2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 21
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (5th year)
Assistant coach	David Cox
Assistant coach	Luke Murray
Assistant coach	Antonio Reynolds Dean
Home arena	Ryan Center

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
VCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Dayton	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
George Mason	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
George Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
No. 21 Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Fordham	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Richmond	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fifth year head coach Dan Hurley, play their home games at the Ryan Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous Season

The Rams finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 17–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to Massachusetts.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Four McGlynn	4	G	6'2"	200	RS Senior	York, PA	Graduated
Rex Sunahara	10	F	6'5"	200	Freshman	Bay Village, OH	Walk-on; didn't return
Ifeanyi Onyekaba	14	C	6'8"	265	Senior	Abuja, Nigeria	Graduate transferred
Rory Temkin	22	G	6'3"	170	Senior	Narragansett, RI	Walk-on; graduated
Shane Plunkett	30	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Brookville, NY	Graduated
Earl Watson	33	C	6'7"	245	Senior	Fort Pierce, FL	Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mike Layssard Jr. #36 C	Shreveport, LA	Northwood Senior High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Sep 12, 2015
Mike Layssard Jr. #36 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Jeff Dowtin #43 PG	Washington, D.C.	Saint John's College High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
Jeff Dowtin #43 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Michael Tertsea #43 C	Bel Aire, MD	The John Carroll School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 20, 2015
Michael Tertsea #43 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Cyril Langevine #66 PF	East Orange, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 24, 2015
Cyril Langevine #66 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2017 recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daron Russell PG	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sep 20, 2016
Daron Russell PG	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Matthews, E. C.E. C. Matthews	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Romulus	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	1	Garrett, JarvisJarvis Garrett	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Notre Dame Prep	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	10	Langevine, CyrilCyril Langevine	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Patrick School	East Orange, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Dowtin, JeffJeff Dowtin	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's	Washington, D.C.
3.5 !F	12	Martin, HassanHassan Martin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Curtis	Staten Island, NY
1.5 !G	13	Robinson, StanfordStanford Robinson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Findlay Prep Indiana	Landover, MD
3.5 !F	21	Layssard Jr., MikeMike Layssard Jr.	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northwood	Lena, LA
3.5 !F	23	Iverson, KuranKuran Iverson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fishburne Military Academy Memphis	Windsor, CT
1.5 !G	25	Thompson, ChristionChristion Thompson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison Prep	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	32	Terrell, JaredJared Terrell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brewster Academy	Weymouth, MA
3.5 !F	34	Berry, AndreAndre Berry	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Andrew's New Mexico Military Institute	West Hempstead, NY
3.5 !F	45	Akele, NicolaNicola Akele	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	IMG Academy	Treviso, Italy
5.0 !C	55	Tertsea, MichaelMichael Tertsea	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	John Carroll School	Makurdi, Nigeria

Head coach

Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

David Cox (William & Mary)
Jim Carr (York College)
Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 23	Dartmouth	W 84–61	1–0	21 – Matthews	10 – Martin	4 – Robinson	Ryan Center (6,052) Kingston, RI
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Marist Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 107–65	2–0	22 – Matthews	10 – Martin	8 – Garrett	Ryan Center (4,021) Kingston, RI
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Brown Hall of Fame Tip Off/Ocean State Cup	W 79–72	3–0	18 – Terrell	8 – Martin	5 – Garrett	Ryan Center (5,630) Kingston, RI
11/19/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 21	vs. No. 24 Cincinnati Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals	W 76–71	4–0	18 – Matthews	10 – Iverson	5 – Iverson	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	vs. No. 1 Duke Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals	L 65–75	4–1	22 – Terrell	6 – Martin	6 – Garrett	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
11/25/2016* 8:00 pm	No. 23	Belmont	W 82–73	5–1	31 – Martin	8 – Iverson	5 – Garrett	Ryan Center (4,626) Kingston, RI
11/29/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 21	at Valparaiso	L 62–65	5–2	16 – Martin	6 – Martin	4 – Garrett	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,149) Valparaiso, IN
12/03/2016* 4:30 pm, FSN	No. 21	at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 60–63	5–3	14 – Martin	17 – Martin	3 – Garrett	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,488) Providence, RI
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		Old Dominion			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
12/10/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPNU		at Houston			–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
12/18/2016* 12:30 pm		Holy Cross			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		William & Mary			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Louis			–	–	–	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
01/03/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Dayton			–	–	–	UD Arena Dayton, OH
01/12/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		La Salle			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
01/14/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Massachusetts			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
01/21/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Duquesne			–	–	–	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
01/25/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Richmond			–	–	–	Robins Center Richmond, VA
01/28/2017 4:00 pm, NBCSN		St. Bonaventure			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
01/31/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		George Washington			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
02/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Davidson			–	–	–	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
02/07/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Massachusetts			–	–	–	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Dayton			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Fordham			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
02/18/2017 4:00 pm, NBCSN		George Mason			–	–	–	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
02/21/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at La Salle			–	–	–	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2017 ESPN/ESPN2		VCU			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Saint Joseph's			–	–	–	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ASN		Davidson			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/08–12/2017		vs.			–	–	–	PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	23	21	23	21																Not released
Coaches	24	22	25	25

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball

Venues	Rodman Hall (1928–1953) Keaney Gymnasium (1953–2002) Ryan Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	In-state Division I schools

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming recruits

Class of 2017 recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References