# 2021–22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2021–22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach David Kiefer, and played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions finished the 2020–21 season 8–18, 5–10 in Southland play, to finish in ninth place. They defeated McNeese State in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing to New Orleans.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 67–70 | 0–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,132) New Orleans, LA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeastern Baptist | W 128–58 | 1–1 | University Center (381) Hammond, LA |
| November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Paul Quinn | W 77–60 | 2–1 | University Center (462) Hammond, LA |
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 61–78 | 2–2 | Moody Coliseum (3,020) Dallas, TX |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ecclesia | W 121–79 | 3–2 | University Center (364) Hammond, LA |
| November 26, 2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational | L 66–74 | 3–3 | Alico Arena (113) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational | L 71–90 | 3–4 | Alico Arena (1,857) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Western Michigan Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational | L 77–81 | 3–5 | Alico Arena (212) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 5, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 72–68 | 4–5 | Trojan Arena (1,805) Troy, AL |
| December 11, 2021* 5:30 p.m. | | at Southern | L 66–72 | 4–6 | F. G. Clark Center (1,725) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 14, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Louisville | L 60–86 | 4–7 | KFC Yum! Center (12,247) Louisville, KY |
| December 19, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 11 Iowa State | L 54–77 | 4–8 | Hilton Coliseum (11,809) Ames, IA |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Iowa | L 62–93 | 4–9 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,891) Iowa City, IA |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Millsaps | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | University Center Hammond, LA |
| January 6, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Houston Baptist Southland Basketball Tip-Off first round | W 90–81 | 5–9 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| January 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. McNeese State Southland Basketball Tip-Off semifinals | W 83–78 | 6–9 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| January 8, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Nicholls Southland Basketball Tip-Off championship | W 77–72 | 7–9 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| January 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Tougaloo | W 77–72 | 8–9 | University Center (386) Hammond, LA |
| Southland Conference season ||||||
| January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 79–74 | 9–9 (1–0) | University Center (375) Hammond, LA |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | L 72–78 | 9–10 (1–1) | Lakefront Arena (921) New Orleans, LA |
| January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 101–93 | 10–10 (2–1) | Stopher Gym (501) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 71–86 | 10–11 (2–2) | University Center (670) Hammond, LA |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 78–68 | 11–11 (3–2) | University Center (545) Hammond, LA |
| February 3, 2022 7:30 p.m. | | at McNeese State | W 83–78 | 12–11 (4–2) | The Legacy Center (1,435) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston Baptist | L 80–93 | 12–12 (4–3) | Sharp Gym (721) Houston, TX |
| February 10, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 91–86 | 13–12 (5–3) | University Center (743) Hammond, LA |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 89–84 | 14–12 (6–3) | University Center (558) Hammond, LA |
| February 17, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 83–74 | 15–12 (7–3) | American Bank Center (1,458) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m. | | at Incarnate Word | L 84–92 | 15–13 (7–4) | McDermott Center (269) San Antonio, TX |
| February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 84–79 | 16–13 (8–4) | University Center (621) Hammond, LA |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 83–81 | 17–13 (9–4) | University Center (771) Hammond, LA |
| March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 85–80 | 18–13 (10–4) | Prather Coliseum (654) Natchitoches, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) New Orleans Semifinals | W 74–65 | 19–13 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 12, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Championship | L 65–73 | 19–14 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama First round – The Travis Grant Game | L 68–70 | 19–15 | Mitchell Center (885) Mobile, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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