2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 11–18 (7–10 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Royce Johnson |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | College Park Center |
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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 |
The 2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Greg Young, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference's West Division.
On January 21, 2022, UT Arlington announced that it would be the last season for the team in the Sun Belt as they will rejoin the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2022.
Previous season
[edit]The Mavericks finished the 2020–21 season 13–13, 9–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were defeated by Troy in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.[1]
On April 1, 2021, it was announced that head coach Chris Ogden was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Texas.[2] Four days later, on April 5, associate head coach Greg Young was elevated to head coach.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 68–64 | – |
18 – Castro | 8 – Elame | 6 – Levi | College Park Center (1,294) Arlington, TX | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | L 45–88 | 0–1 |
9 – Castro | 5 – Levi | 2 – Elame | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,981) Stillwater, OK | ||||
November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mary Hardin–Baylor | W 104–75 | 1–1 |
17 – Elame | 8 – Castro | 10 – Levi | College Park Center (3,288) Arlington, TX | ||||
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | L 71–80 OT | 1–2 |
21 – Azore | 8 – Azore | 5 – Levi | College Park Center (1,480) Arlington, TX | ||||
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at North Texas | L 36–64 | 1–3 |
6 – Young | 7 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 1 – 3 tied | The Super Pit (3,211) Denton, TX | ||||
November 20, 2021* 9:00 pm |
at San Diego State | L 62–68 | 1–4 |
17 – Castro | 10 – Young Jr. | 4 – Levi | Viejas Arena (11,903) San Diego, CA | ||||
November 27, 2021* 8:00 pm |
at Utah State | L 61–80 | 1–5 |
17 – Azore | 6 – Rojas | 4 – Levi | Smith Spectrum (8,088) Logan, UT | ||||
November 29, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 70–62 | 2–5 |
16 – Castro | 8 – Akobudu-Ehiogu | 6 – Levi | The Thunderdome (483) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Nevada | Cancelled | College Park Center Arlington, TX | ||||||||
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 56–47 | 3–5 |
21 – Buster | 10 – Smith | 2 – Catt | College Park Center (1,306) Arlington, TX | ||||
December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts | L 62–71 | 3–6 |
16 – Azore | 10 – 2 Tied | 4 – Levi | Mabee Center (3,238) Tulsa, OK | ||||
December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, BSOK |
at Oklahoma | L 50–70 | 3–7 |
15 – Azore | 6 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 3 – Talbot | Lloyd Noble Center (6,579) Norman, OK | ||||
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Howard Payne | W 95–46 | 4–7 |
14 – Wilson | 8 – 2 Tied | 8 – Levi | College Park Center (1,150) Arlington, TX | ||||
Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Alabama | W 89–87 | 5–7 (1–0) |
30 – Azore | 7 – Azore | 7 – Levi | College Park Center (1,200) Arlington, TX | ||||
January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Troy | W 62–57 | 6–7 (2–0) |
24 – Azore | 7 – Azore | 4 – Mwamba | College Park Center (1,574) Arlington, TX | ||||
January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | W 70–63 | 7–7 (3–0) |
17 – Azore | 9 – 2 Tied | 8 – Levi | GSU Sports Arena (732) Atlanta, GA | ||||
January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | L 73–74 OT | 7–8 (3–1) |
33 – Azore | 12 – Levi | 4 – Elame | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,822) Statesboro, GA | ||||
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana | W 83–73 | 8–8 (4–1) |
22 – Mwamba | 10 – Levi | 10 – Levi | College Park Center (1,057) Arlington, TX | ||||
January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | L 55–62 OT | 8–9 (4–2) |
20 – Mwamba | 11 – Young Jr. | 5 – Elame | College Park Center (1,107) Arlington, TX | ||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | L 70–75 | 8–10 (4–3) |
18 – Azore | 9 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 3 – 2 Tied | First National Bank Arena (1,161) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | L 96–98 3OT | 8–11 (4–4) |
37 – Azore | 13 – Rojas | 7 – Levi | Jack Stephens Center (1,910) Little Rock, AR | ||||
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State | W 70–58 | 9–11 (5–4) |
15 – Mwamba | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Levi | College Park Center (1,658) Arlington, TX | ||||
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 53–58 | 9–12 (5–5) |
23 – Azore | 5 – 2 Tied | 5 – Levi | Strahan Arena (3,587) San Marcos, TX | ||||
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | College Park Center Arlington, TX | ||||||||
February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | L 61–70 | 9–13 (5–6) |
36 – Azore | 8 – Rojas | 9 – Levi | College Park Center (2,075) Arlington, TX | ||||
February 10, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 71–74 | 9–14 (5–7) |
29 – Azore | 6 – Azore | 5 – Levi | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,999) Monroe, LA | ||||
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 80–77 OT | 10–14 (6–7) |
25 – Azore | 6 – Elame | 5 – Levi | Cajundome (2,591) Lafayette, LA | ||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | W 85–70 | 11–14 (7–7) |
20 – Azore | 6 – Azore | 10 – Levi | College Park Center (1,777) Arlington, TX | ||||
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | L 49–58 | 11–15 (7–8) |
11 – 2 Tied | 7 – Elame | 3 – 2 Tied | College Park Center (1,912) Arlington, TX | ||||
February 23, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Troy | L 53–59 | 11–16 (7–9) |
22 – Azore | 6 – Elame | 6 – Levi | Trojan Arena (3,346) Troy, AL | ||||
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 52–62 | 11–17 (7–10) |
22 – Azore | 7 – Akobundu-Ehiogu | 3 – Hoiberg | Mitchell Center (963) Mobile, AL | ||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2022 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (8) Louisiana First round |
L 64–67 | 11–18 |
23 – Azore | 7 – Mwamba | 5 – Levi | Pensacola Bay Center (437) Pensacola, FL | |||
Source[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Troy Beats UTA in First Upset of Tournament". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "UT-Arlington head coach Chris Ogden to join Chris Beard's staff at Texas, reports say". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Greg Young Named UT Arlington Head Men's Basketball Coach". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2021.