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2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

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2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–18 (7–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachRoyce Johnson
Assistant coaches
  • Riley Davis
  • Dwight Thorne II
Home arenaCollege Park Center
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
UT Arlington in action against Arkansas State

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

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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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UT Arlington in action against Texas State
2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Lagos, Nigeria
G 1 Javon Levi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) GS Killeen, TX
F 2 Hayden Brittingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Worth, TX
G 3 Carson Bischoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Ogden, UT
G 4 David Azore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS Houston, TX
G 5 Brandyn Talbot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Newmarket, Ontario
G 10 Jack Hoiberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) GS Burr Ridge, IL
F 12 Lazaro Rojas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) GS Porto Seguro, Brazil
G 15 Antonio Romanelli 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Sydney, Australia
G 20 Nicolas Elame 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Paris, France
G 21 Pedro Castro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Fort Worth, TX
F 22 Shemar Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Avondale, AZ
F 23 Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS So Bukavu, Congo
F 24 Montez Young Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Waxahachie, TX
G 55 Nathaniel Spurgeon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Azle, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 8, 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
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Troy Beats UTA in First Upset of Tournament". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "UT-Arlington head coach Chris Ogden to join Chris Beard's staff at Texas, reports say". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Greg Young Named UT Arlington Head Men's Basketball Coach". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2021.