2021–22 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2021–22 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by ninth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Jackson State Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	11–19 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach	Wayne Brent (9th season)
Assistant coaches	De'Suan Dixon Christopher Woodall
Home arena	Williams Assembly Center

2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	17		.500
Texas Southern †	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Southern	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Florida A&M	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Grambling State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Alabama State	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	26		.071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 12–6, 11–0 in SWAC play, and were SWAC regular season co-champions alongside Prairie View A&M. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals, but were upset by eventual champions Texas Southern in overtime in the semifinals.

Roster

2021–22 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Gabe Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ridgeland, Mississippi F 1 Darius Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Quitman, Mississippi G 2 Ken Evans Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Jackson, Mississippi G 3 Jonas James III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Jackson, Mississippi G 4 Coltie Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Starkville, Mississippi G 5 John Wes Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Olive Branch, Mississippi G 10 Dyllan Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Brandon, Mississippi F/C 11 Jayveous McKinnis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pearl, Mississippi G 12 Darrian Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Brookhaven, Mississippi F 13 Isaiah Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Dayton, Ohio G 14 Justin Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Alpharetta, Georgia G 15 Malachai Wideman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Venice, Florida F 20 Darryl Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hattiesburg, Mississippi G/F 21 Chris Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Winston–Salem, North Carolina G/F 22 Chance Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky F 23 Kelvin Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 24 Jalani Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi F 25 Joseph Dupree II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi F 30 David McDaniel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia F 31 Jamarcus Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sardis, Mississippi G 33 Geronimo Warner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Phoenix, Arizona F 34 Terence Lewis II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Head coach Wayne Brent (Louisiana–Monroe) Assistant coach(es) Cason Burk (Jackson State) De'Suan Dixon (Jackson State) Christopher Woodall (William Carey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 22, 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, BTN		at No. 11 Illinois	L 47–71	0–1	12 – Young	12 – McKinnis	2 – 2 Tied	State Farm Center (14,032) Champaign, IL
November 12, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 68–70	0–2	20 – McKinnis	10 – McKinnis	3 – 3 Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,449) Ruston, LA
November 16, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 64–77	0–3	21 – Williams	8 – Evans	5 – James	CBU Events Center (2,631) Riverside, CA
November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall	L 66–80	0–4	18 – Watson	12 – McKinnis	3 – 2 Tied	Cam Henderson Center (3,839) Huntington, WV
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 35–70	0–5	14 – Watson	10 – McKinnis	4 – James	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,958) Bloomington, IN
November 27, 2021* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 75–70	1–5	22 – Watson	12 – McKinnis	3 – James	Cajundome (2,756) Lafayette, LA
December 1, 2021* 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Marquette	L 54–83	1–6	13 – McKinnis	14 – McKinnis	4 – Evans	Fiserv Forum (11,539) Milwaukee, WI
December 4, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 61–55	2–6	13 – 2 Tied	12 – Evans	4 – Evans	Redbird Arena (3,089) Normal, IL
December 12, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 17 Iowa State	L 37–47	2–7	11 – James	7 – Lewis II	5 – Evans	Hilton Coliseum (12,537) Ames, IA
December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	L 56–66	2–8	12 – 2 Tied	14 – McKinnis	4 – James	McLeod Center (1,679) Cedar Falls, IA
December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 65–70 OT	2–9	19 – McKinnis	10 – McKinnis	3 – Evans	Knapp Center (2,660) Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, TX
December 29, 2021* 6:00 pm		Southeastern Baptist	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
SWAC regular season
January 5, 2022 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	L 50–65	2–10 (0–1)	15 – James	8 – McKinnis	2 – Taylor	Williams Assembly Center (717) Jackson, MS
January 8, 2022 5:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 57–72	2–11 (0–2)	21 – Moore	8 – McKinnis	3 – Moore	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (525) Montgomery, AL
January 10, 2022 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 58–60	2–12 (0–3)	16 – McKinnis	9 – 2 Tied	3 – James	Elmore Gymnasium (767) Normal, AL
January 15, 2022 5:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 75–64	3–12 (1–3)	16 – Lewis	8 – McKinnis	1 – 4 Tied	Williams Assembly Center (213) Jackson, MS
January 17, 2022 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	W 61–58	4–12 (2–3)	19 – Lewis	12 – McKinnis	4 – 2 Tied	Williams Assembly Center (500) Jackson, MS
January 22, 2022 3:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 50–55	4–13 (2–4)	16 – McKinnis	9 – 2 Tied	4 – James	Moore Gymnasium (351) Daytona Beach, FL
January 24, 2022 6:30 pm		at Florida A&M	L 64–67	4–14 (2–5)	13 – Brown	13 – McKinnis	2 – 3 Tied	Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
January 29, 2022 5:30 pm		vs. Grambling State Bridge Builder Classic	L 64–73	4–15 (2–6)	15 – McKinnis	16 – McKinnis	4 – Evans	Mitchell Center (1,917) Mobile, AL
January 31, 2022 7:30 pm		Southern	L 64–75	4–16 (2–7)	16 – Moore	9 – Jones	8 – James	Williams Assembly Center (850) Jackson, MS
February 5, 2022 5:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 69–65	5–16 (3–7)	28 – Lewis	12 – Jones	8 – James	Harrison HPER Complex (4,689) Itta Bena, MS
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 60–47	6–16 (4–7)	14 – 2 Tied	12 – Lewis	4 – James	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,861) Pine Bluff, AR
February 12, 2022 5:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 60–56	7–16 (5–7)	19 – Lewis	9 – Lewis	3 – Evans	Williams Assembly Center (2,745) Jackson, MS
February 14, 2022 7:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 71–51	8–16 (6–7)	22 – Evans	10 – Evans	5 – Wilson	Williams Assembly Center (1,318) Jackson, MS
February 19, 2022 5:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 60–61	8–17 (6–8)	26 – Hicks	6 – Tied	6 – James	Davey Whitney Complex (3,500) Lorman, MS
February 26, 2022 8:00 pm		at Texas Southern	L 66–81	8–18 (6–9)	12 – Taylor	11 – Lewis	4 – James	H&PE Arena (2,456) Houston, TX
February 28, 2022 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 59–53	9–18 (7–9)	18 – Lewis	13 – McKinnis	4 – James	William J. Nicks Building (1,149) Prairie View, TX
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 87–79	10–18 (8–9)	24 – Evans	14 – McKinnis	7 – Evans	Williams Assembly Center (2,190) Jackson, MS
March 5, 2022 5:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 76–69	11–18 (9–9)	16 – James	12 – McKinnis	4 – James	Williams Assembly Center (2,997) Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Texas Southern Quarterfinals	L 50–54	11–19	15 – McKinnis	13 – McKinnis	3 – Taylor	Bartow Arena (266) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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