2021–22 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Jared Grasso, played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 16–2 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Central Connecticut, Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC tournament championship. As a result, the Bulldogs received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament, where they lost to Wright State in the First Four.

2021–22 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball
NEC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record22–10 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachPhil Martelli, Jr.
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Cole
  • Eamonn Mahar
Home arenaChace Athletic Center
2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant162 .8892210  .688
Wagner153 .833216  .778
LIU126 .6671614  .533
Merrimack*108 .5561416  .467
Mount St. Mary's99 .5001416  .467
St. Francis Brooklyn711 .3891020  .333
Sacred Heart612 .3331020  .333
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278921  .300
Central Connecticut513 .278824  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson413 .235422  .154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2022 NEC tournament winner

Senior guard Peter Kiss led NCAA Division I in scoring with a 25.2 points per game average.

On March 29, 2022, the school announced that the season was the last season for the team in the NEC as they would join the America East Conference on July 1, 2022.

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