2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

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2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record21–6 (15–3 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Smith
  • Bobby Jordan
  • Pete Gash
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
Seasons
2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bryant 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
Wagner 15 3   .833 21 6   .778
LIU 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Merrimack* 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Mount St. Mary's 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Central Connecticut 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 13   .235 4 22   .154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2022 NEC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by 10th-year head coach Bashir Mason and they played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Seahawks finished the season 13–7, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship.[1][2] They lost in the semifinals of the NEC tournament to Mount St. Mary's.[3] Due to the ongoing pandemic, the National Invitation Tournament was modified and, as a result, did not award bids to teams who had won their regular season championship, but failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.[4] The Seahawks did not receive a bid to the NIT.[5]

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Nigel Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Mount St. Joseph HS Baltimore, MD
G 1 Javier Ezquerra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr IMG Academy San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 2 Alex Morales 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Prince George's CC Paterson, NJ
G 3 DeLonnie Hunt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Rock Creek Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
G 4 Elijah Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Barton CC Newark, NJ
G 5 Jordan Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dexter Southfield Boston, MA
G 11 Will Martinez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Monroe College Bronx, NY
G 12 Zaire Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Eagle Academy Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Ashton Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Duquesne Scotch Plains, NJ
F 22 Ja'Mier Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr First Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, PA
F 24 Rob Taylor II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Mark's Brooklyn, NY
F 32 Raekwon Rogers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Henderson State Little Rock, AR
F 55 Jahbril Price Noel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Pacific Scarborough, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Following wins in the first two games of the season, the Seahawks were forced to postpone three consecutive non-conference games due to COVID-19 issues within the program.[6][7] They returned to play on December 1, but were without head coach Mason and two of their leading scorers.[8]

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.[9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm
Hartford W 77–59  1–0
 18  Martinez   8  Martinez   5  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (1,924)
Staten Island, NY
November 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU W 58–44  2–0
 20  Morales   11  Morales   4  Martinez  Siegel Center (7,412)
Richmond, VA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm
Saint Peter's Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
November 20, 2021*
7:30 pm
NJIT Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
November 24, 2021*
4:00 pm
at Army Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, FS2
at No. 25 Seton Hall L 63–85  2–1
 15  Rogers   5  Tied   3  Tied  Prudential Center (8,136)
Newark, NJ
December 4, 2021*
6:30 pm, SNY
at Stony Brook W 78–49  3–1
 19  Morales   9  Morales   7  Ezquerra  IFCU Arena (2,070)
Stony Brook, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Penn State L 54–74  3–2
 11  Morales   5  Rogers   5  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (7,499)
State College, PA
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm
Immaculata W 104–46  4–2
 17  Ford   7  Miller   5  Tied  Spiro Sports Center (1,002)
Staten Island, NY
December 20, 2021*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 93–51  5–2
 17  Hunt   7  Tied   5  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (959)
Staten Island, NY
December 23, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 63–50  6–2
 15  Tied   7  Fletcher   3  Martinez  Webster Bank Arena (1,285)
Fairfield, CT
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 72–64  7–2
(1–0)
 18  Rogers   9  Morales   4  Ford  DeGol Arena (374)
Loretto, PA
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 1–0 (Forfeit)  7–2
(2–0)
                  Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
Bryant W 84–81 OT 8–2
(3–0)
 24  Morales   1  Rogers   6  Ford  Spiro Sports Center (1,317)
Staten Island, NY
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 1–0 (Forfeit)  8–2
(4–0)
                  Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 81–76  9–2
(5–0)
 22  Rogers   8  Ford   4  Hunt  Spiro Sports Center (1,281)
Staten Island, NY
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 95–64  10–2
(6–0)
 19  Morales   8  Morales   5  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,228)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm
at LIU W 92–85  11–2
(7–0)
 35  Morales   12  Morales   3  Morales  Steinberg Wellness Center (232)
Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 2022
3:00 pm
Merrimack W 71–57  12–2
(8–0)
 20  Ford   6  Morales   4  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (723)
Staten Island, NY
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 69–54  13–2
(9–0)
 18  Morales   11  Rogers   7  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,397)
Staten Island, NY
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm
at St Francis Brooklyn W 72–69  14–2
(10–0)
 21  Morales   8  Ford   4  Hunt  Daniel Lynch Gymnasium (1,193)
Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 54–52  15–2
(11–0)
 11  Morales   7  Fletcher   2  Morales  Detrick Gymnasium (1,003)
New Britain, CT
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm
LIU W 79–64  16–2
(12–0)
 28  Morales   14  Morales   3  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,617)
Staten Island, NY
February 10, 2022
5:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 69–57  17–2
(13–0)
 21  Morales   10  Rogers   5  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,944)
Staten Island, NY
February 12, 2022
1:00 pm
Merrimack L 65–80 OT 17–3
(13–1)
 22  Martinez   9  Morales   4  Hunt  Spiro Sports Center (1,379)
Staten Island, NY
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sacred Heart W 76–67  18–3
(14–1)
 25  Martinez   7  Martinez   4  Hunt  William H. Pitt Center (583)
Fairfield, CT
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 78–68  19–3
(15–1)
 26  Rogers   6  Morales   6  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (1,207)
Staten Island, NY
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 86–88 OT 19–4
(15–2)
 25  Morales   9  Morales   6  Hunt  Rothman Center (859)
Hackensack, NJ
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bryant L 70–78  19–5
(15–3)
 24  Morales   12  Morales   5  Morales  Chace Athletic Center (2,650)
Smithfield, RI
NEC tournament
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(2) (7) Saint Francis (PA)
Quarterfinals
W 82–53  20–5
 24  Hunt   12  Morales   10  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,811)
Staten Island, NY
March 5, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (3) LIU
Semifinals
W 82–62  21–5
 19  Morales   11  Rogers   4  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (2,004)
Staten Island, NY
March 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) at (1) Bryant
Championship
L 43–70  21–6
 12  Rogers   8  Morales   4  Hunt  Chace Athletic Center (2,650)
Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[10][11]

References[edit]

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