2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team American college basketball season
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] 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] VCU to win the A-10 Tournament championship.[ 6] NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region.[ 7] Creighton in the first round[ 8] [ 9] Oregon in the second round.[ 10] [ 11]
Offseason
Departures
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :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:
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2018)
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
Star ratings :Scout :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
Star ratings :Scout :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
Star ratings :Scout :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)
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:
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] [ 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 Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
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 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 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 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 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
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
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
22 – Terrell
10 – Langevine
9 – Dowtin
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis
W 72–65 12–3
20 – Terrell
10 – Berry
8 – Dowtin
Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Jan 13, 2018 11:00 am, ESPNU
St. Bonaventure W 87–73 13–3
20 – Matthews
9 – Tied
9 – Dowtin
Ryan Center (7,082)Kingston, RI
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm
Massachusetts W 73–51 14–3
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
24 – Terrell
7 – Matthews
7 – Garrett
UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 24
at Fordham
W 78–58 16–3
20 – Berry
7 – Langevine
5 – Tied
Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 24
Duquesne W 61–58 17–3
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
19 – Dowtin
5 – Robinson
10 – Dowtin
Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22
at VCU
W 81–68 19–3
18 – Matthews
18 – Langevine
6 – Dowtin
Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18
Davidson W 72–59 20–3
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
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
23 – Terrell
10 – Langevine
5 – Dowtin
Reilly Center Olean, NY
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18
at La Salle
W 95–93 OT
22–4
25 – Dowtin
7 – Robinson
7 – Dowtin
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18
Dayton W 81–56 23–4
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
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
22 – Terrell
8 – Robinson
4 – Matthews
John M. Belk Arena 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 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 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
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
See also
References
^ 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 . 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 .
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