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 TeamHead coachPrevious JobYears At SchoolRecord at SchoolAmerica East RecordAmerica East TitlesNCAA TournamentsAlbanyDwayne KillingsMarquette (Assistant)10-00-000BinghamtonLevell Sanders*Binghamton(Assistant)10-00-000HartfordJohn GallagherPenn (Assistant)12157-18787-8711MaineRichard BarronMaine (Women's HC)416-5510-3000UMBCJim FerryPenn State (Interim HC)10-00-000UMass LowellPat DuquetteNortheastern (Assistant)995-13960-7700New HampshireBill HerrionEast Carolina17197-275114-14800NJITBrian KennedyNJIT (Assistant)663-826-1000Stony BrookGeno FordStony Brook (Interim HC)429-2817-1500VermontJohn BeckerVermont (Assistant)11229-96131-2733 Notes:
Year at school includes 2021–22 season. Overall and America East records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season. NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only. *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 Parentheses
Stony Brook (5) - 77 Vermont (4) - 71 New Hampshire (1) - 64 Hartford - 56 UMBC - 49 UMass Lowell - 43 Albany - 34 NJIT - 23 Maine - 16 Binghamton - 14
Preseason Honors HonorRecipientPreseason All-America East Conference TeamRyan Davis, VermontNick Guadarrama, New HampshireJayden Martinez, New HampshireElijah Olaniyi, Stony BrookBen Shungu, VermontAustin Williams, Hartford
Regular season
Conference standings ConferenceOverallRankTeamRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker1Vermont17-1.94428-5.8482UMBC11-7.61118-14.5633Stony Brook10-8.55618-13.5814New Hampshire10-8.55615-13.5365Albany9-9.50013-18.4196Hartford9-9.50012-20.3757Binghamton8-10.44412-17.4148UMass Lowell7-11.38915-16.4849NJIT6-12.33311-18.37910Maine3-15.1676-23.207
Conference Matrix AlbanyBinghamtonHartfordMaineUMBCUMass LowellNew HampshireNJITStony BrookVermontvs. Albany–1-11-11-11-10-21-10-22-01-0vs. Binghamton1-1–1-10-22-00-22-01-11-10-2vs. Hartford–0-11-0vs. Maine1-0–1-01-01-01-0vs. UMBC1-00-1–1-00-11-01-0vs. UMass Lowell1-01-00-10-1–1-01-0vs. New Hampshire0-11-00-1–1-0vs. NJIT1-01-10-11-00-1–1-0vs. Stony Brook0-10-10-10-1–1-0vs. Vermont0-10-10-10-10-1–
Players of the Week WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolRookie of the WeekSchoolNov. 15Ben ShunguVermontByron IrelandMaineNov. 22Ryan DavisVermont (2)Justin NeelyAlbanyNov. 29Jayden MartinezNew HampshireSam IhekwoabaMaine (2)Dec. 6Dylan O’HearnNJITJustin Neely (2)Albany (2)Dec. 13Jahlil JenkinsStony BrookJustin Neely (3)Albany (3)Dec. 20Jahlil Jenkins (2)Stony Brook (2)Novak PerovicMaine (3)Dec. 27Hunter MarksHartfordJustin Neely (4)Albany (4)Jan. 3Miles ColemanNJIT (2)Sam Ihekwoaba (2)Maine (4)Jan. 10Miles Coleman (2)Ben Shungu (2)NJIT (3)Vermont (3)Sam Ihekwoaba (3)Maine (5)Jan. 17Finn SullivanVermont (4)Sam Ihekwoaba (4)Maine (6)Jan. 24Anthony RobertsStony Brook (3)Kristians FeierbergsMaine (7)Jan. 31Keondre KennedyUMBCJustin Neely (5)Albany (5)Feb. 7Jacob FalkoBinghamtonKeeshawn MasonNJITFeb. 14Anthony Roberts (2)Stony Brook (4)Justin Neely (6)Albany (6)Feb. 21Austin WilliamsHartford (2)Sam Ihekwoaba (5)Maine (8)Feb. 28Keondre Kennedy (2)UMBC (2)Kristians Feierbergs (2)Maine (9)
Records against other conferences Power 7 ConferencesRecordPower 7 ConferencesRecordACC2-1AmericanNoneBig East0-6Big Ten0-4Big 120-3Pac-120-1SEC0-2Power 7 Total2-17Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecordAtlantic 102-6ASUN0-1Big SkyNoneBig South1-2Big WestNoneColonial1-2Conference USANoneHorizon League0-1Ivy League6-7MAAC2-4MACNoneMEACNoneMVC2-1MWC0-1NEC12-9OVC1-0Patriot League7-5SoCon0-3SouthlandNoneSWACNoneSummit LeagueNoneSun Belt1-1WACNoneWCCNoneOther Division I Total35-43NCAA Division I Total37-60NCAA Division III Total11-0NAIA Total1-0USCAA Total2-0Total Non-Conference Record51-60
Conference tournament
The top 8 teams from the America East qualify for the conference tournament. The higher seed hosts each game.
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