2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

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2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–16 (9–11 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dorian Long
  • Kevin Driscoll
  • Dalip Bhatia
Home arenaMcCann Arena
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
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 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by fourth-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

They finished the season 14–16 overall, and 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Quinnipiac 52–77.

Previous season

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Main article: 2020–21 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The Red Foxes finished the 2020–21 season 12–9 overall, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the 2021 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Niagara in the quarterfinals 62–67.[1] This marked the first overall and conference winning season for the Red Foxes since 2007–08 when they finished 18–14 overall, and 11–7 in the MAAC, and a tie for fifth place.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Hakim Byrd 1 G 5'10" 155 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to UMBC
Michael Cubbage 5 G 6'4" 180 RS Senior Sicklerville, NJ Transferred to St. Francis Brooklyn
Henry Makeny 10 F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Sydney, Australia Left team for personal reasons
Tucker Lee 25 G 6'3" 180 Senior Kent, CT Graduated
Zion Tordoff 33 F 6'8" 220 Senior Bradford, England Transferred to Houston Baptist

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Samkelo Cele 25 F 6'5" 210 Senior Durban, South Africa Southern

Roster

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2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Raheim Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Toronto, Canada
C 1 Rollin Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Jonesboro, Louisiana
G 2 Ricardo Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Eustis, Florida
G 10 Jao Ituka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Gaithersburg, Maryland
C 11 Victor Enoh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Decatur, Georgia
G 13 Matt Herasme 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chester, New York
C 15 Jordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Terrence Echols 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fayetteville, New York
G 21 Tyler Saint-Furcy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Inwood, New York
G 22 Noah Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Manalapan, New Jersey
F 23 Javon Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Braden Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Rowlett, Texas
F 25 Samkelo Cele 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Durban, South Africa
F 50 Thomas Botticelli 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Commack, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at American L 73–77 OT  0–1
  23 – Sullivan   6 – Tied   2 – Sullivan  Bender Arena (1,370)
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Columbia W 82–67  1–1
  17 – Sullivan   8 – Herasme   3 – Saint-Furcy  Levien Gymnasium (890)
New York, NY
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Princeton L 61–80  1–2
  13 – Ituka   7 – Enoh   1 – Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (953)
Princeton, NJ
November 20, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		VMI W 78–74 OT  2–2
  29 – Wright   11 – Jones   1 – Tied  McCann Arena (1,183)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Army L 61–65  2–3
  12 – Ituka   6 – Jones   3 – Ituka  Christl Arena (665)
West Point, NY
December 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Iona L 71–78  2–4
(0–1) 		 19 – Ituka   5 – Cele   2 – Ituka  McCann Arena (1,232)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rider W 79–67  3–4
(1–1) 		 27 – Wright   7 – Wright   3 – Sullivan  Alumni Gymnasium (1,201)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 64–51  4–4
  18 – Cele   9 – Enoh   2 – Harris  BU Events Center (1,328)
Vestal, NY
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Navy L 61–67  4–5
  18 – Wright   7 – Wright   2 – Cele  McCann Arena (1,350)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 18, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 84–79 OT 5–5
  34 – Ituka   9 – Herasme   2 – Tied  Case Gym (483)
Boston, MA
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Bethune–Cookman W 68–45  6–5
  18 – Cele   9 – Enoh   4 – Sullivan  McCann Arena (793)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iona L 66–69  6–6
(1–2) 		 13 – Ituka   6 – Tied   4 – Sullivan  Hynes Athletic Center (1,269)
New Rochelle, NY
January 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fairfield W 60–51  7–6
(2–2) 		 17 – Wright   10 – Wright   2 – Tied  Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Rider L 75–79  7–7
(2–3) 		 14 – Wright   6 – Wright   2 – Tied  McCann Arena (806)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Siena L 60–67  7–8
(2–4) 		 20 – Ituka   7 – Herasme   3 – Harris  McCann Arena (927)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 16, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Monmouth W 84–48  8–8
(3–4) 		 28 – Ituka   7 – Ituka   2 – Harris  McCann Arena (784)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Fairfield L 66–69  8–9
(3–5) 		 19 – Wright   5 – Tied   2 – Ituka  McCann Arena (1,024)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Saint Peter's
Rescheduled from January 2 		L 62–69  8–10
(3–6) 		 15 – Ituka   8 – Enoh   3 – Wright  McCann Arena (986)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 28, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 87–94  8–11
(3–7) 		 24 – Harris   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  People's United Center (1,025)
Hamden, CT
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 66–72  8–12
(3–8) 		 21 – Ituka   7 – Tied   4 – Wright  Draddy Gymnasium (100)
Riverdale, NY
February 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 50–66  8–13
(3–9) 		 11 – Bell   5 – Tied   3 – Wright  Run Baby Run Arena (632)
Jersey City, NJ
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Monmouth
Rescheduled from December 31 		W 83–58  9–13
(4–9) 		 25 – Ituka   6 – Herasme   4 – Harris  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,516)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Canisius W 71–70  10–13
(5–9) 		 22 – Ituka   6 – Ituka   3 – Tied  McCann Arena (1,020)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Niagara W 77–70  11–13
(6–9) 		 20 – Ituka   7 – Jones   4 – Ituka  McCann Arena (797)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Siena W 62–53  12–13
(7–9) 		 23 – Ituka   10 – Enoh   3 – Herasme  MVP Arena (6,214)
Albany, NY
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Quinnipiac W 67–66  13–13
(8–9) 		 12 – Sullivan   6 – Bell   6 – Ituka  McCann Arena (1,207)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Manhattan W 74–56  14–13
(9–9) 		 15 – Tied   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  McCann Arena (2,665)
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Canisius L 67–78  14–14
(9–10) 		 19 – Ituka   8 – Enoh   4 – Wright  Koessler Athletic Center (914)
Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Niagara L 52–83  14–15
(9–11) 		 19 – Ituka   7 – Wright   1 – Tied  Gallagher Center (1,057)
Lewiston, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (11) Quinnipiac
First Round 		L 52–77  14–16
  14 – Wright   6 – Jones   2 – Wright  Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern
Source.

Awards

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Following the season, two Marist players were selected to the All-MAAC teams, freshman guard Jao Ituka and sophomore guard Ricardo Wright. Ituka was the unanimous selection for the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, as well as being selected to the All-MAAC Second Team. Ituka led the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game, third in the MAAC, and shot 52.6% from the field, which was 59th best in all NCAA for the season. Wright was selected on the All-MAAC Third Team after being selected to the All-Rookie Team last season. Wright was 10th in the MAAC in scoring average at 13.6 points per game, and sixth in three-point percentage at .383.[2]

Statistics

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Players

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PLAYER GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG AST STL BLK PPG
Braden Bell 29 3 15.6 .364 .269 .800 3.1 25 13 10 4.1
Rollin Belton 15 0 4.9 .308 - .000 0.6 2 1 3 0.5
Thomas Butticelli 3 0 1.0 - - 1.000 - 0 0 0 0.7
Samkelo Cele 30 27 21.7 .454 .322 .767 3.5 17 19 4 8.7
Javon Cooley 25 1 10.0 .340 .269 .400 1.8 10 9 5 1.7
Terrence Echols 4 1 2.3 .000 .000 1.000 0.3 0 1 0 0.5
Victor Enoh 28 14 18.4 .500 - .563 4.5 9 9 17 2.7
Noah Harris 30 4 20.6 .351 .350 .857 2.0 31 20 1 6.1
Matt Herasme 28 28 29.7 .347 .310 .800 4.9 27 17 10 4.2
Jao Ituka 28 16 22.0 .526 .410 .768 3.1 45 19 7 15.3
Jordan Jones 30 16 19.7 .620 - .708 3.9 16 14 35 7.7
Tyler Saint-Furcy 12 1 11.2 .263 .000 .429 1.9 4 8 2 1.1
Raheim Sullivan 23 12 19.9 .416 .426 .690 2.2 31 26 2 7.7
Ricardo Wright 30 27 29.0 .408 .374 .709 4.2 52 19 5 13.6
TOTALS 30 – .439 .344 .719 35.1 1054 269 101 68.8
OPPONENTS 30 – .415 .334 .728 35.1 1054 396 96 68.2

MAAC Leaders

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Scoring

  • Jao Ituka (15.3/game): 3rd
  • Ricardo Wright (13.6/game): 10th

Rebounding

  • Matt Herasme (4.9/game): 21st

Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 attempted per game)

  • Jordan Jones (98–158 .620): 2nd
  • Samkelo Cele (104–229 .454): 16th

Free-throw percentage (minimum avg 3 attempted per game)

  • Jao Ituka (109–142 .768): 11th

Steals per game

  • Raheim Sullivan (1.1/game): 10th

3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 2 attempted per game)

  • Raheim Sullivan (23–54 .426): 2nd
  • Ricardo Wright (58–155 .374): 6th
  • Noah Harris (48–137 .350): 16th

3-Point Field Goals Made

  • Ricardo Wright (58): 9th
  • Noah Harris (48): 14th

Blocked Shots

  • Jordan Jones (35): 5th
  • Victor Enoh (17): 21st

Minutes Played

  • Matt Herasme (29.7/game): 22nd
  • Ricardo Wright (29.0/game): 23rd

To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Niagara vs. Marist - Game Recap - March 11, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Marist's Ituka, Wright Honored by MAAC". goredfoxes.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Marist Red Foxes Roster and Stats". SportsReference.com.
  4. ^ "2020-21 MAAC Men's Basketball - Overall Statistics". MAACSports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Statistics". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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