2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rams, led by third year head coach Dan Hurley , played their home games at the Ryan Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona in the first round before losing in the second round to Stanford.
Previous season
The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 14–18, with a record of 5–11 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament , the Rams were defeated by Massachusetts in the second round.
Off season
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jarvis Garrett PG Milwaukee, WI
Notre Dame Prep
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Feb 25, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 66
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:
Roster
2014–15 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) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Romulus
Detroit, MI
G 1
Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Notre Dame Prep
Milwaukee, WI
F 2
Jarelle Reischel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr Point Pleasant Beach Rice
Frankfurt, Germany
F 4
Jordan Hare 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr Arthur Hill
Saginaw, MI
G 10
Biggie Minnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr Atlantic Christian Texas Tech
Philadelphia, PA
G 11
Matthew Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So Memphis East
Memphis, TN
F 12
Hassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So Curtis
Staten Island, NY
G 13
T. J. Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr Kalamazoo Central
Kalamazoo, MI
F 14
Ifeanyi Onyekaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Jr Virginia Episcopal School
Abuja, Nigeria
G 20
Eric Youncofski (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Jr Middletown North
Middletown, NJ
G 22
Rory Temkin (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr Bishop Hendricken
Narragansett, RI
G 30
Shane Plunkett (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr Long Island Lutheran
Brookville, NY
G 32
Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr Brewster Academy
Weymouth, MA
F 33
Earl Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Jr Chipola College
Fort Pierce, FL
F 55
Gilvydas Biruta 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
RS Sr Saint Benedict's Prep Rutgers
Jonava, Lithuania
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm, OSN
Pace W 94–54 1–0
Ryan Center Kingston, RI
11/16/2014 *2:00 pm, OSN
UMass Lowell W 72–56 2–0
Ryan Center (4,320)Kingston, RI
11/22/2014 *7:00 pm, OSN
No. 21 Nebraska
W 66–62 OT
3–0
Ryan Center (7,657)Kingston, RI
11/27/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 11 Kansas Orlando Classic quarterfinalsL 60–76 3–1
HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2014 *2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Santa Clara Orlando Classic consolation round W 66–44 4–1
HP Field House (4,383)Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2014 *6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech Orlando Classic 5th place game L 61–64 4–2
HP Field House (4,842)Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/06/2014 *8:00 pm
at Southern Miss
W 75–43 5–2
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
12/10/2014 *7:00 pm, FS2
at Providence Ocean State Cup L 60–68 5–3
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
12/13/2014 *2:00 pm, OSN
Delaware State W 83–44 6–3
Ryan Center (4,613)Kingston, RI
12/20/2014 *4:00 pm, OSN
Detroit W 69–55 7–3
Ryan Center (4,694)Kingston, RI
12/31/2014 *4:00 pm, OSN
Brown Ocean State Cup W 80–60 8–3
Ryan Center (5,015)Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015 3:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Louis
W 65–53 9–3 (1–0)
Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
01/07/2015 7:00 pm
Fordham W 68–65 10–3 (2–0)
Ryan Center (4,810)Kingston, RI
01/10/2015 1:00 pm
at Duquesne
W 61–60 11–3 (3–0)
Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
01/13/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 VCU
L 60–65 11–4 (3–1)
Ryan Center (6,011)Kingston, RI
01/17/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN
at Massachusetts
L 56–60 11–5 (3–2)
Mullins Center Amherst, MA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, OSN
La Salle W 59–47 12–5 (4–2)
Ryan Center (4,481)Kingston, RI
01/25/2015 2:00 pm, OSN
St. Bonaventure W 53–48 13–5 (5–2)
Ryan Center (5,312)Kingston, RI
01/28/2015 7:00 pm
at Fordham
W 64–63 14–5 (6–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
01/31/2015 2:00 pm, OSN
George Washington W 59–55 15–5 (7–2)
Ryan Center (7,097)Kingston, RI
02/08/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN
at Richmond
W 79–74 16–5 (8–2)
Robins Center Richmond, VA
02/11/2015 7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
L 64–65 16–6 (8–3)
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015 2:00 pm, OSN
Saint Louis W 81–68 17–6 (9–3)
Ryan Center (5,314)Kingston, RI
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, SNY
Massachusetts W 75–59 18–6 (10–3)
Ryan Center (7,118)Kingston, RI
02/21/2015 4:00 pm
at George Mason
W 71–56 19–6 (11–3)
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, OSN
Davidson L 59–60 19–7 (11–4)
Ryan Center (6,050)Kingston, RI
02/28/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN
at La Salle
W 59–56 20–7 (12–4)
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton
L 59–75 20–8 (12–5)
UD Arena Dayton, OH
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, OSN
Saint Joseph's W 78–68 21–8 (13–5)
Ryan Center (7,121)Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/13/2015 9:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. George Washington Quarterfinals W 71–58 22–8
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
03/14/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Dayton Semifinals L 52–56 22–9
Barclays Center (8,488)Brooklyn, NY
NIT
03/17/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (3)
(6) Iona First round W 88–75 23–9
Ryan Center (2,638)Kingston, RI
03/22/2015 *9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. (3)
at (2) Stanford Second round L 65–74 23–10
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . (#) during NIT is seed within region.
See also
References
