# 2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 27th-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.
On January 21, O'Hanlon announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Leopards finished the 2020–21 season 9–6, 9–5 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the Central Division. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were upset by Bucknell in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 63–97 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (19,929) Syracuse, NY |
| November 12, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | L 85–90 | 0–2 | Kirby Sports Center (1,309) Easton, PA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 57–85 | 0–3 | The Palestra (1,791) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 19, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 7 Duke | L 55–88 | 0–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Rutgers | W 53–51 | 1–4 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,017) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 73–50 | 2–4 | Levien Gymnasium (628) New York, NY |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | L 67–74 | 2–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,505) Easton, PA |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 86–90 $^{2OT}$ | 2–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,202) Easton, PA |
| December 5, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | L 58–68 | 2–7 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,636) Newark, DE |
| December 11, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Princeton | L 73–84 | 2–8 | Kirby Sports Center (1,345) Easton, PA |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 87–66 | 3–8 | Kirby Sports Center (978) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 74–79 | 3–9 (0–1) | Hart Center (0) Worcester, MA |
| January 10, 2022 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 55–69 | 3–10 (0–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,087) Easton, PA |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 60–74 | 3–11 (0–3) | Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 68–54 | 4–11 (1–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,357) Easton, PA |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | W 69–56 | 5–11 (2–3) | Bender Arena (427) Washington, D.C. |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | L 62–81 | 5–12 (2–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,427) Easton, PA |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 56–60 | 5–13 (2–5) | Christl Arena (735) West Point, NY |
| January 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 61–72 | 5–14 (2–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,291) Easton, PA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm | | American | W 71–62 | 5–14 (3–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,153) Easton, PA |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–14 (4–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,667) Easton, PA |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Navy | L 44–68 | 7–15 (4–7) | Alumni Hall (1,027) Annapolis, MD |
| February 12, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 73–69 | 8–15 (5–7) | Stabler Arena (1,224) Bethlehem, PA |
| February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate Rescheduled from January 22 | L 61–69 | 8–16 (5–8) | Cotterell Court (324) Hamilton, NY |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 77–68 | 9–16 (6–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,473) Easton, PA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 89–92 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (6–9) | Sojka Pavilion (883) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross Rescheduled from January 29 | W 84–61 | 10–17 (7–9) | Kirby Sports Center (1,541) Easton, PA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 60–76 | 10–18 (7–10) | Case Gym (850) Boston, MA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 58–78 | 10–19 (7–11) | Kirby Sports Center (2,327) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | (9) Bucknell First Round | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 10–20 | Kirby Sports Center (1,740) Easton, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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