2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	10–22 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Henson (6th season);
Associate head coach	Mike Peck
Assistant coaches	Scott Thompson; Adam Hood;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Florida Atlantic	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Old Dominion	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
FIU	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Marshall	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
West
North Texas	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
UAB †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
UTEP	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Rice	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Southern Miss	1	–	17	.056	7	–	26	.212

† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as a member of Conference USA's West Division.

Previous season[edit]

The Roadrunners finished the 2020–21 season 15–11, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Charlotte in the second round,^[1] before falling to Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaja Sanni	1	G/F	6'4"	175	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred
Jhivvan Jackson	2	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Bayamón, PR	Graduated
Eric Parrish	15	G/F	6'6"	195	RS Junior	Cypress, TX	Graduate transferred to Grambling State
Keaton Wallace	22	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Darius McNeill	1	G	6'3"	185	RS Senior	Houston, TX	SMU
Aleu Aleu	2	F	6'8"	175	Junior	Austin, TX	Temple College
Dhieu Deing	3	G	6'5"	185	Junior	High Point, NC	Dodge City CC

Class of 2021 recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Farmer SF	Houston, TX	Sharptown High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 16, 2021
Josh Farmer SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Lamin Sabally SF	Scottsdale, AZ	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 16, 2020
Lamin Sabally SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Azavier Johnson SG	Las Vegas, NV	Faith Lutheran High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 16, 2020
Azavier Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Cedrick Alley Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Houston	Houston, TX
G	1	Darius McNeill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	SMU	Houston, TX
G/F	2	Aleu Aleu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Temple College	Austin, TX
G	3	Dhieu Deing	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Dodge City CC	High Point, NC
F	4	Josh Farmer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Sharpstown HS	Houston, TX
G	5	Azavier Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Faith Lutheran HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	10	Erik Czumbel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Liceo Leonardo da Vinci	Verona, Italy
F	11	Lachlan Bofinger	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Sydney, Australia
F	12	Phoenix Ford	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Mississippi Gulf Coast	St. Petersburg, FL
G	13	Artan Jabbar	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Dallas Baptist	Fort Worth, TX
G	20	Lamin Sabally	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Bella Vista Prep	Berlin, Germany
G	21	Jordan Ivy-Curry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	La Marque HS	La Marque, TX
G	22	Christian Tucker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Gilbert Perry HS	Chandler, AZ
C	24	Jacob Germany	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Kingston HS	Kingston, OK
F	25	Adrian Rodriguez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Union HS	Tulsa, OK
G	32	Isaiah Addo-Ankrah	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Second Baptist School	Houston, TX

Head coach

Steve Henson (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Peck (Northwood)
Scott Thompson (Mississippi)
Adam Hood (Air Force)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, CUSA TV		Trinity	W 97–66	1–0	Convocation Center (1,302) San Antonio, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BSOK		at Oklahoma	L 44–96	1–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
November 15, 2021* 7:30 pm, CUSA TV		Texas A&M–Commerce 210 San Antonio Shootout	L 62–65	1–2	Convocation Center (914) San Antonio, TX
November 16, 2021* 7:30 pm, CUSA TV		Denver 210 San Antonio Shootout	W 78–64	2–2	Convocation Center (848) San Antonio, TX
November 17, 2021* 4:30 pm, CUSA TV		IUPUI 210 San Antonio Shootout	W 60–57	3–2	Convocation Center (678) San Antonio, TX
November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, CUSA TV		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 210 San Antonio Shootout	L 58–77	3–3	Convocation Center (1,065) San Antonio, TX
November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA TV		Lamar	W 79–73	4–3	Convocation Center (758) San Antonio, TX
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Mary's (TX)	W 75–65	5–3	Convocation Center (970) San Antonio, TX
December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 71–74	5–4	GCU Arena (6,844) Phoenix, AZ
December 11, 2021* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Sam Houston State The Battleground 2K21	W 78–73	6–4	Toyota Center Houston, TX
December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA TV		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 50–68	6–5	Convocation Center (748) San Antonio, TX
December 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 64–81	6–6	Redbird Arena (2,345) Normal, IL
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA TV		Our Lady of the Lake	Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols		Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 1, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA TV		at UAB	L 59–87	6–7 (0–1)	Bartow Arena (2,730) Birmingham, AL
January 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, CUSA TV		Dallas Christian	W 101–48	7–7	Convocation Center (278) San Antonio, TX
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, CUSA TV		Southern Miss	L 73–74	7–8 (0–2)	Convocation Center (718) San Antonio, TX
January 8, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 63–79	7–9 (0–3)	Convocation Center (773) San Antonio, TX
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 51–83	7–10 (0–4)	Chartway Arena (4,657) Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 53–62	7–11 (0–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (26) Charlotte, NC
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, CUSA TV		at UTEP	L 64–69	7–12 (0–6)	Don Haskins Center (5,021) El Paso, TX
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA TV		UTEP	L 54–59	7–13 (0–7)	Convocation Center (924) San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU	W 73–66	8–13 (1–7)	Convocation Center (801) San Antonio, TX
January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 64–73	8–14 (1–8)	Convocation Center (1,129) San Antonio, TX
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, CUSA TV		at Rice	L 78–91	8–15 (1–9)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,638) Houston, TX
February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 45–69	8–16 (1–10)	The Super Pit (4,227) Denton, TX
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, CUSA TV		at Middle Tennessee Rescheduled from December 30	L 65–74	8–17 (1–11)	Murphy Center (2,802) Murfreesboro, TN
February 12, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA TV		Western Kentucky	L 65–71	8–18 (1–12)	Convocation Center (1,123) San Antonio, TX
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 98–79 ^OT	9–18 (2–12)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,339) Hattiesburg, MS
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 71–95	9–19 (2–13)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,553) Ruston, LA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	L 56–68	9–20 (2–14)	Convocation Center (805) San Antonio, TX
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 48–59	9–21 (2–15)	Convocation Center (864) San Antonio, TX
March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 82–71	10–21 (3–15)	Convocation Center (1,014) San Antonio, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(W6)	vs. (W7) Southern Miss First round	L 64–67	10–22	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Hot first half, stifling defense pushes UTSA past Charlotte in first round". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ "MBB: Quarterfinal Round Coverage". Conference USA. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[1] "Hot first half, stifling defense pushes UTSA past Charlotte in first round". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[2] "MBB: Quarterfinal Round Coverage". Conference USA. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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