The 2021–22 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Stan Heath, played their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
The Eagles finished the season 10–21 and 5–15 in MAC play to finish in eleventh place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament. They won the Michigan MAC Trophy.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 6–12, 3–11 in conference play, to finish in 10th place in the MAC. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.
Following the season, the school announced it was parting ways with head coach Rob Murphy after ten seasons. On April 12, 2021, the school hired Eastern Michigan alum and former Kent State, Arkansas and South Florida head coach Stan Heath as the team's new head coach.
Offseason
Departures DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Miles Gibson 2 G/F 6' 6" 195 RS Junior Richmond, VA Transferred to Metropolitan State Ty Groce 1 F 6' 8" 215 RS Senior Ypsilanti, MI Graduated; Transferred to Butler Chris James 13 G 6' 2" 170 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred to College of Southern Idaho James Love III 21 F 6' 11" 225 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated Drew Lowder 3 G 6' 0" 170 Sophomore Jackson, MI Yeikson Montero 0 G 6' 5" 205 RS Senior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Graduated Noah Morgan 5 G/F 6' 5" 180 Senior Mount Vernon, NY Graduated; Transferred to Morehouse College Luis Pacheco 10 F 6' 8" 245 RS Freshman Queens, NY
Incoming transfers On April 28, 2021, the NCAA officially adopted a measure that would allow athletes in all sports to transfer once without sitting out a season beginning with the 2021–22 season.
Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Noah Farrakhan 5 G 6' 2" 165 Freshman Newark, NJ East Carolina Colin Golson Jr. 1 F 6' 6" 230 Freshman Detroit, MI Siena Yusuf Jihad 22 C 6' 8" 220 RS Freshman Farmington Hills, MI Oakland Kevin-David Rice 0 G 6' 4" 200 Freshman Flint, MI Delta College Monty Scott 2 G 6' 5" 200 Senior Union, NJ Portland State Nate Scott 25 G 6' 8" 210 Senior Naperville, IL Northern Illinois
Recruiting class
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards Dec. 13, 2021 Bryce McBride (MAC Player of the Week) Mo Njie (MAC All-Freshman)
References