2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on December 29, 2021. The regular season ended on February 27, 2022, setting up the 2022 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament from March 4 to March 7.

Conference Schedule
Each team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. Each team will play every team twice, once at home and once on the road.

Coach Changes
East Tennessee State hired Desmond Oliver to replace Jason Shay who left for Wake Forest to become an assistant.

UNC Greensboro hired Mike Jones to replace Wes Miller who left for Cincinnati to become head coach.

Western Carolina hired Justin Gray to replace Mark Prosser who left for Winthrop to become head coach.

Coaches
Notes:


 * Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
 * Overall and SoCon records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
 * NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

Preseason Awards
The Preseason Southern Conference men's basketball polls was released on October 26, 2021.

Preseason men's basketball polls
First Place Votes in Parentheses

Coaches Poll

 * 1) Chattanooga (7) - 77
 * 2) Furman (2) - 71
 * 3) East Tennessee State - 59
 * 4) Mercer (1) - 58
 * 5) Wofford - 49
 * 6) UNC Greensboro - 45
 * 7) VMI - 32
 * 8) Samford - 24
 * 9) The Citadel - 23
 * 10) Western Carolina - 12

Media Poll

 * 1) Chattanooga (18) - 254
 * 2) Furman (3) - 220
 * 3) Wofford (1) - 191
 * 4) Mercer (2) - 190
 * 5) East Tennessee State - 186
 * 6) UNC Greensboro (3) - 160
 * 7) VMI - 104
 * 8) The Citadel - 74
 * 9) Samford - 57
 * 10) Western Carolina - 49

Regular season
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Conference Tournament
The 2022 Ingles SoCon Tournament will be held in Asheville, North Carolina at Harrah's Cherokee Center from March 4 to March 7.