2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by 10th-year head coach Bashir Mason and they played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference.

2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record21–6 (15–3 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Smith
  • Bobby Jordan
  • Pete Gash
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant162 .8892210  .688
Wagner153 .833216  .778
LIU126 .6671614  .533
Merrimack*108 .5561416  .467
Mount St. Mary's99 .5001416  .467
St. Francis Brooklyn711 .3891020  .333
Sacred Heart612 .3331020  .333
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278921  .300
Central Connecticut513 .278824  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson413 .235422  .154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2022 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Seahawks finished the season 13–7, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship.[1][2] They lost in the semifinals of the NEC tournament to Mount St. Mary's.[3] Due to the ongoing pandemic, the National Invitation Tournament was modified and, as a result, did not award bids to teams who had won their regular season championship, but failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.[4] The Seahawks did not receive a bid to the NIT.[5]

Roster

2021–22 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Nigel Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSMount St. Joseph HS Baltimore, MD
G 1 Javier Ezquerra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrIMG Academy San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 2 Alex Morales 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSPrince George's CC Paterson, NJ
G 3 DeLonnie Hunt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoRock Creek Christian Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
G 4 Elijah Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSBarton CC Newark, NJ
G 5 Jordan Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrDexter Southfield Boston, MA
G 11 Will Martinez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSMonroe College Bronx, NY
G 12 Zaire Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrEagle Academy Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Ashton Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrDuquesne Scotch Plains, NJ
F 22 Ja'Mier Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrFirst Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, PA
F 24 Rob Taylor II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrSt. Mark's Brooklyn, NY
F 32 Raekwon Rogers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrHenderson State Little Rock, AR
F 55 Jahbril Price Noel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrPacific Scarborough, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2022

Schedule and results

Following wins in the first two games of the season, the Seahawks were forced to postpone three consecutive non-conference games due to COVID-19 issues within the program.[6][7] They returned to play on December 1, but were without head coach Mason and two of their leading scorers.[8]

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[9]

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
Hartford W 77–59  1–0
 18  Martinez  8  Martinez  5  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (1,924)
Staten Island, NY
November 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU W 58–44  2–0
 20  Morales  11  Morales  4  Martinez  Siegel Center (7,412)
Richmond, VA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm
Saint Peter's Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
November 20, 2021*
7:30 pm
NJIT Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
November 24, 2021*
4:00 pm
at Army Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, FS2
at No. 25 Seton Hall L 63–85  2–1
 15  Rogers  5  Tied  3  Tied  Prudential Center (8,136)
Newark, NJ
December 4, 2021*
6:30 pm, SNY
at Stony Brook W 78–49  3–1
 19  Morales  9  Morales  7  Ezquerra  IFCU Arena (2,070)
Stony Brook, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Penn State L 54–74  3–2
 11  Morales  5  Rogers  5  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (7,499)
State College, PA
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm
Immaculata W 104–46  4–2
 17  Ford  7  Miller  5  Tied  Spiro Sports Center (1,002)
Staten Island, NY
December 20, 2021*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 93–51  5–2
 17  Hunt  7  Tied  5  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (959)
Staten Island, NY
December 23, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 63–50  6–2
 15  Tied  7  Fletcher  3  Martinez  Webster Bank Arena (1,285)
Fairfield, CT
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 72–64  7–2
(1–0)
 18  Rogers  9  Morales  4  Ford  DeGol Arena (374)
Loretto, PA
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 1–0 (Forfeit)  7–2
(2–0)
                Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
Bryant W 84–81 OT 8–2
(3–0)
 24  Morales  1  Rogers  6  Ford  Spiro Sports Center (1,317)
Staten Island, NY
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 1–0 (Forfeit)  8–2
(4–0)
                Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 81–76  9–2
(5–0)
 22  Rogers  8  Ford  4  Hunt  Spiro Sports Center (1,281)
Staten Island, NY
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 95–64  10–2
(6–0)
 19  Morales  8  Morales  5  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,228)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm
at LIU W 92–85  11–2
(7–0)
 35  Morales  12  Morales  3  Morales  Steinberg Wellness Center (232)
Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 2022
3:00 pm
Merrimack W 71–57  12–2
(8–0)
 20  Ford  6  Morales  4  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (723)
Staten Island, NY
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 69–54  13–2
(9–0)
 18  Morales  11  Rogers  7  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,397)
Staten Island, NY
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm
at St Francis Brooklyn W 72–69  14–2
(10–0)
 21  Morales  8  Ford  4  Hunt  Daniel Lynch Gymnasium (1,193)
Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 54–52  15–2
(11–0)
 11  Morales  7  Fletcher  2  Morales  Detrick Gymnasium (1,003)
New Britain, CT
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm
LIU W 79–64  16–2
(12–0)
 28  Morales  14  Morales  3  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,617)
Staten Island, NY
February 10, 2022
5:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 69–57  17–2
(13–0)
 21  Morales  10  Rogers  5  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,944)
Staten Island, NY
February 12, 2022
1:00 pm
Merrimack L 65–80 OT 17–3
(13–1)
 22  Martinez  9  Morales  4  Hunt  Spiro Sports Center (1,379)
Staten Island, NY
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sacred Heart W 76–67  18–3
(14–1)
 25  Martinez  7  Martinez  4  Hunt  William H. Pitt Center (583)
Fairfield, CT
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 78–68  19–3
(15–1)
 26  Rogers  6  Morales  6  Martinez  Spiro Sports Center (1,207)
Staten Island, NY
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 86–88 OT 19–4
(15–2)
 25  Morales  9  Morales  6  Hunt  Rothman Center (859)
Hackensack, NJ
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bryant L 70–78  19–5
(15–3)
 24  Morales  12  Morales  5  Morales  Chace Athletic Center (2,650)
Smithfield, RI
NEC tournament
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(2) (7) Saint Francis (PA)
Quarterfinals
W 82–53  20–5
 24  Hunt  12  Morales  10  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (1,811)
Staten Island, NY
March 5, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (3) LIU
Semifinals
W 82–62  21–5
 19  Morales  11  Rogers  4  Morales  Spiro Sports Center (2,004)
Staten Island, NY
March 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) at (1) Bryant
Championship
L 43–70  21–6
 12  Rogers  8  Morales  4  Hunt  Chace Athletic Center (2,650)
Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[10][11]

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