2021–22_Mount_St._Mary's_Mountaineers_men's_basketball_team

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference.

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On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers will join the MAAC on July 1, 2022, leaving the NEC where they had been members since 1989.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 12–11, 9–7 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Wagner in the semifinals[2] and Bryant in the championship game.[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.[4]

Roster

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Schedule and results

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[5]

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References

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    "MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution". MAACSports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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    "Mount St. Mary's Stops Wagner, 66–60, to Advance to the Northeast Conference Championship Game". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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    "Mount St. Mary's Takes Down Bryant for Sixth #NECMBB Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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    "Texas Southern beats Mount St. Mary's 60–52 in NCAA opener". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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    "Basketball Conference Openers Cancelled for December 29". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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    "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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