2025–26 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

2025–26 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record3–9 (0–0 America East)
Head coach
Associate head coachHarley Fuller
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Merritt
  • Bruce Shingler
  • Derrick Wall
Home arenaChace Athletic Center
2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 0 0   8 5   .615
UMBC 0 0   6 5   .545
UMass Lowell 0 0   5 8   .385
New Hampshire 0 0   4 7   .364
NJIT 0 0   4 8   .333
Albany 0 0   4 9   .308
Binghamton 0 0   3 9   .250
Bryant 0 0   3 9   .250
Maine 0 0   1 12   .077
† 2026 AmEast tournament winner
As of December 17, 2025

The 2025–26 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Bryant University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian, play their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 23–12, 14–2 in America East play to finish as America East regular-season champions.[1] They defeated UMBC,[2] Albany[3] and Maine to win the America East tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South region, where they would lose in the first round to No. 2 seed Michigan State.[5]

Following the season, head coach Phil Martelli Jr. left the school to accept the head coaching position at VCU.[6] On April 3, Pallacanestro Trieste head coach and former NCAA Division I head coach Jamion Christian was hired to be Bryant’s next head coach.[7]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. Bryant was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[8]

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Vermont 63 (7)
T–2 Maine 47 (1)
Albany 47
4 UMass Lowell 39 (1)
5 Binghamton 37
6 Bryant 35
7 UMBC 31
8 NJIT 13
9 New Hampshire 12
(#) first-place votes

Source:[8]

Preseason All-America East Team

Preseason All-America East Team
Player Year Position
Quincy Allen Fifth-year Senior Guard

Source:[8]

Roster

2025–26 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ashley Sims II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Glen Burnie, MD
G 1 Ty Tabales 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr New Hampton School Worcester, MA
F 2 Khalil Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Washington, D.C.
F 3 Aaron Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr First Love Christian Academy Bay Shore, NY
G 4 Quincy Allen (5Y) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago State Silver Spring, MD
G 5 Jaheim Nyam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kilgore College Paris, France
G 6 Langston Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 142 lb (64 kg) So Springdale Prep Riverdale, MD
G 7 Joe Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, MD
F 8 Lennart Weber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Toronto Munich, Germany
F 9 Gio Sanford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Glenn Dale, MD
F 10 Daniel Akoue 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Southern Coast Academy Libreville, Gabon
F 11 Ethane Bourgade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tours Métropole Basket Le Mans, France
G 13 Jakai Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Miami (FL) Ossining, NY
F 14 Keegan Harvey (5Y) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr George Washington Newcastle, Australia
G 21 Frankie Vassalluzzo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pine Crest School Boca Raton, FL
F 22 Jason Sepe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Ponaganset HS Foster, RI
G 25 Reed Woerner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Shepaug Valley School Bridgewater, CT
G 30 Michael DeOrsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North Kingstown HS North Kingstown, RI
F 99 Timofei Rudovskii 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dream City Christian School Moscow, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Siena L 66–82  0–1
MVP Arena (4,072)
Albany, NY
November 7, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 45–74  0–2
McCamish Pavilion (4,886)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 82–75  1–2
Chace Athletic Center (783)
Smithfield, RI
November 16, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 50–68  1–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (980)
Valparaiso, IN
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 61–78  1–4
Cassell Coliseum (5,410)
Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2025*
6:00 p.m., TruTV
at No. 3 UConn L 49–72  1–5
PeoplesBank Arena (15,495)
Hartford, CT
November 26, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Mercy W 87–61  2–5
Chace Athletic Center (304)
Smithfield, RI
November 29, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard L 53–56  2–6
Lavietes Pavilion (1,022)
Boston, MA
December 2, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stonehill W 77–65  3–6
Chace Athletic Center (300)
Smithfield, RI
December 5, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown L 56–75  3–7
Pizzitola Sports Center (610)
Providence, RI
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iona L 63−69  3−8
Hynes Athletics Center (1,347)
New Rochelle, NY
December 13, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marist L 74−82  3−9
Chace Athletic Center (674)
Smithfield, RI
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at High Point Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
December 28, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Worcester State Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
America East regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m.
at Albany Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 19, 2026
TBD, ESPN+
at NJIT Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
January 29, 2026
TBD, ESPN+
at Binghamton Dr. Bai Lee Court 
Vestal, NY
January 31, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass Lowell Kennedy Family Athletic Complex 
Lowell, MA
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 
Catonsville, MD
February 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Pinzon, Timberlake lift Bryant past UMBC, into Tuesday's semifinal". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 8, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bryant rides trio of 20-point efforts past UAlbany and into America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 11, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Dawgs are Dancin'! Bryant wins America East Championship". Bryant University Bulldogs. March 15, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Michigan State rolls to 87-62 victory over Bryant in March Madness". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "VCU Officially Announces Hiring of Phil Martelli Jr., Bryant University Reacts To Departure of Bulldogs Coach". ABC6. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Jamion Christian returns from Italy to take Bryant coaching job". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.