2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represented Merrimack College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warriors, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference.

2022–23 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball
NEC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record18–16 (12–4 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Micky Burtnyk (14th season)
  • Phil Gaetano (5th season)
Home arenaHammel Court
2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Merrimack*†124 .7501816  .529
Fairleigh Dickinson^106 .6252116  .568
Stonehill**106 .6251417  .452
Saint Francis (PA)97 .5631318  .419
Sacred Heart88 .5001617  .485
Wagner88 .5001513  .536
Central Connecticut79 .4381022  .313
St. Francis Brooklyn79 .4381416  .467
LIU115 .063326  .103
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
** ineligible for both the 2023 NEC tournament and the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
^ received automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to Merrimack's ineligibility
† 2023 NEC tournament winner

The season marked Merrimack's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Warriors were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament. However, a rule change made by the Northeast Conference allowed the Warriors to compete in the NEC tournament.

They finished the season 15–16, 12–4 in NEC play to claim first place. In the NEC tournament, Merrimack defeated LIU, Saint Francis (PA), and Fairleigh Dickinson to win the championship. Due to their ineligibility to compete in the NCAA tournament, runners-up Fairleigh Dickinson were awarded the NEC conference auto-bid, ending the Warriors' season with a final record of 18–16.

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