Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball

Bryant Bulldogs
University Bryant University
Conference NEC
Location Smithfield, RI
Head coach Tim O'Shea (3rd year)
Arena Chace Athletic Center
(Capacity: 2,770)
Nickname Bulldog
Colors Black and Gold and White

                     
Uniforms
Home
Away
Conference tournament champions
1980, 1997, 2004, 2005
Conference regular season champions
1996, 2004

Contents

History

Bryant University competed in the NAIA as an NAIA independent program from 1963 until 1976 as the Bryant College Indians before the college became a member of the NCAA at the Division II level in 1977. Bryants most successful season during the college's tenure in the NAIA came in the 1966-67 season when the team recorded an undefeated regular season, going 22-0 before losing the final two games of the 1966-67 season in the District 32 Tournament.[1] The 22-2 overall record was the team's best during the NAIA years.[1] The 22 wins set a team high win streak that still stands as a school record as of 2011.[1] And the 22 total wins was not eclipsed in the 2003-04 season.[1]

Within a few seasons of transitioning to NCAA Division II, the college became a charter member of the Northeast-10 Conference in 1980.[2]

Bryant went through about a 20 year period where there was hardly any success and most of the time no success. This was from 1980 season until the 2001 season. The change started when the university hired Max Good, former head coach at UNLV, as the new head coach at Bryant and to help turn around the basketball program. The team made the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in only his third season at the helm, and made the NCAA DII tournament in playoffs since. The team reached the Division II national championship game for a first and only time in the 2004 tournament. Bryant faced Virginia Union University and finished second in NCAA DII with a 58-63 loss to VUU.[1], as well as an elite eight appearance, and two sweet sixteen appearances.[1] Max Good left after the 2008 season when he took a position at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Coaches

Bryant University has had seven coaches during its history:

Head Coach Years Record Win %
Earl Shannon 1963-64 12-11 .522
Tom Duffy 1964-68 70-22 .761
Tom Foliard 1968-78 174-88 .664
Leon Drury 1978-89 126-182 .410
Ed Reilly 1989-01 109-209 .343
Max Good 2001-08 133-85 .607
Tim O'Shea 2008–present 18-71 .202
Totals 1963-2010 642-658 .494

Record Book

Year By Year

Season Record Head Coach Playoff Appearance
1963-64 12-11 Earl Shannon
1964-65 16-8 Tom Duffy
1965-66 17-7 Tom Duffy
1966-67 22-0 Tom Duffy
1967-68 15-7 Tom Duffy
1968-69 21-5 Tom Foliard
1969-70 19-7 Tom Foliard
1970-71 11-14 Tom Foliard
1971-72 13-10 Tom Foliard
1972-73 20-6 Tom Foliard
1973-74 20-8 Tom Foliard
1974-75 21-8 Tom Foliard
1975-76 16-11 Tom Foliard
1976-77 13-13 Tom Foliard
1977-78 20-6 Tom Foliard Round of 32
1978-79 18-10 Leon Drury
1979-80 20-7 Leon Drury Round of 32
1980-81 18-10 Leon Drury
1981-82 14-12 Leon Drury
1982-83 12-16 Leon Drury
1983-84 6-21 Leon Drury
1984-85 11-17 Leon Drury
1985-86 11-21 Leon Drury
1986-87 5-22 Leon Drury
1987-88 7-23 Leon Drury
1988-89 4-23 Leon Drury
1989-90 3-24 Ed Reilly
1990-91 8-18 Ed Reilly
1991-92 3-22 Ed Reilly
1992-93 7-18 Ed Reilly
1993-94 15-14 Ed Reilly
1994-95 10-16 Ed Reilly
1995-96 13-14 Ed Reilly
1996-97 18-10 Ed Reilly Round of 64
1997-98 7-19 Ed Reilly
1998-99 9-17 Ed Reilly
1999-00 8-19 Ed Reilly
2000-01 8-18 Ed Reilly
2001-02 7-19 Max Good
2002-03 17-14 Max Good
2003-04 23-10 Max Good Sweet Sixteen
2004-05 25-9 Max Good Championship Game
2005-06 21-10 Max Good Elite Eight
2006-07 21-11 Max Good Sweet Sixteen
2007-08 19-12 Max Good Sweet Sixteen
2008-09 8-21 Tim O'Shea *
2009-10 1-29 Tim O'Shea *
2010-11 9-21 Tim O'Shea *

Roster

Bryant Bulldogs
Current Roster
Head Coach: Tim O'Shea (3rd year) Edit
C 1 Papa Lo Junior
F 2 Troy Robinson Freshman
G 3 Michael Chroney Senior
G 4 Daniel Calandrillo Sophomore
G 5 Frankie Dobbs Sophomore
G 10 Raphael Jordan Sophomore
G 11 Matthew Lee Freshman
G 12 Corey Maynard Freshman
G 14 Erick Smith Sophomore
C 15 Vladyslav Kondratyev Sophomore
F 22 Barry Latham Senior
F 23 Alex Francis Freshman
C 24 Ben Altit Freshman
F 32 Claybrin McMath Sophomore
F 33 Cecil Gresham Senior
C 54 Alex Herzing Freshman
G 55 Jordan Harris Freshman

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2006-07 BryantMen's Basketball Media Guide". Bryant University. http://static.psbin.com/2/t/2wcxp635jzwjnx/2006-07BryantMBKBGuide.pdf. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  2. ^ "The History of the Northeast-10 Conference". Northeast-10 Conference. http://www.northeast10.org/information/about_ne10/timeline. Retrieved October 7, 2011. 

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