# 2021–22 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride was coached by Speedy Claxton, who was in his first season. They played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2020–21 season 13–10, 8–6 in CAA play to come in fourth place. They lost to Elon in the semifinals of the CAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 15 Houston | L 75–83 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Fertitta Center (6,883) Houston, TX |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 73–63 | 1–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,312) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 74–82 | 1–2 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,172) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 19, 2021* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 20 Maryland | L 67–69 | 1–3 | Xfinity Center (12,810) College Park, MD |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 68–81 | 1–4 | Robins Center (5,201) Richmond, VA |
| November 24, 2021* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | Molloy | W 87–49 | 2–4 | Mack Sports Complex (2,424) Hempstead, NY |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Detroit Mercy | W 98–84 | 3–4 | Mack Sports Complex (1,845) Hempstead, NY |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Princeton | W 81–77 | 4–4 | Mack Sports Complex (1,775) Hempstead, NY |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops | | Bucknell | W 88–69 | 5–4 | Mack Sports Complex (1,978) Hempstead, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 62–79 | 5–5 | Island Federal Arena (2,120) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | John Jay | W 102–51 | 6–5 | Mack Sports Complex (1,117) Hempstead, NY |
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 pm | | vs. No. 24 Arkansas | W 89–81 | 7–5 | Simmons Bank Arena (14,685) North Little Rock, AR |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 77–71 | 8–5 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,265) West Long Branch, NJ |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 62–63 | 8–6 (0–1) | Kaplan Arena (1,778) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 31, 2021 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| January 3, 2022 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | UNC Wilmington | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UNC Wilmington | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UNC Wilmington | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | College of Charleston | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at Charleston | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at Charleston | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | at James Madison | W 87–80 | 9–6 (1–1) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,527) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 11, 2022 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Towson | L 66–78 | 9–7 (1–2) | SECU Arena (918) Towson, MD |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Delaware | W 82–77 | 10–7 (2–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,465) Hempstead, NY |
| January 17, 2022 4:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops | | Drexel | W 71–68 | 11–7 (3–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,106) Hempstead, NY |
| January 22, 2022 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Northeastern | W 72–50 | 12–7 (4–2) | Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at College of Charleston | W 76–73 | 13–7 (5–2) | TD Arena (3,719) Charleston, SC |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 72–78 | 13–8 (5–3) | Trask Coliseum (4,206) Wilmington, NC |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops | | Towson | L 68–78 | 13–9 (5–4) | Mack Sports Complex (1,398) Hempstead, NY |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | James Madison | W 85–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (6–4) | Mack Sports Complex (3,793) Hempstead, NY |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNC Wilmington Rescheduled from January 3 | W 73–71 | 15–9 (7–4) | Mack Sports Complex (1,359) Hempstead, NY |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | W 83–73 | 16–9 (8–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (838) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 12, 2022 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 80–66 | 17–9 (9–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,916) Newark, DE |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon Rescheduled from December 31 | W 97–64 | 18–9 (10–4) | Schar Center (1,323) Elon, NC |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Northeastern | W 76–73 | 19–9 (11–4) | Mack Sports Complex (2,556) Hempstead, NY |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops | | Elon | L 55–81 | 19–10 (11–5) | Mack Sports Complex (1,454) Hempstead, NY |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | William & Mary | W 83–67 | 20–10 (12–5) | Mack Sports Complex (2,247) Hempstead, NY |
| February 28, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | College of Charleston Rescheduled from January 5 | W 89–84 | 21–10 (13–5) | Mack Sports Complex (1,416) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 8:30 pm, FloHoops | (3) | vs. (6) College of Charleston Quarterfinals | L 76–92 | 21–11 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,578) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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