2018-2019 Bryant Bulldogs

2018-2019 Bryant Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
14 Kyle Cardaci RS-Fr G 6-2 190 Jul 4, 2000 Holmdel (NJ) United States Mater Dei High School
1 Juan Cardenas Jr F 6-7 200 Jan 10, 1997 Medellin Colombia First Love Christian Academy
2 Brandon Carroll So GF 6-7 210 - Brewster (NY) United States Iona Preparatory School
24 Dren Dedushaj Fr C 7-2 225 May 27, 1998 Brooklyn (NY) United States The Winchendon School
11 Adam Grant Jr SG 6-1 180 Feb 9, 1997 Norfolk (VA) United States Norfolk Collegiate School
25 Patrick Harding Fr F 6-9 237 - Fairfield (CT) United States Suffield Academy
3 Byron Hawkins Sr G 6-1 180 Jul 2, 1995 Fort Washington (MD) United States Clinton Christian High School
5 Nino Hernandez Fr G 6-4 205 - Gardner (MA) United States The Winchendon School
21 Tanner Johnson Jr SF 6-5 205 May 14, 1996 Lexington (KY) United States Worcester Academy
22 Joe Kasperzyk Fr G 6-3 190 May 26, 1999 New Haven (CT) United States Woodstock Academy
10 Taylor McHugh Sr PG 6-2 180 Jan 13, 1996 Alexandria (VA) United States Virginia Episcopal School
0 Ikenna Ndugba RS-Jr PG 6-0 185 Jun 11, 1998 Boston (MA) United States / Nigeria Brooks School
- Jared Rivers Jr PG 6-0 177 - Middle Village (NY) United States Christ the King
23 Malik Smith So SF 6-6 235 - Cleveland Heights (OH) United States Cleveland Heights High School
54 Sebastian Townes Jr PF 6-5 260 Feb 19, 1997 Norfolk (VA) United States Norfolk Academy
13 Monty Urmilevicius So PF 6-8 210 Sep 14, 1996 Klaipeda Lithuania The John Carroll School

Recent Bryant Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 20-13 (11-5) 2nd (AM East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 18-13 (8-8) 4th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 22-10 (15-2) 1st (NEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 15-7 (10-4) 2nd (NEC) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2019-2020 15-17 (7-11) 7th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 10-20 (7-11) 8th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 3-28 (2-16) 10th (NEC) N/A N/A
2016-2017 12-20 (9-9) 5th (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 8-23 (5-13) 9th (NEC) N/A N/A
2014-2015 16-15 (12-6) 2nd (NEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 18-14 (10-6) 3rd (NEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 19-12 (12-6) 2nd (NEC) 1st Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2011-2012 2-28 (1-17) 12th (NEC) N/A N/A
2010-2011 9-21 (7-11) 8th (NEC) N/A N/A
2009-2010 1-29 (1-17) 12th (NEC) N/A N/A
2008-2009 8-21 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2007-2008 N/A N/A (C-USA) N/A N/A
2006-2007 N/A N/A (C-USA) N/A N/A
2005-2006 N/A N/A (C-USA) N/A N/A

2018-2019 Bryant Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Adam Grant NABC All-District (18) Second Team
Adam Grant All-NEC Third Team
Sebastian Townes All-NEC Third Team
Joe Kasperzyk NEC All-Rookie Team
Joe Kasperzyk NEC Rookie of the Week (Jan 14, 2019)
Joe Kasperzyk NEC Rookie of the Week (Dec 24, 2018)
Joe Kasperzyk NEC Rookie of the Week (Dec 31, 2018)

2018-2019 Bryant Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Kasperzyk A. Grant B. Hawkins S. Townes J. Cardenas
Rotation T. McHugh     P. Harding  
Lim PT I. Ndugba N. Hernandez T. Johnson M. Urmilevicius D. Dedushaj
Lim PT K. Cardaci   B. Carroll    
Lim PT     M. Smith    

2018-2019 Bryant Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Adam Grant 30 35.5 15.6 2.9 1.5 1.1 0.1 1.9
Sebastian Townes 30 29.1 15.1 4.9 1.2 0.4 0.2 2.2
Byron Hawkins 30 29.6 11.7 2.7 1.7 0.6 0.1 1.4
Joe Kasperzyk 30 25.2 10.7 2.5 2.4 1.1 0.3 2.9
Juan Cardenas 29 22.3 7.3 4.8 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.0
Patrick Harding 30 17.4 2.5 5.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.1
Taylor McHugh 30 22.6 2.5 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.9
Nino Hernandez 19 6.7 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7
Tanner Johnson 22 10.2 2.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4
Brandon Carroll 12 10.3 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3
Monty Urmilevicius 15 3.9 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3
Kyle Cardaci 5 4.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dren Dedushaj 5 2.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 Bryant Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jared Grasso Head Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (Iona, 2011 to 2018)
Brock Erickson Associate Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Kent State, 2017 to 2018)
Chris Cole Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Salem University, 2015 to 2016)
Phil Martelli, Jr. Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Administration (Saint Joseph's, 2017 to 2018)
Luke St. Lifer Director of Basketball Analytics 2018-2019 N/A
Bill Smith Athletic Director 2006-2007 N/A
Eamonn Mahar Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 N/A
Jason Sullivan Associate Athletic Director 2003-2004 N/A
Patrick O'Sullivan Head Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A
Craig Buckley Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Shawna Turbyfill Assistant Athletic Trainer 2011-2012 N/A