# 2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by third-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2020–21 season 10–17, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Manhattan in the first round, upset No. 2 seed Monmouth in the quarterfinals, upset No. 3 seed Saint Peter's in the semifinals to reach the championship game. There, they lost to No. 9 seed Iona.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 73–80 | 0–1 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,990) Providence, RI |
| November 14, 2021* 4:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 64–72 | 0–2 | Conte Forum (3,903) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Medgar Evers | W 110–55 | 1–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,389) Bridgeport, CT |
| November 20, 2021* 8:00 pm, SNY | | at Sacred Heart | W 71–61 | 2–2 | William H. Pitt Center (3,873) Fairfield, CT |
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 83–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,179) Bridgeport, CT |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola (MD) | L 70–75 | 3–3 | Webster Bank Arena (1,329) Bridgeport, CT |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 74–68 | 4–3 (1–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (849) Buffalo, NY |
| December 5, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | W 81–71 | 5–3 (2–0) | Gallagher Center (607) Lewiston, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Holy Cross | W 74–59 | 6–3 | Webster Bank Arena (1,275) Bridgeport, CT |
| December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at William & Mary | W 70–47 | 7–3 | Kaplan Arena (1,673) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 72–54 | 8–3 | Rothman Center (459) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, NESN | | at UMass | L 73–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Mullins Center (1,322) Amherst, MA |
| December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wagner | L 50–63 | 8–5 | Webster Bank Arena (1,285) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 51–60 | 8–6 (2–1) | Webster Bank Arena (1,261) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 62–69 | 8–7 (2–2) | Times Union Center (4,918) Albany, NY |
| January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona Rescheduled from January 2 | L 76–80 | 8–8 (2–3) | Webster Bank Arena (1,647) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 66–72 | 8–9 (2–4) | People's United Center (712) Hamden, CT |
| January 20, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 58–61 | 8–10 (2–5) | Webster Bank Arena (1,492) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 69–66 | 9–10 (3–5) | McCann Arena (1,024) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | W 76–65 | 10–10 (4–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,362) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 56–59 | 10–11 (4–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,572) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 56–62 | 10–12 (4–7) | Webster Bank Arena (2,149) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 60–69 | 10–13 (4–8) | Webster Bank Arena (1,072) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 73–53 | 11–13 (5–8) | Webster Bank Arena (1,476) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (6–8) | Webster Bank Arena (1,041) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 16, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan Rescheduled from December 31 | L 67–74 | 12–14 (6–9) | Webster Bank Arena (984) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Peter's | L 59–70 | 12–15 (6–10) | Webster Bank Arena (1,611) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 58–76 | 12–16 (6–11) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,594) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 66–62 | 13–16 (7–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (478) Riverdale, NY |
| March 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 65–59 | 14–16 (8–11) | Webster Bank Arena (1,411) Bridgeport, CT |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 41–57 | 14–17 (8–12) | Yanitelli Center (577) Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Canisius First Round | W 72–50 | 15–17 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 9, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals | L 63–77 | 15–18 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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