| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 15–15 |
| Conf Record: | 6–11 |
| Hc Year: | 4th season of 2nd stint, 8th overall |
| Asst Coach1: | Steve DeMeo |
| Asst Coach2: | Antwon Jackson |
| Asst Coach3: | George Wright-Easy |
The 2021–22 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by fourth year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as eighth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.
The Pirates finished the 2020–21 season 8–11, 2–10 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UCF.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Quansah | 0 | F/C | 7'0" | 230 | Freshman | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| 1 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Virginia | |||
| Noah Farrakhan | 3 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Freshman | Transferred to Eastern Michigan | ||
| Tyrie Jackson | 10 | G | 6'2" | 215 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred to Prairie View A&M | ||
| Ian Jones | 13 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Bitumba Baruti | 20 | G | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred to Florida Atlantic | ||
| Ludgy Debaut | 21 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Northeastern State | ||
| Evan Umastead | 24 | G | 6'0" | 195 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Samson Strickland | 25 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Walk-on; didn't return | ||
| Charles Coleman | 32 | F/C | 7'0" | 255 | Sophomore | Transferred to Saint Joseph's | ||
| Miles James | 33 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Transferred to Cal State Northridge | ||
| Edra Luster | 44 | F/C | 7'0" | 230 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Northeastern State |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynston Tabbs | 10 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Junior | Boston College | ||
| Vance Jackson | 13 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Graduate Student | Arkansas | ||
| Alanzo Frink | 20 | F | 6'8" | 270 | RS Junior | South Carolina | ||
| Brandon Johnson | 23 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Brunswick CC |
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