# 2021–22 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by first-year head coach Solomon Bozeman, played their home games at the H. O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Lions finished the 2020–21 season 4–21, 3–12 in SWAC play to finish in ninth place. In the SWAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Fairfield.
On April 17, 2021, head coach George Ivory announced his resignation, leaving the program after 13 years at the helm. On June 11, the school named Oral Roberts assistant Solomon Bozeman as Ivory's replacement.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS1 | at Creighton | L 77–90 | 0–1 | 29 – Sampson | 14 – Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,072) Omaha, NE |
| November 12, 2021* 9:00 pm, KCDO | at Colorado State | L 71–91 | 0–2 | 26 – Williams | 6 – Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | Moby Arena (4,776) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 14, 2021* 3:00 pm, MW Network | at Wyoming | L 45–85 | 0–3 | 17 – Milton | 6 – Sampson | 3 – Williams | Arena-Auditorium (3,023) Laramie, WY |
| November 18, 2021* 10:00 pm, KRCW | at Portland | L 74–86 | 0–4 | 31 – Williams | 11 – Brown | 5 – Williams | Chiles Center (1,018) Portland, OR |
| November 22, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Seattle | L 56–77 | 0–5 | 17 – Brown | 17 – Brown | 2 – Milton | Climate Pledge Arena (1,082) Seattle, WA |
| November 24, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Santa Barbara | L 58–86 | 0–6 | 17 – Milton | 5 – Milton | 5 – Williams | The Thunderdome (702) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 26, 2021* 9:00 pm, WCC Network | at Pacific | L 50–74 | 0–7 | 14 – Williams | 4 – 3 Tied | 3 – Williams | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,016) Stockton, CA |
| November 29, 2021* 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Arkansas Baptist | W 75–70 | 1–7 | 21 – Sampson | 12 – Brown | 6 – Williams | H. O. Clemmons Arena (1,483) Pine Bluff, AR |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now | at No. 19 Iowa State | L 64–83 | 1–8 | 21 – Williams | 6 – Sampson | 5 – Williams | Hilton Coliseum (12,305) Ames, IA |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, Big 12 Now | at No. 4 Baylor | L 54–99 | 1–9 | 19 – Brown | 6 – Brown | 5 – Williams | Ferrell Center (6,207) Waco, TX |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Arkansas State | L 73–84 | 1–10 | 21 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 7 – Williams | H. O. Clemmons Arena (3,148) Pine Bluff, AR |
| December 14, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 17 Texas | L 31–63 | 1–11 | 8 – Milton | 6 – Milton | 3 – Milton | Frank Erwin Center (10,513) Austin, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Ecclesia | W 97-56 | 2–11 | 23 – Morris | 8 – Brown | 6 – Vargas | H. O. Clemmons Arena (648) Pine Bluff, AR |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2022 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Alabama A&M | L 50–70 | 2–12 (0–1) | 15 – Doolittle | 5 – Milton | 4 – Williams | H. O. Clemmons Arena (842) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 5, 2022 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Alabama State | W 70–68 | 3–12 (1–1) | 22 – Williams | 7 – 2 Tied | 4 – Williams | H. O. Clemmons Arena (564) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 8, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Texas Southern | L 71–90 | 3–13 (1–2) | 30 – Williams | 6 – Stredic | 3 – Sampson | H&PE Arena (878) Houston, TX |
| January 10, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Prairie View A&M | L 58–75 | 3–14 (1–3) | 33 – Morris | 5 – Morris | 4 – Williams | William Nicks Building (257) Prairie View, TX |
| January 15, 2022 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Florida A&M | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–15 (1–4) | 17 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 3 – 3 Tied | H. O. Clemmons Arena (1,254) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 17, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Bethune–Cookman | W 69–63 | 4–15 (2–4) | 20 – Morris | 7 – Sampson | 6 – Brown | H. O. Clemmons Arena (941) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 22, 2022 5:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Southern | L 51–99 | 4–16 (2–5) | 21 – Morris | 7 – Brown | 2 – 4 Tied | F. G. Clark Center (3,274) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 24, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Grambling State | L 65–76 | 4–17 (2–6) | 22 – Morris | 8 – Brown | 6 – Williams | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,137) Grambling, LA |
| January 29, 2022 4:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Mississippi Valley State | W 74–68 | 5–17 (3–6) | 26 – Williams | 7 – Stokes | 5 – Stokes | Harrison HPER Complex (1,985) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Alcorn State | L 64–70 | 5–18 (3–7) | 20 – Morris | 6 – 2 Tied | 5 – Brown | H. O. Clemmons Arena (2,149) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 7, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Jackson State | L 47–60 | 5–19 (3–8) | 16 – Morris | 4 – 2 Tied | 8 – Williams | H. O. Clemmons Arena (1,861) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 12, 2022 4:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Alabama State | W 75–70 | 6–19 (4–8) | 17 – Milton | 11 – Brown | 3 – Vargas | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (980) Montgomery, AL |
| February 14, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Alabama A&M | L 69–74 | 6–20 (4–9) | 28 – Williams | 8 – Morris | 4 – Morris | Elmore Gymnasium (788) Normal, AL |
| February 19, 2022 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Prairie View A&M | L 84–92 | 6–21 (4–10) | 26 – Williams | 10 – Brown | 5 – Brown | H. O. Clemmons Arena (1,628) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 21, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Texas Southern | L 68–70 | 6–22 (4–11) | 29 – Williams | 8 – Stokes | 3 – Stokes | H. O. Clemmons Arena (2,312) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 26, 2022 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | Mississippi Valley State | W 93–79 | 7–22 (5–11) | 34 – Williams | 13 – Brown | 5 – Milton | H. O. Clemmons Arena (2,445) Pine Bluff, AR |
| March 3, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Jackson State | L 79–87 | 7–23 (5–12) | 32 – Williams | 8 – Morris | 4 – Stredic | Williams Assembly Center (2,190) Jackson, MS |
| March 5, 2022 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network | at Alcorn State | L 77–100 | 7–24 (5–13) | 42 – Milton | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Davey Whitney Complex (385) Lorman, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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