2021–22 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2021–22 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
2021–22 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	10–22 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Schrage (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Holmes; Allen Payne; Noel Gillespie;
Home arena	Schar Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by third-year head coach Mike Schrage, played their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–22, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to UNC Wilmington.

2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Towson	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
UNC Wilmington	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Delaware †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Elon	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
James Madison*	6	–	12	.333	15	–	14	.517
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022

† 2022 CAA tournament winner

Previous season edit

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Phoenix finished the 2020–21 season 10–9, 4–7 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. In the CAA tournament, they defeated Towson,^[1] top-seeded James Madison,^[2] and Hofstra to advance to the tournament championship game for the first time in program history.^[3] There they lost to Drexel.^[4]

Roster edit

2021–22 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Hunter McIntosh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Greater Atlanta Christian School	Snellville, GA
F/C	1	Chuck Hannah	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Boston, MA
G/F	2	JaDun Michael	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	The Burlington School	Burlington, NC
G	3	Charlie Mendys	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	Roanoke College	Carrboro, NC
F/C	4	Sam Sherry	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Cumberland Valley HS	Mechanicsburg, PA
G/F	5	Torrence Watson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Missouri	St. Louis, MO
G	10	Kris Wooten	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Arendell Parrott Academy	Kinston, NC
G	11	RJ Noord	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Heritage HS	Decatur, GA
G	12	Darius Burford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	Bolingbrook HS	Bolingbrook, IL
G/F	13	Jerald Gillens-Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS Sr	Butler	Orlando, FL
G	14	Zac Ervin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Gate City HS	Gate City, VA
F/C	21	Michael Graham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	So	Canterbury School	Brooklyn, NY
G	23	Ben Daugherty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Western Reserve Academy	Chagrin Falls, OH
G	24	Reece Clark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Weston, MA
G/F	25	Hunter Woods	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	John Muir HS	Pasadena, CA
C	30	Andrew Junkin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Mississippi State	New Hope, MS

Head coach

Mike Schrage (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Allen Payne (Auburn)
Noel Gillespie (UW–Whitewater)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2021

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida	L 61–74	0–1	16 – Graham	9 – Graham	3 – Gillens-Butler	O'Connell Center (9,275) Gainesville, FL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Randolph	W 107–62	1–1	18 – Wooten	10 – Graham	5 – 2 Tied	Schar Center (1,949) Elon, NC
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Bluefield	W 89–72	2–1	29 – Ervin	12 – Burford	6 – Burford	Schar Center (1,638) Elon, NC
November 18, 2021* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. West Virginia Charleston Classic First Round	L 68–87	2–2	15 – Watson	7 – 2 Tied	4 – Watson	TD Arena (4,213) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Ole Miss Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd Round	L 56–74	2–3	16 – Burford	8 – Woods	4 – Burford	TD Arena (4,672) Charleston, SC
November 21, 2021* 10:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Temple Charleston Classic 7th Place Game	L 58–75	2–4	16 – McIntosh	7 – Burford	4 – McIntosh	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 27, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Jacksonville State	L 81–93	2–5	18 – Ervin	8 – Woods	6 – McIntosh	Schar Center (1,522) Elon, NC
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 61–74	2–6	15 – Burford	7 – Graham	5 – McIntosh	Greensboro Coliseum (1,847) Greensboro, NC
December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		High Point	L 77–83	2–7	34 – Watson	7 – Hannah	5 – 2 Tied	Schar Center (3,158) Elon, NC
December 11, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at North Carolina	L 63–80	2–8	16 – McIntosh	5 – Watson	6 – Watson	Dean Smith Center (16,607) Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Winthrop	W 63–61	3–8	13 – Graham	15 – Graham	6 – McIntosh	Schar Center (1,256) Elon, NC
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 2 Duke	L 56–87	3–9	14 – Gillens-Butler	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Burford	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Arkansas	L 55–81	3–10	14 – Graham	7 – Woods	3 – 2 Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
CAA regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 79–62	4–10 (1–0)	23 – Burford	7 – Gillens-Butler	3 – 4 Tied	Schar Center (1,487) Elon, NC
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at College of Charleston	L 61–65	4–11 (1–1)	22 – McIntosh	8 – Graham	3 – Burford	TD Arena (3,635) Charleston, SC
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	L 66–73	4–12 (1–2)	23 – Burford	7 – Woods	4 – Burford	Trask Coliseum (2,595) Wilmington, NC
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Towson	L 54–59	4–13 (1–3)	13 – McIntosh	8 – Burford	5 – McIntosh	Schar Center (1,821) Elon, NC
January 17, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		James Madison	W 90–67	5–13 (2–3)	23 – Wooten	8 – Burford	7 – McIntosh	Schar Center (1,684) Elon, NC
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	L 49–77	5–14 (2–4)	16 – Woods	17 – Graham	1 – 6 Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (788) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	L 77–80	5–15 (2–5)	20 – Watson	11 – Graham	4 – 2 Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (1,664) Newark, DE
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary Rescheduled from January 5	W 61–54	6–15 (3–5)	20 – Graham	12 – Graham	6 – Woods	Schar Center (1,585) Elon, NC
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	L 61–65	6–16 (3–6)	20 – Burford	11 – Graham	8 – Burford	Kaplan Arena (2,472) Williamsburg, VA
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	W 78–65	7–16 (4–6)	27 – Burford	11 – Graham	4 – McIntosh	Schar Center (2,405) Elon, NC
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		College of Charleston	L 64–66	7–17 (4–7)	20 – McIntosh	6 – Ervin	4 – Burford	Schar Center (2,690) Elon, NC
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	W 70–66	8–17 (5–7)	23 – McIntosh	6 – Hannah	6 – Woods	Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,414) Harrisonburg, VA
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	L 50–86	8–18 (5–8)	9 – Tied	7 – Woods	4 – Burford	SECU Arena (1,832) Towson, MD
February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra Rescheduled from December 31	L 64–97	8–19 (5–9)	19 – McIntosh	8 – Junkin	4 – Woods	Schar Center (1,232) Elon, NC
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Delaware	L 62–71	8–20 (5–10)	21 – Burford	9 – Graham	3 – McIntosh	Schar Center (1,902) Elon, NC
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel	L 60–71	8–21 (5–11)	31 – Burford	9 – Hannah	3 – McIntosh	Schar Center (2,456) Elon, NC
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	W 81–55	9–21 (6–11)	21 – Burford	10 – Junkin	3 – 2 Tied	Mack Sports Complex (1,454) Hempstead, NY
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Northeastern	W 67–54	10–21 (7–11)	21 – McIntosh	10 – Graham	3 – Burford	Matthews Arena (1,117) Boston, MA
CAA tournament
March 6, 2022 6:00 pm, FloHoops	(7)	vs. (2) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	L 58–75	10–22	15 – McIntosh	5 – Hannah	4 – McIntosh	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,578) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References edit

^ "Elon Dominates Towson, 69-48, To Advance To CAA Quarterfinals". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Elon Rallies To Knock Off James Madison, 72-71". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Elon Defeats Hofstra; Advances To First CAA Championship Game In Program History". Patriot League. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Drexel Tops Elon, 63-56, To Capture First CAA Men's Basketball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[1] "Elon Dominates Towson, 69-48, To Advance To CAA Quarterfinals". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[2] "Elon Rallies To Knock Off James Madison, 72-71". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[3] "Elon Defeats Hofstra; Advances To First CAA Championship Game In Program History". Patriot League. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[4] "Drexel Tops Elon, 63-56, To Capture First CAA Men's Basketball Championship". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

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