Bryant’s coach Philli Jr. reduces the net after Saturday’s victory
The Bruy Bulldogs beat Maine 77-59 to win the America East championship and win a place in the NCAA tournament.
- The Male Mendogs Basketball Men’s Basketball team obtained an automatic offer at the NCAA tournament by winning the America East championship.
- Head coach Phil Martelli Jr. is his second season at the top of the Bulldogs.
Bryant’s male basketball male team is heading for the NCAA basketball tournament, after beating Maine 77-59 on Saturday to claim the America East championship and an automatic berth in the big dance.
Here’s what you need to know about the BRIDER BULLDOGS.
Have the Bulldogs already qualified for the NCAA tournament?
The Bulldogs make their second trip to the NCAA tournament. Their first arrived in 2022 when they won the Northeast Conference Championship and went to the Grande Danse as seeded No. 16. Bryant faced his Wright compatriot at 16 seeded in the first four rounds in Dayton, Ohio, and lost 93-82.
Bryant, located in Smithfield, RI, is one of the four male university basketball programs in division I in the Rhode Island, and the youngest, having started its transition to Division I ranked in 2009. This is the third season of Bryant in competition in the America East conference, after being part of the Northeast Conference.
Who leads to the Bulldogs Bryant?
Phil Martelli Jr. is the bulldog head coach, after taking over for Jared Grasso there are two seasons when Grasso left the program. Martelli was assistant to Grasso staff before being hired as an temporary worker, then permanent head coach.
Martelli Jr. led Bryant to a 14-2 conference record this season, en route to the America East championship. Last season, the Bulldogs were 11-5 at a conference and beat Maine in the quarter-final of the conference before losing Umass Lowell in the semi-finals.
Connor Withers famous with Phil Martelli, the father of Bryant coach
The longtime coach of university basketball, Phil Martelli, the father of coach Bry Martelli Jr., joins the celebration on Saturday while Bryant strikes the ticket for NCAAS
Martelli Jr. is the son of the longtime basketball coach Phil Martelli, head coach of St. Joseph for more than 20 years and directed the Hawk to the seven appearances of the NCAA tournament. He was also assistant in Michigan from 2019 to 2024. The elder Martelli was on site in Smithfield on Tuesday when Bryant beat Albany in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Who are the best players in Bulldogs?
∎Earl Timberlake, during his third season in Bryant, is the player of the year America East. He has an average of 15.5 points per match and leads the teams in rebounds, to 8.4 per game. He finished the regular season as the only player in the history of America East, and just the second in the history of the NCAA, to record more than 15 points per game, more than 8 rebounds, more than 4.5 assists and more than more blocks per game in a single season.
∎rafael Pinzon leads the team in a score, with an average of 18.7 points per game. Pinzon, who was transferred to Bryant de St. John’s before the 2023-24 season, missed the Bulldogs semi-final against Albany with food poisoning.
Where are the Bulldogs standing for the selection on Sunday?
According to Bracketology’s USA Today Experts, Bryant lines as a seeded n ° 15, which means that he would face a seeded n ° 2 in the first round – currently planned to be Michigan State (Big Ten) in Cleveland. Joe Lunardi d’Espn does the same prediction – Bryant as seeded n ° 15 against the state of Michigan.
When will Bryant know his opponent?
The selection committee will reveal the full support of the NCAA tournament for male and female teams on Sunday. The male support will be revealed at 6 p.m., followed by the female support shortly after. CBS and ESPN will show the support reveals.
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