2025–26 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2025–26 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian, played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the America East Conference.
- Jamion Christian (1st season)
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 9–22 (5–11 America East) |
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| Associate head coach | Harley Fuller |
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| Home arena | Chace Athletic Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 AmEast tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 23–12, 14–2 in America East play to finish as America East regular-season champions.[1] They defeated UMBC,[2] Albany[3] and Maine to win the America East tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South region, where they would lose in the first round to No. 2 seed Michigan State.[5]
Following the season, head coach Phil Martelli Jr. left the school to accept the head coaching position at VCU.[6] On April 3, Pallacanestro Trieste head coach and former NCAA Division I head coach Jamion Christian was hired to be Bryant’s next head coach.[7]
Preseason
On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. Bryant was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[8]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Vermont | 63 (7) | |
| T–2 | Maine | 47 (1) | |
| Albany | 47 | ||
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 39 (1) | |
| 5 | Binghamton | 37 | |
| 6 | Bryant | 35 | |
| 7 | UMBC | 31 | |
| 8 | NJIT | 13 | |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 12 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[8]
Preseason All-America East Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Quincy Allen | Fifth-year Senior | Guard |
Source:[8]
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Siena | L 66–82 | 0–1 |
MVP Arena (4,072) Albany, NY | |||||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
at Georgia Tech | L 45–74 | 0–2 |
McCamish Pavilion (4,886) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| November 12, 2025* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dartmouth | W 82–75 | 1–2 |
Chace Athletic Center (783) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | L 50–68 | 1–3 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (980) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
| November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Virginia Tech | L 61–78 | 1–4 |
Cassell Coliseum (5,410) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| November 23, 2025* 6:00 p.m., TruTV |
at No. 3 UConn | L 49–72 | 1–5 |
PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT | |||||||
| November 26, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Mercy | W 87–61 | 2–5 |
Chace Athletic Center (304) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| November 29, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Harvard | L 53–56 | 2–6 |
Lavietes Pavilion (1,022) Boston, MA | |||||||
| December 2, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stonehill | W 77–65 | 3–6 |
Chace Athletic Center (300) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| December 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Brown | L 56–75 | 3–7 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (610) Providence, RI | |||||||
| December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Iona | L 63−69 | 3−8 |
Hynes Athletics Center (1,347) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| December 13, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Marist | L 74−82 | 3−9 |
Chace Athletic Center (674) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at High Point | L 47–93 | 3–10 |
Qubein Center (1,973) High Point, NC | |||||||
| December 28, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Worcester State | W 95–59 | 4–10 |
Chace Athletic Center (447) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| America East regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Maine | W 56–51 | 5–10 (1–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,131) Orono, ME | |||||||
| January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | L 63–77 | 5–11 (1–1) |
Chace Athletic Center (274) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Albany | L 46–71 | 5–12 (1–2) |
Broadview Center (1,510) Albany, NY | |||||||
| January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMBC | W 79–74 OT | 6–12 (2–2) |
Chace Athletic Center (670) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at NJIT | L 55–79 | 6–13 (2–3) |
Wellness and Events Center (545) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Vermont | L 52–62 | 6–14 (2–4) |
Chace Athletic Center (844) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | L 60–63 | 6–15 (2–5) |
Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,658) Vestal, NY | |||||||
| January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Hampshire | W 92–84 | 7–15 (3–5) |
Chace Athletic Center (511) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Albany | L 63–65 | 7–16 (3–6) |
Chace Athletic Center (200) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maine | W 73–67 | 8–16 (4–6) |
Chace Athletic Center (575) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMass Lowell | L 69–88 | 8–17 (4–7) |
Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (549) Lowell, MA | |||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Vermont | L 63–90 | 8–18 (4–8) |
Patrick Gym (2,327) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Binghamton | L 67–79 | 8–19 (4–9) |
Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMBC | L 58–70 | 8–20 (4–10) |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,692) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
| February 28, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
NJIT | W 69–52 | 9–20 (5–10) |
Chace Athletic Center (722) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Hampshire | L 83–88 2OT | 9–21 (5–11) |
Lundholm Gym (280) Durham, NH | |||||||
| America East tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | at (2) Vermont Quarterfinals |
L 57–77 | 9–22 |
Patrick Gym (1,936) Burlington, VT | ||||||