# 2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine and were led by fourth-year head coach Richard Barron until his resignation on February 17, 2022. Assistant coach Jai Steadman was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in America East play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the America East Tournament.
On March 21, 2022, the school named former Maine player and Boston College assistant coach Chris Markwood the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the school opted out of the rest of the season on February 13, 2021, after playing only nine games. The Black Bears finished the 2020–21 season 2–7, 2–6 in America East play to finish in 10th place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021 8:00 pm, ACC Network Extra | at Virginia Tech | L 47–82 | 0–1 | Cassell Coliseum (6,473) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 12, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMaine Farmington | W 71–52 | 1–1 | Cross Insurance Center (707) Bangor, ME |
| November 15, 2021 8:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 46–90 | 1–2 | CU Events Center (5,633) Boulder, CO |
| November 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UMaine Fort Kent | W 75–43 | 2–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (755) Orono, ME |
| November 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Connecticut | L 56–64 | 2–3 | Cross Insurance Center (672) Bangor, ME |
| November 27, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | L 39–71 | 2–4 | Carver Arena (3,515) Peoria, IL |
| December 4, 2021 2:00 pm | at Columbia | L 66–77 | 2–5 | Levien Gymnasium (662) New York, NY |
| December 11, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Quinnipiac | L 47–73 | 2–6 | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| December 18, 2021 1:00 pm | University of New England | W 86–50 | 3–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (533) Orono, ME |
| December 21, 2021 5:00 pm | Merrimack | L 47–49 | 3–7 | Cross Insurance Center (453) Bangor, ME |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN | at Rutgers | L 64–80 | 3–8 | Jersey Mike's Arena (7,638) Piscataway, NJ |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at NJIT | L 66–69 | 3–9 (0–1) | Wellness and Events Center (228) Newark, NJ |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stony Brook | L 72–80 | 3–10 (0–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,551) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 16, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Binghamton | L 65–73 | 3–11 (0–3) | Cross Insurance Center (575) Bangor, ME |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMass Lowell | L 62–71 | 3–12 (0–4) | Costello Athletic Center (605) Lowell, MA |
| January 22, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMBC | L 46–88 | 3–13 (0–5) | Cross Insurance Center (656) Bangor, ME |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Hampshire | W 71–64 | 4–13 (1–5) | Cross Insurance Center (566) Bangor, ME |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Hampshire Rescheduled from January 12 | L 61–73 | 4–14 (1–6) | Lundholm Gym (770) Durham, NH |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Vermont | L 68–81 | 4–15 (1–7) | Patrick Gym (2,452) Burlington, VT |
| January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hartford Rescheduled from January 6 | L 66–78 | 4–16 (1–8) | Cross Insurance Center (533) Bangor, ME |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UMass Lowell | L 50–62 | 4–17 (1–9) | Cross Insurance Center (465) Bangor, ME |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Binghamton | L 60–69 | 4–18 (1–10) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,241) Binghamton, NY |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Albany | W 73–63 | 5–18 (2–10) | SEFCU Arena (1,544) Albany, NY |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Stony Brook | L 74–85 | 5–19 (2–11) | Cross Insurance Center (573) Bangor, ME |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hartford | L 65–75 | 5–20 (2–12) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (502) West Hartford, CT |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | NJIT | W 65–61 | 6–20 (3–12) | Memorial Gymnasium (564) Orono, ME |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Albany | L 68–72 | 6–21 (3–13) | Memorial Gymnasium (581) Orono, ME |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMBC | L 79–93 | 6–22 (3–14) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,714) Catonsville, MD |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Vermont | L 56–75 | 6–23 (3–15) | Cross Insurance Center (697) Bangor, ME |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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