2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores 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 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2021–22 record	4–6 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Josh Schertz (1st season);
Associate head coach	Matthew Graves
Assistant coaches	Zak Boisvert; Bryston Williams;
Home arena	Hulman Center

The 2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represents Indiana State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by first-year head coach Josh Schertz, play their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sycamores finished the 2020–21 season 15–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament before losing to Loyola in the semifinals.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On March 7, 2021, Indiana State announced that head coach Greg Lansing's contract would not be renewed, thereby ending his 11-year tenure at the school.[2] On March 17, the Sycamores hired Josh Schertz, former head coach at Division II Lincoln Memorial, as Lansing's replacement.[3]

Roster

2021–22 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Xavier Bledson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Lincoln Memorial	Gainesville, Georgia
G	1	Julian Larry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy	Frisco, Texas
G	2	Quimari Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, Indiana
F	3	Kailex Stephens	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Tallahassee Community College	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G	4	Cooper Neese	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cloverdale High School	Cloverdale, Indiana
G	5	Cameron Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Spain Park High School	Hoover, Alabama
G	11	Tyreke Key	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Clay County High School (TN)	Celina, Tennessee
G	12	Micah Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Northwest Florida State College	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G	13	Sam Mervis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	University High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	14	Simon Wilbar	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Lincoln Memorial	Fort Myers, Florida
G	15	Cameron Henry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Lincoln Memorial	Chesterfield, Virginia
G	24	Zach Hobbs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Des Moines Area Community College	Mesa, Arizona
F	35	Dearon Tucker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Oregon State	Dallas, Texas
C	50	Nick Hittle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Culver Academies	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Josh Schertz (Florida Atlantic)

Assistant coach(es)

Matthew Graves (Butler)
Zak Boisvert (Fordham)
Bryston Williams (Northwest Missouri State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Rose–Hulman	W 82–70		Hulman Center (4,500) Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Green Bay	W 81–77	1–0	Kress Events Center (1,834) Green Bay, WI
November 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 7 Purdue	L 67–92	1–1	Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	Hanover	W 90–49	2–1	Hulman Center (3,000) Terre Haute, IN
November 18, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Old Dominion Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals	W 77–36	3–1	HTC Center (1,237) Conway, SC
November 19, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Oklahoma Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals	L 63–87	3–2	HTC Center (1,131) Conway, SC
November 21, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. New Mexico State Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation - 3rd Place Game	L 66–80	3–3	HTC Center (1,083) Conway, SC
November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Ball State	L 75–97	3–4	Worthen Arena (3,017) Muncie, IN
December 1, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola–Chicago	L 76–88	3–5 (0–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,915) Chicago, IL
December 4, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	Miami (OH)	W 69–68	4–5	Hulman Center (3,456) Terre Haute, IN
December 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Dakota State	L 70–77	4–6	Scheels Center (1,434) Fargo, ND
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	Alabama A&M			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
December 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland City			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	Coppin State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 2, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bradley			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Evansville			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Loyola–Chicago			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drake			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Illinois State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Illinois			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
MVC Tournament
March 2022 TBA	vs. TBD			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

"Arch Madness Game 7: Loyola 65, Indiana State 49". Missouri Valley Conference. March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
Ludlow, Kyler (March 7, 2021). "ISU, Men's Basketball Coach Greg Lansing Part Ways After 11 Seasons" (Press release). Indiana State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
Ludlow, Kyler (March 17, 2021). "Indiana State Announces Josh Schertz as Next Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Indiana State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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[1] "Arch Madness Game 7: Loyola 65, Indiana State 49". Missouri Valley Conference. March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[2] Ludlow, Kyler (March 7, 2021). "ISU, Men's Basketball Coach Greg Lansing Part Ways After 11 Seasons" (Press release). Indiana State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[3] Ludlow, Kyler (March 17, 2021). "Indiana State Announces Josh Schertz as Next Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Indiana State Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Venues	North Hall (1895–1923) William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium (1923–1928) ISU Gymnasium (1928–1962) College Arena (1962–1973) Hulman Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	"Cheer for the Blue and White" "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearance in italics

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Drake	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Southern Illinois	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	4	.556
Illinois State	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	5	.500
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	6	.400
Missouri State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Indiana State	0	–	1	.000	4	–	6	.400
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
Northern Iowa	0	–	1	.000	2	–	5	.286

† 2022 MVC Tournament winner As of December 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll