# 2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.
The Warriors, in their third year of a transition to Division I, were ineligible for the NEC tournament and the NCAA tournament. They received an invitation to play in The Basketball Classic, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, but their opponent, UMBC, withdrew from the tournament and the Warriors were unable to play as a result.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Warriors finished their conference-only schedule for the 2020–21 season 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As they were in the third year of their four year transition from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament.

## 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 | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | Emerson | W 77–48 | 1–0 | Hammel Court (1,146) North Andover, MA |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NJIT | W 61–54 | 2–0 | Wellness and Events Center (557) Newark, NJ |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | at Rutgers | L 35–48 | 2–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 17, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Army | L 51–74 | 2–2 | Christl Arena (527) West Point, NY |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | W 55–45 | 3–2 | Lawler Arena (3,000) North Andover, MA |
| November 21, 2021* 4:00 pm, ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | L 43–72 | 3–3 | Cassell Coliseum (4,730) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm | Hartford | W 75–60 | 4–3 | Hammel Court (575) North Andover, MA |
| November 28, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Boston University | L 60–61 | 4–4 | Case Gym (548) Boston, MA |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | UMass Lowell | L 57–61 | 4–5 | Lawler Arena (2,632) North Andover, MA |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm | Brown | L 56–76 | 4–6 | Hammel Court (637) North Andover, MA |
| December 9, 2021* 9:00 pm | at No. 5 Gonzaga | L 55–80 | 4–7 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 12, 2021* 12:00 pm, BTN | at Indiana | L 49-81 | 4–8 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| December 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Maine | W 49–47 | 5–8 | Cross Insurance Center (453) Bangor, ME |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 74–64 | 6–8 (1–0) | Hammel Court (282) North Andover, MA |
| December 31, 2021 2:00 pm | LIU | W 82–77 | 7–8 (2–0) | Hammel Court (170) North Andover, MA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 1–0 (Forfeit) | 7–8 (3–0) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| January 8, 2022 1:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 66–57 | 8–8 (4–0) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 46–62 | 8–9 (4–1) | Hammel Court (204) North Andover, MA |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 50–57 | 8–10 (4–2) | Hammel Court (242) North Andover, MA |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm | Bryant | L 63–79 | 8–11 (4–3) | Hammel Court (893) North Andover, MA |
| January 23, 2022 3:00 pm | Wagner | L 57–71 | 8–12 (4–4) | Hammel Court (723) North Andover, MA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm | at Bryant | L 67–76 | 8–13 (4–5) | Chace Athletic Center (1,200) Smithfield, RI |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 53–69 | 8–14 (4–6) | Knott Arena (1,739) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 65–64 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (5–6) | DeGol Arena (770) Loretto, PA |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm | Central Connecticut | L 57–60 | 9–15 (5–7) | Hammel Court (734) North Andover, MA |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 pm | at Wagner | W 80–65 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (6–7) | Spiro Sports Center (1,379) Staten Island, NY |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart Rescheduled from January 29 | W 70–63 | 11–15 (7–7) | William H. Pitt Center (383) Fairfield, CT |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 64–44 | 12–15 (8–7) | Hammel Court (606) North Andover, MA |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 80–79 | 13–15 (9–7) | Hammel Court (1,406) North Andover, MA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm | at LIU | L 74–85 | 13–16 (9–8) | Steinberg Wellness Center (375) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 72–52 | 14–16 (10–8) | Daniel J. Lynch Gym (305) Brooklyn, NY |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UMBC First Round | Canceled due to UMBC withdrawing for health concerns | Canceled due to UMBC withdrawing for health concerns | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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