2021–22 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by fifth-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record13–17 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Willie Powers III
  • Isaac Brown
  • Craig Brown
Home arenaAl Lawson Center
2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alcorn State14–4 .77817–17  .500
Texas Southern †13–5 .72219–13  .594
Southern12–6 .66717–14  .548
Florida A&M11–7 .61113–17  .433
Alabama A&M10–8 .55612–18  .400
Grambling State9–9 .50012–20  .375
Jackson State9–9 .50011–19  .367
Prairie View A&M8–10 .4448–19  .296
Alabama State8–10 .4449–21  .300
Bethune–Cookman7–11 .3899–21  .300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff5–13 .2787–24  .226
Mississippi Valley State2–16 .1112–26  .071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rattlers finished the 2020–21 season 8–12, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in second place in the Southern Division. In the MEAC tournament, they were defeated by Morgan State in the quarterfinals.[1]

On July 1, 2021, the Rattlers officially returned to the SWAC after being a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1986.[2]

Roster
2021–22 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Dimingus Stevens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 1 Jalen Speer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) So Gainesville, FL
G 2 Kamron Reaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) GS Champaign, IL
G 3 M. J. Randolph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pensacola, FL
G 4 Jahvon Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Hallandale Beach, FL
G 5 Keith Littles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Augusta, GA
F 10 Chase Barrs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
F 11 Caleb Muller
—
—
 Fr Boca Raton, FL
G 13 Jamir Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Newnan, GA
F 14 Alex Andrews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Ocoee, FL
G 20 Jai Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
F 21 Johnny Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Daytona Beach, FL
F 22 Saiyd Burnside
—
—
 Fr Greenville, SC
F 23 Bryce Moragne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) GS Tampa, FL
C 24 Wylie Howard III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Lauderhill, FL
F 25 DJ Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) GS Baton Rouge, LA
G 32 Jordan Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Miami, FL
F 34 Richard Mathews
—
—
 Fr Estero, FL
F 44 Legend Stamps
—
—
 Jr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F 55 Hnric Murray Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2021

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kansas State L 57–67  0–1
  27 – Randolph  9 – Barrs  6 – Randolph  Bramlage Coliseum (5,296)
Manhattan, KS
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm		 LeMoyne–Owen W 95–70  1–1
  21 – Randolph  9 – Randolph  10 – Randolph  Al Lawson Center (2,269)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21, 2021*
8:00 pm, ACCN		 at Miami (FL) L 59–86  1–2
  24 – Jones  8 – Jones  3 – Randolph  Watsco Center (3,175)
Coral Gables, FL
November 24, 2021*
9:00 pm, CUSA.tv		 at UTEP
Golden Turkey Classic		 L 53–67  1–3
  17 – Randolph  6 – Jones  3 – Speer  Don Haskins Center (4,196)
El Paso, TX
November 26, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Riverside
Golden Turkey Classic		 L 49–60  1–4
  14 – Randolph  8 – Moragne  4 – Reaves  SRC Arena (212)
Riverside, CA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm		 Fort Valley State W 76–63  2–4
  23 – Randolph  8 – Moragne  4 – Moragne  Al Lawson Center (2,087)
Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, Facebook		 Florida Gulf Coast L 55–69  2–5
  13 – Moragne  9 – Moragne  4 – Randolph  Al Lawson Center (2,313)
Tallahassee, FL
December 12, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Akron L 66–73  2–6
  21 – Randolph  6 – 2 Tied  5 – Speer  James A. Rhodes Arena (1,529)
Akron, OH
December 14, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cincinnati L 50–77  2–7
  22 – Randolph  11 – Moragne  4 – Speer  Fifth Third Arena (7,701)
Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2021*
9:00 pm		 at Santa Clara L 66–80  2–8
  31 – Randolph  8 – Jones  4 – 2 Tied  Leavey Center (675)
Santa Clara, CA
December 19, 2021*
10:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara L 62–73  2–9
  16 – 2 Tied  7 – 2 Tied  6 – Speer  The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
December 21, 2021*
5:00 pm, P12N		 at Arizona State Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena[3] Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 29, 2021*
9:00 pm		 at Illinois Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022
7:30 pm		 at Bethune–Cookman L 59–66  2–10
(0–1)		  17 – Randolph  9 – Randolph  5 – Randolph  Moore Gymnasium (176)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm		 Southern L 66–80  2–11
(0–2)		  30 – Randolph  9 – Moragne  3 – Littles  Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2022
7:30 pm		 Grambling State W 75–66  3–11
(1–2)		  24 – Randolph  9 – Jones  4 – Moragne  Al Lawson Center (1,687)
Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2022
6:30 pm		 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 71–66 OT 4–11
(2–2)		  25 – Randolph  11 – Jones  4 – 2 Tied  K. L. Johnson Complex (1,254)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 17, 2022
8:30 pm		 at Mississippi Valley State W 78–70  5–11
(3–2)		  22 – Randolph  10 – Barrs  6 – Moragne  Harrison HPER Complex (605)
Itta Bena, MS
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm		 Alcorn State W 70–68  6–11
(4–2)		  21 – Randolph  5 – 2 Tied  5 – Randolph  Al Lawson Center (2,169)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24, 2022
7:30 pm		 Jackson State W 67–64  7–11
(5–2)		  18 – Littles  9 – Morgane  3 – 3 Tied  Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 29, 2022
3:00 pm		 at Alabama A&M W 65–60  8–11
(6–2)		  16 – Randolph  7 – 2 Tied  6 – Reaves  Elmore Gymnasium (1,706)
Normal, AL
January 31, 2022
9:00 pm		 at Alabama State W 66–65  9–11
(7–2)		  17 – Randolph  10 – 2 Tied  4 – Reaves  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,150)
Montgomery, AL
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm		 Texas Southern L 55–67  9–12
(7–3)		  22 – Randolph  10 – Randolph  4 – Randolph  Al Lawson Center (3,087)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2022
7:30 pm		 Prairie View A&M W 61–60  10–12
(8–3)		  17 – Randolph  11 – Jones  6 – Randolph  Al Lawson Center (2,087)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022
6:30 pm		 at Jackson State L 56–60  10–13
(8–4)		  22 – Moragne  8 – Randolph  5 – Randolph  Williams Assembly Center (2,745)
Jackson, MS
February 14, 2022
8:30 pm		 at Alcorn State L 56–68  10–14
(8–5)		  12 – Stevens  9 – Randolph  4 – Randolph  Davey Whitney Complex (440)
Lorman, MS
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm		 Alabama State W 86–83 OT 11–14
(9–5)		  30 – Randolph  6 – Randolph  8 – Randolph  Al Lawson Center (0)
Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2022
7:30 pm		 Alabama A&M L 63–71  11–15
(9–6)		  20 – Randolph  6 – Jones  2 – 4 Tied  Al Lawson Center (2,287)
Tallahassee, FL
February 26, 2022
2:30 pm		 at Grambling State W 79–73  12–15
(10–6)		  18 – Randolph  11 – Jones  5 – Randolph  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,971)
Grambling, LA
February 28, 2022
6:30 pm		 at Southern L 49–58  12–16
(10–7)		  14 – Moragne  5 – Speer  1 – Tied  F. G. Clark Center (4,128)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 5, 2022
4:00 pm		 Bethune–Cookman W 84–73  13–16
(11–7)		  19 – Randolph  7 – Jones  9 – Speer  Al Lawson Center (4,687)
Tallahassee, FL
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Alabama A&M
Quarterfinals		 L 56–61  13–17
  19 – Randolph  8 – Jones  3 – Moragne  Bartow Arena (777)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References
  1. "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament: Ware Powers Morgan State Past Florida A&M". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. "FAMU to officially join as full-time member of the SWAC on July 1". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. "Tuesday's Basketball Games". thesundevils.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida A&M. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. "2021-22 Florida A&M Rattlers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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