2021–22 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MVC Tournament winner ; As of December 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2021–22 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2021–22 record	4–8 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Logan Baumann; Thomas Jackson; Brandon Crone;
Home arena	Ford Center

The 2021–22 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represent the University of Evansville in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces are led by head coach Todd Lickliter in his second season at Evansville and play their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Purple Aces finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC Tournament, they lost to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2021–22 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gage Bobe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	South Knox	Vincennes, IN
F	2	Blake Sisley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Heritage Hills	Santa Claus, IN
G	3	Jawaun Newton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Burges	El Paso, TX
G	4	Troy Boynton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Baylor Prep	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	5	Shamar Givance	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	First Love Christian Academy	Toronto, ON
F	10	Evan Kuhlman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Lakota East	Liberty Township, OH
G	11	Emmette Page	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Osseo Northeast CC	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	13	Blaise Beauchamp	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bella Vista Lincoln Trail College	Minnetonka, MN
G	15	Grant Tichenor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Ohio County	Hartford, KY
F	24	Preston Phillips	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Don Bosco Institute	Elkhart, IN
G	30	Noah Frederking	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Okawville	Okawville, IL
F	31	Iyen Enaruna	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cloud County CC	Amsterdam, Netherlands
F	34	Antoine Smith Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Don Bosco Institute Collin College	Westerville, OH
F	44	Trey Hall	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Link Year Prep	Willimantic, CT

Head coach

Todd Lickliter (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Logan Baumann (Louisville)
Thomas Jackson (Butler)
Brandon Crone (Butler)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 1:00 pm	Mount St. Joseph	W 74–45		Ford Center (3,159) Evansville, IN
November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 74–64		Ford Center (2,915) Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cincinnati	L 43–65	0–1	Fifth Third Arena (10,024) Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	W 60–40	1–1	Ford Center (3,145) Evansville, IN
November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont	L 43–81	1–2	Curb Event Center (2,421) Nashville, TN
November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	DePauw	W 69–58	2–2	Ford Center (2,894) Evansville, IN
November 20, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UCF	L 59–75	2–3	Ford Center (3,233) Evansville, IN
November 22, 2021* 10:00 am	vs. Rice Gulf Coast Showcase First Round	L 104–109 ^3OT	2–4	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 23, 2021* 10:00 am	vs. Vermont Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation – 2nd Round	L 49–58	2–5	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 24, 2021* 10:00 am	vs. Akron Gulf Coast Showcase 7th Place Game	L 60–69	2–6	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 28, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	W 70–54	3–6	Lantz Arena (1,011) Charleston, IL
December 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Southern Illinois	L 52–54	3–7 (0–1)	Ford Center (3,318) Evansville, IN
December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Tennessee Tech	W 59–51	4–7	Ford Center (3,275) Evansville, IN
December 8, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	L 73–75	4–8	Show Me Center (690) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm	UT Martin			Ford Center Evansville, IN
December 21, 2021* TBA	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 2, 2022 1:00 pm	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 5, 2022 6:00 pm	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm	Illinois State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 12, 2022 TBA	at Bradley			Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL
January 15, 2022 3:00 pm	Drake			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm	Loyola			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 26, 2022 6:00 pm	Northern Iowa			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 1, 2022 TBA	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 5, 2022 1:00 pm	Bradley			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 9, 2022 6:00 pm	Indiana State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 12, 2022 TBA	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 16, 2022 TBA	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 19, 2022 5:00 pm	Valparaiso			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 23, 2022 TBA	at Loyola			Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm	Missouri State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
MVC Tournament
TBD TBD	vs. TBD			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

"Evansville vs. Indiana State - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

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[1] "Evansville vs. Indiana State - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

[2] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-06.

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Venues	Roberts Municipal Stadium (1956–2011) Ford Center (2011–present)
Culture & lore	Aces Brass 1977 team plane crash
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