2021–22 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 2021–22 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Alvin Brooks and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the first-year members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Lamar Cardinals basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–27 (0–18 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charles Harral (1st season)
  • Wendell Moore (1st season)
  • Mikhail McLean (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Seattle 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Stephen F. Austin 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Grand Canyon 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Abilene Christian 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Utah Valley 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Tarleton State* 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
California Baptist* 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Dixie State* 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Chicago State 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
Lamar 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 WAC tournament winner

The school announced on January 14, 2021, that the Cardinals would leave the Southland Conference to join the WAC for the 2021–22 season.[1]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cardinals finished the 2020–21 season 10–18, 6–10 in Southland play to finish seventh place. In the Southland tournament, the Cardinals defeated Houston Baptist and Sam Houston State before losing to Abilene Christian in the semifinals.

Following the season, the school announced that head coach Tic Price would not be retained.[2] Shortly thereafter, Alvin Brooks, previously an assistant coach at Houston, was named the new head coach[3][4]

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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New assistants, Charles Harral, Mikhail McClean, Wendell Moore, and Aaron Proctor, were added to the staff.[5][6][7][8]

Departures

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Lamar Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
David Muoka 0 C 6'10" 211 Sophomore Hong Kong China Transferred to UNLV
Quinlan Bennett 1 G 6'3" 205 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Western Illinois
Tarig Eisa 2 F 6'8" 202 Junior Toronto Ontario Canada Left team
Avery Sullivan 5 F 6'8" 237 Senior Pflugerville, TX Completed eligibility
Anderson Kopp 11 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Kansas City
Anthony Cameron 25 F 6'8" 330 Senior Chicago, IL Completed eligibility

Source:[9][10]

Incoming transfers

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Lamar Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jordyn Adams 5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Silsbee, TX Austin Peay
Xavier Ball 11 F 6'6" 230 Junior Winnfield, LA John A. Logan College
Valentin Catt 12 F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Orangefield, TX South Plains College
CJ Roberts 20 G 6'1" 190 Junior North Richland Hills, TX New Mexico State

Source:[11]

Roster

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Sources:[12]

2021–22 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Lincoln Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Columbus, Georgia
G 1 Bryan Gordon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 2 Avontez Ledet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
G 3 Ellis Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 4 Kasen Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Beaumont, Texas
G 5 Jordyn Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Silsbee, Texas
G 10 Trey Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 11 Xavier Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Winnfield, Louisiana
C 12 Valentin Catt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Orangefield, Texas
G 13 Davion Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr Austin, Texas
F 14 Corey Nickerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
F 15 Deiman Reyes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Barranquilla Colombia
G 20 C.J. Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Irving, Texas
G 21 Ayaan Sohail 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr El Paso, Texas
G 22 Casey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) So Kingsville, Texas
F 23 Mason Senigaur 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Beaumont, Texas
G/F 24 Brock McClure 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lumberton, Texas
F 35 Clayton Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2021

TV and radio media

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All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games will be broadcast on ESPN platforms.[13]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas (TX) W 88–56 
 18  Roberts   11  Smith   7  Harrison  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wiley College W 67–50  1–0
 15  Adams   9  Harrison   8  Harrison  Montagne Center (2,586)
Beaumont, TX
November 13, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 75–104  1–1
 15  Ledet   7  McClure   4  Buster  Millett Hall (1,163)
Oxford, OH
November 15, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Tech L 66–75  1–2
 17  Adams   5  Roberts   4  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (3,625)
Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson L 59–60  1–3
 15  Adams   8  Smith   5  Harrison  Montagne Center (3,532)
Beaumont, TX
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 75–82  1–4
 14  Roberts   6  Roberts   4  Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (3,037)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 24, 2021*
2:00 pm
at UTSA L 73–79  1–5
 22  Buster   13  Catt   5  Ellis  Convocation Center (758)
San Antonio, TX
November 27, 2021*
3:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 57–89  1–6
 20  Tied   3  Jefferson   4  Roberts  United Supermarkets Arena (12,223)
Lubbock, TX
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Mississippi State L 60–75  1–7
 25  Roberts   6  Tied   4  Jefferson  Humphrey Coliseum (5,981)
Starkville, MS
December 5, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Our Lady of the Lake W 67–64  2–7
 23  Roberts   13  Smith   4  Jefferson  Montagne Center (1,512)
Beaumont, TX
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 47–56  2–8
 21  Buster   10  Smith   2  Catt  College Park Center (1,306)
Arlington, TX
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Texas State L 47–67  2–9
 11  Harrison   11  Smith   2  Harrison  Strahan Coliseum (1,059)
San Marcos, TX
December 18, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 53–57  2–10
 14  Harrison   11  Seniguar   3  Seniguar  Dugan Wellness Center (816)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 20, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 77–80  2–11
 21  Adams   11  Nickerson   6  Harrison  Montagne Center (1,543)
Beaumont, TX
WAC regular season
December 30, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 65–74  2–12
(0–1)
 20  Smith   9  Nickerson   4  Jefferson  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (214)
Huntsville, TX
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State L 0–2 (Forfeit)  2–12
(0–2)
   -     -     -  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand Canyon L 0–2 (Forfeit)  2–12
(0–3)
   -     -     -  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State L 56–73  2–13
(0–4)
 22  Roberts   6  McClure   2  Tied  Montagne Center (1,712)
Beaumont, TX
January 15, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State L 56–67  2–14
(0–5)
 16  Harrison   10  McClure   4  Roberts  Montagne Center (1,582)
Beaumont, TX
January 17, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin
Rescheduled from Jan. 1
L 78–86  2–15
(0–6)
 20  Roberts   7  McClure   4  Smith  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,703)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 20, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dixie State L 55–71  2–16
(0–7)
 14  Smith   9  Carpenter   3  Roberts  Burns Arena (1,712)
St. George, UT
January 22, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Valley L 41–58  2–17
(0–8)
 11  Smith   8  Smith   3  Jefferson  UCCU Center (1,511)
Orem, UT
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tarleton State L 57–62  2–18
(0–9)
 14  McClure   12  Smith   6  Harrison  Montagne Center (2,116)
Beaumont, TX
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian L 82–85  2–19
(0–10)
 19  Harrison   8  Smith   4  Harrison  Montagne Center (2,487)
Beaumont, TX
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 79–93  2–20
(0–11)
 26  Roberts   7  Smith   5  Adams  Montagne Center (818)
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist L 61–83  2–21
(0–12)
 16  Roberts   10  Smith   5  Roberts  CBU Events Center (2,436)
Riverside, CA
February 12, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Seattle L 50–76  2–22
(0–13)
 16  Smith   10  McClure   4  Smith  Redhawk Center (592)
Seattle, WA
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin L 56–70  2–23
(0–14)
 18  Roberts   7  Nickerson   4  Roberts  Montagne Center (2,896)
Beaumont, TX
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 42–77  2–24
(0–15)
 11  Nickerson   8  McClure   1  Tied  Teague Center (928)
Abilene, TX
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tarleton State L 49–57  2–25
(0–16)
 13  McClure   10  McClure   3  Catt  Wisdom Gymnasium (1,763)
Stephen, TX
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 63–67  2–26
(0–17)
 12  McClure   8  Nickerson   5  Adams  UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,122)
Edinburg, TX
March 5, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
California Baptist L 66–78  2–27
(0–18)
 15  Smith   7  Nickerson   3  Tied  Montagne Center (2,345)
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[14][15][16]

See also

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2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

References

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