# 2020–21 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by third-year head coach Jared Grasso, and play their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 15-7, 10-4 to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Sacred Heart in the semifinals of the NEC tournament before losing in the championship game to Mount St. Mary’s. They received an invitation to the CBI where they lost to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 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).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 27, 2020* 3:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 84–85 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 1, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 93–85 | 1–1 | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| December 5, 2020* 3:00 pm | | Rhode Island College | W 138–83 | 2–1 | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 101–82 | 3–1 (1–0) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| December 9, 2020 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 91–93 | 3–2 (1–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm | | Stony Brook | W 81–72 | 4–2 | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 16, 2020 4:00 pm | | Wagner | W 74–62 | 5–2 (2–1) | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 17, 2020 4:00 pm | | Wagner | W 81–75 | 6–2 (3–1) | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 93–88 | 7–2 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| January 7, 2021 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 93–68 | 8–2 (4–1) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 76–64 | 9–2 (5–1) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 82–89 | 9–3 (5–2) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| January 15, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 72–63 | 10–3 (6–2) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 79–81 | 10–4 (6–3) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| January 31, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 84–95 | 10–5 (6–4) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 pm | | Merrimack | W 60–58 | 11–5 (7–4) | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 21, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 76–60 | 12–5 (8–4) | Hammel Court North Andover, MA |
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm | | LIU | W 87–80 | 13–5 (9–4) | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 26, 2021 4:00 pm | | LIU | W 63–60 | 14–5 (10–4) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| March 2, 2021 | | Mount St. Mary's | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| March 3, 2021 | | Mount St. Mary's | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (2) | (3) Sacred Heart Semifinals | W 85–55 | 15–5 | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| March 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (4) Mount St. Mary's Championship | L 68–73 | 15–6 | Chase Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| CBI ||||||
| March 22, 2021 2:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals | L 82–93 | 15–7 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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