2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	9–9 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach	Joe Gallo (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Micky Burtnyk (15th season); Phil Gaetano (6th season); Juvaris Hayes (1st season); Chris Mohr (1st season);
Home arena	Hammel Court

2023–24 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Connecticut	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Merrimack	3	–	1	.750	9	–	9	.500
Sacred Heart	3	–	1	.750	9	–	10	.474
Wagner	2	–	1	.667	8	–	7	.533
LIU	2	–	1	.667	3	–	12	.200
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	2	.500	8	–	11	.421
Le Moyne*	1	–	2	.333	6	–	11	.353
Saint Francis	0	–	4	.000	5	–	12	.294
Stonehill*	0	–	4	.000	2	–	17	.105
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 NEC tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Gallo, play their home games at Hammel Court, with some games at Lawler Arena, located in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference.

On October 23, 2023, it was announced that this season would be the last for Merrimack as members of the Northeast Conference, as they will be joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference next season.^[1]

Previous season

The 2022–23 season marked Merrimack's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Warriors would not be eligible to play in the NCAA tournament. However, a rule change made by the Northeast Conference allowed the Warriors to compete in the NEC tournament.^[2]

The Warriors finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 12–4 in NEC play to claim first place. In the NEC tournament, Merrimack defeated LIU, Saint Francis (PA), and Fairleigh Dickinson to win the championship. Due to their ineligibility to compete in the NCAA tournament, runners-up Fairleigh Dickinson were awarded the NEC conference auto-bid, ending the Warriors' season with a final record of 18–16.^[3]

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Warriors were picked to finish in fourth in the conference.^[4]

Rank	Team
1.	Sacred Heart (7)
2.	Central Connecticut (1)
3.	Fairleigh Dickinson (1)
4.	Merrimack
5.	Wagner
6.	Stonehill
7.	LIU
8.	Saint Francis
9.	Le Moyne

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Team

No Warriors were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Adam "Budd" Clark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	West Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	1	Jaylen Stinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	James Madison	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	2	Samba Diallo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Manhattan	Rufisque, Senegal
F	3	Christian Foy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	North Mecklenburg High School	Huntersville, North Carolina
G	4	Jordan Derkack	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Spire Academy	Colonia, New Jersey
G	5	Devon Savage	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	James Madison	Washington, D.C.
F	10	Elliott Black	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Washington, D.C.
F	11	Bryan Etumnu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kempner High School	Sugar Land, Texas
G	12	Thomas Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Albertus Magnus	Nanuet, New York
F	13	Edrick Quezada	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Brimmer and May School	Rockland, Massachusetts
F	14	Brandon Legris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Perkiomen School	Hatfield, Pennsylvania
F	15	Ryan Isaacson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Hinsdale Central High School	Willowbrook, Illinois
F	20	Jacob O'Connell	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Princeton	Voorhees, New Jersey
G	24	Jordan McKoy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Dwight-Englewood School	Westwood, New Jersey
G	33	Malik Edmead	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Albany	Deer Park, New York
G	34	Jaden Battle	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	MacDuffie School	St. Albans, New York
G	41	Armandas Plintauskas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Northern Illinois	Kėdainiai, Lithuania

Head coach

Joe Gallo (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Micky Burtnyk (Merrimack)
Phil Gaetano (Sacred Heart)
Juvaris Hayes (Merrimack)
Chris Mohr (Merrimack)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont	L 55–67	0–1	Patrick Gym (2,077) Burlington, VT
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Worcester State	W 93–72	1–1	Hammel Court (697) North Andover, MA
November 12, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine	W 71–65	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium (815) Orono, ME
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G	at Ohio State	L 52–76	2–2	Value City Arena (7,929) Columbus, OH
November 22, 2023* 5:30 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T Samford MTE	W 96–73	3–2	Pete Hanna Center (331) Homewood, AL
November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford Samford MTE	L 71–79	3–3	Pete Hanna Center (818) Homewood, AL
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm	vs. Alabama State Samford MTE	L 60–66 ^OT	3–4	Pete Hanna Center (136) Homewood, AL
November 29, 2023* 8:30 pm, FS1	at Georgetown	L 67–69	3–5	Capital One Arena (2,744) Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2023* 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row	UMass Lowell	W 74–68	4–5	Lawler Arena (2,347) North Andover, MA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+	at Florida	L 57–77	4–6	O'Connell Center (6,813) Gainesville, FL
December 9, 2023* 7:30 pm, NEC Front Row	Felician	W 89–85	5–6	Lawler Arena (769) North Andover, MA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cincinnati	L 49–65	5–7	Fifth Third Arena (9,477) Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Bucknell	W 68–52	6–7	Lawler Arena (587) North Andover, MA
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	L 63–74	6–8	Case Gym (860) Boston, MA
NEC regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 60–56	7–8 (1–0)	Lawler Arena (693) North Andover, MA
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Sacred Heart	W 82–58	8–8 (2–0)	Lawler Arena (547) North Andover, MA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Le Moyne	W 66–62	9–8 (3–0)	Ted Grant Court (466) DeWitt, NY
January 15, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Central Connecticut	L 70–75	9–9 (3–1)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,022) New Britain, CT
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Wagner			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Stonehill			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Wagner			Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Saint Francis			DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Central Connecticut			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at LIU			Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Le Moyne			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Stonehill			Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row	LIU			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Saint Francis			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Fairleigh Dickinson			Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

↑ "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "2022 NEC Spring Meeting Recap". Northeast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Merrimack Warriors Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
↑ "In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "Merrimack Warriors 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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[1] "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[2] "2022 NEC Spring Meeting Recap". Northeast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[3] "2022-23 Merrimack Warriors Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[coachpoll-4] "In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[5] "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[7] "Merrimack Warriors 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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