The 2021–22 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Catamounts, led by first-year head coach Justin Gray, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

They lost to Mercer in the first round of the SoCon tournament.

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Catamounts finished the 2019–20 season 11–16, 4–13 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place.

They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to The Citadel.