# 2021–22 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of East Division of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2020-21 season 13–10, 7–5 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in East Division. They defeated UTEP in the second round of the C-USA tournament but then lost to Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jailyn Ingram | 15 | F | 6'7" | 219 | Senior | Madison, GA | Graduate transferred to Georgia |
| Branndon Patrick | 22 | G | 6'7" | 173 | Freshman | North Lauderdale, FL | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Karlis Silins | 25 | F/C | 6'11" | 249 | RS Junior | Riga, Latvia | Signed to play professionally in Latvia with BK Liepāja |
| Joe French | 30 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Junior | Orlando, FL | Transferred to Bethune–Cookman |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Bitumba Baruti | 20 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Graduate Student | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | East Carolina |
| Brandon Weatherspoon | 23 | G | 6'4" | 186 | Junior | Canton, MS | Holmes CC |
| Vladislav Goldin | 50 | F | 7'1" | 240 | Sophomore | Nalchik, Russia | Texas Tech |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bogdan Zimonjić SG | Gimnazija "Sveti Sava" | Belgrade, Serbia | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 19, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tre Carroll PF | Charlotte | Punta Gorda, FL | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 17, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Lynn | W 69–54 | | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 9:00 p.m., Stadium | | at New Mexico | L 92–99 | 0–1 | The Pit (8,553) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Warner | W 78-56 | 1–1 | FAU Arena (1,089) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Miami (FL) | L 66–68 | 1–2 | FAU Arena (2,772) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 19, 2021* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | UT Martin The Paradise Classic | W 75–67 | 2–2 | FAU Arena (1,064) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 20, 2021* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | North Dakota The Paradise Classic | W 98–79 | 3–2 | FAU Arena (926) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Troy The Paradise Classic | L 78–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | FAU Arena (988) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | James Madison | L 65–69 | 3–4 | FAU Arena (939) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Stetson | W 83–73 | 4–4 | FAU Arena (1,347) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | North Florida | W 76–41 | 5–4 | FAU Arena (1,358) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 84–63 | 6–4 | FAU Arena (1,045) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 46–66 | 6–5 | Siegel Center (6,907) Richmond, VA |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Florida Tech | W 78–55 | 7–5 | FAU Arena (1,089) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 52–55 | 7–6 | Qubein Arena (2,216) High Point, NC |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ | | at Marshall | W 90–77 | 8–6 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (4,115) Huntington, WV |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at Middle Tennessee | L 57–70 | 8–7 (1–1) | Murphy Center (2,515) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 65–76 | 8–8 (1–2) | Bartow Arena (3,456) Birmingham, AL |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Charlotte Rescheduled from December 30 | W 96–67 | 9–8 (2–2) | FAU Arena (1,029) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Western Kentucky | W 78–69 | 10–8 (3–2) | FAU Arena (1,305) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Marshall | W 71–60 | 11–8 (4–2) | FAU Arena (1,721) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 27, 2022 9:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at UTEP | L 68–70 | 11–9 (4–3) | Don Haskins Center (4,458) El Paso, TX |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ | | at UTSA | W 73–64 | 12–9 (5–3) | Convocation Center (1,129) San Antonio, TX |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 83–73 | 13–9 (6–3) | FAU Arena (1,683) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 84–57 | 14–9 (7–3) | FAU Arena (1,366) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 8, 2022 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Old Dominion Rescheduled from January 1 | W 81–62 | 15–9 (8–3) | FAU Arena (1,106) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 10, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–76 | 15–10 (8–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,547) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 51–54 | 15–11 (8–5) | FAU Arena (1,774) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Middle Tennessee | L 79–87 | 15–12 (8–6) | FAU Arena (1,977) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 51–70 | 15–13 (8–7) | Chartway Arena (4,376) Norfolk, VA |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 74–69 | 16–13 (9–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,136) Charlotte, NC |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 71–51 | 17–13 (10–7) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (3,763) Miami, FL |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 84–76 | 18–13 (11–7) | FAU Arena (2,027) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | (E3) | vs. (W7) Southern Miss Second round | W 86–59 | 19–13 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 10, 2022 9:30 pm, Stadium | (E3) | vs. (W2) UAB Quarterfinals | L 66–80 | 19–14 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| CBI ||||||
| March 20, 2022 2:30 pm, FloHoops | (5) | vs. (12) Northern Colorado First Round | L 71–74 | 19–15 | Ocean Center (762) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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