2021–22 Morgan State Bears basketball team

2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record13–15 (7–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Merritt
  • Chretien Lukusa
  • Kevin Jones
Home arenaTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
2021–22 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
Howard 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
North Carolina Central 8 5   .615 16 15   .516
Morgan State 7 6   .538 13 15   .464
South Carolina State 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Maryland Eastern Shore 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Coppin State 6 8   .429 9 23   .281
Delaware State 0 14   .000 2 26   .071
2022 MEAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2020–21 season 14–8, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in third place in the Northern Division. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Florida A&M in the quarterfinals,[1] Coppin State in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game.[2] In the title game, they would lose to Norfolk State.[3]

Roster

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2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Lagio Grantsaan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Utrecht, Netherlands
F 1 Myles Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Edgewood, Maryland
G 2 Isaiah Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Keith McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Rochester, New York
G 4 Naseem Khaalid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sumter, South Carolina
G 5 Sherwyn Devonish 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Bladensburg, Maryland
G 10 Will Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 Malik Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 12 Thai're Vance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 20 De'Torrion Ware 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F 21 Collin Nnamene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Enugu State, Nigeria
G 23 Seventh Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) GS Columbia, South Carolina
G 24 Elijah Bowens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bowie, Maryland
F 31 Ty Horner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Sisters, Oregon
F 32 Chad Venning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 55 Trevor Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2022

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*
6:00 pm
St. Mary's (MD) W 118–55  1–0
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,678)
Baltimore, MD
November 11, 2021*
6:00 pm
Penn State Allegheny W 126–71  2–0
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,102)
Baltimore, MD
November 14, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason L 53–90  2–1
EagleBank Arena (2,915)
Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2021*
10:00 pm, ESPN+
at Seattle L 80–93  2–2
Redhawk Center (524)
Seattle, WA
November 20, 2021*
8:00 pm, WCC
at Portland L 63–74  2–3
Chiles Center (1,122)
Portland, OR
November 22, 2021*
9:00 pm, WCC
at San Francisco L 67–83  2–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,689)
San Francisco, CA
November 28, 2021*
10:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Grambling State
Chris Paul Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge
L 59–74  2–5
Footprint Center (2,103)
Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2021*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Hampton
Chris Paul HBCU Challenge
W 60–47  3–5
Footprint Center (720)
Phoenix, AZ
December 6, 2021*
5:00 pm
Millersville W 77–71  4–5
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,579)
Baltimore, MD
December 11, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood L 55–94  4–6
Willett Hall (944)
Farmville, VA
December 18, 2021*
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 60–74  4–7
Knott Arena (1,116)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 21, 2021*
5:00 pm
James Madison Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[4] Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
December 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[5] Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
December 27, 2021*
12:00 pm
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols[4] Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
December 29, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[6] Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2022*
5:00 pm
Goucher W 100–41  5–7
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (34)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC regular season
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at North Carolina Central[7] McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
January 10, 2022
7:30 pm
at South Carolina State W 88–81 OT 6–7
(1–0)
SHM Memorial Center (500)
Orangeburg, SC
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm
Coppin State L 76–79  6–8
(1–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,431)
Baltimore, MD
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm
Howard L 82–91  6–9
(1–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987)
Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Norfolk State L 62–82  6–10
(1–3)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,562)
Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 82–70  7–10
(2–3)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (324)
Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2022
7:30 pm, FloHoops
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 72–79  7–11
(2–4)
Hytche Athletic Center (660)
Princess Anne, MD
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 64–74  7–12
(2–5)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (0)
Baltimore, MD
February 14, 2022
7:30 pm
South Carolina State W 76–66  8–12
(3–5)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,789)
Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2/TNT/NBA TV
vs. Howard
NBA HBCU Classic
L 66–68  8–13
(3–6)
Wolstein Center (4,732)
Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2022
7:30 pm
Norfolk State W 85–74  9–13
(4–6)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,891)
Baltimore, MD
February 26, 2022
4:30 pm
at Delaware State W 76–69  10–13
(5–6)
Memorial Hall (1,273)
Dover, DE
February 28, 2022
8:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 82–48  11–13
(6–6)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,956)
Baltimore, MD
March 3, 2022
7:30 pm
at Coppin State W 63–59  12–13
(7–6)
Physical Education Complex (2,100)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) South Carolina State
Quarterfinals
W 80–77  13–13
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 11, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Norfolk State
Semifinals
L 63–72  13–14
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State
First Round
L 65–70  13–15
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament: Ware Powers Morgan State Past Florida A&M". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Morgan State Upsets Top Seed Coppin State, 82-61". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Morgan State's second-half rally comes up short in MEAC men's basketball final". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Morgan State men's and women's basketball pause team activities due to COVID-19 protocols". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Badgers looking for new opponent after Morgan State unable to play". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "K-State to Play North Florida on December 29". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "NCCU Basketball Schedule Updates". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Morgan State Bears Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2022.