# 2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2021–22 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as a member of Conference USA's West Division.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2020–21 season 15–11, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Charlotte in the second round, before falling to Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaja Sanni | 1 | G/F | 6'4" | 175 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred |
| Jhivvan Jackson | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Bayamón, PR | Graduated |
| Eric Parrish | 15 | G/F | 6'6" | 195 | RS Junior | Cypress, TX | Graduate transferred to Grambling State |
| Keaton Wallace | 22 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Darius McNeill | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | SMU |
| Aleu Aleu | 2 | F | 6'8" | 175 | Junior | Austin, TX | Temple College |
| Dhieu Deing | 3 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | High Point, NC | Dodge City CC |

### Class of 2021 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Josh Farmer SF | Houston, TX | Sharptown High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Lamin Sabally SF | Scottsdale, AZ | Bella Vista Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Azavier Johnson SG | Las Vegas, NV | Faith Lutheran High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, CUSA TV | | Trinity | W 97–66 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (1,302) San Antonio, TX |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 44–96 | 1–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| November 15, 2021* 7:30 pm, CUSA TV | | Texas A&M–Commerce 210 San Antonio Shootout | L 62–65 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (914) San Antonio, TX |
| November 16, 2021* 7:30 pm, CUSA TV | | Denver 210 San Antonio Shootout | W 78–64 | 2–2 | Convocation Center (848) San Antonio, TX |
| November 17, 2021* 4:30 pm, CUSA TV | | IUPUI 210 San Antonio Shootout | W 60–57 | 3–2 | Convocation Center (678) San Antonio, TX |
| November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 210 San Antonio Shootout | L 58–77 | 3–3 | Convocation Center (1,065) San Antonio, TX |
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Lamar | W 79–73 | 4–3 | Convocation Center (758) San Antonio, TX |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Mary's (TX) | W 75–65 | 5–3 | Convocation Center (970) San Antonio, TX |
| December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 71–74 | 5–4 | GCU Arena (6,844) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Sam Houston State The Battleground 2K21 | W 78–73 | 6–4 | Toyota Center Houston, TX |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 50–68 | 6–5 | Convocation Center (748) San Antonio, TX |
| December 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 64–81 | 6–6 | Redbird Arena (2,345) Normal, IL |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Our Lady of the Lake | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| January 1, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA TV | | at UAB | L 59–87 | 6–7 (0–1) | Bartow Arena (2,730) Birmingham, AL |
| January 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Dallas Christian | W 101–48 | 7–7 | Convocation Center (278) San Antonio, TX |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Southern Miss | L 73–74 | 7–8 (0–2) | Convocation Center (718) San Antonio, TX |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 63–79 | 7–9 (0–3) | Convocation Center (773) San Antonio, TX |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 51–83 | 7–10 (0–4) | Chartway Arena (4,657) Norfolk, VA |
| January 15, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 53–62 | 7–11 (0–5) | Dale F. Halton Arena (26) Charlotte, NC |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, CUSA TV | | at UTEP | L 64–69 | 7–12 (0–6) | Don Haskins Center (5,021) El Paso, TX |
| January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA TV | | UTEP | L 54–59 | 7–13 (0–7) | Convocation Center (924) San Antonio, TX |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 73–66 | 8–13 (1–7) | Convocation Center (801) San Antonio, TX |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | L 64–73 | 8–14 (1–8) | Convocation Center (1,129) San Antonio, TX |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, CUSA TV | | at Rice | L 78–91 | 8–15 (1–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,638) Houston, TX |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 45–69 | 8–16 (1–10) | The Super Pit (4,227) Denton, TX |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, CUSA TV | | at Middle Tennessee Rescheduled from December 30 | L 65–74 | 8–17 (1–11) | Murphy Center (2,802) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 pm, CUSA TV | | Western Kentucky | L 65–71 | 8–18 (1–12) | Convocation Center (1,123) San Antonio, TX |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 98–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–18 (2–12) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,339) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 71–95 | 9–19 (2–13) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,553) Ruston, LA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UAB | L 56–68 | 9–20 (2–14) | Convocation Center (805) San Antonio, TX |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 48–59 | 9–21 (2–15) | Convocation Center (864) San Antonio, TX |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | W 82–71 | 10–21 (3–15) | Convocation Center (1,014) San Antonio, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (W6) | vs. (W7) Southern Miss First round | L 64–67 | 10–22 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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