Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
| Merrimack Warriors men's basketball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| University | Merrimack College | ||
| Head coach | Joe Gallo (9th season) | ||
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | ||
| Location | North Andover, Massachusetts | ||
| Arena | Merrimack Athletics Complex (capacity: 1,200) | ||
| Nickname | Warriors | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold | ||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1977*, 1978* | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1977*, 1978*, 1991*, 1992*, 2000*, 2008*, 2009*, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019* | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| NE-10: 1992, 2000, 2019 NEC: 2023 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| NE-10: 2000 NEC: 2020, 2023, 2024 | |||
| ECAC Division II tournament champions | |||
| 1989, 1998, 1999 | |||
* at Division II level | |||
The Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently led by 9th year head coach Joe Gallo and play their home games in Hammel Court and Lawler Arena at the Merrimack Athletics Complex.
The Warriors played their first season in 1949 at the D2 level. In 1984 they joined the Northeast 10 conference. They would stay there from 1984 to 2019 and win three conference championships and one regular season title. They would also make 11 NCAA D2 tournament appearances. Making it to the sweet 16 in 1976 and 1977. They would also win 3 ECAC tournament titles during this period.
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. In 2024, the Warriors joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.