2021–22 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2021–22 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Naples Invitational champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record15–17 (7–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Bialkoski
  • Patrice Days
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Furman 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Samford 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Wofford 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
VMI 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
UNC Greensboro 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Mercer 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
East Tennessee State 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
The Citadel 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Western Carolina 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2022 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2021–22 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Desmond Oliver, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth place. They lost to The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon tournament.