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 →

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

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.

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]

Previous season[edit]

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 8–8 in America East Play for a three-way-tie for fourth place.^[3] They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to New Hampshire.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Earl Timberlake	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
F	1	Kvonn Cramer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Wilmington, DE
G	2	Tyler Brelsford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Ellicott City, MD
G	3	Sherif Gross-Bullock	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G/F	5	Daniel Rivera	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	San Juan, Puerto Rico
F	7	Connor Withers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Manassas, VA
G	10	Todd Rochelle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Queens, NY
G	12	Timmy Kiggins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Westbury, NY
G	13	Greg Cantwell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Mineola, NY
F	15	John Shannon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Milford, CT
G	20	Miles Latimer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Fairfax, VA
G	21	Aaron Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Bay Shore, NY
F	22	Keyshawn Mitchell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, NY
G	24	Rafael Pinzon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
G	25	Doug Edert	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Nutley, NJ
G	40	Jason Arukhe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Calgary, AB
F	50	Josh Ozabor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Johannesburg, South Africa

Head coach

Phil Martelli Jr. (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cole (New Mexico State)
Brett Putz (St. Cloud State)
Brendan Phelps (Eastern Connecticut State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	L 59–61	0–1	Chace Athletic Center (752) Smithfield, RI
November 8, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Fisher	W 140–79	1–1	Chace Athletic Center (468) Smithfield, RI
November 12, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G+		at Rutgers	L 57–66	1–2	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 79–95	1–3	Case Gym (1,268) Boston, MA
November 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		Howard	W 67–61	3–3	Chace Athletic Center (754) Smithfield, RI
November 24, 2023* 12:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 75–100	3–4	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Springfield	W 108–74	4–4	Chace Athletic Center (634) Smithfield, RI
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown Ocean State Cup	W 69–66	5–4	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,113) Providence, RI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 53–85	6–6	Fifth Third Arena (9,303) Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Towson Holiday Hoopfest	W 101–93 ^2OT	7–6	UBS Arena Elmont, NY
December 22, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Drexel	W 104–86	8–6	Chace Athletic Center (1,201) Smithfield, RI
December 31, 2023* 4:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	W 81–67	9–7 (1–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (715) Catonsville, MD
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 77–69	10–7 (2–0)	Chace Athletic Center (874) Smithfield, RI
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 89–74	11–7 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym (652) Durham, NH
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	W 98–89	12–7 (4–0)	Broadview Center (2,501) Albany, NY
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 70–55	13–7 (5–0)	Wellness and Events Center (444) Newark, NJ
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 57–67	13–8 (5–1)	Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	W 99–95	14–8 (6–1)	Chace Athletic Center (975) Smithfield, RI
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	L 72–79	14–9 (6–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (855) Orono, ME
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 85–66	15–9 (7–2)	Chace Athletic Center (924) Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 70–69	16–9 (8–2)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,831) Vestal, NY
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 77–72	17–9 (9–2)	Chace Athletic Center (1,001) Smithfield, RI
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 77–86	17–10 (9–3)	Chace Athletic Center (1,022) Smithfield, RI
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 48–65	17–11 (9–4)	Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 67–89	17–12 (9–5)	Costello Athletic Center (703) Lowell, MA
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	W 101–82	18–12 (10–5)	Chace Athletic Center (777) Smithfield, RI
March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 83–79	19–12 (11–5)	Chace Athletic Center (669) Smithfield, RI
America East tournament
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	(6) Maine Quarterfinals	W 84–58	20–12	Chace Athletic Center (1,147) Smithfield, RI
March 12, 2024 5:00 pm, 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.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Bryant coach Jared Grasso takes to social media to announce his resignation as coach of the Bulldogs". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^ "Bryant names Phil Martelli Jr. head men's basketball coach" (Press release). Bryant Bulldogs. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "Bryant falls to New Hampshire on Saturday in America East Quarterfinals". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Bryant Men's Basketball Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "Bryant Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[1] "Bryant coach Jared Grasso takes to social media to announce his resignation as coach of the Bulldogs". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[2] "Bryant names Phil Martelli Jr. head men's basketball coach" (Press release). Bryant Bulldogs. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

[3] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[4] "Bryant falls to New Hampshire on Saturday in America East Quarterfinals". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Bryant Men's Basketball Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[6] "Bryant Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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