# 2021–22 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2021–22 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2020–21 season 14–8, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in third place in the Northern Division. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Florida A&M in the quarterfinals, Coppin State in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game. In the title game, they would lose to Norfolk State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm | | St. Mary's (MD) | W 118–55 | 1–0 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,678) Baltimore, MD |
| November 11, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Penn State Allegheny | W 126–71 | 2–0 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,102) Baltimore, MD |
| November 14, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 53–90 | 2–1 | EagleBank Arena (2,915) Fairfax, VA |
| November 18, 2021* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 80–93 | 2–2 | Redhawk Center (524) Seattle, WA |
| November 20, 2021* 8:00 pm, WCC | | at Portland | L 63–74 | 2–3 | Chiles Center (1,122) Portland, OR |
| November 22, 2021* 9:00 pm, WCC | | at San Francisco | L 67–83 | 2–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,689) San Francisco, CA |
| November 28, 2021* 10:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Grambling State Chris Paul Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge | L 59–74 | 2–5 | Footprint Center (2,103) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 29, 2021* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Hampton Chris Paul HBCU Challenge | W 60–47 | 3–5 | Footprint Center (720) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 6, 2021* 5:00 pm | | Millersville | W 77–71 | 4–5 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,579) Baltimore, MD |
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 55–94 | 4–6 | Willett Hall (944) Farmville, VA |
| December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 60–74 | 4–7 | Knott Arena (1,116) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 21, 2021* 5:00 pm | | James Madison | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| December 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| December 27, 2021* 12:00 pm | | Penn State Wilkes-Barre | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| December 29, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| January 5, 2022* 5:00 pm | | Goucher | W 100–41 | 5–7 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (34) Baltimore, MD |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2022 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at North Carolina Central | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at North Carolina Central | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| January 10, 2022 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 88–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–0) | SHM Memorial Center (500) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | L 76–79 | 6–8 (1–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,431) Baltimore, MD |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm | | Howard | L 82–91 | 6–9 (1–2) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD |
| January 24, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Norfolk State | L 62–82 | 6–10 (1–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,562) Norfolk, VA |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 82–70 | 7–10 (2–3) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (324) Baltimore, MD |
| January 31, 2022 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 72–79 | 7–11 (2–4) | Hytche Athletic Center (660) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 64–74 | 7–12 (2–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (0) Baltimore, MD |
| February 14, 2022 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 76–66 | 8–12 (3–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,789) Baltimore, MD |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2/TNT/NBA TV | | vs. Howard NBA HBCU Classic | L 66–68 | 8–13 (3–6) | Wolstein Center (4,732) Cleveland, OH |
| February 21, 2022 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | W 85–74 | 9–13 (4–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,891) Baltimore, MD |
| February 26, 2022 4:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 76–69 | 10–13 (5–6) | Memorial Hall (1,273) Dover, DE |
| February 28, 2022 8:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 82–48 | 11–13 (6–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,956) Baltimore, MD |
| March 3, 2022 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | W 63–59 | 12–13 (7–6) | Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) South Carolina State Quarterfinals | W 80–77 | 13–13 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Norfolk State Semifinals | L 63–72 | 13–14 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State First Round | L 65–70 | 13–15 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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