2015-16 Bryant University Men's Basketball News Archive

Complete 2016 Legends Classic schedule announced, Bulldogs to open season at Notre Dame
Complete 2016 Legends Classic schedule announced, Bulldogs to open season at Notre Dame

July 13, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s basketball team will once again test itself when the 2016-17 campaign tips off, as it competes in the 10th annual Legends Classic (@legendsbball).

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46 named to NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll; 12 make Commissioner's Honor Roll

May 04, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A total of 46 Bryant University student-athletes were named to the 2015-16 Northeast Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll, including 12 who earned Commissioner's Honor Roll distinctions.

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Bulldogs complete 2020 recruiting class with five incoming commitments

April 20, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Following a stellar class of 2019 that produced Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, Marcel Pettway (North Providence, R.I.) and fellow NEC All-Rookie Team selection Nisre Zouzoua (Brockton, Mass.), the Bryant University men’s basketball team and head coach Tim O’Shea are pleased to announce the signees for the class of 2020.

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Bryant men’s basketball announces 2016 boy’s summer camps

April 14, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s basketball team, head coach Tim O’Shea and the entire coaching staff are pleased to announce the 2016 boy’s summer camps, set to be held in late June.

Bulldogs to play in 2016 Legends Classic
Bulldogs to play in 2016 Legends Classic

April 05, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s basketball team is set to join a stacked field as it participates in the Legends Classic, to be played in mid-late November of the 2016-17 season.

Pettway named NEC Rookie of the Year, pair named to All-Rookie Team
Pettway named NEC Rookie of the Year, pair named to All-Rookie Team

March 01, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University men’s basketball freshman forward Marcel Pettway (North Providence, R.I.) was honored for a terrific season by being named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, as selected by the league’s head coaches.

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Zouzoua earns final Rookie of the Week honor of season

February 29, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University men’s basketball freshman guard Nisre Zouzoua (Brockton, Mass.) was named the final Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week and Eastern College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week of the season, the league announced Monday.

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Bulldogs win season-finale thriller over Blackbirds, 88-83, Saturday in Brooklyn

February 27, 2016

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Bryant University men’s basketball team grabbed its first lead with just under 12 minutes to play in the first half and held onto that edge for the remainder of the game, winning a wild one, 88-83, over LIU Brooklyn in Saturday’s Northeast Conference regular-season finale.

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Bulldogs play Blackbirds in season finale, Saturday at 4 p.m. in Brooklyn

February 26, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University men’s basketball team closes the door on its 2015-16 campaign, taking on LIU Brooklyn on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

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Four Bulldogs reach double-figures in Thursday’s 79-72 loss to Terriers in Brooklyn Heights

February 25, 2016

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – The Bryant University men’s basketball team led for most of the first frame, but were outscored, 16-3, to start the second and could not tie the game or grab a lead after falling behind by 11, ultimately dropping Thursday night's Northeast Conference tilt to St. Francis Brooklyn, 79-72.

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Bulldogs begin final week of the season, play at St. Francis Brooklyn, Thursday at 7 p.m.

February 24, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University men’s basketball team closes out the final week of the regualar season on the road, first taking on St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Cilli, Burns recognized by Words Unlimited
Cilli, Burns recognized by Words Unlimited

February 22, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University head women’s tennis coach Barbara Cilli and assistant men’s basketball coach Chris Burns have been recognized by Words Unlimited as the 2015 Female Coach of the Year and 2015 Story of the Year, respectively, and will be honored for their achievements Sunday, Feb. 28.

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Bulldogs host Mountaineers on senior day, Saturday at 4 p.m.

February 20, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University men’s basketball team concludes its home slate of games on Saturday, taking on Mount St. Mary’s at 4:00 p.m.

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Zouzoua nets game-high 20 points in the Bulldogs’ 71-53 loss to the Mount on Senior Day

February 20, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s basketball team was outscored, 22-7, over the final 12 minutes of the first half to trail 30-18 at the intermission, and the game got no closer than eight in the second frame, as the hosts fell to Mount St. Mary’s, 71-53, on Saturday afternoon.

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Three Bulldogs score in double-figures in a 74-57 loss to the Pioneers Thursday night at the Chace Athletic Center

February 18, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Tied, 29-29, at halftime, the Bryant University men’s basketball team was outscored, 45-28, in the second half and suffered a 10th-straight Northeast Conference defeat, falling to Sacred Heart, 74-57, Thursday night in Smithfield.

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Bulldogs begin final week in Smithfield, host the Pioneers on Thursday at 7 p.m.

February 17, 2016

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University men's basketball team begins its final week of the regular season in Smithfield, first taking on Sacred Heart on Thursday at 7:00 p.m in the Coaches vs. Cancer/Relay For Life game.