2024–25 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

2024–25 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
2024–25 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
America East regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	23–12 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Phil Martelli Jr. (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Chris Cole
Assistant coaches	Brendan Phelps; Ryan Daly; Nick Schmidt;
Home arena	Chace Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bryant †	14	–	2	.875	23	–	12	.657
Vermont	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
Maine	10	–	6	.625	20	–	14	.588
Albany	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
UMass Lowell	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
New Hampshire	6	–	10	.375	8	–	24	.250
UMBC	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
NJIT	3	–	13	.188	6	–	25	.194

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Phil Martelli Jr., played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Maine in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament,^[2] before falling to UMass Lowell in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Earl Timberlake (5Y)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Memphis	Washington, D.C.
F	1	Kvonn Cramer (5Y)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Hofstra	Wilmington, DE
G	2	Khalil Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Devean Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Canisius	Los Angeles, CA
F	5	Barry Evans	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Baltimore, MD
F	7	Connor Withers (6Y)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	UMass Lowell	Manassas, VA
G	11	Kam Farris (5Y)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Marist	Burlington, VT
F	12	Favour Aire	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Penn State	Ekpoma, Nigeria
G	13	Jakai Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Miami (FL)	Ossining, NY
G	14	Frankie Vassalluzzo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Pine Crest School	Boca Raton, FL
G	21	Aaron Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	First Love Christian Academy	Bay Shore, NY
F	22	Keyshawn Mitchell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	First Love Christian Academy	Brooklyn, NY
G	24	Rafael Pinzon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	St. John's	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
G	40	Jayden Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Immaculate Conception HS	Teaneck, NJ
G	41	Jason Koval	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Riverstone International School	Boise, ID
G	43	Langston Bailey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	142 lb (64 kg)	Fr	Springdale Prep	Riverdale, MD
F	50	Josh Ozabor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy	Johannesburg, South Africa
G	51	Michael Amador	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	West Morris Central HS	Long Valley, NJ
G	53	Jason Sepe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Ponaganset HS	Foster, RI

Head coach

Phil Martelli Jr. (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Cole (New Mexico State)
Brendan Phelps (Eastern CT)
Ryan Daly (Saint Joseph's)
Nick Schmidt (Alfred State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
(6Y) Sixth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dean	W 105–63	1–0	Chace Athletic Center (1,054) Smithfield, RI
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	L 88–90 ^OT	1–1	Chace Athletic Center (703) Smithfield, RI
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 87–64	2–1	Alumni Arena (1,159) Amherst, NY
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	W 85–84	3–1	Bob Carpenter Center (2,384) Newark, DE
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	L 66–67	3–2	Merkert Gymnasium (1,324) Easton, MA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 70–85	3–3	Reilly Center (3,919) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Tennessee State Coke Classic	W 97–85	4–3	McKenzie Arena (268) Chattanooga, TN
November 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga Coke Classic	L 76–84	4–4	McKenzie Arena (2,712) Chattanooga, TN
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		at Drexel	W 78–73	5–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,061) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	L 75–76	5–5	Chace Athletic Center (1,234) Smithfield, RI
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		VTSU–Johnson	W 122–63	6–5	Chace Athletic Center (750) Smithfield, RI
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at St. John's	L 77–99	6–6	Carnesecca Arena (4,573) Queens, NY
December 14, 2024* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Fordham Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	L 84–86	6–7	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,145) Uncasville, CT
December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Monumental/FloHoops		at Towson	L 65–70	6–8	TU Arena (1,500) Towson, MD
December 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 66–112	6–9	Global Credit Union Arena (7,214) Phoenix, AZ
America East regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 81–55	7–9 (1–0)	Chace Athletic Center (795) Smithfield, RI
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	W 73–53	8–9 (2–0)	Chace Athletic Center (827) Smithfield, RI
January 16, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 89–79	9–9 (3–0)	Broadview Center (1,382) Albany, NY
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 85–62	10–9 (4–0)	Chace Athletic Center (734) Smithfield, RI
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 95–76	11–9 (5–0)	Lundholm Gym (331) Durham, NH
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 83–69	12–9 (6–0)	Chace Athletic Center (973) Smithfield, RI
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 92–86	13–9 (7–0)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (3,089) Catonsville, MD
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 92–70	14–9 (8–0)	Wellness and Events Center (452) Newark, NJ
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	L 63–68	14–10 (8–1)	Chace Athletic Center (1,022) Smithfield, RI
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 78–71	15–10 (9–1)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (3,081) Vestal, NY
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 88–66	16–10 (10–1)	Chace Athletic Center (873) Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 81–79	17–10 (11–1)	Chace Athletic Center (891) Smithfield, RI
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 55–59	17–11 (11–2)	Patrick Gym (2,534) Burlington, VT
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 79–78	18–11 (12–2)	Costello Athletic Center (508) Lowell, MA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	W 80–72	19–11 (13–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,129) Orono, ME
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 90–56	20–11 (14–2)	Chace Athletic Center (1,122) Smithfield, RI
America East tournament
March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) UMBC Quarterfinals	W 85–74	21–11	Chace Athletic Center (1,005) Smithfield, RI
March 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	(4) Albany Semifinals	W 91–78	22–11	Chace Athletic Center (1,001) Smithfield, RI
March 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	(1)	(3) Maine Championship	W 77–59	23–11	Chace Athletic Center (1,538) Smithfield, RI
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025* 10:00 p.m., TBS	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 8 Michigan State First Round	L 62–87	23–12	Rocket Arena (17,392) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Falls in America East Quarterfinals at Bryant". University of Maine Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "No. 2 River Hawks Pull Away Late to Defeat No. 3 Bryant, 77-70, in America East Semifinals". UMass Lowell Athletics. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bryant University. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball Falls in America East Quarterfinals at Bryant". University of Maine Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[3] "No. 2 River Hawks Pull Away Late to Defeat No. 3 Bryant, 77-70, in America East Semifinals". UMass Lowell Athletics. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bryant University. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[5] "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Chace Athletic Center (2001–present)
Culture & lore	2022 NEC championship brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25