# 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference.
On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers will join the MAAC on July 1, 2022, leaving the NEC where they had been members since 1989.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 12–11, 9–7 in NEC play to finish in fourth place. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Wagner in the semifinals and Bryant in the championship game. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

## Schedule and results

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 4:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 4 Villanova | L 51–91 | 0–1 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDVM | | Washington (MD) | W 117–62 | 1–1 | Knott Arena (2,278) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 13, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 60–80 | 1–2 | Hagan Arena (1,513) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 13 Kentucky Kentucky Classic | L 55–80 | 1–3 | Rupp Arena (18,227) Lexington, KY |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris Kentucky Classic | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | UPMC Events Center (1,589) Moon Township, PA |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio Kentucky Classic | L 59–73 | 2–4 | Convocation Center (5,178) Athens, OH |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, WDVM | | Navy | L 40–67 | 2–5 | Knott Arena (1,362) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 72–70 | 3–5 | Knott Arena (1,617) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 55–61 | 3–6 | Reitz Arena (1,121) Baltimore, MD |
| December 7, 2021* 9:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 77–88 | 3–7 | Leavey Center (962) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 4:00 pm, WDVM | | American | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | Knott Arena (1,935) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, WDVM | | Morgan State | W 74–60 | 4–8 | Knott Arena (1,116) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDVM | | UMBC | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 0–1 (Forfeit) | 4–8 (0–1) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 0–1 (Forfeit) | 4–8 (0–2) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm | | at LIU | L 57–74 | 4–9 (0–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (84) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 69–61 | 5–9 (1–3) | Daniel J. Lynch Gym (187) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 66–73 | 5–10 (1–4) | Chace Athletic Center (240) Smithfield, RI |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 57–50 | 6–10 (2–4) | Hammel Court (242) North Andover, MA |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Sacred Heart | W 98–59 | 7–10 (3–4) | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | W 65–50 | 8–10 (4–4) | Knott Arena (1,493) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 67–56 | 9–10 (5–4) | Rothman Center (137) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 29, 2022 5:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–54 | 10–10 (6–4) | Knott Arena (2,154) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | W 69–53 | 11–10 (7–4) | Knott Arena (1,739) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Bryant | L 61–62 | 11–11 (7–5) | Knott Arena (2,784) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wagner | L 57–69 | 11–12 (7–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,944) Staten Island, NY |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 54–52 | 12–12 (8–6) | DeGol Arena (799) Loretto, PA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 55–64 | 12–13 (8–7) | Knott Arena (1,792) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | L 61–66 | 12–14 (8–8) | Knott Arena (2,625) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 65–77 | 12–15 (8–9) | William H. Pitt Center (403) Fairfield, CT |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 65–46 | 13–15 (9–9) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,331) New Britain, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (4) | (5) St. Francis Brooklyn Quarterfinals | W 78–48 | 14–15 | Knott Arena (2,274) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | at (1) Bryant Semifinals | L 69–70 | 14–16 | Chace Athletic Center (2,650) Smithfield, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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