2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (0–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Joe Gallo (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Micky Burtnyk; Jimmy Langhurst; Juvaris Hayes; Chris Mohr;
Home arena	Hammel Court
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by ninth-year head coach Joe Gallo, play their home games at Hammel Court, with some games at Lawler Arena, located in North Andover, Massachusetts as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Marist	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Fairfield	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Rider	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Siena	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Manhattan	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Niagara	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Quinnipiac	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Sacred Heart	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Merrimack	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Iona	0	–	0	–	2	–	7	.222
Canisius	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	.000

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of December 3, 2024

Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–3 in NEC play to finish as NEC regular-season co-champions, alongside Central Connecticut.^[1] They defeated LIU^[2] and Le Moyne,^[3] before falling to Wagner in the NEC tournament championship game.^[4]

This would be the last season for Merrimack as members of the Northeast Conference, as they joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2024–25 season.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Adam "Budd" Clark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	West Catholic High School	Philadelphia, PA
G	1	Jaylen Stinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	James Madison	Philadelphia, PA
F	2	Christian Foy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	North Mecklenburg High School	Huntersville, NC
G	3	Matt Becht	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Southern New Hampshire	Vienna, VA
G	4	Tye Dorset	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lenape High School	Mount Laurel, NJ
G	5	Devon Savage	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	James Madison	Washington, D.C.
G	9	Malik Edmead	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	Albany	Deer Park, NY
F	10	Elliott Black	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	Washington, D.C.
F	11	Bryan Etumnu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Kempner High School	Sugar Land, TX
G	12	Thomas Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Albertus Magnus	Nanuet, NY
F	13	Edrick Quezada	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Brimmer and May School	Rockland, MA
F	14	Brandon Legris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Perkiomen School	Hatfield, PA
F	15	David Murray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Connecticut College	Jackson Heights, NY
G	21	Brendan Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Calvert Hall High School	Pikesville, MD
G	25	Liam Price	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Kimball Union Academy	Brookline Village, MA
F	40	Sean Trumper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Franklin Pierce	Ashford, England
G	41	Armandas Plintauskas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Northern Illinois	Kėdainiai, Lithuania

Head coach

Joe Gallo (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Micky Burtnyk (Merrimack)
Jimmy Langhurst (Robert Morris)
Juvaris Hayes (Merrimack)
Chris Mohr (Merrimack)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont	W 65–51	1–0	Lawler Arena (1,747) North Andover, MA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at VCU	L 42–63	1–1	Siegel Center (7,183) Richmond, VA
November 17, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Princeton	L 57–68	1–2	Lawler Arena (1,824) North Andover, MA
November 20, 2024* 8:00 pm, Peacock	at No. 24 Rutgers	L 63–74	1–3	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS2	at Butler	L 39–78	1–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,823) Indianapolis, IN
November 25, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	L 74–81	1–5	Costello Athletic Center (578) Lowell, MA
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. UTSA Trojan Turkey Tipoff	L 74–76	1–6	Trojan Arena (121) Troy, AL
November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Troy Trojan Turkey Tipoff	W 72–68	2–6	Trojan Arena (2,263) Troy, AL
December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Boston University			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
December 17, 2024* 10:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at Stanford			Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 19, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Mary's			University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 3, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairfield			Lawler Arena North Andover, MA
January 10, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
January 18, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Niagara			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Canisius			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacred Heart			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
February 23, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Merrimack clinches a share of NEC regular-season crown in win over FDU". The Mack Report. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Derkack scores 23 in Merrimack's 72-66 victory against LIU in Northeast Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Le Moyne basketball wraps up first Division I season with 61-51 loss to Merrimack in NEC semifinals". Syracuse.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Wagner knocks off top-seeded Merrimack, takes NEC championship with 54-47 victory". USA Today. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Merrimack Warriors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[1] "Merrimack clinches a share of NEC regular-season crown in win over FDU". The Mack Report. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[2] "Derkack scores 23 in Merrimack's 72-66 victory against LIU in Northeast Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[3] "Le Moyne basketball wraps up first Division I season with 61-51 loss to Merrimack in NEC semifinals". Syracuse.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[4] "Wagner knocks off top-seeded Merrimack, takes NEC championship with 54-47 victory". USA Today. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[5] "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[7] "Merrimack Warriors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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