# 2021–22 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Jase Coburn, played their home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2020–21 season 9–13, 6–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost to Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.
On April 6, 2021, head coach Barret Peery left the team to take the associate head coaching position at Texas Tech. On April 16, after being named interim head coach following Peery's departure, associate head coach Jase Coburn was named the permanent head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 64–73 | 0–1 | Gill Coliseum (4,448) Corvallis, OR |
| November 12, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Evergreen State | W 100–44 | 1–1 | Viking Pavilion (663) Portland, OR |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Fox | W 104–58 | 2–1 | Viking Pavilion (774) Portland, OR |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, KRCW/ESPN+ | | Portland | L 54–69 | 2–2 | Viking Pavilion (1,352) Portland, OR |
| November 26, 2021* 4:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Iowa | L 51–85 | 2–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,756) Iowa City, IA |
| December 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 63–55 | 3–3 (1–0) | Reed Gym (1,102) Pocatello, ID |
| December 4, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 69–80 | 3–4 (1–1) | Dee Events Center (3,923) Ogden, UT |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | L 58-61 | 3–5 | Viking Pavilion (812) Portland, OR |
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | L 66-69 | 3–6 | Matadome (400) Northridge, CA |
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 62-81 | 3–7 | Smith Spectrum (6,945) Logan, UT |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 58–63 | 3–8 (1–2) | Viking Pavilion (717) Portland, OR |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 67–62 | 4–8 (2–2) | Hornets Nest (498) Sacramento, CA |
| January 17, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah Rescheduled from January 6 | L 76–86 | 4–9 (2–3) | America First Event Center (1,811) Cedar City, UT |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | L 64–66 | 4–10 (2–4) | Viking Pavilion (954) Portland, OR |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 60–73 | 4–11 (2–5) | Viking Pavilion (1,496) Portland, OR |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho Rescheduled from January 1 | L 79–84 | 4–12 (2–6) | Viking Pavilion (563) Portland, OR |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 4–13 (2–7) | Viking Pavilion (784) Portland, OR |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 97–76 | 5–13 (3–7) | Walkup Skydome (1,204) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 31, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado Rescheduled from January 10 | W 79–76 | 6–13 (4–7) | Viking Pavilion (989) Portland, OR |
| February 3, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 106–99 | 7–13 (5–7) | Bank of Colorado Arena (888) Greeley, CO |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 73–65 | 8–13 (6–7) | Viking Pavilion (1,096) Portland, OR |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 74–77 | 8–14 (6–8) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,556) Bozeman, MT |
| February 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 76–85 | 8–15 (6–9) | Dahlberg Arena (3,223) Missoula, MT |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 68–67 | 9–15 (7–9) | Viking Pavilion (895) Portland, OR |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 81–75 | 10–15 (8–9) | Viking Pavilion (1,077) Portland, OR |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–15 (9–9) | Viking Pavilion (1,084) Portland, OR |
| March 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 79–68 | 12–15 (10–9) | Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,231) Moscow, ID |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 75–83 | 12–16 (10–10) | Reese Court (1,621) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Idaho State First round | W 66–52 | 13–16 | Idaho Central Arena (1,498) Boise, ID |
| March 10, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Southern Utah Quarterfinals | W 77–65 | 14–16 | Idaho Central Arena (2,096) Boise, ID |
| March 11, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Northern Colorado Semifinals | L 79–86 | 14–17 | Idaho Central Arena (3,037) Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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