2019–20 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2019–2020 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jared Grasso, and played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Saint Francis (PA).

2019–20 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2019–20 record15–17 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brock Erickson
  • Phil Martelli, Jr.
  • Chris Cole
Home arenaChace Athletic Center
2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Merrimack*144 .778  2011  .645
Robert Morris135 .722  2014  .588
Saint Francis (PA)135 .722  2210  .688
Sacred Heart126 .667  2013  .606
LIU99 .500  1518  .455
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .500  1119  .367
Mount St. Mary's711 .389  1121  .344
Bryant711 .389  1517  .469
St. Francis Brooklyn711 .389  1318  .419
Wagner513 .278  821  .276
Central Connecticut315 .167  427  .129
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
2020 NEC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 10–20, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eight place. As the No. 8 seed in the NEC Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Saint Francis (PA).

Roster

2019–20 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Ikenna Ndugba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Boston, Massachusetts
F 1 Juan Cardenas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Medellín, Colombia
G 2 Ayo Dada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 3 Michael Green III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
F 4 Nathaniel Stokes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
G 5 Charles Pride 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Syracuse, New York
G 10 Timmy Kiggins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Westbury, New York
G 11 Adam Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Franklin, Virginia
F 13 Mikail Simmons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Plano, Texas
G 14 Benson Lin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr New Taipei City, Taiwan
G 21 Tanner Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky
C 24 Dren Dedushaj 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS So Brooklyn, New York
F 25 Patrick Harding 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Fairfield, Connecticut
F 34 Hall Elias 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Valley Stream, New York
F 54 Sabastian Townes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)260 lb (118 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Brown L 71-73  0–1
Chace Athletic Center (1,417)
Smithfield, RI
November 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers
Garden State Showcase
L 71–73  0–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,692)
Piscataway, NJ
November 10, 2019*
1:00 pm
Cornell W 82–81  1–2
Chace Athletic Center (1,182)
Smithfield, RI
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 69–44  2–2
Yanitelli Center (728)
Jersey City, NJ
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm
Northern Vermont-Lyndon
Garden State Showcase
W 116–67  3–2
Chace Athletic Center (654)
Smithfield, RI
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Niagara
Garden State Showcase
W 73–62  4–2
Gallagher Center (1,251)
Lewiston, NY
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Drexel
Garden State Showcase
L 74–86  4–3
Daskalakis Athletic Center (882)
Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 76–87  4–4
Lundholm Gym (422)
Durham, NH
December 2, 2019*
7:30 pm
Navy W 60–45  5–4
Chace Athletic Center (604)
Smithfield, RI
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm
Columbia W 67–65  6–4
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
December 10, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham W 69–61  7–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 64–60  8–4
Leede Arena (609)
Hanover, NH
December 29, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Maryland L 70–84  8–5
Xfinity Center (14,777)
College Park, MD
Northeast Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
4:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 67–63  9–5
(1–0)
Chace Athletic Center (408)
Smithfield, RI
January 4, 2020
1:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson L 73–77  9–6
(1–1)
Chace Athletic Center (860)
Smithfield, RI
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 65–67  9–7
(1–2)
Chace Athletic Center (1,151)
Smithfield, RI
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
at Merrimack L 67–71  9–8
(1–3)
Merrimack Athletics Complex (827)
North Andover, MA
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm
LIU L 60–74  9–9
(1–4)
Chace Athletic Center (782)
Smithfield, RI
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm
Wagner W 79–58  10–9
(2–4)
Chace Athletic Center (917)
Smithfield, RI
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 76–79  10–10
(2–5)
Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 54–64  10–11
(2–6)
UPMC Events Center (1,513)
Moon Township, PA
February 1, 2020
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Francis (PA) L 64–84  10–12
(2–7)
DeGol Arena (1,101)
Loretto, PA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 73–60  11–12
(3–7)
Chace Athletic Center (758)
Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 64–60  12–12
(4–7)
Chace Athletic Center (1,662)
Smithfield, RI
February 13, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Sacred Heart L 65–74  12–13
(4–8)
William H. Pitt Center (755)
Fairfield, CT
February 15, 2020
3:30 pm
at Central Connecticut L 70–75  12–14
(4–9)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,289)
New Britain, CT
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm
Merrimack W 61–52  13–14
(5–9)
Chace Athletic Center (1,482)
Smithfield, RI
February 21, 2020
7:30 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 82–74  14–14
(6–9)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,500)
Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2020
1:00 pm
Sacred Heart L 76–83  14–15
(6–10)
Chace Athletic Center (914)
Smithfield, RI
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 72–74  14–16
(6–11)
Rothman Center (627)
Hackensack, NJ
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm
at Wagner W 80–59  15–16
(7–11)
Spiro Sports Center (1,614)
Staten Island, NY
NEC Tournament
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(7) at (2) Saint Francis (PA)
Quarterfinals
L 61–87  15–17
DeGol Arena (1,025)
Loretto, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule source:[1]

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