SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team visits an old rival on Thursday night as it faces Quinnipiac in the first game of the America East-Metro Challenge. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn.

Bryant will complete the AE-Metro Challenge on Sunday when it welcomes Fairfield to the Chace Athletic Center.

The Particulars
Opponent: Quinnipiac
Location: M&T Bank Arena (Hamden, Conn.)
Date and Time: Thursday, Nov. 5 - 7:02 PM EST 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant 
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THE SERIES

• Bryant is 4-6 in Division I meetings vs Quinnipiac dating back to the 2008-09 season.
• The Bulldogs and Bobcats last met Feb. 23, 2013, with the Bobcats earning a 69-58 victory. 
• Bryant was led by its three-headed trio of Frankie Dobbs, Alex Francis and Dyami Starks. The trio combined for 40 points.
• Bryant's last win in Hamden came on Jan. 13, 2011.

BRYANT TOPS DEFENDING METRO CHAMPION ON OPENING NIGHT

• Bryant opened the 2026-27 season with an electric 80-75 victory over defending Metro champion Siena on Monday night at the Chace Athletic Center.
• The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 11 with 5:21 left in the first half and then rallied to take the lead with 12:50 left in the game on back-to-back threes from Duane Thompson and Roi Behar.
• Bryant would go 6-of-11 from three down the stretch thanks to a trio of threes from Keegan Harvey. Harvey scored 15 of his game-high 20 points over the final 11 minutes, adding 12 rebounds for his fourth career double-double.
• Thompson (14), Behar (13) and Onyx Nnani (13) joined Harvey in double figures.

HARVEY NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA EAST

• Keegan Harvey returns for his second in Smithfield and will enter the year as a preseason all-conference pick. 
• Harvey started all 31 games a season, finishing the year with 11.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 1.1 apg. That included 13.8 ppg in America East play.
• The Newcastle, Australia native was his best down the stretch, averaging 14.5 ppg over the final 18 games of the year.

AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE

• An offseason didn't slow the Keegan Harvey train as the sixth-year opened 26-27 with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs Siena on Monday night.
• Harvey was 7-of-12 from the field and tied his career high with three 3pFG. 
• Harvey has now posted 20+ points in five of his last eight games dating back to last season.

STUCK ON THE METRO

• Thursday's meeting with Quinnipiac is the second of three-straight vs the Metro to open the season. In all, Bryant will play five games vs Metro foes.
• All five of those programs, Siena (3), Quinnipiac (6), Fairfield (1), Marist (5) and Iona (4) were picked in the top six.

FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW

• Monday's victory was Bryant's first season-opening victory over a DI program in DI program history. The Bulldogs were 0-15 in D1 vs DI openers.
• Duane Thompson and Roi Behar combined for 27 points off the bench on Monday night. Thompson finished with 14 points, while Behar collected 13 on 3-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc.
• Elijah Hayeems made his collegiate debut on Monday, recording eight points and five rebounds in 19 minutes. The true freshman turned the ball over just once on the night.
• Andre Pasha played for current Bryant associate head coach Harley Fuller at Mohawk Valley Community College in 2024-25, winning an NJCAA Division III National Championship. Pasha averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.2 rpg at Division I New Haven last season.
• Monday marked the first real game experience for Onyx Nnani since the 2025 Pennsylvania Independent School Athletic Association Championship. He scored 20 in that contest. 

• Quinnipiac finished 19-13 overall and 12-8 in the Metro last season, falling to Marist in the opening round of the conference tournament.
• The Bobcats are picked sixth this year and return Keith McKnight, an all-rookie selection last season.
• McKnight scored eight points in Quinnipiac's 96-59 loss at No. 6 Michigan State on Monday. 
• Assumption transfer Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton led the Bobcats with 11 points.