# 2021–22 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by sixth-year head coach Ray Harper, played home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama. JSU returned to the ASUN Conference, which it had left in 2003 to join the OVC, on July 1, 2021. Although Jacksonville State lost the conference semifinal to Jacksonville, Jacksonville State got the ASUN automatic bid as the conference tournament champion Bellarmine were ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to them undergoing their transition to Division I, with Jacksonville State earning the bid due to them winning the regular season title. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Auburn.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gamecocks finished the 2020–21 season 18–9, 13–6 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to Belmont.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Georgia Southwestern State | W 82–63 | | 17 – Adams | 9 – 2 Tied | 5 – Gibbs | Pete Mathews Coliseum (303) Jacksonville, AL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 57–60 | 0–1 | 15 – Henry | 7 – Huffman | 8 – Adams | Charles Koch Arena (8,040) Wichita, KS |
| November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 70–47 | 1–1 | 15 – Gibbs | 10 – Huffman | 6 – 2 Tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (749) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 65–69 $^{3OT}$ | 1–2 | 20 – Finch | 10 – Henry | 5 – Adams | Trojan Arena (2,159) Troy, AL |
| November 22, 2021* 4:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Valparaiso Nassau Championship quarterfinal | L 70–78 | 1–3 | 23 – King | 9 – Huffman | 5 – Adams | Baha Mar Convention Center (0) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2021* 1:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Drexel Nassau Championship 5th place game | W 72–64 | 2–3 | 16 – 2 Tied | 6 – Henry | 3 – Adams | Baha Mar Convention Center (0) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | W 93–81 | 3–3 | 40 – Gibbs | 7 – Huffman | 8 – King | Schar Center (1,522) Elon, NC |
| December 4, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 64–74 | 3–4 | 17 – Adams | 6 – Henry | 5 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (804) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 52–66 | 3–5 | 12 – Gibbs | 7 – Huffman | 3 – Finch | Siegel Center (6,621) Richmond, VA |
| December 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LaGrange College | W 110–80 | 4–5 | 31 – Adams | 11 – Pal | 7 – Adams | Pete Mathews Coliseum (413) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 66–59 | 5–5 | 16 – Gibbs | 5 – 3 Tied | 3 – Adams | Pete Mathews Coliseum (515) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 18, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 Alabama | L 59–65 | 5–6 | 18 – Adams | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – King | Coleman Coliseum (10,064) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 21, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 87–67 | 6–6 | 32 – King | 8 – 2 Tied | 10 – Finch | Jack Stephens Center (977) Little Rock, AR |
| December 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carver | W 123–59 | 7–6 | 21 – King | 8 – Henry | 10 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (428) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 30, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Georgia | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL |
| ASUN Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 65–55 | 8–6 (1–0) | 18 – Adams | 7 – Adams | 3 – Finch | Flowers Hall (1,029) Florence, AL |
| January 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 88–83 | 9–6 (2–0) | 24 – Adams | 8 – Adams | 10 – Adams | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,216) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 76–65 | 10–6 (3–0) | 21 – Gibbs | 13 – Huffman | 7 – Finch | Alumni Coliseum (2,479) Richmond, KY |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 86–81 | 11–6 (4–0) | 20 – King | 7 – Adams | 6 – 2 Tied | Farris Center (1,945) Conway, AR |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 79–71 | 12–6 (5–0) | 20 – King | 10 – Huffman | 4 – King | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,432) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine Rescheduled from January 4 | W 65–60 | 13–6 (6–0) | 24 – Henry | 9 – Finch | 4 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,287) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 27, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 70–64 | 14–6 (7–0) | 22 – Adams | 10 – Huffman | 8 – Finch | KSU Convocation Center (1,531) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | W 77–67 | 15–6 (8–0) | 21 – Gibbs | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Finch | Liberty Arena (3,272) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 76–88 | 15–7 (8–1) | 19 – Huffman | 8 – Henry | 4 – Henry | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,312) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 64–58 | 16–7 (9–1) | 22 – Adams | 13 – Henry | 6 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,978) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 9, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 57–63 | 16–8 (9–2) | 19 – Adams | 11 – Huffman | 3 – Finch | Edmunds Center (654) DeLand, FL |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | L 62–72 | 16–9 (9–3) | 15 – Adams | 10 – Henry | 4 – Adams | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,856) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 16, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 78–67 | 17–9 (10–3) | 21 – Finch | 8 – Adams | 6 – Finch | Allen Arena (1,795) Nashville, TN |
| February 20, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 82–67 | 18–9 (11–3) | 22 – Gibbs | 6 – Henry | 6 – Finch | Freedom Hall (2,375) Louisville, KY |
| February 23, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 81–68 | 19–9 (12–3) | 27 – Adams | 7 – Huffman | 6 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,433) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 69–52 | 20–9 (13–3) | 13 – Adams | 5 – Tied | 4 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,280) Jacksonville, AL |
| ASUN tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (W1) | (E4) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | W 78–67 | 21–9 | 17 – Adams | 9 – Zeliznak | 5 – Adams | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,732) Jacksonville, AL |
| March 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (W1) | (E2) Jacksonville Semifinals | L 51–54 | 21–10 | 14 – Henry | 7 – Zeliznak | 5 – Finch | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,950) Jacksonville, AL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2022 11:40 am, TruTV | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Auburn First Round | L 61–80 | 21–11 | 20 – Gibbs | 7 – Huffman | 5 – King | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,255) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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