# 2021–22 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by ninth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Bulldogs played in the South division. They finished the season 18–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish second place in the South division. As the No. 3 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Campbell in the quarterfinals before losing to Winthrop in the semifinals.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 11–15, 10–10 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They were defeated by Campbell in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 10:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 58–64 | 0–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,962) Paradise, NV |
| November 13, 2021* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 16 Arkansas | L 69–86 | 0–2 | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 7 Duke | L 52–92 | 0–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carver | W 100–38 | 1–3 | Paul Porter Arena (389) Boiling Springs, NC |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 90–78 | 2–3 | Paul Porter Arena (502) Boiling Springs, NC |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 87–59 | 3–3 | Paul Porter Arena (175) Boiling Springs, NC |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 83–58 | 4–3 | Paul Porter Arena (504) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 4, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 52–62 | 4–4 | Williams Arena (2,861) Greenville, NC |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 70–78 | 4–5 | Paul Porter Arena (552) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm | | at VMI | L 61–64 | 4–6 | Cameron Hall (2,306) Lexington, VA |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 71–72 | 4–7 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (462) Durham, NC |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Converse | W 79–46 | 5–7 | Paul Porter Arena (249) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | W 77–60 | 6–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,476) Athens, GA |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 88–63 | 7–7 (1–0) | Buccaneer Field House (213) North Charleston, SC |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 78–69 | 8–7 (2–0) | Paul Porter Arena (238) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 64–61 | 9–7 (3–0) | Paul Porter Arena (449) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 60–66 | 9–8 (3–1) | Willett Hall (1,225) Farmville, VA |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 61–74 | 9–9 (3–2) | Paul Porter Arena (520) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 62–64 | 9–10 (3–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,803) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 27, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at UNC Asheville | W 61–55 | 10–10 (4–3) | Kimmel Arena (614) Asheville, NC |
| January 29, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | W 61–42 | 11–10 (5–3) | Paul Porter Arena (951) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at High Point | W 65–57 | 12–10 (6–3) | Qubein Center (1,922) High Point, NC |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 69–62 | 13–10 (7–3) | Paul Porter Arena (943) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Campbell | W 57–45 | 14–10 (8–3) | Gore Arena (1,250) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 82–65 | 15–10 (9–3) | Paul Porter Arena (1,092) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 70–81 | 15–11 (9–4) | Paul Porter Arena (1,012) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 76–68 | 16–11 (10–4) | Templeton Physical Education Center (586) Clinton, SC |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 60–59 | 17–11 (11–4) | Paul Porter Arena (687) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 70–72 | 17–12 (11–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (722) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Campbell Quarterfinals | W 54–53 | 18–12 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Winthrop Semifinals | L 67–76 | 18–13 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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