Rhode Island Rams men's basketball

Rhode Island Rams

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

University

University of Rhode Island

Conference

Atlantic 10

Location

Kingston, RI

Head coach

Dan Hurley (5th year)

Arena

Ryan Center
(Capacity: 7,657)

Nickname

Rams

Colors

Keaney Blue, White, and Navy Blue^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

1998

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1988, 1998

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1988, 1993, 1998

NCAA Tournament appearances

1961, 1966, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999

The Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic 10 Conference representing the University of Rhode Island. The team is under the direction of head coach Dan Hurley, who was hired on March 20, 2012. The Rams play their home games at the Ryan Center (capacity 7,657).

Current coaching staff

Name	Title	College	First Season
Dan Hurley	Head Coach	Seton Hall	2012
David Cox	Assistant Coach	William and Mary	2014
Jim Carr	Assistant Coach	York College	2012
Antonio Reynolds Dean	Assistant Coach	Rhode Island	2015

Players

All-Americans:

Player	Count	Years
Stan Modzelewski	2	1941 (second-team); 1942 (second-team)
Chet Jaworski	1	1939 (first team)
Sly Williams	1	1979 (second-team)

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rams have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. They have a combined 6–8 record. Tom Garrick holds the Rhode Island single-tournament scoring record with 29 points in 1988.^[2]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1961		First Round	St. Bonaventure	L 76–86
1966		First Round	Davidson	L 65–95
1978		First Round	Duke	L 62–63
1988	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Missouri #3 Syracuse #2 Duke	W 87–80 W 97–94 L 72–73
1993	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Purdue #1 North Carolina	W 74–68 L 67–112
1997	#9	First Round	#8 Purdue	L 76–83
1998	#8	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#9 Murray State #1 Kansas #13 Valparaiso #2 Stanford	W 97–74 W 80–75 W 74–68 L 77–79
1999	#12	First Round	#5 Charlotte	L 70–81

NIT results

The Rams have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. Their combined record is 14–16.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1941	First Round	Seton Hall	L 54–70
1942	Quarterfinals	Toledo	L 71–82
1945	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Tennessee DePaul St. John's	W 51–44 L 53–97 L 57–64
1946	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Bowling Green Muhlenberg Kentucky	W 82–79 W 59–49 L 45–46
1979	First Round	Maryland	L 65–67^3OT
1981	First Round	Purdue	L 58–84
1987	First Round	Florida State	L 92–107
1992	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Vanderbilt Boston College Utah	W 68–63 W 81–80 L 72–84
1996	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Marist College of Charleston Saint Joseph's	W 82–77 W 62–58 L 59–76
2003	First Round Second Round	Seton Hall Temple	W 61–60 L 53–61
2004	Opening Round First Round	Boston University West Virginia	W 80–52 L 72–79
2008	First Round	Creighton	L 73–74
2009	First Round Second Round	Niagara Penn State	W 68–62 L 72–83
2010	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Northwestern Nevada Virginia Tech North Carolina	W 76–64 W 85–83 W 79–72 L 67–68^OT
2015	First Round Second Round	Iona Stanford	W 88–75 L 65–74

CBI results

The Rams have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round Quarterfinals	Miami (OH) UCF	W 76–59 L 54–66

References

↑ URI Brand Visual Standards Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-02.
↑ "Rhode Island Rams Tournament History". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

University of Rhode Island

Facilities	Bill Beck Field Bradford R. Boss Arena Center for Ocean Exploration and Archaeological Oceanography Keaney Gymnasium Meade Stadium Ryan Center University of Rhode Island Botanical Gardens and Everett P. Christopher Arboretum

Athletics	Baseball 2013 Men's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's soccer 2014

Media	U.R.I. Rams Radio WRIU

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

Rhode Island Rams

Sports	Baseball Men's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's soccer

Conferences	A10 CAA ESCHL NEISA

Venues	Bill Beck Field Boss Arena Keaney Gymnasium Meade Stadium Ryan Center

Traditions	Governor's Cup (Rhode Island) Ramnapping Trophy Rhody the Ram University Of Rhode Island URI Rams Radio WRIU

Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball

Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Colonials La Salle Explorers UMass Minutemen Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams

Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	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

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