2021–22 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
	* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament and 2022 Big West Tournament due to transition period that ends in 2024; Big West games not counted in standings.
	† 2022 Big West Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021;

2021–22 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
2021–22 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2021–22 record	6–4 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Mike Magpayo (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Michael Czepil (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Lecak (3rd season); Rob Jones (1st season);
Home arena	SRC Arena; (Capacity: 3,168)

The 2021–22 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Mike Magpayo, play their home games at the on-campus Student Recreation Center Arena[lower-alpha 1] in Riverside, California, and compete as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

UCR finished 14–8, including an 8–4 record in conference play, during Magpayo's first season at the helm in 2020–21. After finishing third in the regular-season Big West Conference standings, the Highlanders defeated Hawaiʻi in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament before being eliminated in the semifinals by UC Irvine. Their .636 winning percentage on the season was UCR's best single-season mark since the program transitioned to Division I in 2001.[1]

Preseason

Prior to the season, the future of the men's basketball program was placed into doubt, as UC Riverside's leadership were considering cutting the university's entire athletics department in response to financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in May 2021, the university announced that they had decided against eliminating athletics and will continue competing at the NCAA Division I level in all sports,[2][3] thus saving the men's basketball program from extinction.

Roster

For the second straight season, over half of UC Riverside's roster consists, curiously, of players who are from either Australia or New Zealand.

2021–22 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dragan Elkaz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Westfields Sports HS	Green Valley, NSW, Australia
F	1	J. P. Moorman II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Temple	Greensboro, NC
G	2	Quinton Ford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Copperas Cove HS	Copperas Cove, TX
G	3	Kobe Jerome	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Blue Ridge School	New Rochelle, NY
F	4	Daniel Mading	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	San Jacinto CC	Perth, WA, Australia
G	5	Zyon Pullin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	College Park HS	Pleasant Hill, CA
G	10	Jeffrey Ofoedu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Suzanne Cory HS	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
G	11	Flynn Cameron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	DePaul	Auckland, New Zealand
C	12	Jhaylon Martinez	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	UNLV	Vallejo, CA
G	14	Wil Tattersall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Center of Excellence	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
G	22	Dominick Pickett (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Rancho Verde HS	Moreno Valley, CA
F	23	Angus McWilliam	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	TCU	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	24	Jaylen Cross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Culver City HS	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
C	25	Callum McRae	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	RS Jr	Palmerston North Boys HS	Palmerston North, New Zealand
G/F	40	Niyi Olabode	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Miramonte HS	Orinda, CA

Head coach

Mike Magpayo (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Czepil (Nicholls)
Michael Lecak (Pittsburgh)
Rob Jones (Saint Mary's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12 December 2021

Source: [4]

Schedule and results

On November 11, the Highlanders upset Pac-12 school Arizona State on the road, 66–65. As time expired in the game, forward J. P. Moorman II sank a buzzer-beating three-pointer from past half-court to stun the Sun Devils in what a USA Today opinion piece called "one of college basketball's shining moments" and "perhaps the shot of the year".[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		Cal State Los Angeles	W 90–56	–	17 – Pullin	11 – Pullin	9 – Pullin	SRC Arena (247) Riverside, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView		at San Diego State	L 53–66	0–1	13 – McRae	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Viejas Arena (11,729) San Diego, CA
November 11, 2021* 5:30 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	W 66–65	1–1	18 – Cameron	11 – Moorman II	8 – Pullin	Desert Financial Arena (7,594) Tempe, AZ
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Sierra	W 72–54	2–1	18 – Tattersall	12 – McRae	5 – Pullin	SRC Arena (285) Riverside, CA
November 17, 2021* 7:30 p.m., WCC Network		at San Diego	L 62–74	2–2	20 – Pullin	10 – Pullin	4 – McRae	Jenny Craig Pavilion (958) San Diego, CA
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethesda Homecoming	W 95–57	3–2	18 – Tied	11 – Martinez	8 – Pullin	SRC Arena (577) Riverside, CA
November 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at UTEP Golden Turkey Classic	W 52–40	4–2	14 – Moorman II	10 – McRae	2 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (4,037) El Paso, TX
November 26, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida A&M Golden Turkey Classic	W 60–49	5–2	17 – Pullin	16 – McRae	5 – Pullin	SRC Arena (212) Riverside, CA
November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	L 50–67	5–3	12 – Pullin	6 – Pullin	3 – Pullin	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,594) Moraga, CA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon	L 65–71	5–4	15 – Pickett	7 – Pullin	5 – Pullin	Matthew Knight Arena (5,739) Eugene, OR
December 12, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Baptist	W 70–54	6–4	19 – Moorman II	14 – McRae	5 – Pullin	SRC Arena (884) Riverside, CA
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
December 22, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Idaho						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 1, 2022 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaiʻi						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 8, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at CSUN						Matadome Northridge, CA
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 29, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaiʻi						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego						RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		CSUN						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
Big West Tournament
March 8/10, 2022 TBA	(TBA)	vs. (TBA) TBA Big West Tournament						Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources: [5][6]

Notes

The arena is part of a larger athletics complex called the UC Riverside Student Recreation Center, commonly known as "The SRC."

References

"UC-Riverside Highlanders School History". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
Medcalf, Myron (6 May 2021). "UC Riverside won't cut sports, will remain at Division I level despite pandemic". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
Wolken, Dan (12 November 2021). "Opinion: From brink of program elimination, UC-Riverside authors one of college basketball's shining moments". USA Today. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
"UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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[1] The arena is part of a larger athletics complex called the UC Riverside Student Recreation Center, commonly known as "The SRC."

[2] "UC-Riverside Highlanders School History". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[3] Medcalf, Myron (6 May 2021). "UC Riverside won't cut sports, will remain at Division I level despite pandemic". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[usatoday-4] Wolken, Dan (12 November 2021). "Opinion: From brink of program elimination, UC-Riverside authors one of college basketball's shining moments". USA Today. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[6] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[7] "UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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