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Next game: Bradley (3-3) vs. Merrimack College (1-5), Saturday, Nov. 26, 3 pm
The game will be streamed on ESPN3 (free streaming part of ESPN)- https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/...c-0b87b4b82428
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM
The Merrimack College Warriors are from North Andover, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Northeast Conference.
This is their 4th year as a Division I school.
They were 14-16 last season, and 10-8 & 4th place in the NEC.
This season, they were picked #1 in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll-
https://northeastconference.org/news...Poll_2223.aspx
2022-23 NEC Men’s Basketball
Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Merrimack (6)
2. Sacred Heart (2)
3. Saint Francis U
4. Wagner (1)
5. St. Francis Brooklyn
6. (tie) CCSU
FDU
8. LIU
9. Stonehill
First place votes in parentheses
Bradley will also play the #9 picked team, Stonehill, on December 19.
Merrimack is 1-5, with the only win coming against Clark University, a small, Division III private Catholic university from Worcester, Massachusetts. Their game against Clark was their only home game, so far.
They have lost their last 4 games, 3 in a neutral court tournament in Montana, and a loss at Providence on Wednesday (Nov. 23).
Schedule/results- https://merrimackathletics.com/sport...tball/schedule
They returned 4 starters from last year, and 4 of their top 6 scorers, including their top 2 scorers, 6'8", 240 lb. senior F Jordan Minor (17.0 ppg) and 6'6" senior G/F Ziggy Reid (14.0 ppg). However, leading scorer and Northeast Conference Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Minor played only in their first 2 games (Nov. 7 & Nov. 10), and has not played since. There is no mention anywhere on their website or in the media why he has missed their last 4 games, whether he will be available to play at Bradley, or whether he is still with the team.
As a team, they are shooting 31.9% from three. Bradley is not much better at 32.8%.
Their offense has struggled. They average only 59.8 ppg as a team, which ranks 351st out of 326 Division I teams. But in their last 4 games, without leading scorer Jordan Minor, they are averaging 55.8 ppg.
Their FG% is 38.2%, which ranks 344th, and their FG's per game average is 19.3/game, which ranks 361st out of 362.
Merrimack 2022-23 Stats- https://merrimackathletics.com/sport...sketball/stats
Roster- https://merrimackathletics.com/sport...er?path=mbball
Merrimack historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/merrimack/
Bradley stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
The game will be streamed on ESPN3 (free streaming part of ESPN)- https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/...c-0b87b4b82428
Live stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM
The Merrimack College Warriors are from North Andover, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Northeast Conference.
This is their 4th year as a Division I school.
They were 14-16 last season, and 10-8 & 4th place in the NEC.
This season, they were picked #1 in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll-
https://northeastconference.org/news...Poll_2223.aspx
2022-23 NEC Men’s Basketball
Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Merrimack (6)
2. Sacred Heart (2)
3. Saint Francis U
4. Wagner (1)
5. St. Francis Brooklyn
6. (tie) CCSU
FDU
8. LIU
9. Stonehill
First place votes in parentheses
Bradley will also play the #9 picked team, Stonehill, on December 19.
Merrimack is 1-5, with the only win coming against Clark University, a small, Division III private Catholic university from Worcester, Massachusetts. Their game against Clark was their only home game, so far.
They have lost their last 4 games, 3 in a neutral court tournament in Montana, and a loss at Providence on Wednesday (Nov. 23).
Schedule/results- https://merrimackathletics.com/sport...tball/schedule
They returned 4 starters from last year, and 4 of their top 6 scorers, including their top 2 scorers, 6'8", 240 lb. senior F Jordan Minor (17.0 ppg) and 6'6" senior G/F Ziggy Reid (14.0 ppg). However, leading scorer and Northeast Conference Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Minor played only in their first 2 games (Nov. 7 & Nov. 10), and has not played since. There is no mention anywhere on their website or in the media why he has missed their last 4 games, whether he will be available to play at Bradley, or whether he is still with the team.
As a team, they are shooting 31.9% from three. Bradley is not much better at 32.8%.
Their offense has struggled. They average only 59.8 ppg as a team, which ranks 351st out of 326 Division I teams. But in their last 4 games, without leading scorer Jordan Minor, they are averaging 55.8 ppg.
Their FG% is 38.2%, which ranks 344th, and their FG's per game average is 19.3/game, which ranks 361st out of 362.
Merrimack 2022-23 Stats- https://merrimackathletics.com/sport...sketball/stats
Roster- https://merrimackathletics.com/sport...er?path=mbball
Merrimack historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/merrimack/
Bradley stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
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