2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team
The 2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represents Bellarmine University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 17th-year head coach Scott Davenport, play their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the ASUN Conference.
| 2021–22 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball | |
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| Conference | ASUN Conference |
| 2021–22 record | 5–6 (0–0 ASUN) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall |
| 2021–22 ASUN men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 ASUN Tournament winner As of December 13, 2021; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The season marks Bellarmine's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Knights are not eligible for NCAA postseason play but are allowed to participate in the ASUN Tournament.
Previous season
The Knights finished the 2020–21 season with a 14–8 overall record, including a 10–3 mark in ASUN play to finish in second place. The season marked Bellarmine's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. They lost in the first round of the ASUN Tournament to 7 seed Stetson. They then received an invitation to participate in the CBI Tournament where they would defeat Army in the Quarterfinals before losing in the Semifinals to Pepperdine.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Exhibition | ||||||||||||
| October 28, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Tiffin | W 90–87 | Freedom Hall (1,313) Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | ||||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at No. 7 Purdue | L 67–96 | 0–1 |
Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||||
| November 13, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | L 59–78 | 0–2 |
CFSB Center (3,613) Murray, KY | ||||||||
| November 17, 2021* 10:00 pm, WCC Network |
at Saint Mary's | L 64–73 | 0–3 |
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,265) Moraga, CA | ||||||||
| November 19, 2021* 9:00 pm, RTNW |
at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 50–92 | 0–4 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||||||
| November 22, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. No. 2 UCLA Empire Classic |
L 62–75 | 0–5 |
T-Mobile Arena (7,001) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||||
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Central Michigan Empire Classic |
W 76–69 | 1–5 |
T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV | ||||||||
| November 28, 2021* 3:00 pm |
Franklin College | W 75–38 | 2–5 |
Freedom Hall (1,117) Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at West Virginia | L 55–74 | 2–6 |
WVU Coliseum (9,523) Morgantown, WV | ||||||||
| December 5, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Defiance College | W 92–43 | 3–6 |
Freedom Hall (911) Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Asbury University | W 87–55 | 4–6 |
KFC Yum! Center (863) Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Midway University | W 89–39 | 5–6 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||
| December 15, 2021* 8:00 pm |
at South Dakota | Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD | ||||||||||
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm |
at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | ||||||||||
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Loyola Marymount | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| December 29, 2021* 8:00 pm |
at Bradley | Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL | ||||||||||
| ASUN Conference regular season | ||||||||||||
| January 4, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Jacksonville State | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL | ||||||||||
| January 8 7:00 pm |
Eastern Kentucky | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| January 11 7:00 pm |
Central Arkansas | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| January 15 5:00 pm |
at Lipscomb | Allen Arena Nashville, TN | ||||||||||
| January 18 7:00 pm |
North Alabama | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| January 22 7:00 pm |
Jacksonville | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| January 27 7:30 pm |
at Stetson | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | ||||||||||
| January 29 7:00 pm |
at Florida Gulf Coast | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | ||||||||||
| February 3 7:00 pm |
Liberty | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| February 5 7:00 pm |
Kennesaw State | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| February 9 7:00 pm |
at North Florida | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL | ||||||||||
| February 12 4:30 pm |
at North Alabama | Flowers Hall Florence, AL | ||||||||||
| February 16 8:00 pm |
at Central Arkansas | Farris Center Conway, AR | ||||||||||
| February 20 7:00 pm |
Jacksonville State | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| February 23 7:00 pm |
Lipscomb | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||||
| February 26 1:00 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | ||||||||||
| ASUN Tournament | ||||||||||||
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References
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
