2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
  • Dan Hurley (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Cox
  • Tyron Boswell
  • Tom Moore
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
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

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

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ryan Preston 5 F 6'7" 230 Junior Brooklyn, NY Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Fatts Russell
#37 PG 		Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Dana Tate
#36 SF 		Springfield, MA Rock Creek Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Tyrese Martin
#76 PG 		Woodstock, VA Massanutten Military Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Omar Silverio
SG 		Bronx, NY St. Raymond High School for Boys 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 E. C. Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Romulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Notre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Fatts Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Imhotep Institute Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Will Leviton (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Classical Providence, RI
F 5 Ryan Preston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Shore
Trinity Valley CC 		Brooklyn, NY
F 10 Cyril Langevine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So The Patrick School East Orange, NJ
G 11 Jeff Dowtin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's Washington, D.C.
G 13 Stanford Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Findlay Prep
Indiana 		Landover, MD
G 15 Eric Dadika (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Spotswood Milltown, NJ
F 21 Mike Layssard Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Northwood Lena, LA
G 25 Christion Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Madison Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Weymouth, MA
F 34 Andre Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr St. Andrew's
New Mexico Military Institute 		West Hempstead, NY
F 45 Nicola Akele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr IMG Academy Treviso, Italy
C 55 Michael Tertsea 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr John Carroll School Makurdi, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
Non-conference regular season
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
Atlantic 10 regular season
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
Atlantic 10 tournament
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.

Source[13][14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24221816181725RVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2321191418162422RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

References

  1. ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dan Hurley to become next head coach at UConn". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Goodman, Jeff (April 4, 2018). "Assistant David Cox takes over as Rhode Island head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "St. Bonaventure vs. Rhode Island – Game Recap – March 10, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Davidson vs. Rhode Island – Game Recap – March 11, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island vs. VCU – Game Recap – March 12, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Rhode Island upsets Creighton in NCAA Tournament, will face Oregon Ducks next". OregonLive.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "NCAA TOURNAMENT: Upstart 11th seed URI stuns No. 6 Creighton, 84–72". NBC Sports Boston. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Rhode Island vs. Oregon – Game Recap – March 19, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Rhode Island Rams exit NCAA Tournament with loss to Oregon". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Rhode Island Rams Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Rams Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "2017–18 Rhode Island Men's Basketball Schedule". Rhode Island. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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