2021–22 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth-year head coach Richie Riley, play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic champions
The Basketball Classic, Semifinals
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–12 (9–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Richie Riley (4th season)
Associate head coach	Adam Howard
Assistant coaches	Tyler Parker Rodney Crawford
Home arena	Mitchell Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas State	12	–	3		.800			21	–	8		.724
Appalachian State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	15		.559
Georgia State †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Troy	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
South Alabama	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Arkansas State	8	–	7		.533			18	–	11		.621
Coastal Carolina	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Louisiana	8	–	9		.471			16	–	15		.516
UT Arlington	7	–	10		.412			11	–	18		.379
Georgia Southern	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Louisiana–Monroe	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Little Rock	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The Jaguars are set to play in the inaugural 2022 The Basketball Classic postseason tournament.^[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jaguars finished the 2020–21 season 17–11, 10–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round,^[2] before losing to Louisiana in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2021–22 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tyrell Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Auburn Chicago, IL F 1 Lance Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) GS Memphis Norcross, GA G 2 Greg Parham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) GS VMI Richmond, VA G 3 Andrew Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Tipton-Rosemark Academy Memphis, TN F 4 Kayo Goncalves 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) GS Southeastern Oklahoma State Rio de Janeiro, Brazil F 10 Diante Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr TCU Fort Walton Beach, FL F 12 Alex Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tipton-Rosemark Academy Memphis, TN F 13 Javon Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Auburn Little Rock, AR G 14 Adam Sizemore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr North Laurel HS London, KY F 20 Marshall Kearing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr State College of Florida Pinjarra, Australia G 21 Charles Manning Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr LSU Riverhead, NY G 22 Jay Jay Chandler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Texas A&M Katy, TX F 24 Tyler Shirley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Pebblebrook HS Gary, IN F 25 Jamal West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD	Head coach Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Adam Howard (Western Kentucky) Tyler Parker (Faulkner) Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 23, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Spring Hill	W 102–41	1–0	21 – Chandler	9 – Franklin	4 – Jones	Mitchell Center (2,037) Mobile, AL
November 13, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 58–64	1–1	18 – Franklin	12 – Franklin	2 – 2 Tied	Charles Koch Arena (8,507) Wichita, KS
November 16, 2021* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 14 Alabama	L 68–73	1–2	23 – Manning Jr.	11 – Franklin	4 – Manning Jr.	Coleman Coliseum (9,038) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 20, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Mobile	W 78–45	2–2	15 – Chandler	16 – Kearing	5 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,549) Mobile, AL
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		William Carey	W 96–53	3–2	22 – Chandler	10 – Kearing	4 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,386) Mobile, AL
November 25, 2021* 12:30 pm		vs. San Diego Las Vegas Classic Semifinals	W 68–67	4–2	21 – 2 Tied	7 – Smith	5 – Manning Jr.	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021* 5:00 pm		vs. Hawaiʻi Las Vegas Classic Championship	W 72–69	5–2	25 – Manning Jr.	7 – Manning Jr.	4 – Chandler	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 69–66	6–2	20 – Manning Jr.	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,654) Mobile, AL
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 85–55	7–2	22 – Franklin	9 – Franklin	6 – Chandler	Mitchell Center (2,418) Mobile, AL
December 4, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 74–64	8–2	22 – Manning Jr.	7 – Chandler	2 – 2 Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (804) Jacksonville, AL
December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 69–62	9–2	17 – Manning Jr.	8 – Franklin	5 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,607) Mobile, AL
December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 52–65	9–3	23 – Chandler	8 – Goncalves	3 – Al. Anderson	Wisdom Gym (802) Stephenville, TX
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 84–69	10–3	22 – Chandler	9 – Franklin	6 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,794) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 87–89 OT	10–4 (0–1)	26 – Manning Jr.	15 – Franklin	5 – Chandler	College Park Center (1,200) Arlington, TX
January 1, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[4]					Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 64–72	10–5 (0–2)	19 – Chandler	8 – Manning, Jr.	4 – Manning, Jr.	Mitchell Center (1,520) Mobile, AL
January 8, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[5]					Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Georgia State	W 74–65	11–5 (1–2)	20 – Manning, Jr.	10 – Franklin	6 – Manning, Jr.	Mitchell Center (2,354) Mobile, AL
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 73–67	12–5 (2–2)	19 – 2 Tied	12 – Franklin	3 – 3 Tied	Mitchell Center (1,926) Mobile, AL
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 77–70	13–5 (3–2)	20 – Manning, Jr.	5 – 3 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	Cajundome (2,853) Lafayette, LA
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 68–56	14–5 (4–2)	21 – Chandler	5 – Franklin	6 – Manning, Jr.	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,766) Monroe, LA
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 82–63	15–5 (5–2)	26 – Chandler	8 – Franklin	6 – Manning, Jr.	Mitchell Center (4,146) Mobile, AL
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 68–77	15–6 (5–3)	20 – 2 Tied	11 – Franklin	2 – 4 Tied	Trojan Arena (4,546) Troy, AL
February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 57–58	15–7 (5–4)	15 – Chandler	8 – Franklin	2 – 2 Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,886) Statesboro, GA
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 62–69	15–8 (5–5)	26 – Chandler	8 – Smith	2 – 3 Tied	GSU Sports Arena (1,377) Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 77–46	16–8 (6–5)	14 – Chandler	6 – Franklin	5 – Chandler	Mitchell Center (1,727) Mobile, AL
February 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 70–51	17–8 (7–5)	22 – Chandler	8 – Franklin	3 – Chandler	Mitchell Center (2,674) Mobile, AL
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 71–68	18–8 (8–5)	17 – Chandler	14 – Franklin	8 – Chandler	HTC Center (1,030) Conway, SC
February 19, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 51–69	18–9 (8–6)	14 – Kearing	6 – Franklin	3 – Manning Jr.	Holmes Center (4,508) Boone, NC
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State	L 52–55	18–10 (8–7)	16 – Franklin	8 – Franklin	5 – Chandler	Mitchell Center (1,847) Mobile, AL
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 62–52	19–10 (9–7)	17 – Manning Jr.	9 – Smith	5 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (963) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (12) Little Rock First round	L 71–75	19–11	26 – Manning Jr.	9 – Franklin	4 – Jones	Pensacola Bay Center (85) Pensacola, FL
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana First Round - The Travis Grant Game	W 70–68	20–11	17 – 2 Tied	14 – Franklin	6 – Manning Jr.	Mitchell Center (885) Mobile, AL
March 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate Second Round	W 83–79	21–11	28 – Franklin	7 – Franklin	6 – Jones	Mitchell Center (699) Mobile, AL
March 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina Semifinals	L 68–69 OT	21–12	–	–	–	Mitchell Center (1,013) Mobile, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[6][7]