# 2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East division. They lost to UTEP in the second round of the C-USA tournament.
On October 27, 2021, Old Dominion announced that the season would be the last for the team in C-USA and that they would join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Monarchs finished the 2020–21 season 15–8, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place in East division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to North Texas.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Malik Curry | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Wilmington, DE | Graduate transferred to West Virginia |
| Xavier Green | 10 | G | 6'6" | 200 | RS Senior | Williamsburg, VA | Graduate transferred to Maryland |
| John Shanu II | 13 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Joe Reece | 15 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Transferred to Bowling Green |
| Alfis Pilavios | 21 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Junior | Athens, Greece | Signed to play professionally in Greece with Lavrio B.C. |
| David Strother | 25 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Lumberton, NC | Graduate transferred to USC Aiken |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| PJ Gill | 13 | G | 6'0" | | Junior | Virginia Beach, VA | Johnson & Wales |
| Charles Smith IV | 15 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | SMU |
| Stephan Morris | 20 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Houston, TX | Kilgore College |
| C.J. Keyser | 25 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Baltimore, MD | North Carolina Central |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jadin Johnson #47 PG | Council Bluffs, IA | Abraham Lincoln High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 12, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Imo Essien PG | Wylie, TX | Bishop Lynch High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| D’Angelo Stines PG | Baltimore, MD | Mount Saint Joseph College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| 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: "Old Dominion 2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Gannon | W 96–56 | – | 18 – Ezikpe | 11 – Ezikpe | 4 – Hunter | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Virginia Wesleyan | W 80–60 | 1–0 | 21 – Ezikpe | 12 – Ezikpe | 4 – Tied | Chartaway Arena (6,037) Norfolk, VA |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at James Madison Rivalry | L 53–58 | 1–1 | 21 – Keyser | 9 – Smith | 3 – Hunter | Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,011) Harrisburg, VA |
| November 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 79–58 | 2–1 | 18 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 6 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,412) Norfolk, VA |
| November 18, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Indiana State Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | L 36–77 | 2–2 | 7 – Tied | 9 – Long | 2 – Ezikpe | HTC Center (1,237) Conway, SC |
| November 19, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. East Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation 2nd Round | L 60–73 | 2–3 | 16 – Ezikpe | 8 – Ezikpe | 2 – Tied | HTC Center (1,183) Conway, SC |
| November 21, 2021* 12:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Penn Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th Place Game | L 63–71 | 2–4 | 15 – Hunter | 7 – Tied | 5 – Dingle | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| November 26, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 62–61 | 3–4 | 18 – Long | 7 – Trice | 6 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,275) Norfolk, VA |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 62–63 | 3–5 | 19 – Keyser | 8 – Ezikpe | 5 – Hunter | Williams Arena (2,250) Greenville, NC |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | W 60–50 | 4–5 | 19 – Keyser | 9 – Long | 2 – Hunter | EagleBank Arena (3,529) Fairfax, VA |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at William & Mary Rivalry | W 74–59 | 5–5 | 18 – Ezikpe | 8 – Ezikpe | 7 – Hunter | Kaplan Arena (2,286) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 11, 2021* 8:00 p.m., Stadium | | VCU Rivalry | L 66–75 | 5–6 | 16 – Trice | 8 – Trice | 6 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (7,919) Norfolk, VA |
| December 19, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 61–67 | 5–7 | 20 – Trice | 16 – Trice | 4 – Hunter | Robins Center (6,884) Richmond, VA |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | College of Charleston | L 80–82 | 5–8 | 26 – Keyser | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Chartaway Arena (4,272) Norfolk, VA |
| Conference USA regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at FIU | W 82–77 | 6–8 (1–0) | 25 – Trice | 13 – Long | 4 – Trice | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (158) Miami, FL |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 83–51 | 7–8 (2–0) | 19 – Trice | 9 – Long | 7 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,657) Norfolk, VA |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | L 70–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (2–1) | 19 – Tied | 20 – Trice | 5 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,528) Norfolk, VA |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Rice | L 69–77 | 7–10 (2–2) | 21 – Keyser | 10 – Trice | 5 – Hunter | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,407) Houston, TX |
| January 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 56–69 | 7–11 (2–3) | 20 – Hunter | 8 – Trice | 2 – Tied | The Super Pit (3,475) Denton, TX |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte Rescheduled from January 8 | L 67–71 | 7–12 (2–4) | 20 – Keyser | 14 – Trice | 2 – Tied | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,561) Charlotte, NC |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 68–52 | 8–12 (3–4) | 22 – Trice | 11 – Long | 4 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,632) Norfolk, VA |
| February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Marshall | W 79–64 | 9–12 (4–4) | 19 – Keyser | 18 – Trice | 9 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,370) Norfolk, VA |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | L 60–77 | 9–13 (4–5) | 19 – Keyser | 13 – Trice | 5 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (5,914) Norfolk, VA |
| February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Florida Atlantic Rescheduled from January 1 | L 62–81 | 9–14 (4–6) | 19 – Trice | 14 – Trice | 3 – Tied | FAU Arena (1,106) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 48–63 | 9–15 (4–7) | 18 – Trice | 13 – Trice | 4 – Hunter | Murphy Center (3,645) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UAB | W 81–72 | 10–15 (5–7) | 20 – Trice | 10 – Trice | 7 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (3,777) Norfolk, VA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 63–67 | 10–16 (5–8) | 21 – Keyser | 19 – Trice | 3 – Long | Cam Henderson Center (3,867) Huntington, WV |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 64–73 | 10–17 (5–9) | 20 – Hunter | 11 – Ezikpe | 4 – Long | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,015) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 70–51 | 11–17 (6–9) | 17 – Ezikpe | 17 – Ezikpe | 3 – Hunter | Chartaway Arena (4,376) Norfolk, VA |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 83–63 | 12–17 (7–9) | 23 – Trice | 15 – Trice | 4 – Long | Chartaway Arena (5,342) Norfolk, VA |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Louisiana Tech | L 54–67 | 12–18 (7–10) | 18 – Trice | 12 – Trice | 3 – Keyser | Thomas Assembly Center (2,681) Ruston, LA |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | Middle Tennessee | W 68–64 | 13–18 (8–10) | 16 – Keyser | 8 – Trice | 3 – Ezikpe | Chartaway Arena (5,230) Norfolk, VA |
| Conference USA tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (E5) | vs. (W4) UTEP Second round | L 64–74 | 13–19 | 20 – Keyser | 12 – Long | 3 – Keyser | Ford Center at The Star Denton, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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