The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
The Mountaineers finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in NEC play, to finish in fifth place. In the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinals before falling to top-seeded and eventual champion Bryant in the semifinals. This was the Mountaineers' last season as members of the Northeast Conference, as they moved to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) starting in the 2022–23 season.
On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers will join the MAAC on July 1, 2022, leaving the NEC where they had been members since 1989.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 12–11, 9–7 in NEC play, to finish in fourth place. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Wagner in the semifinals and Bryant in the championship game. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.
Roster
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.
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