2021–22 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York and were led by first-year head coach Dwayne Killings. They finished 13-18, 9-9 in America East Play to finish a tie for 5th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford.

2021–22 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record13–18 (9–9 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hamlet Tibbs
  • Matt Griffin
  • Dannton Jackson
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Danes finished the 2020–21 season 7–9, 6–6 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated NJIT in the first round of the America East tournament,[1] before losing to Hartford in the quarterfinals.[2]

On March 1, 2021, head coach Will Brown announced in a press release that he and the school agreed to part ways, ending Brown's 20-year tenure with the team.[3] On March 17, the school announced that they had hired Marquette associate head coach Dwayne Killings to be the Great Danes' next head coach.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ny'Mire Little 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Westtown School Chester, PA
G 1 Will Amica 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So West Genesee HS Syracuse, NY
F 2 De'Vondre Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Temple Baltimore, MD
G/F 3 Trey Hutcheson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Linn-Mar HS Marion, IA
F 4 Jarvis Doles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Drexel Baltimore, MD
G 5 Jamel Horton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pratt CC Queens, NY
F 10 Aaron Reddish 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pebblebrook HS Norristown, PA
F 11 Tairi Ketner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy South Philadelphia, PA
F 12 Justin Neely 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Oaks Academy Miami, FL
G/F 13 Gerald Drumgoole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Pittsburgh Rochester, NY
G 20 Matt Cerruti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Lock Haven Huntingdon Valley, PA
G/F 23 Sam Shafer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Southern Illinois Frankfort, IL
C 24 Paul Newman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Bucknell Philadelphia, PA
G 25 Luke Fizulich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Marquette Harrington Park, NJ
G 30 Chuck Champion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Loyola (MD) Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Towson L 56–77  0–1
SEFCU Arena (4,215)
Albany, NY
November 13, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle L 64–67  0–2
Tom Gola Arena (3,047)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard L 53–60  0–3
SEFCU Arena (2,684)
Albany, NY
November 20, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky Invitational
L 64–77  0–4
McBrayer Arena (2,251)
Richmond, KY
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 10т Kentucky L 61–86  0–5
Rupp Arena (18,201)
Lexington, KY
November 24, 2021*
vs. Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky Invitational
W 64–62  1–5
McBrayer Arena (100)
Richmond, KY
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Kansas State L 43–71  1–6
Bramlage Coliseum (5,195)
Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2021*
at Yale L 52–71  1–7
John J. Lee Amphitheater (777)
New Haven, CT
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm
Columbia W 60–59  2–7
SEFCU Arena (2,245)
Albany, NY
December 13, 2021*
8:00 pm
at Boston College W 61–57  3–7
Conte Forum (3,872)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm
vs. Niagara L 58–66  3–8
KeyBank Center 
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 68–52  4–8
Stabler Arena (602)
Bethlehem, PA
December 29, 2021*
7:00 pm
Bucknell Canceled due to COVID-19 issues SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
America East Conference regular season
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton L 79–88  4–9
(0–1)
SEFCU Arena (1,067)
Albany, NY
January 8, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 62–64  4–10
(0–2)
Lundholm Gym (339)
Durham, NH
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 57–47  5–10
(1–2)
SEFCU Arena (1,164)
Albany, NY
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 71–56  6–10
(2–2)
SEFCU Arena (1,225)
Albany, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 66–54  7–10
(3–2)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (817)
Catonsville, MD
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 75–86  7–11
(3–3)
SEFCU Arena (2,389)
Albany, NY
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell W 64–62 OT 8–11
(4–3)
Costello Athletic Center (455)
Lowell, MA
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 64–53  9–11
(5–3)
Wellness and Events Center (229)
Newark, NJ
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont
Rescheduled from January 2
L 61–73  9–12
(5–4)
Patrick Gym (2,096)
Burlington, VT
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMBC L 53–59  9–13
(5–5)
SEFCU Arena (1,648)
Albany, NY
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 71–52  10–13
(6–5)
Chase Arena (245)
West Hartford, CT
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Maine L 63–73  10–14
(6–6)
SEFCU Arena (1,544)
Albany, NY
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 63–76  10–15
(6–7)
SEFCU Arena (2,403)
Albany, NY
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton W 68–67  11–15
(7–7)
Binghamton University Events Center (3,835)
Vestal, NY
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 70–65  12–15
(8–7)
SEFCU Arena (2,208)
Albany, NY
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 72–68  13–15
(9–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (581)
Orono, ME
February 26, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 50–66  13–16
(9–8)
Island Federal Arena (3,048)
Stony Brook, NY
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Hartford L 55–67  13–17
(9–9)
SEFCU Arena (1,803)
Albany, NY
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) at (4) Hartford
Quarterfinals
L 49–61  13–18
Chase Arena (663)
West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "#5 Men's Basketball Defeats #8 NJIT 76-66, Will Play #4 Hartford". University at Albany Great Danes. February 27, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hartford, UMass Lowell Earn #AEPlayoffs Semifinal Berths with Wins". America East Conference. February 28, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Will Brown out as Albany men's college basketball coach after 20 years". ESPN. March 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "UAlbany Names Dwayne Killings Head Men's Basketball Coach". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Albany Great Danes. Retrieved October 24, 2021.