Bryant 2009-10 MBB

[dgreco]

Much easier than last year and with all the NEC games they might be able to make a decent showing (better than 8-20)

October
Fri 30 Concordia University (Exhibition) 7:00 PM
November
Fri 13 at Providence 7:30 PM
Sat 14 at Mercer (at Providence) 4:00 PM
Sun 15 at Bucknell (at Providence) 12:00 PM
Fri 20 at Harvard 7:00 PM
Wed 25 Brown 7:30 PM
Mon 30 at Army 7:00 PM
December
Thu 3 at Long Island * 7:30 PM
Sat 5 at St. Francis (N.Y.) * TBA
Wed 9 at Yale 7:30 PM
Sat 12 Columbia 1:00 PM
Sun 20 at Boston College TBA
Wed 23 at St. John's (N.Y.) TBA
Mon 28 at Indiana TBA
January
Sat 2 at Cornell TBA
Thu 7 at Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:30 PM
Sat 9 at Monmouth * 3:30 PM
Thu 14 Sacred Heart * 7:30 PM
Sat 16 Quinnipiac * 3:30 PM
Thu 21 at Sacred Heart * TBA
Sat 23 at Quinnipiac * TBA
Thu 28 Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:30 PM
Sat 30 Monmouth * 3:30 PM
February
Thu 4 Central Conn. St. * 7:30 PM
Sat 6 at Central Conn. St. * TBA
Thu 11 Robert Morris * 7:30 PM
Sat 13 St. Francis (Pa.) * 3:30 PM
Thu 18 at Wagner * TBA
Sat 20 at Mt. St. Mary's * TBA
Thu 25 Long Island * 7:30 PM
Sat 27 St. Francis (N.Y.) 3:30 PM

[dgreco]

When it was time to start recruiting for his brand-new, Division One basketball program, Bryant University coach Tim O'Shea made it clear he'd look anywhere for players.

With his first full class of recruits, O'Shea and his staff were true to their word. The Bulldogs will line up for their second D-1 season in less than two months with players from Senegal, Russia and Australia. Better yet, all three stand at least 6-foot-8.

"We thought that being new to Division One we had to look at unconventional ways to get good players, especially players with size," said O'Shea. "My staff has literally recruited around the world in the last 12 months."

Papa Lo, a 6-9 native of Senegal, sat out last season as a transfer from the University of Massachusetts. He's recovered from knee surgery and is ready for practice to start next month. Claybrin McMath is a 6-8 Australian who has impressed O'Shea with his athleticism. Vladyslav Kondratyev is another 6-8 forward from Ukraine who spent the last two year at the Rock School in Gainesville, Fla.

"With Vlad and Clay, there's no way we could have gotten those two guys if they were playing at prep schools in New England where they'd get more exposure," said O'Shea. "Both of them will help us a lot as freshmen."