# 2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
The season marked Merrimack's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Warriors were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament. However, a rule change made by the Northeast Conference allowed the Warriors to compete in the NEC tournament.
They finished the season 15–16, 12–4 in NEC play, to claim first place. In the NEC tournament, Merrimack defeated LIU, Saint Francis (PA) and Fairleigh Dickinson to win the championship. Due to their ineligibility to compete in the NCAA tournament, runners-up Fairleigh Dickinson were awarded the NEC conference auto-bid, ending the Warriors' season with a final record of 18–16.

## Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 10–8 in NEC play, to finish in fourth place. The Warriors, in their third year of a transition to Division I, were ineligible for the NEC tournament and the NCAA tournament. They received an invitation to play in The Basketball Classic, but their opponent, UMBC, withdrew from the tournament due to health concerns, unofficially ending their season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:45 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's | L 72–97 | 0–1 | Carnesecca Arena (4,505) Queens, NY |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Clark | W 64–48 | 1–1 | Hammel Court (1,066) North Andover, MA |
| November 17, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Troy ZooTown Classic | L 54–73 | 1–2 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| November 18, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana ZooTown Classic | L 51–62 | 1–3 | Dahlberg Arena (2,547) Missoula, MT |
| November 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. St. Thomas (MN) ZooTown Classic | L 61–72 | 1–4 | Dahlberg Arena (178) Missoula, MT |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Providence | L 57–71 | 1–5 | Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,269) Providence, RI |
| November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 41–83 | 1–6 | Carver Arena (3,714) Peoria, IL |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 51–77 | 1–7 | Costello Athletic Center (482) Lowell, MA |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Boston University | L 54–68 | 1–8 | Lawler Arena (2,602) North Andover, MA |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Vermont | L 43–66 | 1–9 | Lawler Arena (1,727) North Andover, MA |
| December 7, 2022* 10:30 p.m. | | at San Francisco | L 51–69 | 1–10 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,733) San Francisco, CA |
| December 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | New England | W 82–23 | 2–10 | Lawler Arena (1,658) North Andover, MA |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | Maine | L 47–50 | 2–11 | Lawler Arena (1,712) North Andover, MA |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 55–61 | 2–12 | Sojka Pavilion (948) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 63–71 | 2–13 (0–1) | Rothman Center (559) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at Wagner | W 58–48 | 3–13 (1–1) | Spiro Sports Center (572) Staten Island, NY |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart | L 55–59 | 3–14 (1–2) | Hammel Court (236) North Andover, MA |
| January 7, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 65–53 | 4–14 (2–2) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 59–47 | 5–14 (3–2) | Merkert Gymnasium (516) Easton, MA |
| January 16, 2023 7:30 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 57–62 | 5–15 (3–3) | Hammel Court (828) North Andover, MA |
| January 22, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 63–55 | 6–15 (4–3) | Pratt ARC (137) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | W 64–61 | 7–15 (5–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,015) New Britain, CT |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 71–78 | 7–16 (5–4) | Hammel Court (833) North Andover, MA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | LIU | W 76–59 | 8–16 (6–4) | Lawler Arena (2,247) North Andover, MA |
| February 4, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 70–66 | 9–16 (7–4) | Hammel Court (367) North Andover, MA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Stonehill | W 56–43 | 10–16 (8–4) | Hammel Court (878) North Andover, MA |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 75–68 | 11–16 (9–4) | DeGol Arena (870) Loretto, PA |
| February 16, 2023* 7:30 p.m. | | at Hartford | W 67–59 | 12–16 | Chase Arena (521) West Hartford, CT |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at Sacred Heart | W 67–55 | 13–16 (10–4) | William H. Pitt Center (756) Fairfield, CT |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Central Connecticut | W 70–54 | 14–16 (11–4) | Hammel Court (1,022) North Andover, MA |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at LIU | W 80–59 | 15–16 (12–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (310) Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (1) | (8) LIU Quarterfinals | W 91–76 | 16–16 | Lawler Arena (1,372) North Andover, MA |
| March 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (1) | (4) Sacred Heart Semifinals | W 71–60 | 17–16 | Hammel Court (747) North Andover, MA |
| March 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | (2) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship | W 67–66 | 18–16 | Lawler Arena (2,214) North Andover, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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