2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record6–23 (3–15 America East)
Head coach
  • Richard Barron (resigned 2/17/22) (4th season; 25)
  • Jai Steadman (interim) (remainder)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Strickland
  • Kyle Drennan
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
UMBC 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Hartford 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Albany 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Binghamton 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
NJIT 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Maine 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
2022 AmEast tournament winner
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022

The 2021–22 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine and were led by fourth-year head coach Richard Barron until his resignation on February 17, 2022. Assistant coach Jai Steadman was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 3–15 in America East play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the America East Tournament.

On March 21, 2022, the school named former Maine player and Boston College assistant coach Chris Markwood the team's new head coach.