# 2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by eleventh-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Flash finished the 2020–21 season 6–16, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Due to complications caused by the pandemic, only the top four teams were eligible to participate in the NEC tournament.

## Schedule and results

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 72–75 | 0–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,821) Washington, D.C. |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Franciscan | W 100–54 | 1–1 | DeGol Arena (898) Loretto, PA |
| November 18, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | L 55–85 | 1–2 | Cassell Coliseum (6,437) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 24, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 80–93 | 1–3 | Newman Arena (331) Ithaca, NY |
| November 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 79–68 | 2–3 | Stabler Arena (593) Bethlehem, PA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Bucknell | W 93–67 | 3–3 | DeGol Arena (289) Loretto, PA |
| December 4, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 75–78 | 3–4 | Convocation Center (4,371) Athens, OH |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | L 73-83 | 3–5 | Bender Arena (992) Washington, D.C. |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | W 81-66 | 4–5 | Chase Arena (667) West Hartford, CT |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois | L 48-106 | 4–6 | State Farm Center (12,302) Champaign, IL |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Robert Morris | L 67–75 | 4–7 | DeGol Arena (224) Loretto, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 64–72 | 4–8 (0–1) | DeGol Arena (374) Loretto, PA |
| December 31, 2021 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 62–70 | 4–9 (0–2) | DeGol Arena (188) Loretto, PA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 53–70 | 4–10 (0–3) | Daniel J. Lynch Gym (173) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm | | at LIU | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (0–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (113) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 62–46 | 5–11 (1–4) | Hammel Court (204) North Andover, MA |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 52–82 | 5–12 (1–5) | Chace Athletic Center (600) Smithfield, RI |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 68–67 | 6–12 (2–5) | DeGol Arena (855) Loretto, PA |
| January 23, 2022 4:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 85–74 | 7–12 (3–5) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 54–69 | 7–13 (3–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,397) Staten Island, NY |
| January 29, 2022 5:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 54–71 | 7–14 (3–7) | Knott Arena (2,154) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm | | Bryant | L 82–89 | 7–15 (3–8) | DeGol Arena (0) Loretto, PA |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm | | Merrimack | L 64–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–16 (3–9) | DeGol Arena (770) Loretto, PA |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 78–65 | 8–16 (4–9) | Rothman Center (0) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 52–54 | 8–17 (4–10) | DeGol Arena (799) Loretto, PA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm | | LIU | L 63–81 | 8–18 (4–11) | DeGol Arena (640) Loretto, PA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 72–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–19 (4–12) | DeGol Arena (818) Loretto, PA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 79–63 | 9–19 (5–12) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (976) New Britain, CT |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 68–80 | 9–20 (5–13) | William H. Pitt Center (1,013) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (7) | at (2) Wagner Quarterfinals | L 53–82 | 9–21 | Spiro Sports Center (1,811) Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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