2021–22 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2021–22 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Jared Grasso , played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference . They finished the season 22–10, 16–2 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Central Connecticut , Mount St. Mary's , and Wagner to win the NEC tournament championship. As a result, the Bulldogs received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament , the school's first-ever trip to the tournament, where they lost to Wright State in the First Four .
Senior guard Peter Kiss led NCAA Division I in scoring with a 25.2 points per game average.[ 1]
On March 29, 2022, the school announced that the season was the last season for the team in the NEC as they would join the America East Conference on July 1, 2022.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , the Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 10–4 in NEC play to finish in second place. In the NEC tournament , they defeated Sacred Heart in the semifinals[ 2] Mount St. Mary's in the championship game.[ 3] College Basketball Invitational , where they lost in the quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina .[ 4]
Roster
2021–22 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 1
Joe Moon IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So
Westland, MI
G 2
Erickson Bans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So
Pawtucket, RI
G 3
Adham Eleeda 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
GS
Toronto , Ontario
G 4
Tyler Brelsford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Ellicott City, MD
G 5
Charles Pride 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Syracuse, NY
G 10
Luis Hurtado Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
GS
Mérida , Venezuela
G 11
Max Zakheim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 157 lb (71 kg)
Fr
Bergenfield, NJ
G 12
Timmy Kiggins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Westbury, NY
F 13
Mike Marshall Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Weymouth, MA
F 14
Liam Dunfee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Nahant, MA
F 15
Greg Calixte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
GS
Mount Vernon, NY
F 22
Grant Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
Mahomet, IL
G 30
Chris Childs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Bronx , NY
G 32
Peter Kiss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
GS
New York , NY
G 33
Mike Iuzzolino 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Pittsburgh , PA
F 34
Hall Elisias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
GS
Valley Stream, NY
F 50
Josh Ozabor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Johannesburg , South Africa
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[ 5]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
October 25, 2021 *7:00 pm
Nichols W 107–71 –
Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 *7:30 pm
Fisher W 122–54 1–0
Chase Athletic Center (1,250)Smithfield, RI
November 12, 2021 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island Sunshine Slam campus gameL 64–83 1–1
Ryan Center Kingston, RI
November 15, 2021 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Clemson
L 70–93 1–2
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
November 20, 2021 *12:00 pm
vs. Bethune–Cookman Sunshine Slam Bracket B Semifinals L 75–81 1–3
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021 *12:00 pm
vs. Holy Cross Sunshine Slam Bracket B Consolation Game W 78–62 2–3
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2021 *2:00 pm, NESN /ESPN+
at Brown
W 65–59 3–3
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
November 28, 2021 *4:00 pm
Dartmouth L 61–63 OT
3–4
Chase Athletic Center (759)Smithfield, RI
December 3, 2021 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 15 Houston
L 44–111 3–5
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
December 5, 2021 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cincinnati
L 58–73 3–6
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 8, 2021 *7:30 pm
New Hampshire W 76–59 4–6
Chase Athletic Center (625)Smithfield, RI
December 11, 2021 *6:31 pm, SNY /ESPN3
at Stony Brook
L 78–86 4–7
Island Federal Arena Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2021 *5:30 pm
at Cornell
Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Cornell
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
December 22, 2021 *11:00 am
Eastern Kentucky Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Bryant
Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut
W 80–76 5–7
William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
December 31, 2021 1:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 85–82 6–7
Chase Athletic Center (503)Smithfield, RI
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY
at Wagner
L 81–84 OT
6–8
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
January 8, 2022 2:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson
W 1–0 (Forfeit) 6–8
Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 73–66 7–8
Chase Athletic Center (240)Smithfield, RI
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 82–52 8–8
Chase Athletic Center (600)Smithfield, RI
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm
at Merrimack
W 79–63 9–8
Hammel Court North Andover, MA
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 85–68 10–8
Chase Athletic Center (985)Smithfield, RI
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm
Merrimack W 76–67 11–8
Chase Athletic Center (1,200)Smithfield, RI
January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, CBSSN
LIU W 88–81 12–8
Chase Athletic Center (750)Smithfield, RI
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)
W 89–82 13–8
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mount St. Mary's
W 62–61 14–8
Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart
W 99–86 15–8
William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm
at LIU
L 88–99 15–9
Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 75–61 16–9
Chase Athletic Center (1,575)Smithfield, RI
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 105–93 17–9
Chase Athletic Center (1,805)Smithfield, RI
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn
W 86–69 18–9
Daniel J. Lynch Gym Brooklyn, NY
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm
Wagner W 78–70 19–9
Chase Athletic Center (2,650)Smithfield, RI
NEC tournament
March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(1)
(9) Central Connecticut Quarterfinals W 73–59 20–9
Chase Athletic Center (2,650)Smithfield, RI
March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1)
(4) Mount St. Mary's Semifinals W 70–69 21–9
Chase Athletic Center (2,650)Smithfield, RI
March 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1)
(2) Wagner Championship W 70–43 22–9
Chase Athletic Center (2,650)Smithfield, RI
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2022 *6:40 pm, TruTV
(16 S)
vs. (16 S) Wright State First Four L 82–93 22–10
UD Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources[ 6] [ 7]
References
