2021–22 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
The 2021–22 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in ninth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–22 (4–14 OVC) |
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| Associate head coach | Matt Sligh (1st season) |
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| Home arena | Skyhawk Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Murray State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Skyhawks finished the 2020–21 season 8–16, 11–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. The failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.[2]
On March 12, 2021, interim head coach Montez Robinson announced that the team would not be retaining him as head coach.[3] On March 30, the school announced that Bethune–Cookman head coach Ryan Ridder would be the team's next head coach.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Bethel | W 87–58 | – |
Skyhawk Arena (1,204) Martin, TN | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 18 Tennessee | L 62–90 | 0–1 |
Thompson–Boling Arena (16,425) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Miami–Hamilton | W 94–66 | 1–1 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,194) Martin, TN | |||||||
| November 19, 2021* 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
at Florida Atlantic Paradise Classic |
L 67–75 | 1–2 |
FAU Arena (1,064) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
vs. Troy Paradise Classic |
L 67–80 | 1–3 |
FAU Arena (352) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| November 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
vs. North Dakota Paradise Classic |
W 77–72 | 2–3 |
FAU Arena (292) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Carver College | W 103–43 | 3–3 |
Skyhawk Arena (618) Martin, TN | |||||||
| November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Kentucky | L 66–81 | 3–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,927) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
at Middle Tennessee | L 61–73 | 3–5 |
Murphy Center (2,512) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm |
at Western Illinois | L 64–81 | 3–6 |
Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 11, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Middle Tennessee | L 75–84 | 3–7 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,218) Martin, TN | |||||||
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Asheville | W 79–68 | 4–7 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,041) Martin, TN | |||||||
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Evansville | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||||
| December 19, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Drake | L 54–80 | 4–8 |
Knapp Center (2,673) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 13 Ohio State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||||
| Ohio Valley regular season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Austin Peay | W 65–62 | 5–8 (1–0) |
Dunn Center (1,113) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
| January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNews |
at Tennessee State | W 94–78 | 6–8 (2–0) |
Gentry Complex (300) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 8, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | L 55–81 | 6–9 (2–1) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,329) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | L 62–76 | 6–10 (2–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,816) Morehead, KY | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | L 70–76 | 6–11 (2–3) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,515) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Austin Peay | L 57–72 | 6–12 (2–4) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,907) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | L 66–74 | 6–13 (2–5) |
CFSB Center (4,722) Murray, KY | |||||||
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville Rescheduled from January 1 |
W 76–70 | 7–13 (3–5) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,113) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 27, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | L 53–58 | 7–14 (3–6) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,124) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 58–87 | 7–15 (3–7) |
Curb Event Center (1,601) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 3, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 84–63 | 8–15 (4–7) |
Skyhawk Arena (506) Martin, TN | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | L 61–69 | 8–16 (4–8) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,716) Martin, TN | |||||||
| February 10, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | L 63–71 | 8–17 (4–9) |
First Community Arena (441) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | L 70–82 | 8–18 (4–10) |
Lantz Arena (1,225) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 16, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | L 60–68 | 8–19 (4–11) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,367) Martin, TN | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 21 Murray State | L 60–62 | 8–20 (4–12) |
Skyhawk Arena (3,257) Martin, TN | |||||||
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | L 69–76 | 8–21 (4–13) |
Show Me Center (742) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | L 75–88 | 8–22 (4–14) |
Eblen Center (1,710) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
References
- "2021-22 UT-Martin Skyhawks Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- "Field Set for 2021 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- "Robinson will not be retained at Tennessee Martin". HoopDirt. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- "UT Martin hires Ryan Ridder as new men's basketball coach". USA Today. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- "2021-22 UT Martin Skyhawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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