2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball season began with practices in September 2021 and ended with the 2022 Horizon League men's basketball tournament in March 2022. This was the 42nd season for Horizon League men's basketball.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On April 13, 2021, IUPUI announced Ball State assistant Matt Crenshaw as the team's new head coach. Previous head coach Byron Rimm II served as the team's head coach for two years while the program's search for a permanent head coach was prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll 2021-22 Horizon League Preseason Coaches PollRankTeam (First Place Votes)Points1.Cleveland State (30)5022.Wright State (9)4633.Northern Kentucky (1)4064.Milwaukee (2)3965.Detroit Mercy (2)3506.Oakland3407.Youngstown State2148.UIC2048.Purdue Fort Wayne16910.Robert Morris15711.Green Bay14612.IUPUI85

Preseason All-Horizon League First teamSecond teamTorrey Patton, Cleveland StateDeAndre Gholston, MilwaukeeAntoine Davis, Detroit MercyTrevon Faulkner, Northern KentuckyPatrick Baldwin Jr., MilwaukeeMarques Warrick, Northern KentuckyJalen Moore, OaklandJarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort WayneGrant Basile, Wright StateTanner Holden, Wright State Preseason Player of the Year: Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy

Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. WoodenRobertsonCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-JabbarHensonPatrick Baldwin Jr., MilwaukeeAntoine Davis, Detroit MercyTanner Holden, Wright StateJalen Moore, Oakland

Rankings

+Legend  Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking Not ranked previous weekRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll(Italics)Number of first place votes Pre/Wk 1Wk2Wk3Wk4Wk5Wk6Wk7Wk8Wk9Wk10Wk11Wk12Wk13Wk14Wk15Wk16Wk17Wk18FinalCleveland StateAPCDetroit MercyAPCGreen BayAPCIUPUIAPCMilwaukeeAPCNorthern KentuckyAPCOaklandAPCRVPurdue Fort WayneAPCRobert MorrisAPCUICAPCWright StateAPCYoungstown StateAPC

Regular season

Player of the Week awards

WeekPlayer of the WeekFreshman of the Week1Grant Basile, Wright StatePatrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee2Jamal Cain, OaklandSam Vinson, Northern Kentucky3Jamal Cain (2), OaklandSam Vinson (2), Northern Kentucky4Antoine Davis, Detroit MercyPatrick Baldwin Jr. (2), Milwaukee5Marques Warrick, Northern KentuckyDwayne Cohill, Youngstown StateSam Vinson (3), Northern Kentucky6D'Moi Hodge, Cleveland StateHubie Pivorius, Northern Kentucky7Grant Basile (2), Wright StateAJ Braun, Wright State8Jamal Cain (3), OaklandSam Vinson (4), Northern Kentucky9Antoine Davis (2), Detroit MercyKamari McGee, Green Bay10Kevin Johnson, UICKamari McGee (2), Green Bay11Tanner Holden, Wright StateSam Vinson (5), Northern Kentucky12Michael Akuchie, Youngstown StateSam Vinson (6), Northern Kentucky13Grant Basile (3), Wright StateCade Meyer, Green Bay14Jamal Cain (4), OaklandSam Vinson (7), Northern Kentucky15Antoine Davis (3), Detroit MercyJace Carter, UIC16Marques Warrick (2), Northern KentuckyKamari McGee (3), Green Bay

SchoolCleveland State10Detroit Mercy30Green Bay04IUPUI00Milwaukee0228Oakland4000Robert Morris00UIC11Wright State41Youngstown State20

Conference matrix CSUDETGBIUPUIMKENKUOAKPFWRMUUICWSUYSUvs. Cleveland State–1–10–20–10–21–12–01–20–21–00–20–2vs. Detroit Mercy1–1–1–00–10–20–21–02–00–10–21–11–0vs. Green Bay2–00–1–0–22–02–01–02–01–12–02–02–0vs. IUPUI1–01–02–0–2–01–01–01–01–12–02–02–0vs. Milwaukee2–02–00–20–2–1–11–12–01–12–01–12–0vs. Northern Kentucky1–12–00–20–11–1–0–21–11–10–10–20–2vs. Oakland0–20–10–10–11–12–0–1–10–20–22–01–1vs. Purdue Fort Wayne2–10–20–20–10–21–11–1–0–20–12–00–2vs. Robert Morris2–01–01–11–11–11–12–02–0–2–02–01–1vs. UIC0–12–00–20–20–21–02–01–00–2–2–02–0vs. Wright State2–01–10–20–21–12–00–20–20–20–2–1–1vs. Youngstown State2–00–10–20–20–22–01–12–01–10–21–1–Total15–615–64–161–168–1414–612–715–65–169–1015–712–9

Early season tournaments The following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early season tournaments in which teams from the Horizon League participated. +TeamTournamentLocationDatesCleveland StateLake Erie ChallengeCleveland, OHBuffalo, NYNovember 20–24Detroit MercyBahamas ChampionshipCampus sitesNovember 17–27Green BayJersey Mike's ClassicSt. Petersburg, FLNovember 18–21IUPUIRoadrunner InvitationalSan Antonio, TXNovember 15–21MilwaukeeFort Myers Tip-OffCampus sites Fort Myers, FLNovember 14–24Northern KentuckyBlue Demon ClassicCampus sitesNovember 18–28OaklandGulf Coast ShowcaseEstero, FLNovember 22–24Purdue Fort WayneFGCU InvitationalFort Myers, FLNovember 26–28Robert MorrisKentucky ClassicCampus sitesNovember 12–22UICLas Vegas ClassicLas Vegas, NVNovember 25–26Wright StateNaples InvitationalNaples, FLNovember 22–24Youngstown StatePenguin ClassicYoungstown, OHNovember 19–21

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