# 2019–20 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2019–2020 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jared Grasso, and played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the 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).

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 10–20, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eight place. As the No. 8 seed in the NEC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Saint Francis (PA).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Brown | L 71-73 | 0–1 | Chace Athletic Center (1,417) Smithfield, RI |
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers Garden State Showcase | L 71–73 | 0–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,692) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 10, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Cornell | W 82–81 | 1–2 | Chace Athletic Center (1,182) Smithfield, RI |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 69–44 | 2–2 | Yanitelli Center (728) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Northern Vermont-Lyndon Garden State Showcase | W 116–67 | 3–2 | Chace Athletic Center (654) Smithfield, RI |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Niagara Garden State Showcase | W 73–62 | 4–2 | Gallagher Center (1,251) Lewiston, NY |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel Garden State Showcase | L 74–86 | 4–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (882) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 76–87 | 4–4 | Lundholm Gym (422) Durham, NH |
| December 2, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Navy | W 60–45 | 5–4 | Chace Athletic Center (604) Smithfield, RI |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | W 67–65 | 6–4 | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| December 10, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 69–61 | 7–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 64–60 | 8–4 | Leede Arena (609) Hanover, NH |
| December 29, 2019* 12:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 13 Maryland | L 70–84 | 8–5 | Xfinity Center (14,777) College Park, MD |
| Northeast Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 4:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 67–63 | 9–5 (1–0) | Chace Athletic Center (408) Smithfield, RI |
| January 4, 2020 1:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 73–77 | 9–6 (1–1) | Chace Athletic Center (860) Smithfield, RI |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 65–67 | 9–7 (1–2) | Chace Athletic Center (1,151) Smithfield, RI |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Merrimack | L 67–71 | 9–8 (1–3) | Merrimack Athletics Complex (827) North Andover, MA |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm | | LIU | L 60–74 | 9–9 (1–4) | Chace Athletic Center (782) Smithfield, RI |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 79–58 | 10–9 (2–4) | Chace Athletic Center (917) Smithfield, RI |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 76–79 | 10–10 (2–5) | Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 54–64 | 10–11 (2–6) | UPMC Events Center (1,513) Moon Township, PA |
| February 1, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 64–84 | 10–12 (2–7) | DeGol Arena (1,101) Loretto, PA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 73–60 | 11–12 (3–7) | Chace Athletic Center (758) Smithfield, RI |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 64–60 | 12–12 (4–7) | Chace Athletic Center (1,662) Smithfield, RI |
| February 13, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Sacred Heart | L 65–74 | 12–13 (4–8) | William H. Pitt Center (755) Fairfield, CT |
| February 15, 2020 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | L 70–75 | 12–14 (4–9) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,289) New Britain, CT |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | Merrimack | W 61–52 | 13–14 (5–9) | Chace Athletic Center (1,482) Smithfield, RI |
| February 21, 2020 7:30 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 82–74 | 14–14 (6–9) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,500) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 2020 1:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | L 76–83 | 14–15 (6–10) | Chace Athletic Center (914) Smithfield, RI |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 72–74 | 14–16 (6–11) | Rothman Center (627) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 80–59 | 15–16 (7–11) | Spiro Sports Center (1,614) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (7) | at (2) Saint Francis (PA) Quarterfinals | L 61–87 | 15–17 | DeGol Arena (1,025) Loretto, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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