The 2021–22 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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, as members of the

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. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Bulldogs played in the South division. They finished the regular season 16–13, 8–8 in Big South play which resulted in a fourth place in the South division. As the No. 5 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to

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in the first round. The Bulldogs participated in the

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as a No. 13 seed, where they defeated No. 4

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in the first round before losing to No. 12

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the

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Preseason

The Bulldogs were picked to finish in second place in the South division in a preseason poll. The team returned six of their top seven scorers from the prior season, including guard Tajion Jones who entered the season as the Big South's active leader in career points (1,058).

Roster

Schedule and results

During the non-conference half of the season, the Bulldogs used a balanced attack (Tajion Jones, Drew Pember, and LJ Thorpe all averaging 10-15 points per game) to begin the conference half with the best record in either division of the Big South. , - !colspan=12 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, Big South regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Big South tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, CBI Source

References

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