2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play starts in late December 2021 and will end in March 2022, after which all 14 member teams will participate in the 2022 Conference USA tournament at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Preseason UAB was picked as a narrow favorite to finish first in Conference USA by a poll of the league's 14 head coaches.

Preseason Poll 1. UAB (8) 2. Louisiana Tech (6) 3. WKU 4. Marshall 5. Old Dominion 6. North Texas 7. Charlotte 8. Rice 9. Florida Atlantic 10. UTEP 11. UTSA 12. Southern Miss 13. FIU 14. Middle Tennessee

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference teams

Media Jahmir Young Charlotte Taevion Kinsey Marshall Kenneth Lofton Jr. Louisiana Tech Josh Anderson WKU Quincy Olivari Rice Tyler Stevenson Southern Miss Tavin Lovan UAB Souley Boum UTEP Kalu Ezikpe Old Dominion Isaiah Crawford Louisiana Tech

Head coaches

Coaching changes Rodney Terry resigned as head coach of UTEP after three seasons to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.Joe Golding was then hired as the new head coach of the Miners.

Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record C-USA record C-USA championships NCAA TournamentsCharlotteRon SanchezVirginia(asst.)433-5020-3200FIUJeremy BallardVCU(asst.)448-4421-3200Florida AtlanticDusty MayFlorida(asst.)447-4123-2500Louisiana TechEric KonkolMiami(asst.)7129–65 67–3900MarshallDan D'AntoniLos Angeles Lakers(asst.)8128-99 71-5111Middle TennesseeNick McDevittUNC Asheville424-6015-3600North TexasGrant McCaslandArkansas State578-5139-2910Old DominionJeff JonesAmerican9167-92 93-4511RiceScott PeraRice(asst.)550-73 25-4400Southern MissJay LadnerSoutheastern Louisiana317-39 9-26 00UABAndy KennedyOle Miss222-713-500UTEPJoe GoldingAbilene Christian20-0 0-0 00UTSASteve HensonOklahoma(asst.)679-7946-4200WKURick StansburyTexas A&M(asst.)6103-6058-2800 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2021–22 season. Overall and C-USA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Regular season

Conference matrix CharlotteFIUFlorida AtlanticLouisiana TechMarshallMiddle TennesseeNorth TexasOld DominionRiceSouthern MissUABUTEPUTSAWKUvs. Charlotte – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. FIU 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Florida Atlantic 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Louisiana Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Marshall 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Middle Tennessee 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. North Texas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Old Dominion 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Rice 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Southern Miss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. UAB 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. UTEP 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. UTSA 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0vs. WKU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Player of the week

Week Player of the week Freshman of the week Reference Week 1 – Nov 15 Dayvion McKnight – WKU Aly Khalifa – Charlotte Week 2 – Nov 22 Tevin Brewer – FIU Teafale Lenard – Middle Tennessee Week 3 – Nov 29 Kenneth Lofton Jr. – Louisiana Tech Rashad Bolden – Southern Miss Week 4 – Dec 6 Kenneth Lofton Jr. (2) – Louisiana Tech Aly Khalifa (2) – Charlotte Week 5 – Dec 13 Taevion Kinsey – Marshall Denver Jones – FIU Week 6 – Dec 20 Camron Justice – WKU Kevin Kalu – UTEP Week 7 – Dec 27 Jahmir Young – Charlotte Rashad Bolden (2) – Southern Miss Week 8 – Jan 3 Cobe Williams – Louisiana Tech Aaron Scott – North Texas Week 9 – Jan 10 Carl Pierre – Rice Aaron Scott (2) – North Texas Week 10 – Jan 17 Jordan Walker – UAB Teafale Lenard (2) – Middle Tennessee Week 11 – Jan 24 Jordan Walker (2) – UAB Aaron Scott (3) – North Texas Week 12 – Jan 31 Souley Boum – UTEP Aly Khalifa (3) – Charlotte Week 13 – Feb 7 Jordan Walker (3) – UAB Aly Khalifa (4) – Charlotte Week 14 – Feb 14 Josh Jefferson – Middle Tennessee Teafale Lenard (3) – Middle Tennessee Week 15 – Feb 21 Dayvion McKnight (2) – WKU Aly Khalifa (5) – Charlotte Week 16 – Feb 28 Kalu Ezikpe – Old Dominion Teafale Lenard (4) – Middle Tennessee Week 17 – Mar 7 Jamarion Sharp – WKU Aly Khalifa (6) – Charlotte

All-Conference Teams and Awards

Award Recipients Player of the Year Jordan Walker (UAB) Defensive Player of the Year Jamarion Sharp (Western Kentucky) Freshman of the Year Aly Khalifa (Charlotte) Sixth Player of the Year Jordan Walker (UAB) Coach of the Year Nick McDevitt (Middle Tennessee) Newcomer of the Year Tylor Perry (North Texas) First Team Jahmir Young (Charlotte)Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech)Tylor Perry (North Texas)Jordan Walker (UAB)Dayvion McKnight (Western Kentucky) Second Team Taevion Kinsey (Marshall)Josh Jefferson (Middle Tennessee)Thomas Bell (North Texas)Austin Trice (Old Dominion)Souley Boum (UTEP) Third Team Alijah Martin (Florida Atlantic)Tevin Brewer (FIU)Carl Pierre (Rice)Quan Jackson (UAB)Jamal Bieniemy (UTEP) All-Freshman Team Aly Khalifa (Charlotte)Kaleb Stewart (Louisiana Tech)Teafale Lenard (Middle Tennessee)Aaron Scott (North Texas)Rashad Bolden (Southern Miss) All-Defensive Team Cobe Williams (Louisiana Tech)Thomas Bell (North Texas)JJ Murray (North Texas)Quan Jackson (UAB)Jamarion Sharp (Western Kentucky)

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