# 2021–22 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 76–69 | 1–0 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,141) Vestal, NY |
| November 12, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 90–85 | 2–0 | Kirby Sports Center (1,309) Easton, PA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | W 78–68 | 3–0 | Newman Arena (664) Ithaca, NY |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wells | W 107–48 | 4–0 | Newman Arena (712) Ithaca, NY |
| November 22, 2021* 6:30 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 74–85 | 4–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,515) University Park, PA |
| November 24, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 93–80 | 5–1 | Newman Arena (331) Ithaca, NY |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 89–75 | 6–1 | Koessler Center (856) Buffalo, NY |
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 92–77 | 7–1 | Newman Arena (526) Ithaca, NY |
| December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Keuka | W 122–64 | 8–1 | Newman Arena (366) Ithaca, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | L 60–93 | 8–2 | Cassell Coliseum (6,403) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 19, 2021* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| December 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, YES | | at Syracuse Rescheduled from December 21 | L 68–80 | 8–3 | Carrier Dome (15,579) Syracuse, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 79–71 | 9–3 (1–0) | Newman Arena (361) Ithaca, NY |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 65–79 | 9–4 (1–1) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 70–72 | 9–5 (1–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (42) Princeton, NJ |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 69–96 | 9–6 (1–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| January 17, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 76–61 | 10–6 (2–3) | Newman Arena (877) Ithaca, NY |
| January 30, 2022 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 74–72 | 11–6 (3–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (225) Providence, RI |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Princeton | W 88–83 | 12–6 (4–3) | Newman Arena (864) Ithaca, NY |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn | L 68–73 | 12–7 (4–4) | Newman Arena (899) Ithaca, NY |
| February 9, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia Rescheduled from January 17 | W 88–75 | 13–7 (5–4) | Newman Arena (575) Ithaca, NY |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | L 80–81 | 13–8 (5–5) | Newman Arena (0) Ithaca, NY |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | L 59–71 | 13–9 (5–6) | Leede Arena (532) Hanover, NH |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (5–7) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,112) Allston, MA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | W 71–65 | 14–10 (6–7) | Newman Arena (0) Ithaca, NY |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 78–65 | 15–10 (7–7) | Levien Gymnasium (1,823) New York, NY |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2022 11:00 am, ESPNU | (4) | vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals | L 73–77 | 15–11 | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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