# 2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Massachusetts and were led by ninth-year head coach Pat Duquette. They finished the season 15-16, 7-11 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the River Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 11–12, 7–8 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They fell to Hartford in the America East Conference Championship.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rivier | W 91–55 | 1–0 | Costello Athletic Center (780) Lowell, MA |
| November 13, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | W 59–58 | 2–0 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 16, 2021* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Oklahoma State Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | L 58–80 | 2–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT |
| November 17, 2021* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Central Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase | W 77–53 | 3–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,000) Uncasville, CT |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 67–56 | 4–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,424) Washington, D.C. |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 81–92 | 4–2 | Mullins Center (1,492) Amherst, MA |
| November 27, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fisher | W 101–38 | 5–2 | Costello Athletic Center (469) Lowell, MA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Brown | L 63–73 | 5–3 | Costello Athletic Center (900) Lowell, MA |
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 61–57 | 6–3 | Hammel Court (2,632) North Andover, MA |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 62–72 | 6–4 | Case Gym (914) Boston, MA |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm | | MCLA | W 109–45 | 7–4 | Costello Athletic Center (225) Lowell, MA |
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Sacred Heart | W 70–62 | 8–4 | Tsongas Center (812) Lowell, MA |
| December 23, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Francis Brooklyn | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 63–68 | 8–5 (0–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,202) Binghamton, NY |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 72–77 | 8–6 (0–2) | Costello Athletic Center (242) Lowell, MA |
| January 8, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 66–64 | 9–6 (1–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (923) Catonsville, MD |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 47–57 | 9–7 (1–3) | SEFCU Arena (1,164) Albany, NY |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 71–62 | 10–7 (2–3) | Costello Athletic Center (605) Lowell, MA |
| January 22, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 61–67 | 10–8 (2–4) | Lundholm Gym (469) Durham, NH |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 62–64 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (2–5) | Costello Athletic Center (455) Lowell, MA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 62–50 | 11–9 (3–5) | Cross Insurance Center (465) Bangor, ME |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 67–78 | 11–10 (3–6) | Costello Athletic Center (602) Lowell, MA |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford Rescheduled from January 15 | W 85–75 | 12–10 (4–6) | Costello Athletic Center (397) Lowell, MA |
| February 9, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 85–87 | 12–11 (4–7) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,850) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 88–71 | 13–11 (5–7) | Tsongas Center (2,215) Lowell, MA |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 55–59 | 13–12 (5–8) | Wellness and Events Center (248) Newark, NJ |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | L 64–78 | 13–13 (5–9) | Tsongas Center (1,483) Lowell, MA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | W 67–50 | 14–13 (6–9) | Costello Athletic Center (501) Lowell, MA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 61–62 | 14–14 (6–10) | Patrick Gym (2,606) Burlington, VT |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | L 48–64 | 14–15 (6–11) | Tsongas Center (1,284) Lowell, MA |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford Rescheduled from January 29 | W 83–73 | 15–15 (7–11) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (436) West Hartford, CT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) UMBC Quarterfinals | L 85–93 $^{OT}$ | 15–16 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,925) Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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