The 2017–2018 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 2 ...
. The team, led by 10th-year head coach
Tim O'Shea
Tim O'Shea (born January 13, 1962) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the men's basketball team at Bryant University. He was previously the head coach at Ohio University.
Playing career
Born in Woodbury, ...
Smithfield, Rhode Island
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as members of the
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...
. They finished the season 3–28, 2–16 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.
On February 12, 2018, Tim O'Shea announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He finished at Bryant with a ten-year record of 96–210. On April 2, the school hired
Iona
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assistant
Jared Grasso
Jared Keith Grasso (born May 11, 1980) is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team from 2018 to 2023. In his fifth season, he led Bryant to the 2022 NCAA Division I men' ...
as head coach.
Previous season
The
Bulldogs
The Bulldog is a British breed of dog of mastiff type. It may also be known as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog. It is of medium size, a muscular, hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose.2016–17 season 12–20, 9–9 in NEC play to finish tied for fifth place. They participated in the NEC tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Francis (PA).
Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in eighth place.
Roster
Schedule and results
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