# 2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Gallo, play their home games at Hammel Court, with some games at Lawler Arena, located in North Andover, Massachusetts as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–3 in NEC play to finish as NEC regular-season co-champions, alongside Central Connecticut. They defeated LIU and Le Moyne, before falling to Wagner in the NEC tournament championship game.
This would be the last season for Merrimack as members of the Northeast Conference, as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | W 65–51 | 1–0 | Lawler Arena (1,747) North Andover, MA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 42–63 | 1–1 | Siegel Center (7,183) Richmond, VA |
| November 17, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Princeton | L 57–68 | 1–2 | Lawler Arena (1,824) North Andover, MA |
| November 20, 2024* 8:00 pm, Peacock | | at No. 24 Rutgers | L 63–74 | 1–3 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Butler | L 39–78 | 1–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,823) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 25, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 74–81 | 1–5 | Costello Athletic Center (578) Lowell, MA |
| November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. UTSA Trojan Turkey Tipoff | L 74–76 | 1–6 | Trojan Arena (121) Troy, AL |
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy Trojan Turkey Tipoff | W 72–68 | 2–6 | Trojan Arena (2,263) Troy, AL |
| December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 60–52 | 3–6 (1–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (755) Buffalo, NY |
| December 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 80–62 | 4–6 (2–0) | Gallagher Center (860) Lewiston, NY |
| December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 64–61 | 5–6 | Lawler Arena (1,327) North Andover, MA |
| December 17, 2024* 10:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Stanford | L 68–74 | 5–7 | Maples Pavilion (2,121) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 68–73 | 5–8 | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,255) Moraga, CA |
| January 3, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 67–54 | 6–8 (3–0) | Lawler Arena (943) North Andover, MA |
| January 10, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Sacred Heart | W 66–65 | 7–8 (4–0) | William H. Pitt Center (1,200) Fairfield, CT |
| January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 69–62 | 8–8 (5–0) | Hammel Court (717) North Andover, MA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 76–81 | 8–9 (5–1) | M&T Bank Arena (932) Hamden, CT |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 64–58 | 9–9 (6–1) | Hammel Court (1,533) North Andover, MA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 48–37 | 10–9 (7–1) | Run Baby Run Arena (621) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 75–54 | 11–9 (8–1) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,278) Fairfield, CT |
| January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | L 58–66 | 11–10 (8–2) | Hammel Court (1,712) North Andover, MA |
| February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 66–64 | 12–10 (9–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 64–59 | 13–10 (10–2) | Hammel Court (1,867) North Andover, MA |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 69–51 | 14–10 (11–2) | Hammel Court (1,186) North Andover, MA |
| February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 75–79 | 14–11 (11–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (573) Riverdale, NY |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 60–61 | 14–12 (11–4) | Hammel Court (1,576) North Andover, MA |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | L 59–60 | 14–13 (11–5) | Hammel Court (1,417) North Andover, MA |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 77–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (12–5) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,418) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | L 78–83 | 15–14 (12–6) | Hammel Court (1,372) North Andover, MA |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 83–73 | 16–14 (13–6) | Hammel Court (1,783) North Andover, MA |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 75–53 | 17–14 (14–6) | McCann Arena (1,575) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals | W 66–62 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Boardwalk Hall (1,707) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 14, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPNews | (2) | vs. (6) Mount St. Mary's Semifinals | L 55–57 | 18–15 | Boardwalk Hall (2,247) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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