2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	11–21 (4–14 OVC)
Head coach	Brian Barone (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Charles Wells; Troy Pierce; Colin Schneider;
Home arena	First Community Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 ⊟

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Murray State †	18	–	0	1.000	31	–	3	.912
Belmont	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Morehead State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	9	.471	14	–	18	.438
Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Austin Peay	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Tennessee Tech	7	–	10	.412	11	–	21	.344
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
UT Martin	4	–	14	.222	8	–	22	.267
Eastern Illinois	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161

† 2022 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Brian Barone, played their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 11–21, 4–13 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Tennessee State.^[2]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the 2020–21 season 9–17, 7–12 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place.^[3] In the first round of the OVC tournament, they were defeated by Belmont.^[4]

Roster

2021–22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zane Butler	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Link Year Prep	Paragould, AR
F	1	DeeJuan Pruitt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Butler CC	Sacramento, CA
G	2	Desmond Polk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Link Year Prep	Milwaukee, WI
G	3	Ray'Sean Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Collinsville HS	Collinsville, IL
G	4	Shamar Wright	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Link Year Prep	Memphis, TN
G	5	Carlos Curtis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Triton College	Milwaukee, WI
G	11	Courtney Carter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	South Suburban College	Memphis, TN
C	12	Jonathan Kurtas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Lake Norman Christian HS	Mooresville, NC
G	13	Quani Rudd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mt. Vernon HS	Mount Vernon, IL
G	21	Shaun Jr. Doss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Marion, AR
F	22	Michael Matas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	London Basketball Academy	Oakville, ON
C	23	Elochukwu Eze	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Asheville Christian Academy	Enugu, Nigeria
G	24	Cam Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Hazelwood Central HS	St. Louis, MO
F	55	Lamar Wright	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Link Year Prep	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Brian Barone (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Charles Wells (Austin Peay)
Troy Pierce (Emporia State)
Colin Schneider (Green Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Quincy	L 61–62	–	22 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	3 – 2 tied	First Community Arena (577) Edwardsville, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FS2		at Marquette	L 77–88	0–1	16 – Taylor	6 – Pruitt	4 – Curtis	Fiserv Forum (13,013) Milwaukee, WI
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Chicago State	L 56–67	0–2	21 – Taylor	7 – Doss Jr.	3 – Doss Jr.	Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Knox	W 75–37	1–2	16 – Doss Jr.	12 – Doss Jr.	3 – 3 tied	First Community Arena (656) Edwardsville, IL
November 19, 2021* 6:45 pm, ESPN		vs. Niagara The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Tournament	L 60–70	1–3	20 – Wright	9 – Wright	4 – Carter	Covelli Centre (1,625) Youngstown, OH
November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Youngstown State The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Tournament	W 69–66	2–3	24 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	6 – Carter	Beeghly Center (1,309) Youngstown, OH
November 21, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. St. Thomas The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Tournament	L 73–86	2–4	15 – Taylor	10 – Wright	4 – Carter	Covelli Centre (1,439) Youngstown, OH
November 27, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FS2		at Creighton	L 65–70	2–5	17 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,417) Omaha, NE
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Omaha	W 75–65	3–5	20 – Wright	9 – Taylor	12 – Taylor	Baxter Arena (1,033) Omaha, NE
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Bradley	L 55–80	3–6	22 – Taylor	7 – Doss Jr.	1 – 5 tied	Carver Arena (3,685) Peoria, IL
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 80–59	4–6	25 – Taylor	10 – Carter	6 – Taylor	First Community Arena (863) Edwardsville, IL
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Kansas City	W 60–56	5–6	14 – Taylor	11 – Pruitt	4 – Doss Jr.	First Community Arena (687) Edwardsville, IL
December 19, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		William Woods	W 84–29	6–6	21 – Taylor	10 – Carter	4 – 3 tied	First Community Arena (844) Edwardsville, IL
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at South Alabama	L 69–84	6–7	12 – 2 tied	7 – Pruitt	3 – 3 tied	Mitchell Center (1,794) Mobile, AL
Ohio Valley regular season
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Murray State	L 69–74	6–8 (0–1)	24 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	5 – Taylor	First Community Arena (537) Edwardsville, IL
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Eastern Illinois	W 66–53	7–8 (1–1)	17 – Doss Jr.	15 – Pruitt	5 – Carter	Lantz Arena (1,409) Charleston, IL
January 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		Belmont Rescheduled from December 30	L 64–80	7–9 (1–2)	14 – Pruitt	6 – Pruitt	6 – Taylor	First Community Arena (678) Edwardsville, IL
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Tennessee Tech	L 76–94	7–10 (1–3)	18 – Doss Jr.	16 – Pruitt	5 – 2 tied	Eblen Center (1,644) Cookeville, TN
January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at Morehead State	L 74–77	7–11 (1–4)	26 – Taylor	6 – 2 tied	4 – Taylor	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,460) Morehead, KY
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at UT Martin Rescheduled from January 1	L 70–76	7–12 (1–5)	15 – 2 tied	8 – Doss Jr.	4 – Carter	Skyhawk Arena (1,113) Martin, TN
January 27, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN		Tennessee State	L 70–75	7–13 (1–6)	26 – Taylor	10 – Carter	9 – Carter	First Community Arena (1,273) Edwardsville, IL
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at Southeast Missouri State	L 77–85	7–14 (1–7)	25 – Taylor	8 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	Show Me Center (935) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Austin Peay Rescheduled from January 6	L 63–68 ^2OT	7–15 (1–8)	18 – Doss Jr.	8 – 2 tied	5 – Wright	Dunn Center (1,298) Clarksville, TN
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Murray State	L 59–79	7–16 (1–9)	18 – Doss Jr.	7 – Kurtas	2 – 2 tied	CFSB Center (5,305) Murray, KY
February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Southeast Missouri State Rescheduled from January 15	L 47–76	7–17 (1–10)	13 – Pruitt	10 – Doss Jr.	2 – Doss Jr.	First Community Arena (565) Edwardsville, IL
February 10, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN		UT Martin	W 71–63	8–17 (2–10)	16 – Doss	7 – Pruitt	6 – Carter	First Community Arena (441) Edwardsville, IL
February 12, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN		Tennessee Tech	W 61–60	9–17 (3–10)	17 – Pruitt	12 – Pruitt	7 – Carter	First Community Arena (627) Edwardsville, IL
February 17, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN		at Tennessee State	L 65–81	9–18 (3–11)	15 – Doss Jr.	7 – Pruitt	3 – Carter	Gentry Complex (3,000) Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at Belmont	L 62–73	9–19 (3–12)	16 – Doss Jr.	7 – S.Wright, Carter	4 – S.Wright	Curb Event Center (2,027) Nashville, TN
February 21, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN		Eastern Illinois Rescheduled from February 3	W 66–52	10–19 (4–12)	13 – Wright	10 – Pruitt	3 – 2 tied	First Community Arena (692) Edwardsville, IL
February 24, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN		Austin Peay	L 64–68 ^OT	10–20 (4–13)	21 – Carter	9 – Wright	5 – Carter	First Community Arena (484) Edwardsville, IL
February 26, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN		Morehead State	W 77–70	11–20 (4–14)	21 – Wright	6 – Wright	6 – Carter	First Community Arena (674) Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (5) Tennessee State First round	L 62–77	11–21	16 – Doss Jr.	10 – Doss Jr.	4 – Doss Jr.	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[1]^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "2021-22 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ "SIU Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State - Box Score - March 2, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ "2020-21 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ Robinson, George (March 3, 2021). "Belmont basketball rolls in OVC Tournament quarterfinals as top scorer Nick Muszynski returns". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". siuecougars.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "2021-22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[:0-1] "2021-22 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[2] "SIU Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State - Box Score - March 2, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[3] "2020-21 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[4] Robinson, George (March 3, 2021). "Belmont basketball rolls in OVC Tournament quarterfinals as top scorer Nick Muszynski returns". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". siuecougars.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[6] "2021-22 SIU Edwardsville Cougars Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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