2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–20 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach	Fran O'Hanlon (27th season);
Assistant coaches	Jarren Dyson; Andrew Radomicki; Mark Hueber;
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colgate †	16	–	2	.889	23	–	12	.657
Navy	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Boston University	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Lehigh	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Army	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
Loyola	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Holy Cross	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Lafayette	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
Bucknell	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
American	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313

† 2022 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 27th-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

On January 21, O'Hanlon announced that he will retire at the end of the season.^[1]

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Leopards finished the 2020–21 season 9–6, 9–5 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the Central Division. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were upset by Bucknell in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Ryan Zambie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Plano, Texas
G	2	Jon Brantley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Farmington Hills, Michigan
G	3	Tyrone Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Apopka, Florida
G	4	Jay Vaughan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Allentown, Pennsylvania
G	5	Eric Sondberg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Davidsonville, Maryland
G	11	Isaiah Thompson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	White Plains, New York
F	12	Tomas Verbinskis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Klaipėda, Lithuania
F	14	Kyle Jenkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Higganum, Connecticut
G	20	CJ Fulton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	21	Devin Hines	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	West Palm Beach, Florida
F	33	Leo O'Boyle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Scranton, Pennsylvania
F	44	Chris Rubayo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Skillman, New Jersey
F	45	Neal Quinn	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Allendale, New Jersey

Head coach

Fran O'Hanlon (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Jarren Dyson (Emory & Henry)
Andrew Radomicki (Widener)
Mark Hueber (Immaculata)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Syracuse	L 63–97	0–1	Carrier Dome (19,929) Syracuse, NY
November 12, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	L 85–90	0–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,309) Easton, PA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 57–85	0–3	The Palestra (1,791) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 7 Duke	L 55–88	0–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at Rutgers	W 53–51	1–4	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,017) Piscataway, NJ
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	W 73–50	2–4	Levien Gymnasium (628) New York, NY
December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	L 67–74	2–5	Kirby Sports Center (1,505) Easton, PA
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 86–90 ^2OT	2–6	Kirby Sports Center (1,202) Easton, PA
December 5, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloSports		at Delaware	L 58–68	2–7	Bob Carpenter Center (1,636) Newark, DE
December 11, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	L 73–84	2–8	Kirby Sports Center (1,345) Easton, PA
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gwynedd Mercy	W 87–66	3–8	Kirby Sports Center (978) Easton, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 74–79	3–9 (0–1)	Hart Center (0) Worcester, MA
January 10, 2022 7:00 pm		Navy	L 55–69	3–10 (0–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,087) Easton, PA
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 60–74	3–11 (0–3)	Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	W 68–54	4–11 (1–3)	Kirby Sports Center (1,357) Easton, PA
January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	W 69–56	5–11 (2–3)	Bender Arena (427) Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	L 62–81	5–12 (2–4)	Kirby Sports Center (1,427) Easton, PA
January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	L 56–60	5–13 (2–5)	Christl Arena (735) West Point, NY
January 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 61–72	5–14 (2–6)	Kirby Sports Center (1,291) Easton, PA
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm		American	W 71–62	5–14 (3–6)	Kirby Sports Center (1,153) Easton, PA
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm		Bucknell	W 74–72 ^OT	7–14 (4–6)	Kirby Sports Center (1,667) Easton, PA
February 7, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Navy	L 44–68	7–15 (4–7)	Alumni Hall (1,027) Annapolis, MD
February 12, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 73–69	8–15 (5–7)	Stabler Arena (1,224) Bethlehem, PA
February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate Rescheduled from January 22	L 61–69	8–16 (5–8)	Cotterell Court (324) Hamilton, NY
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 77–68	9–16 (6–8)	Kirby Sports Center (1,473) Easton, PA
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 89–92 ^OT	9–17 (6–9)	Sojka Pavilion (883) Lewisburg, PA
February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross Rescheduled from January 29	W 84–61	10–17 (7–9)	Kirby Sports Center (1,541) Easton, PA
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 60–76	10–18 (7–10)	Case Gym (850) Boston, MA
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm		Lehigh	L 58–78	10–19 (7–11)	Kirby Sports Center (2,327) Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	(9) Bucknell First Round	L 81–82 ^OT	10–20	Kirby Sports Center (1,740) Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Lafayette Men's Basketball Head Coach Fran O'Hanlon to Retire Following 2021-22 Season". patriotleague.org. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Round Recap (3.6.21)". Patriot League. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Lafayette Leopards Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[1] "Lafayette Men's Basketball Head Coach Fran O'Hanlon to Retire Following 2021-22 Season". patriotleague.org. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[2] "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Round Recap (3.6.21)". Patriot League. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[4] "2021-22 Lafayette Leopards Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

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