2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball season
The 2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on January 2, 2022. The regular season ended on March 1, 2022, followed by the 2022 America East Men's Basketball Tournament held March 6–12, 2022. The Vermont Catamounts finished atop conference standings and also won the conference tournament. Conference Schedule. Each team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. Each team will play every team twice, once at home and once on the road. Head Coaches. Coach Changes. Albany hired  Dwayne Killings after Will Brown left to become head coach and general manager of the Albany Patroons. Binghamton named Levell Sanders interim head coach after Tommy Dempsey's contract was not renewed. UMBC hired Jim Ferry after Ryan Odom left to become the head coach at Utah State. Coaches. "Notes:" <nowiki>*</nowiki>Interim Head Coach for 2021-22 Season Preseason Awards. The Preseason America East Conference men's basketball polls was released on October 21, 2021. Preseason men's basketball poll. "First Place Votes in Parenthesis" Conference Tournament. The top 8 teams from the America East qualify for the  conference tournament. The higher seed host each game. The quarterfinals are on March 6th., semifinals are on March 9th, and finals are on March 12.