Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
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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.
Merrimack Warriors | |||
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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 |
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.