# 2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by fourth-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
They finished the season 14–16 overall, and 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset in the first round by No. 11 seed Quinnipiac 52–77.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 2020–21 season 12–9 overall, 10–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the 2021 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Niagara in the quarterfinals 62–67. This marked the first overall and conference winning season for the Red Foxes since 2007–08 when they finished 18–14 overall, and 11–7 in the MAAC, and a tie for fifth place.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Hakim Byrd | 1 | G | 5'10" | 155 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to UMBC |
| Michael Cubbage | 5 | G | 6'4" | 180 | RS Senior | Sicklerville, NJ | Transferred to St. Francis Brooklyn |
| Henry Makeny | 10 | F | 6'7" | 185 | Sophomore | Sydney, Australia | Left team for personal reasons |
| Tucker Lee | 25 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Kent, CT | Graduated |
| Zion Tordoff | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Bradford, England | Transferred to Houston Baptist |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Samkelo Cele | 25 | F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Durban, South Africa | Southern |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at American | L 73–77 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | 23 – Sullivan | 6 – Tied | 2 – Sullivan | Bender Arena (1,370) Washington, D.C. |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Columbia | W 82–67 | 1–1 | 17 – Sullivan | 8 – Herasme | 3 – Saint-Furcy | Levien Gymnasium (890) New York, NY |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Princeton | L 61–80 | 1–2 | 13 – Ituka | 7 – Enoh | 1 – Tied | Jadwin Gymnasium (953) Princeton, NJ |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | VMI | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 29 – Wright | 11 – Jones | 1 – Tied | McCann Arena (1,183) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Army | L 61–65 | 2–3 | 12 – Ituka | 6 – Jones | 3 – Ituka | Christl Arena (665) West Point, NY |
| December 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | L 71–78 | 2–4 (0–1) | 19 – Ituka | 5 – Cele | 2 – Ituka | McCann Arena (1,232) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 79–67 | 3–4 (1–1) | 27 – Wright | 7 – Wright | 3 – Sullivan | Alumni Gymnasium (1,201) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 64–51 | 4–4 | 18 – Cele | 9 – Enoh | 2 – Harris | BU Events Center (1,328) Vestal, NY |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Navy | L 61–67 | 4–5 | 18 – Wright | 7 – Wright | 2 – Cele | McCann Arena (1,350) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 18, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | 34 – Ituka | 9 – Herasme | 2 – Tied | Case Gym (483) Boston, MA |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bethune–Cookman | W 68–45 | 6–5 | 18 – Cele | 9 – Enoh | 4 – Sullivan | McCann Arena (793) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 66–69 | 6–6 (1–2) | 13 – Ituka | 6 – Tied | 4 – Sullivan | Hynes Athletic Center (1,269) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 60–51 | 7–6 (2–2) | 17 – Wright | 10 – Wright | 2 – Tied | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Rider | L 75–79 | 7–7 (2–3) | 14 – Wright | 6 – Wright | 2 – Tied | McCann Arena (806) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Siena | L 60–67 | 7–8 (2–4) | 20 – Ituka | 7 – Herasme | 3 – Harris | McCann Arena (927) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 84–48 | 8–8 (3–4) | 28 – Ituka | 7 – Ituka | 2 – Harris | McCann Arena (784) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 66–69 | 8–9 (3–5) | 19 – Wright | 5 – Tied | 2 – Ituka | McCann Arena (1,024) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's Rescheduled from January 2 | L 62–69 | 8–10 (3–6) | 15 – Ituka | 8 – Enoh | 3 – Wright | McCann Arena (986) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 28, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 87–94 | 8–11 (3–7) | 24 – Harris | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | People's United Center (1,025) Hamden, CT |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 66–72 | 8–12 (3–8) | 21 – Ituka | 7 – Tied | 4 – Wright | Draddy Gymnasium (100) Riverdale, NY |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 50–66 | 8–13 (3–9) | 11 – Bell | 5 – Tied | 3 – Wright | Run Baby Run Arena (632) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Monmouth Rescheduled from December 31 | W 83–58 | 9–13 (4–9) | 25 – Ituka | 6 – Herasme | 4 – Harris | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,516) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 71–70 | 10–13 (5–9) | 22 – Ituka | 6 – Ituka | 3 – Tied | McCann Arena (1,020) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 77–70 | 11–13 (6–9) | 20 – Ituka | 7 – Jones | 4 – Ituka | McCann Arena (797) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 62–53 | 12–13 (7–9) | 23 – Ituka | 10 – Enoh | 3 – Herasme | MVP Arena (6,214) Albany, NY |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 67–66 | 13–13 (8–9) | 12 – Sullivan | 6 – Bell | 6 – Ituka | McCann Arena (1,207) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Manhattan | W 74–56 | 14–13 (9–9) | 15 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | McCann Arena (2,665) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 67–78 | 14–14 (9–10) | 19 – Ituka | 8 – Enoh | 4 – Wright | Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 52–83 | 14–15 (9–11) | 19 – Ituka | 7 – Wright | 1 – Tied | Gallagher Center (1,057) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) Quinnipiac First Round | L 52–77 | 14–16 | 14 – Wright | 6 – Jones | 2 – Wright | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Source. |||||||||

## Awards

Following the season, two Marist players were selected to the All-MAAC teams, freshman guard Jao Ituka and sophomore guard Ricardo Wright. Ituka was the unanimous selection for the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, as well as being selected to the All-MAAC Second Team. Ituka led the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game, third in the MAAC, and shot 52.6% from the field, which was 59th best in all NCAA for the season. Wright was selected on the All-MAAC Third Team after being selected to the All-Rookie Team last season. Wright was 10th in the MAAC in scoring average at 13.6 points per game, and sixth in three-point percentage at .383.

## Statistics
### Players

| PLAYER | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | PPG |
| Braden Bell | 29 | 3 | 15.6 | .364 | .269 | .800 | 3.1 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 4.1 |
| Rollin Belton | 15 | 0 | 4.9 | .308 | - | .000 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Thomas Butticelli | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.000 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Samkelo Cele | 30 | 27 | 21.7 | .454 | .322 | .767 | 3.5 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Javon Cooley | 25 | 1 | 10.0 | .340 | .269 | .400 | 1.8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Terrence Echols | 4 | 1 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Victor Enoh | 28 | 14 | 18.4 | .500 | - | .563 | 4.5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 2.7 |
| Noah Harris | 30 | 4 | 20.6 | .351 | .350 | .857 | 2.0 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Matt Herasme | 28 | 28 | 29.7 | .347 | .310 | .800 | 4.9 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Jao Ituka | 28 | 16 | 22.0 | .526 | .410 | .768 | 3.1 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 15.3 |
| Jordan Jones | 30 | 16 | 19.7 | .620 | - | .708 | 3.9 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 7.7 |
| Tyler Saint-Furcy | 12 | 1 | 11.2 | .263 | .000 | .429 | 1.9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Raheim Sullivan | 23 | 12 | 19.9 | .416 | .426 | .690 | 2.2 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Ricardo Wright | 30 | 27 | 29.0 | .408 | .374 | .709 | 4.2 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 13.6 |
| TOTALS | 30 | | – | .439 | .344 | .719 | 35.1 | 1054 | 269 | 101 | 68.8 |
| OPPONENTS | 30 | | – | .415 | .334 | .728 | 35.1 | 1054 | 396 | 96 | 68.2 |

#### MAAC Leaders

Scoring
* Jao Ituka (15.3/game): 3rd
* Ricardo Wright (13.6/game): 10th
Rebounding
* Matt Herasme (4.9/game): 21st
Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 5 attempted per game)
* Jordan Jones (98–158 .620): 2nd
* Samkelo Cele (104–229 .454): 16th
Free-throw percentage (minimum avg 3 attempted per game)
* Jao Ituka (109–142 .768): 11th
Steals per game
* Raheim Sullivan (1.1/game): 10th
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum avg 2 attempted per game)
* Raheim Sullivan (23–54 .426): 2nd
* Ricardo Wright (58–155 .374): 6th
* Noah Harris (48–137 .350): 16th
3-Point Field Goals Made
* Ricardo Wright (58): 9th
* Noah Harris (48): 14th
Blocked Shots
* Jordan Jones (35): 5th
* Victor Enoh (17): 21st
Minutes Played
* Matt Herasme (29.7/game): 22nd
* Ricardo Wright (29.0/game): 23rd
To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.