Merrimack Warriors men's basketball

Merrimack Warriors
2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team
UniversityMerrimack College
Head coachJoe Gallo (9th season)
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
LocationNorth Andover, Massachusetts
ArenaMerrimack Athletics Complex
(capacity: 1,200[1])
NicknameWarriors
ColorsBlue and gold[2]
   
NCAA tournament round of 32
2009*, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*
NCAA tournament appearances
1977*, 1978*, 1991*, 1992*, 2000*, 2008*, 2009*, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019*
* at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
NE-10: 1992, 2000, 2019

NEC: 2023
Conference regular season champions
NE-10: 2000

NEC: 2020, 2023, 2024

The Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently led by 9th year head coach Joe Gallo and play their home games in Hammel Court at the Merrimack Athletics Complex.

In their first year at the Division 1 level, the 2019–20 team went 14–4 in NEC play and won the regular season title, despite in the preseason being picked by the media to finish 11th out of 11 teams. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Warriors were not eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2023–24 season.

Season-by-season record

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Joe Gallo (Northeast-10 Conference) (2016–2019)
2016–17 Joe Gallo 19–12 12–9 T–3rd (Northeast) NCAA Division II Regional semifinals
2017–18 Joe Gallo 20–12 14–7 2nd (Northeast) NCAA Division II Regional semifinals
2018–19 Joe Gallo 22–10 14–7 2nd (Northeast) NCAA Division II first round
Joe Gallo: 61–34 40–23
Joe Gallo (Northeast Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Joe Gallo 20–11 14–4 1st None
2020–21 Joe Gallo 9–9 9–9 T–5th
2021–22 Joe Gallo 14–16 10–8 4th TBC
2022–23 Joe Gallo 18–16 12-4 1st
Joe Gallo: 122–86 (.587) 78–40 (.661)
Total: 122–86 (.587)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

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NCAA Division II tournament results

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The Warriors appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament eleven times.

Year Round Opponent Result
2008 Round of 64 Bentley L 68–81
2009 Round of 64
Round of 32
UMass Lowell
Bentley
W 86–84
L 76–79
2010 Round of 64
Round of 32
UMass Lowell
Bentley
W 81–62
L 79–83
2017 Round of 64
Round of 32
Le Moyne
St. Thomas Aquinas
W 72–68
L 70–73
2018 Round of 64
Round of 32
Bridgeport
Bloomfield
W 85–70
L 91–109
2019 First Round Dominican (NY) L 50–64

References

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  1. ^ "Facilities".
  2. ^ "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines". Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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