2021–22 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

2021–22 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
2021–22 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–8 (12–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terrence Johnson (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Bennie Seltzer
Assistant coaches	Robert Guster; Donte Mathis;
Home arena	Strahan Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach Terrence Johnson, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Texas.

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas State	12	–	3	.800	21	–	8	.724
Appalachian State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	15	.559
Georgia State †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Troy	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
South Alabama	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Arkansas State	8	–	7	.533	18	–	11	.621
Coastal Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Louisiana	8	–	9	.471	16	–	15	.516
UT Arlington	7	–	10	.412	11	–	18	.379
Georgia Southern	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
Louisiana–Monroe	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Little Rock	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 18–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place in the West Division. They were upset by Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament.^[1] After leading the Bobcats to their first Sun Belt regular season championship, Terrence Johnson, who had been named interim head coach after head coach Danny Kaspar resigned amid allegations of racially insensitive language used at players,^[2] was named the team's head coach.^[3]

Roster

Texas State in action at UT Arlington

2021–22 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Dylan Dawson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Humble, Texas
F	1	Isiah Small	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	2	Davion Coleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	3	Darien Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Deer Park, New York
G	4	Shelby Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Converse, Texas
G	5	Caleb Asberry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Pflugerville, Texas
F	10	Tyrel Morgan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	11	Nate Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cypress, Texas
G	12	Mason Harrell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Sr	Midwest City, Oklahoma
G	14	Dalen Whitlock	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	San Antonio, Texas
G	15	Deuce Guidry	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Dickinson, Texas
F	22	Nighael Ceaser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
F	23	Nate Lacewell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Missouri City, Texas
F	24	Brandon Love	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	55	Drue Drinnon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Smyrna, Georgia

Head coach

Terrence Johnson (Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Bennie Seltzer (Washington State)
Robert Guster (Missouri–Rolla)
Donte Mathis (Texas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:30 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 75–57	1–0	20 – Asberry	6 – Small	5 – Small	McDermott Center (657) San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 59–84	1–1	13 – Small	9 – Small	4 – Harrell	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,030) Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 60–79	1–2	16 – Harrell	9 – Martin	2 – 3 Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (5,642) Nashville, TN
November 19, 2021* 1:00 pm		vs. Dixie State Empire Classic	W 85–65	2–2	24 – Asberry	9 – Small	7 – Asberry	Matadome (75) Northridge, CA
November 20, 2021* 11:00 pm		vs. Eastern Washington Empire Classic	W 81–74	3–2	18 – Asberry	8 – Small	2 – 2 Tied	Matadome (124) Northridge, CA
November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN		LeTourneau	W 92–47	4–2	12 – Ceaser	10 – Ceaser	4 – Drinnon	Strahan Arena (1,014) San Marcos, TX
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Rice	W 80–69	5–2	24 – Harrell	9 – Asberry	3 – 2 Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,365) Houston, TX
December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN		Denver	W 71–58	6–2	14 – Adams	8 – Small	5 – Harrell	Strahan Arena (1,381) San Marcos, TX
December 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN		Southwestern	W 101–54	7–2	21 – Small	7 – Small	7 – Harrell	Strahan Arena (978) San Marcos, TX
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Lamar	W 67–47	8–2	14 – Adams	7 – Martin	3 – 2 Tied	Strahan Arena (1,059) San Marcos, TX
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN		Paul Quinn	W 75–36	9–2	15 – Dawson	8 – Small	4 – Asberry	Strahan Arena (942) San Marcos, TX
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 13 Houston	L 47–80	9–3	10 – Adams	5 – Martin	3 – 2 Tied	Fertitta Center (7,488) Houston, TX
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN		Troy	L 63–78	9–4 (0–1)	17 – Small	8 – Small	6 – Asberry	Strahan Arena (1,122) San Marcos, TX
January 1, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN		South Alabama	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 6, 2022 ESPN		at Georgia Southern	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					GSU Sports Arena Statesboro, GA
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		Louisiana–Monroe	W 80–56	10–4 (1–1)	19 – Asberry	10 – Asberry	4 – 2 Tied	Strahan Arena (1,080) San Marcos, TX
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN		Louisiana	W 72–68	11–4 (2–1)	22 – Asberry	6 – 2 Tied	4 – Drinnon	Strahan Arena (1,163) San Marcos, TX
January 20, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN		at Little Rock	W 69–59	12–4 (3–1)	19 – Asberry	8 – Asberry	5 – Harrell	Jack Stephens Center (1,979) Little Rock, AR
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Arkansas State	L 60–67	12–5 (3–2)	17 – Small	10 – Small	2 – 2 Tied	First National Bank Arena (1,716) Jonesboro, AR
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		at UT Arlington	L 58–70	12–6 (3–3)	16 – Adams	8 – Small	6 – Harrell	College Park Center (1,658) Arlington, TX
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN		UT Arlington	W 58–53	13–6 (4–3)	15 – Asberry	10 – Small	4 – Harrell	Strahan Arena (3,587) San Marcos, TX
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		Appalachian State	W 68–66	14–6 (5–3)	16 – Asberry	6 – 2 Tied	8 – Harrell	Strahan Arena (1,217) San Marcos, TX
February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN		Coastal Carolina	W 69–64	15–6 (6–3)	15 – Small	9 – Small	4 – Adams	Strahan Arena (2,638) San Marcos, TX
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Louisiana	W 82–73	16–6 (7–3)	20 – Harrell	7 – Small	5 – Harrell	Cajundome (2,609) Lafayette, LA
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 63–54	17–6 (8–3)	17 – Adams	7 – Harrell	3 – Small	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,720) Monroe, LA
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		Arkansas State	W 84–67	18–6 (9–3)	21 – Harrell	6 – Small	4 – Asberry	Strahan Arena (5,388) San Marcos, TX
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN		Little Rock	W 68–50	19–6 (10–3)	19 – Harrell	8 – Ceasar	4 – Asberry	Strahan Arena (2,510) San Marcos, TX
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		at South Alabama	W 55–52	20–6 (11–3)	11 – 2 Tied	12 – Ceasar	3 – Harrell	Mitchell Center (1,847) Mobile, AL
February 25, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Troy	W 66–61	21–6 (12–3)	26 – Asberry	10 – Small	5 – Harrell	Trojan Arena (4,438) Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2022 11:30 am, ESPN	(1)	vs. (8) Louisiana Quarterfinals	L 72–79	21–7	16 – Harrell	11 – Small	3 – Adams	Pensacola Bay Center (2,167) Pensacola, FL
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at (2) North Texas First Round – Oklahoma Bracket	L 63–67 ^OT	21–8	14 – Ceaser	8 – Small	3 – 2 Tied	The Super Pit (3,386) Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]

References

^ "App State Upsets Top-Seed Texas State in OT". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ "Danny Kaspar resigns as Texas State men's basketball coach amid investigation".
^ "Johnson announced as head coach for Texas State men's basketball team, wins Sun Belt Coach of the Year". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ "2021-2022 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[1] "App State Upsets Top-Seed Texas State in OT". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[2] "Danny Kaspar resigns as Texas State men's basketball coach amid investigation".

[3] "Johnson announced as head coach for Texas State men's basketball team, wins Sun Belt Coach of the Year". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[4] "2021-2022 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

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