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2024–25 MERRIMACK MEN’S BASKETBALL

QUICK FACTS LOCATION NORTH ANDOVER, MA NICKNAME WARRIORS COLORS BLUE AND GOLD YEAR FOUNDED 1947

MEN’S ROSTER No. Name

Cl. So.

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/High School/Previous School Philadelphia, PA/West Catholic High School

0 1 2 3 4 5 9

Adam “Budd” Clark

G G

5-10 155 6-2 170 6-6 210 6-4 185 6-3 175 6-4 190 5-10 165 6-7 220 6-7 215 6-4 195 6-5 210 6-7 210 6-7 245 6-4 205 6-0 155 6-7 215 6-4 185

PRESIDENT DR. CHRISTOPHER E. HOPEY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FR. BRYAN KERNS HOME COURT LAWLER ARENA (2,500), HAMMEL COURT (1,200)

Jaylen Stinson

Sr.

Philadelphia, PA/James Madison

Christian Foy

R-Fr.

F

Huntersville, NC/North Mecklenburg High School

Matt Becht

Gr.

G G G G

Vienna, VA/SNHU

Tye Dorset

Fr.

Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape High School Washington, DC/James Madison Deer Park, NY/Deer Park/UAlbany Washington, DC/St. Stephens and St. Agnes

Devon Savage Malik Edmead

Sr.

R-Jr.

10 11 12 13 14 15 21 25 40

Elliott Black

Jr. Jr.

F F

Bryan Etumnu

Sugar Land, TX/Kempner High School

Thomas Hall

Sr.

G

Nanuet, NY/Albertus Magnus

Edrick Quezada Brandon Legris

So.

F F F

Rockland, MA/Brimmer and May

Jr.

Hatfield, PA/Perkiomen School

David Murray

Gr. Fr. Fr. Gr.

Jackson Heights, NY/Connecticut College

Brendan Johnson

G G

Pikesville, MD/Calvert Hall High School

Liam Price

Brookline Village, MA/Kimball Union Academy

PLAYER TO WATCH Adam “Budd” Clark came into the scene last season when he was awarded Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Year. From the second he stepped onto campus in North Andover he has been the starting point guard for the Warriors. The Philly native close to 14 points per game last season in his first season with Merrimack. Clark, is an old school point guard. In a day in age when the three is superior, Clark has a lethal mid-range game. He also loves to attack the rim and go up against bigger defenders. Standing 5-10, Clark is usually the smallest player on the floor at any given time, this means nothing to him. He has been designated as the Warriors “closer”. He has been known to knock down late game shots. While he was in high school at West Catholic his high school coach would often say the phrase “we are going to win the game because we have Budd Clark and you don’t.” The mantra has followed him to college, the Warriors have Clark and you don’t! NOTABLE ALUMNI Charlie Day ‘98 spent four years at the college before starting his acting career. He is most known for his role as Charlie on the show ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ as well as his parts in ‘Horrible Bosses’ and ‘Fist Fight’. He was one of the first ever students to major and graduate with a degree in fine arts at the institution. Day came back to the college as the 2014 commencement speaker and he has continued to be a connected part of the Merrimack College community.

Sean Trumper

F

Ashford, United Kingdom/Franklin Pierce

41

Armandas Plintauskas Jr.

G

Kedainiai, Lithuania/Northern Illinois

Head Coach: Joe Gallo (Merrimack ’04) – 9 th Season Associate Coaches: Micky Burtnyk (Merrimack ’08) – 16 th Season, Jimmy Langhurst (Robert Morris ‘12) – 1 st Season, Juvaris Hayes (Merrimack ’20) – 2 nd Season, Chris Mohr (Merrimack ’97) – 2 nd Season

HEAD COACH JOE GALLO Merrimack College head coach Joe Gallo enters his ninth season as head coach of the Warriors, and first in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Gallo, who graduated from Merrimack in 2004 has been one of the most successful coaches to transition in NCAA history. The Warriors became a Division I institution during the 2019-20 season, since then Gallo has won three Northeast Conference regular season titles and one Northeast Conference tournament title in 2021. Gallo and the Warriors took the Northeast Conference by storm during their five-year tenure. The squad from North Andover won three Northeast Conference regular season titles (2019-20, 22-23, 23-24), as well as a NEC tournament championship (22-23). During the Division I transition the teams Gallo has coached have an overall record of 82-64 (56.1%) and a conference record of 58-28 (67.4%). Before coming back to North Andover, Gallo had stops at Dartmouth College (2010-12) and Robert Morris University (2012-16). The head coach from Milltown, New Jersey got his coaching start with Northeast coaching legend Bert Hammel from 2005-2009.

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