# 2021–22 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by fifth-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rattlers finished the 2020–21 season 8–12, 7–5 in MEAC play to finish in second place in the Southern Division. In the MEAC tournament, they were defeated by Morgan State in the quarterfinals.
On July 1, 2021, the Rattlers officially returned to the SWAC after being a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1986.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 57–67 | 0–1 | 27 – Randolph | 9 – Barrs | 6 – Randolph | Bramlage Coliseum (5,296) Manhattan, KS |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm | | LeMoyne–Owen | W 95–70 | 1–1 | 21 – Randolph | 9 – Randolph | 10 – Randolph | Al Lawson Center (2,269) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 59–86 | 1–2 | 24 – Jones | 8 – Jones | 3 – Randolph | Watsco Center (3,175) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 9:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at UTEP Golden Turkey Classic | L 53–67 | 1–3 | 17 – Randolph | 6 – Jones | 3 – Speer | Don Haskins Center (4,196) El Paso, TX |
| November 26, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside Golden Turkey Classic | L 49–60 | 1–4 | 14 – Randolph | 8 – Moragne | 4 – Reaves | SRC Arena (212) Riverside, CA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Fort Valley State | W 76–63 | 2–4 | 23 – Randolph | 8 – Moragne | 4 – Moragne | Al Lawson Center (2,087) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, Facebook | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 55–69 | 2–5 | 13 – Moragne | 9 – Moragne | 4 – Randolph | Al Lawson Center (2,313) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 12, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 66–73 | 2–6 | 21 – Randolph | 6 – 2 Tied | 5 – Speer | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,529) Akron, OH |
| December 14, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 50–77 | 2–7 | 22 – Randolph | 11 – Moragne | 4 – Speer | Fifth Third Arena (7,701) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 17, 2021* 9:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 66–80 | 2–8 | 31 – Randolph | 8 – Jones | 4 – 2 Tied | Leavey Center (675) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 19, 2021* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 62–73 | 2–9 | 16 – 2 Tied | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Speer | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 29, 2021* 9:00 pm | | at Illinois | 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 | State Farm Center Champaign, IL |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2022 7:30 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 59–66 | 2–10 (0–1) | 17 – Randolph | 9 – Randolph | 5 – Randolph | Moore Gymnasium (176) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 pm | | Southern | L 66–80 | 2–11 (0–2) | 30 – Randolph | 9 – Moragne | 3 – Littles | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 10, 2022 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 75–66 | 3–11 (1–2) | 24 – Randolph | 9 – Jones | 4 – Moragne | Al Lawson Center (1,687) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 15, 2022 6:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (2–2) | 25 – Randolph | 11 – Jones | 4 – 2 Tied | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,254) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 17, 2022 8:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 78–70 | 5–11 (3–2) | 22 – Randolph | 10 – Barrs | 6 – Moragne | Harrison HPER Complex (605) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 70–68 | 6–11 (4–2) | 21 – Randolph | 5 – 2 Tied | 5 – Randolph | Al Lawson Center (2,169) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 24, 2022 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | W 67–64 | 7–11 (5–2) | 18 – Littles | 9 – Morgane | 3 – 3 Tied | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 65–60 | 8–11 (6–2) | 16 – Randolph | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Reaves | Elmore Gymnasium (1,706) Normal, AL |
| January 31, 2022 9:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 66–65 | 9–11 (7–2) | 17 – Randolph | 10 – 2 Tied | 4 – Reaves | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,150) Montgomery, AL |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 55–67 | 9–12 (7–3) | 22 – Randolph | 10 – Randolph | 4 – Randolph | Al Lawson Center (3,087) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 7, 2022 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 61–60 | 10–12 (8–3) | 17 – Randolph | 11 – Jones | 6 – Randolph | Al Lawson Center (2,087) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 12, 2022 6:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 56–60 | 10–13 (8–4) | 22 – Moragne | 8 – Randolph | 5 – Randolph | Williams Assembly Center (2,745) Jackson, MS |
| February 14, 2022 8:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 56–68 | 10–14 (8–5) | 12 – Stevens | 9 – Randolph | 4 – Randolph | Davey Whitney Complex (440) Lorman, MS |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (9–5) | 30 – Randolph | 6 – Randolph | 8 – Randolph | Al Lawson Center (0) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 21, 2022 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | L 63–71 | 11–15 (9–6) | 20 – Randolph | 6 – Jones | 2 – 4 Tied | Al Lawson Center (2,287) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 26, 2022 2:30 pm | | at Grambling State | W 79–73 | 12–15 (10–6) | 18 – Randolph | 11 – Jones | 5 – Randolph | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,971) Grambling, LA |
| February 28, 2022 6:30 pm | | at Southern | L 49–58 | 12–16 (10–7) | 14 – Moragne | 5 – Speer | 1 – Tied | F. G. Clark Center (4,128) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 84–73 | 13–16 (11–7) | 19 – Randolph | 7 – Jones | 9 – Speer | Al Lawson Center (4,687) Tallahassee, FL |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals | L 56–61 | 13–17 | 19 – Randolph | 8 – Jones | 3 – Moragne | Bartow Arena (777) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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