Merrimack Warriors men's basketball

Merrimack Warriors
Merrimack Warriors
	2021–22 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team
University	Merrimack College
Head coach	Joe Gallo (5th season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	North Andover, Massachusetts
Arena	Merrimack Athletics Complex ; (Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname	Warriors
Colors	Blue and gold;
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1977, 1978, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019*
Conference tournament champions
	1992, 2000, 2019*
Conference regular season champions
	2000, 2020 ; () denotes Division II NE-10

The Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They are currently led by 4th year head coach Joe Gallo and play their home games 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 will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2023–24 season.

Season-by-season record[]

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 First Round
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	8–8	4–0
Joe Gallo:		98–62 (.613)	67–36 (.650)
Total:		98–62 (.613)
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

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Postseason[]

NCAA Division II tournament results[]

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[]

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

External links[]

Website

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[1] "Facilities".

[2] "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines". Retrieved February 22, 2017.

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v t Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
Venues	Merrimack Athletics Complex (1972–present)
People
	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

v t Merrimack College
Facilities	Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge Merrimack Athletics Complex
Organizations	Center for Engaged Democracy
Athletics	Sports: Merrimack Warriors Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Venues: Duane Stadium Merrimack Athletics Complex

v t Northeast Conference men's basketball
Teams	Bryant Bulldogs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Sacred Heart Pioneers St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Saint Francis Red Flash Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20