2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball | |
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Atlantic 10 regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 26–8 (15–3 A-10) |
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Home arena | Ryan Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish win the A-10 regular season championship. They defeated VCU and Saint Joseph's to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.
On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut.[1][2] On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.[3]
Previous season
[edit]The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated St. Bonaventure,[4] Davidson,[5] and VCU to win the A-10 Tournament championship.[6] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region.[7] They received a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they defeated No. 6-seeded Creighton in the first round[8][9] before losing to No. 3-seeded Oregon in the second round.[10][11]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Hassan Martin | 12 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Staten Island, NY | Graduated |
Kuran Iverson | 23 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Windsor, CT | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Ryan Preston | 5 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC |
2017 recruiting class
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Fatts Russell #37 PG | Philadelphia, PA | Imhotep Institute | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Sep 20, 2016 | |
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2018 recruiting class
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Jermaine Harris #7 C | Upper Marlboro, MD | Rock Creek Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 6, 2017 | |
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Dana Tate #36 SF | Springfield, MA | Rock Creek Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 12, 2017 | |
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Tyrese Martin #76 PG | Woodstock, VA | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 13, 2017 | |
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Omar Silverio SG | Bronx, NY | St. Raymond High School for Boys | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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Preseason
[edit]In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to win the A-10, receiving 27 of 28 first place votes.[12] E.C. Matthews was selected to the conference's preseason first team while Jared Terrell was picked for the preseason second team.[12]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 28, 2017* 1:00 pm | Buffalo Charity Exhibition for Disaster Relief | W 80–72 OT | 24 – Terrell | 12 – Robinson | 5 – Garrett | Ryan Center (1,363) Kingston, RI | |||||
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Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm | UNC Asheville NIT Season Tipoff | W 84–60 | 1–0 | 18 – Robinson | 5 – Preston | 5 – Terrell | Ryan Center (6,367) Kingston, RI | ||||
Nov 13, 2017* 11:30 pm, ESPNU | at Nevada | L 81–88 | 1–1 | 24 – Terrell | 6 – Akele | 6 – Dowtin | Lawlor Events Center (7,737) Reno, NV | ||||
Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 88–66 | 2–1 | 25 – Terrell | 5 – Tied | 9 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (4,309) Kingston, RI | ||||
Nov 23, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 20 Seton Hall NIT Season Tipoff semifinals | W 75–74 | 3–1 | 32 – Terrell | 7 – Berry | 2 – Dowtin | Barclays Center (1,874) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
Nov 24, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Virginia NIT Season Tipoff championship game | L 55–70 | 3–2 | 12 – Berry | 7 – Berry | 6 – Terrell | Barclays Center (3,952) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | Brown Ocean State Cup | W 86–62 | 4–2 | 20 – Russell | 8 – Robinson | 4 – Russell | Ryan Center (4,485) Kingston, RI | ||||
Dec 2, 2017* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | Providence Ocean State Cup | W 75–68 | 5–2 | 15 – Garrett | 12 – Robinson | 4 – Tied | Ryan Center (7,959) Kingston, RI | ||||
Dec 6, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | at Alabama | L 64–68 | 5–3 | 18 – Garrett | 5 – Langevine | 2 – 3 tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,807) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 68–62 | 6–3 | 21 – Terrell | 10 – Tied | 3 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (5,761) Kingston, RI | ||||
Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | Iona | W 80–74 | 7–3 | 23 – Terrell | 10 – Robinson | 6 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (4,381) Kingston, RI | ||||
Dec 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida Gulf Coast | W 80–60 | 8–3 | 20 – Matthews | 7 – Robinson | 6 – Terrell | Ryan Center (5,347) Kingston, RI | ||||
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Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm | George Mason | W 83–64 | 9–3 (1–0) | 18 – Matthews | 10 – Langevine | 8 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (6,383) Kingston, RI | ||||
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 74–62 | 10–3 (2–0) | 24 – Matthews | 6 – Matthews | 3 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (4,549) Kingston, RI | ||||
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | at George Washington | W 81–60 | 11–3 (3–0) | 22 – Terrell | 10 – Langevine | 9 – Dowtin | Charles E. Smith Center (2,249) Washington, D.C. | ||||
Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Saint Louis | W 72–65 | 12–3 (4–0) | 20 – Terrell | 10 – Berry | 8 – Dowtin | Chaifetz Arena (5,179) St. Louis, MO | ||||
Jan 13, 2018 11:00 am, ESPNU | St. Bonaventure | W 87–73 | 13–3 (5–0) | 20 – Matthews | 9 – Tied | 9 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,082) Kingston, RI | ||||
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 73–51 | 14–3 (6–0) | 24 – Terrell | 12 – Robinson | 6 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (5,583) Kingston, RI | ||||
Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN | at Dayton | W 88–74 | 15–3 (7–0) | 24 – Terrell | 7 – Matthews | 7 – Garrett | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH | ||||
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | No. 24 | at Fordham | W 78–58 | 16–3 (8–0) | 20 – Berry | 7 – Langevine | 5 – Tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,015) Bronx, NY | |||
Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 24 | Duquesne | W 61–58 | 17–3 (9–0) | 20 – Matthews | 5 – Tied | 6 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,432) Kingston, RI | |||
Jan 30, 2018 6:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | at Massachusetts | W 85–83 | 18–3 (10–0) | 19 – Dowtin | 5 – Robinson | 10 – Dowtin | Mullins Center (4,194) Amherst, MA | |||
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at VCU | W 81–68 | 19–3 (11–0) | 18 – Matthews | 18 – Langevine | 6 – Dowtin | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||
Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | Davidson | W 72–59 | 20–3 (12–0) | 17 – Garrett | 8 – Langevine | 5 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,743) Kingston, RI | |||
Feb 13, 2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 16 | Richmond | W 85–67 | 21–3 (13–0) | 17 – Terrell | 6 – Langevine | 7 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,019) Kingston, RI | |||
Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at St. Bonaventure | L 74–77 | 21–4 (13–1) | 23 – Terrell | 10 – Langevine | 5 – Dowtin | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY | |||
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 18 | at La Salle | W 95–93 OT | 22–4 (14–1) | 25 – Dowtin | 7 – Robinson | 7 – Dowtin | Tom Gola Arena (1,841) Philadelphia, PA | |||
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | Dayton | W 81–56 | 23–4 (15–1) | 20 – Dowtin | 5 – Tied | 5 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,880) Kingston, RI | |||
Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 17 | Saint Joseph's | L 48–78 | 23–5 (15–2) | 19 – Terrell | 7 – Terrell | 4 – Dowtin | Ryan Center (7,186) Kingston, RI | |||
Mar 2, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 17 | at Davidson | L 61–63 | 23–6 (15–3) | 22 – Terrell | 8 – Robinson | 4 – Matthews | John M. Belk Arena (4,442) Davidson, NC | |||
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Mar 9, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (1) No. 25 | vs. (8) VCU Quarterfinals | W 76–67 | 24–6 | 18 – Dowtin | 8 – Robinson | 5 – Garrett | Capital One Arena (7,321) Washington, D.C. | |||
Mar 10, 2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) No. 25 | vs. (4) Saint Joseph's Semifinals | W 90–87 | 25–6 | 18 – Berry | 9 – Berry | 10 – Dowtin | Capital One Arena (8,756) Washington, D.C. | |||
Mar 11, 2018 1:00 pm, CBS | (1) No. 25 | vs. (3) Davidson Championship | L 57–58 | 25–7 | 20 – Matthews | 8 – Matthews | 4 – Garrett | Capital One Arena (7,643) Washington, D.C. | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2018* 12:15 pm, CBS | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Oklahoma First Round | W 83–78 OT | 26–7 | 16 – Matthews | 10 – Langevine | 5 – Terrell | PPG Paints Arena (18,757) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
Mar 17, 2018* 2:40 pm, CBS | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Duke Second Round | L 62–87 | 26–8 | 23 – Matthews | 8 – Berry | 9 – Dowtin | PPG Paints Arena (19,015) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 25 | RV | Not released |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 22 | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Dan Hurley to become next head coach at UConn". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (April 4, 2018). "Assistant David Cox takes over as Rhode Island head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "St. Bonaventure vs. Rhode Island – Game Recap – March 10, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Davidson vs. Rhode Island – Game Recap – March 11, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. VCU – Game Recap – March 12, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon. "Creighton earns No. 6 seed for NCAA tournament, will face Rhode Island in first round with Oregon looming". Omaha.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Rhode Island upsets Creighton in NCAA Tournament, will face Oregon Ducks next". OregonLive.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA TOURNAMENT: Upstart 11th seed URI stuns No. 6 Creighton, 84–72". NBC Sports Boston. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. Oregon – Game Recap – March 19, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Rhode Island Rams exit NCAA Tournament with loss to Oregon". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ "Rhode Island Rams Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Rams Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "2017–18 Rhode Island Men's Basketball Schedule". Rhode Island. Retrieved October 24, 2017.