2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Team:Merrimack Warriors
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:18–16
Conf Record:12–4
Head Coach:Joe Gallo
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Micky Burtnyk
Ac1 Year:14th
Asst Coach2:Phil Gaetano
Ac2 Year:5th
Stadium:Hammel Court
Champion:NEC regular-season and tournament champions

The 2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

The season marked Merrimack's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Warriors were not 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.[1]

They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 10–8 in NEC play, to finish in fourth place. The Warriors, in their third year of a transition to Division I, were ineligible for the NEC tournament and the NCAA tournament. They received an invitation to play in The Basketball Classic,[2] but their opponent, UMBC, withdrew from the tournament due to health concerns, unofficially ending their season.[3]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| NEC tournamentSources:[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 NEC Spring Meeting Recap. Northeast Conference. June 28, 2022. February 9, 2023.
  2. News: March 14, 2022 . Men's Basketball Accepts Invitation to Play in The Basketball Classic . November 15, 2022 . Merrimack College Athletics . en.
  3. News: Lee . Edward . March 16, 2022 . UMBC men's basketball withdraws from The Basketball Classic, citing lack of healthy players . November 15, 2022 . . en.
  4. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule . November 15, 2022 . Merrimack College Athletics.
  5. News: 2022-23 Merrimack Warriors Schedule . November 15, 2022 . ESPN.