2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	20–13 (11–5 America East)
Head coach	Phil Martelli Jr. (1st season);
Associate head coach	Chris Cole
Assistant coaches	Brett Putz; Brendan Phelps;
Home arena	Chace Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Phil Martelli Jr., played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the America East Conference.

ConferenceAmerica East Conference

Record20–13 (11–5 America East)

Headcoach

Phil Martelli Jr. (1st season)

Associate headcoachChris Cole

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2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	15	–	1	.938	28	–	7	.800
UMass Lowell	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Bryant	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
New Hampshire	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Maine	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
UMBC	6	–	10	.375	11	–	21	.344
Albany	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
NJIT	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250

† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

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On November 13, after being placed on leave in September, head coach Jared Grasso announced his resignation, with assistant coach Phil Martelli Jr. initially being named the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.^[1] Two days later, the interim tag was removed from Martelli and he was officially named head coach.^[2]

The Bulldogs finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[3] They defeated Maine in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament^[4] before falling to UMass Lowell in the semifinals.^[5]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Manhattan	L 59–61	0–1	Chace Athletic Center (752) Smithfield, RI
November 8, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fisher	W 140–79	1–1	Chace Athletic Center (468) Smithfield, RI
November 12, 2023* 12:00 p.m., B1G+		at Rutgers	L 57–66	1–2	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 79–95	1–3	Case Gym (1,268) Boston, MA
November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 10 Florida Atlantic	W 61–52	2–3	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard	W 67–61	3–3	Chace Athletic Center (754) Smithfield, RI
November 24, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Xavier	L 75–100	3–4	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Springfield	W 108–74	4–4	Chace Athletic Center (634) Smithfield, RI
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown Ocean State Cup	W 69–66	5–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,113) Providence, RI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	W 67–51	6–4	MVP Arena (4,233) Albany, NY
December 9, 2023* 6:31 pm, SNY/FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 75–86	6–5	Island Federal Arena (2,225) Stony Brook, NY
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 53–85	6–6	Fifth Third Arena (9,303) Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Towson Holiday Hoopfest	W 101–93 ^2OT	7–6	UBS Arena Elmont, NY
December 22, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Drexel	W 104–86	8–6	Chace Athletic Center (1,201) Smithfield, RI
December 31, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 24 Ole Miss	L 78–95	8–7	SJB Pavilion (7,934) Oxford, MS
America East regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 81–67	9–7 (1–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (715) Catonsville, MD
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 77–69	10–7 (2–0)	Chace Athletic Center (874) Smithfield, RI
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 89–74	11–7 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym (652) Durham, NH
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 98–89	12–7 (4–0)	Broadview Center (2,501) Albany, NY
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 70–55	13–7 (5–0)	Wellness and Events Center (444) Newark, NJ
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	L 57–67	13–8 (5–1)	Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 99–95	14–8 (6–1)	Chace Athletic Center (975) Smithfield, RI
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	L 72–79	14–9 (6–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (855) Orono, ME
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 85–66	15–9 (7–2)	Chace Athletic Center (924) Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 70–69	16–9 (8–2)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,831) Vestal, NY
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 77–72	17–9 (9–2)	Chace Athletic Center (1,001) Smithfield, RI
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 77–86	17–10 (9–3)	Chace Athletic Center (1,022) Smithfield, RI
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 48–65	17–11 (9–4)	Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 67–89	17–12 (9–5)	Costello Athletic Center (703) Lowell, MA
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 101–82	18–12 (10–5)	Chace Athletic Center (777) Smithfield, RI
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 83–79	19–12 (11–5)	Chace Athletic Center (669) Smithfield, RI
America East tournament
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	(6) Maine Quarterfinals	W 84–58	20–12	Chace Athletic Center (1,147) Smithfield, RI
March 12, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (2) UMass Lowell Semifinals	L 70–77	20–13	Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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