The college basketball offseason is here, and we decided to have some fun over the next few months, ranking ALL 364 teams in D1. Number 310 is Bryant basketball.
Before you say we’re crazy – or that all of this is up for debate, let’s go over the very intricate process of how we came to this conclusion. We took a very statistical approach – with the help of Chat GPT – taking into consideration everything from March Madness wins and finishes, to AP Poll appearances, to conference players of the year. And then, a good friend of ours, Scott Blanchard, took our approach to the MAX.
Click here to visit the FIRST article, which explains how the formula works!
Here’s the breakdown of Bryant basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 2
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 12.6
- Bids per season: 0.11
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 0
- Conference Players of the Year: 1
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 2
- Conference tournament titles: 2
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Bryant basketball
Bryant’s DI history is short, but the Bulldogs had a really good run for a handful of seasons, which is what gets them here at No. 310.
After a 20-99 record through their first four seasons, year five was a big one, and head coach Tim O’Shea looked to have finally built something. The Bulldogs would follow up a 2-28 season by going 19-12, and O’Shea would win America East Coach of the Year. It started a streak of three straight winning seasons in Smithfield, R.I.
However, O’Shea would coach the team to a 23-71 record over the next three seasons, prompting the program to make a switch.
In came Jared Grasso, who really looked like he’d built something. The team went 22-10 in his fourth season, falling as a 16 seed in the First Four. But after hit-and-run charges (that were later dropped), Grasso resigned.
Still, something was built, with Phil Martelli Jr. taking over and the team having back-to-back 20-win seasons and a second NCAA Tournament appearance in four years.
Martelli left after just two seasons, and Jamion Christian only led them to a 9-22 record this past season, but the Grasso-Martelli era seemed to have set this program up for some long-term success. As a mid-major program, there is nothing wrong with five straight winning seasons, and if Christian can have a bounce-back year, it’s hard to think Bryant is going anywhere.