# 2021–22 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fifth-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–12 in MAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Kent State.
Following the season, the school parted ways with head coach Jack Owens. On April 1, 2022, the school named former Xavier head coach Travis Steele the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the RedHawks finished the 2020–21 season 12–11, 9–8 in MAC play to finish in seventh place. In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Buffalo in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Capital | W 69–44 | | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | W 72–69 | 1–0 | McCamish Pavilion (4,221) Atlanta, GA |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lamar | W 104–75 | 2–0 | Millett Hall (1,163) Oxford, OH |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 80–65 | 3–0 | Millett Hall (1,000) Oxford, OH |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Heidelberg | W 90–45 | 4–0 | Millett Hall (1,147) Oxford, OH |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Defiance College | W 99–47 | 5–0 | Millett Hall (859) Oxford, OH |
| November 27, 2021* 3:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 67–79 | 5–1 | Western Hall (506) Macomb, IL |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | L 58–59 | 5–2 | Millett Hall (7,285) Oxford, OH |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 68–69 | 5–3 | Hulman Center (3,456) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Clemson | L 76–89 | 5–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,154) Clemson, SC |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bellarmine | L 66–77 | 5–5 | Millett Hall (1,202) Oxford, OH |
| December 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Spalding | W 80–56 | 6–5 | Millett Hall (722) Oxford, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | W 91–81 | 7–5 (1–0) | Alumni Arena (2,221) Amherst, NY |
| January 8, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green Rescheduled from January 4 | L 83–87 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (1–1) | Stroh Center (2,179) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 72–75 | 7–7 (1–2) | Millett Hall (913) Oxford, OH |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 70–62 | 8–7 (2–2) | University Arena (1,588) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 63–86 | 8–8 (2–3) | Millett Hall (1,311) Oxford, OH |
| January 22, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (3–3) | Millett Hall (1,214) Oxford, OH |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 64–81 | 9–9 (3–4) | Worthen Arena (2,739) Muncie, IN |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 75–85 | 9–10 (3–5) | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,459) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 65–78 | 9–11 (3–6) | Millett Hall (1,930) Oxford, OH |
| February 4, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 55–66 | 9–12 (3–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,794) Akron, OH |
| February 6, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron Rescheduled from January 8 | L 59–71 | 9–13 (3–8) | Millett Hall (1,597) Oxford, OH |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 62–57 | 10–13 (4–8) | Millett Hall (1,285) Oxford, OH |
| February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 94–78 | 11–13 (5–8) | Millett Hall (4,699) Oxford, OH |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 78–91 | 11–14 (5–9) | Convocation Center (7,990) Athens, OH |
| February 19, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 78–75 | 12–14 (6–9) | Convocation Center (1,507) DeKalb, IL |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 84–86 | 12–15 (6–10) | Millett Hall (1,798) Oxford, OH |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan Rescheduled from January 1 | L 69–83 | 12–16 (6–11) | Millett Hall (1,221) Oxford, OH |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 73–88 | 12–17 (6–12) | Savage Arena (5,539) Toledo, OH |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 75–61 | 13–17 (7–12) | McGuirk Arena (1,229) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| March 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 76–63 | 14–17 (8–12) | Millett Hall (3,331) Oxford, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Kent State Quarterfinals | L 75–85 | 14–18 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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