2021–22 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 12th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–18 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
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

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The Warhawks finished the 2020–21 season 7–18, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost to South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Trey Boston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 1 Andre Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) GS Little Rock, AR
G 2 Koreem Ozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Racine, WI
G 3 Elijah Gonzales 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Clackamas, OR
F 4 Nika Metskhvarishvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tbilisi, Georgia
G 5 Reginald Gee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Houston, TX
G 10 Langston Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr West Monroe, LA
F 13 Thomas Howell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Natchitoches, LA
G/F 14 D'Marcus Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Haughton, LA
F 21 Luke Phillips 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Adelaide, Australia
G/F 22 Justin Gibson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Gonzales, LA
G 23 Johnnie Williams IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sarasota, FL
G/F 24 Russell Harrison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lubbock, TX
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
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU L 39–101  0–1
 8  Howell   4  2 Tied   3  Gonzales  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,969)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 22 Auburn L 65–93  0–2
 16  Boston   7  Metskhvarishvili   3  Ozier  Auburn Arena (4,105)
Auburn, AL
November 16, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Champion Christian W 114–59  1–2
 17  Jones   8  Howell   4  2 Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,352)
Monroe, LA
November 22, 2021*
2:00 pm
vs. Northwestern State
Louisiana Tech Classic
W 96–66  2–2
 15  3 Tied   11  Howell   10  Gonzales  Thomas Assembly Center (112)
Ruston, LA
November 24, 2021*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Classic
L 74–96  2–3
 18  Ozier   6  Harrison   4  Gonzales  Thomas Assembly Center (2,233)
Ruston, LA
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at SMU L 67–74  2–4
 15  Ozier   8  2 Tied   5  2 Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,931)
University Park, TX
December 1, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Centenary W 104–67  3–4
 21  Jones   5  3 Tied   7  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,576)
Monroe, LA
December 4, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 84–71  4–4
 25  Harrison   7  2 Tied   5  2 Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,321)
Monroe, LA
December 8, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Christian W 89–68  5–4
 24  Harrison   8  Jones   9  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,221)
Monroe, LA
December 14, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin W 82–69  6–4
 21  Metskhvarishvili   7  Gonzales   6  Jones  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,550)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss W 74–65  7–4
 18  Jones   10  Harrison   4  2 Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 80–77  8–4
 25  Harrison   8  Harrison   8  Jones  Montagne Center (1,543)
Beaumont, TX
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 64–94  8–5
(0–1)
 20  Metskhvarishvili   6  Howell   5  2 Tied  HTC Center (887)
Conway, SC
January 1, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 69–77  8–6
(0–2)
 19  Ozier   7  Jones   9  Gonzales  Holmes Center (2,048)
Boone, NC
January 6, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 80–72  9–6
(1–2)
 28  Harrison   12  Harrison   9  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,869)
Monroe, LA
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State L 83–90  9–7
(1–3)
 22  Metskhvarishvili   7  Metskhvarishvili   7  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,245)
Monroe, LA
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State L 56–80  9–8
(1–4)
 15  2 Tied   11  Metskhvarishvili   5  Gonzales  Strahan Arena (1,080)
San Marcos, TX
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 62–55 OT 10–8
(2–4)
 23  Metskhvarishvili   13  Harrison   9  Gonzales  College Park Center (1,107)
Arlington, TX
January 20, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Troy L 65–73  10–9
(2–5)
 15  Harrison   9  Metskhvarishvili   7  Gonzales  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,682)
Monroe, LA
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 56–68  10–10
(2–6)
 13  2 Tied   7  Metskhvarishvili   5  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,766)
Monroe, LA
January 27, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 45–50  10–11
(2–7)
 17  Harrison   13  Harrison   3  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,968)
Monroe, LA
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 62–73  10–12
(2–8)
 16  Metskhvarishvili   5  Ozier   6  Ozier  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,007)
Monroe, LA
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 60–59  11–12
(3–8)
 21  Jones   9  Ozier   3  2 Tied  First National Bank Arena (1,003)
Jonesboro, AR
February 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock W 75–72 OT 12–12
(4–8)
 30  Jones   6  Metskhvarishvili   5  Gonzales  Jack Stephens Center (2,257)
Little Rock, AR
February 10, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington W 74–71  13–12
(5–8)
 23  Jones   7  Jones   6  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,999)
Monroe, LA
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 54–63  13–13
(5–9)
 20  Jones   7  Gonzales   2  Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,720)
Monroe, LA
February 17, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 77–78  13–14
(5–10)
 26  Jones   9  Jones   6  Metskhvarishvili  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,287)
Monroe, LA
February 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 74–79  13–15
(5–11)
 20  Jones   9  Ozier   5  Jones  Cajundome (2,850)
Lafayette, LA
February 23, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 70–82  13–16
(5–12)
 14  Jones   12  Harrison   4  Gonzales  GSU Sports Arena (1,006)
Atlanta, GA
February 25, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 75–81 OT 13–17
(5–13)
 23  Ozier   13  Ozier   3  Jones  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,707)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) vs. (6) Arkansas State
First round
L 77–81  13–18
 24  Jones   6  Jones   4  Jones  Pensacola Bay Center (1,121)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Flowers Sends South Alabama into Quarterfinals". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 UL Monroe Warhawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2021.