# 2023–24 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

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. Two days later, the interim tag was removed from Martelli and he was officially named head coach.

## Previous season

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

## Schedule and results

| 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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