Cancels Second Men's Basketball Game Because of COVID-19". Sports Illustrated Penn State Nittany Lions News, Analysis and More. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
3. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
4. "2021-22 Quinnipiac Bobcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2021.