2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	9–22 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach	Brett Nelson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	R.J. Evans; Sam Ferry; Joe Kennedy;
Home arena	Hart 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 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Crusaders finished the 2020–21 season 5–11 in Patriot League play before suspending their season after positive COVID-19 tests within the program. They did not participate in the Patriot League tournament.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bo Montgomery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Lausanne Collegiate	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	R.J. Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Charlotte Latin School	Matthews, North Carolina
G	3	DáJion Humphrey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Southfield Christian School	Detroit, Michigan
G	4	Kyrell Luc	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Brimmer & May	Dorchester, Massachusetts
F	10	Gerrale Gates	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Sr	David W. Butler High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	Malcolm Townsel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	State Fair Community College	Chicago, Illinois
G	20	Tomer Oron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	HSMSE	New York, New York
G	21	Nolan Dorsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Millbrook High School	Knightdale, North Carolina
F	22	Austin Lewis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bosco Institute (IN)	Frisco, Texas
F	24	D.J. Hart	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Benedict's Prep	Newark, New Jersey
F	32	Michael Rabinovich	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Worcester Academy	Hopkinton, Massachusetts
G/F	33	Judson Martindale	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Worcester Academy	Sudbury, Massachusetts
G/F	35	Caleb Kenney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Douglas S. Freeman High School	Richmond, Virginia
F	44	Louth-M Coulibaly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	So	Canada Topflight Academy	Ottawa, Ontario

Head coach

Brett Nelson (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

R.J. Evans (Connecticut)
Sam Ferry (Vanderbilt)
Joe Kennedy (Northwestern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state^[2]
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Regis	W 98–51	1–0	Hart Center (1,257) Worcester, MA
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston College Sunshine Slam	L 55–85	1–1	Conte Forum (4,463) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	L 68–76	1–2	People's United Center (985) Hamden, CT
November 20, 2021* 2:30 pm		vs. Air Force Sunshine Slam	L 53–72	1–3	Ocean Center (1,357) Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021* 12:00 pm		vs. Bryant Sunshine Slam	L 62–78	1–4	Ocean Center (1,264) Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount Saint Vincent	W 95–52	2–4	Hart Center (781) Worcester, MA
November 27, 2021* 5:00 pm		New Hampshire	L 55–70	2–5	Hart Center (923) Worcester, MA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	L 67–73	2–6	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,653) New Britain, CT
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 65–84	2–7	Tom Gola Arena (1,326) Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Fairfield	L 59–74	2–8	Webster Bank Arena (1,275) Bridgeport, CT
December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm		Siena	L 59–72	2–9	Hart Center Worcester, MA
December 19, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 54–62	2–10	Lavietes Pavilion (1,191) Boston, MA
December 22, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph’s	Canceled due to COVID-19		Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022 2:00 pm		Navy	L 56–70	2–11 (0–1)	Hart Center (873) Worcester, MA
January 4, 2022 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 70–79	2–12 (0–2)	Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 79–74	3–12 (1–2)	Hart Center Worcester, MA
January 10, 2022 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 69–77	3–13 (1–3)	Stabler Arena (482) Bethlehem, PA
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, NBCSB		Bucknell	L 65–68	3–14 (1–4)	Hart Center (191) Worcester, MA
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm		at American	L 49–67	3–15 (1–5)	Bender Arena (515) Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 67–65	4–15 (2–5)	Hart Center Worcester, MA
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boston University Turnpike Trophy	W 75–70	5–15 (3–5)	Case Gym (660) Boston, MA
February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 69–65	6–15 (4–5)	Christl Arena (751) West Point, NY
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm		at Colgate Rescheduled from January 16	L 60–87	6–16 (4–6)	Cotterell Court (475) Hamilton, NY
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 68–64	7–16 (5–6)	Hart Center (584) Worcester, MA
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	W 78–72	8–16 (6–6)	Sojka Pavilion (947) Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm		American Rescheduled from January 13	L 54–60	8–17 (6–7)	Hart Center (214) Worcester, MA
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	L 65–78	8–18 (6–8)	Hart Center (1,782) Worcester, MA
February 19, 2022 12:00 pm		at Navy	W 55–50	9–18 (7–8)	Alumni Hall (1,512) Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette Rescheduled from January 19	L 61–84	9–19 (7–9)	Kirby Sports Center (1,541) Easton, PA
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 71–78	9–20 (7–10)	Hart Center (692) Worcester, MA
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 58–66	9–21 (7–11)	Hart Center (1,684) Worcester, MA
Patriot League Tournament
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	(10) American First round	L 63–69	9–22	Hart Center (898) Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
^ "Holy Cross Crusaders College Basketball – Holy Cross News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[goholycross-1] "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[2] "Holy Cross Crusaders College Basketball – Holy Cross News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics