Bryant Men’s Basketball Announces 2023-2024 Non-Conference Schedule

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The Bryant University men’s basketball team announced its 2023-24 non-conference schedule on Tuesday afternoon. Bryant will tip-off the season on November 6 at home against Manhattan.

In all, the Bulldogs will 15 non-league games before beginning America East play in January. This year’s non-conference schedule will be one of the toughest in DI program history as the Bulldogs will face four programs from Power 5 conferences in addition to 2013 Final Four participant Florida Atlantic.

Bryant will open the season at home in the Chace Athletic Center for the third-straight season, hosting Manhattan on November 6 as part of a doubleheader with the women’s basketball team. The Black and Gold will then host Fisher College on November 8.

The Black and Gold will then play four games in eight days leading up to Thanksgiving. Bryant will head to New Jersey to face Rutgers on November 12 before facing Boston University for the first time in program history on November 16. The Bulldogs will then head to Boca Raton to face 2023 NCAA Tournament darling Florida Atlantic on November 18. Bryant and FAU squared off last year, with the Owls earning an 85-74 victory. The stretch concludes on November 20 when the Black and Gold host first-time opponent Howard.

Bryant’s schedule doesn’t get any easier as, in all, they will play seven games in 20 days. The Black and Gold will celebrate Black Friday with a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, to face Big East foe Xavier. Bryant returns to the Chace to host Springfield on November 27 before opening December at in-state rival Brown on December 1.

The visit to Providence begins a stretch of five-straight games away from home for the Bulldogs. Bryant will visit Siena on December 6 and Stony Brook on December 9 before heading back to Cincinnati to face the Bearcats for the third-straight season. Bryant will then head to Long Island to face Towson at UBS Arena, the home of the New York Islanders, on December 16.

Bryant’s final home game of the non-conference season comes on December 22 when it hosts Drexel in a special 11:00 a.m. tip.

The Black and Gold close out the non-conference schedule with a New Year’s Eve visit to Ole Miss.

Bryant has won 15+ games in each of the last four years, a first in DI program history. The Bulldogs return the leading scorer in the America East, Sherif Gross-Bullock, along with starters Earl Timberlake, Kvonn Cramer, Tyler Breslford, Miles Latimer and Doug Edert.