# 2022–23 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Jared Grasso, played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 17-13, 8-8 in America East Play for a three-way-tie for 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to New Hampshire.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Thomas | W 147–39 | 1–0 | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 89–70 | 2–0 | Leede Arena (688) Hanover, NH |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMaine Fort Kent | Cancelled due to opposing forfeit | Cancelled due to opposing forfeit | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at Florida Atlantic Paradise Invitational | L 74–85 | 2–1 | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,452) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 91–85 | 3–1 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (573) Miami, FL |
| November 21, 2022* 12:00 pm | | vs. Detroit Mercy Paradise Invitational | W 98–88 | 4–1 | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (105) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Syracuse | W 73–72 | 5–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (15,892) Syracuse, NY |
| November 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Framingham State | W 98–44 | 6–1 | Chace Athletic Center (600) Smithfield, RI |
| December 2, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | L 60–72 | 6–2 | Chace Athletic Center (1,585) Smithfield, RI |
| December 4, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 71–97 | 6–3 | Fifth Third Arena (9,273) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm | | at Tulane | Postponed due to health and safety protocols | Postponed due to health and safety protocols | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| December 9, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | W 79–60 | 7–3 | Chace Athletic Center (900) Smithfield, RI |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 104–97 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 17, 2022* 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Liberty Hall of Fame Classic | L 62–82 | 8–4 | MassMutual Center Springfield, MA |
| December 22, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Towson | W 69–59 | 9–4 | Chace Athletic Center (985) Smithfield, RI |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 82–78 | 10–4 (1–0) | Chace Athletic Center (1,050) Smithfield, RI |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Vermont | L 64–74 | 10–5 (1–1) | Patrick Gym (2,304) Burlington, VT |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | L 73–81 | 10–6 (1–2) | Chace Athletic Center (750) Smithfield, RI |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 86–69 | 11–6 (2–2) | Chace Athletic Center (669) Smithfield, RI |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 87–81 | 12–6 (3–2) | Lundholm Gym (650) Durham, NH |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 87–75 | 13–6 (4–2) | Chace Athletic Center (777) Smithfield, RI |
| January 22, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 79–98 | 13–7 (4–3) | Costello Athletic Center (850) Lowell, MA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 67–84 | 13–8 (4–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,394) Vestal, NY |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 71–53 | 14–8 (5–4) | Chace Athletic Center (750) Smithfield, RI |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 70–46 | 15–8 (6–4) | Chace Athletic Center (1,405) Smithfield, RI |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 87–62 | 16–8 (7–4) | McDonough Sports Complex (1,054) Troy, NY |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 73–76 | 16–9 (7–5) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,055) Catonsville, MD |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | L 71–85 | 16–10 (7–6) | Chace Athletic Center (842) Smithfield, RI |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 79–78 | 17–10 (8–6) | Wellness and Events Center (932) Newark, NJ |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 66–70 | 17–11 (8–7) | Chace Athletic Center (1,600) Smithfield, RI |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 64–66 | 17–12 (8–8) | Cross Insurance Center (795) Bangor, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) New Hampshire Quarterfinals | L 60–67 | 17–13 | Lundholm Gym (678) Durham, NH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||