Merrimack Warriors men's basketball

NCAA Division 1 program

Merrimack Warriors

2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

University

Merrimack College

Head coach

Joe Gallo (8th season)

Conference

Northeast Conference

Location

North Andover, Massachusetts

Arena

Merrimack Athletics Complex
(Capacity: 1,200^[1])

Nickname

Warriors

Colors

Blue 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 Northeast Conference. They are currently led by 8th 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

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

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

Merrimack Warriors men's basketball

Venues

Merrimack Athletics Complex (1972–present)

People

Head coaches
Statistical leaders

Seasons

List of seasons
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
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

v t e 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 e Northeast Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors (leaving in 2024) Sacred Heart Pioneers (leaving in 2024) Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Future teams	Chicago State Cougars Mercyhurst Lakers (both joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	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