SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team welcomes Metro preseason favorite Fairfield to the Chace Athletic Center for the second leg of the AE-Metro Challenge on Sunday. Tip is set for 1:00 p.m.

Bryant and Fairfield both opened the AE-Metro Challenge on Thursday night, with the Bulldogs falling 66-56 at Quinnipiac and the Stags falling 79-67 at home to Vermont.

The Particulars
Opponent: Fairfield
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: Sunday, Nov. 8 - 1:02 PM EST 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant 
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THE SERIES

• Bryant and Fairfield are meeting for the first time in program history on Sunday.

BRYANT FALLS TO QUINNIPIAC ON THURSDAY NIGHT

• Bryant fell to Quinnipiac, 66-56, on Thursday night in the first game of the AE-Metro Challenge.
• The Bulldogs led by as many as four in the first half and was within one in the second half before the Bobcats pulled away with a 20-10 run in the middle stages of the second half.
• Bryant finished just 7-of-30 from three, while Quinnipiac went 8-of-15 from beyond the arc.
• Keegan Harvey led Bryant with 14 points, while Onyx Nnani added 13 points.

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 followed his performance with 14 points and two blocks on Thursday night at Siena.

STUCK ON THE METRO

• Sunday's meeting with Fairfield will be Bryant's third-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

• Bryant is now 13-19 all-time against members of the Metro since moving to the Division I level in 2008-09. 
• This season marks the first time in DI program history that the Bulldogs will play three Metro teams at the Chace Athletic Center.
• Keegan Harvey is now averaging 19.0 ppg over his last nine games dating back to last season.
• Onyx Nnani has collected 13 points in each of his first two games as a Bulldog.
• 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. 

• Fairfield was picked as the Metro preseason favorite after posting a 21-13 overall record and an 11-9 mark in league last season.
• Declan Wucherpfennig is the leading returner after posting 12.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg last season.
• He opened the 2026-27 season with 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting against Vermont. He added eight rebounds.
• Cole Edelen added 13 points.
• Fairfield shot just 4-of-25 from three in the game vs Vermont.