2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton144 .778258  .758
VCU144 .7782511  .694
St. Bonaventure144 .778229  .710
Saint Joseph's135 .722288  .778
George Washington117 .6112810  .737
Davidson108 .5562013  .606
Rhode Island99 .5001715  .531
Fordham810 .4441714  .548
Richmond711 .3891616  .500
UMass612 .3331418  .438
Duquesne612 .3331717  .500
George Mason513 .2781121  .344
Saint Louis513 .2781121  .344
La Salle414 .222922  .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth 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 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.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jarelle Reischel2F6'6"215RS JuniorFrankfurt, GermanyGraduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Jordan Hare4F6'10"205JuniorSaginaw, MITransferred
Biggie Minis10G6'3"200RS JuniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduate transferred to Wright State
Matthew Butler11G6'2"200SophomoreMemphis, TNTransferred to Tennessee–Martin
T. J. Buchanan13G6'3"195SeniorKalamazoo, MIGraduated
Eric Youncofski20G5'10"150JuniorMiddletown, NJGraduated after 3 Seasons.
Gilvydas Biruta55F6'8"245RS SeniorJonava, LithuaniaGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Four McGlynn4G6'2"180RS SeniorYork, PATransferred from Towson. Will be eligible to play immediately since McGlynn graduated from Towson.
Stanford Robinson14G6'4"205JuniorLandover, MDTransferred from Indiana. Under NCAA transfer rules, Robinson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Kuran Iverson23F6'9"205JuniorWindsor, CTTransferred from Memphis. Will be eligible to play

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Leroy Butts
PF
Clinton, MD Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Christion Thompson
SF
Baton Rouge, LA Madison Prep Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andre Berry
PF
West Hempstead, NY New Mexico Military Inst. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) May 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nikola Akele
PF
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 E. C. Matthews Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrRomulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoNotre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Four McGlynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrDallastown Area
Towson
York, PA
F 10 Rex Sunahara (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBay Bay Village, OH
F 12 Hassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCurtis Staten Island, NY
G 13 Stanford Robinson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFindlay Prep
Indiana
Landover, Maryland
C 14 Ifeanyi Onyekaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrVirginia Episcopal School Abuja, Nigeria
G 22 Rory Temkin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrBishop Hendricken Narragansett, RI
F 23 Kuran Iverson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrFishburne Military Academy
Memphis
Windsor, CT
G 25 Christion Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMadison Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 30 Shane Plunkett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrLong Island Lutheran Brookville, NY
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoBrewster Academy Weymouth, MA
C 33 Earl Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrQueen City Prep Academy
Chipola College
Fort Pierce, FL
F 34 Andre Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)285 lb (129 kg) SoSt. Andrew's
New Mexico Military Institute
West Hempstead, NY
F 45 Nicola Akele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrIMG Academy Treviso, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, OSN
American W 65–42  1–0
Ryan Center (5,089)
Kingston, RI
11/17/2015*
10:00 am, ESPN2
Valparaiso
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 55–58  1–1
Ryan Center (4,881)
Kingston, RI
11/21/2015*
7:30 pm
Cleveland State
Cancún Challenge
W 73–45  2–1
Ryan Center (4,721)
Kingston, RI
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. TCU
Cancún Challenge semifinals
W 66–60  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2015*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 2 Maryland
Cancún Challenge championship
L 63–86  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Rider
Cancún Challenge
W 82–57  4–2
Ryan Center (3,320)
Kingston, RI
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, OSN
Holy Cross W 74–56  5–2
Ryan Center (3,442)
Kingston, RI
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Providence
Ocean State Cup
L 72–74  5–3
Ryan Center (7,678)
Kingston, RI
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, OSN
Houston W 67–57  6–3
Ryan Center (3,633)
Kingston, RI
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nebraska L 67–70  6–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,496)
Lincoln, NE
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN
at Old Dominion L 65–71  7–5
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,298)
Norfolk, VA
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at Brown
Ocean State Cup
W 88–85 OT 8–5
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,516)
Providence, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016
4:30 pm, NBCSN
Saint Louis W 85–57  9–5
(1–0)
Ryan Center (4,517)
Kingston, RI
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Richmond W 77–65  10–5
(2–0)
Ryan Center (4,017)
Kingston, RI
01/10/2016
12:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's L 67–72  10–6
(2–1)
Hagan Arena (4,080)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 64–69  10–7
(2–2)
Reilly Center (3,219)
Olean, NY
01/16/2016
2:30 pm, NBCSN
La Salle W 73–62  11–7
(3–2)
Ryan Center (3,872)
Kingston, RI
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at George Washington L 58–62  11–8
(3–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,913)
Washington, D.C.
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Fordham W 79–63  12–8
(4–3)
Ryan Center (4,195)
Kingston, RI
01/30/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Joseph's L 55–64  12–9
(4–4)
Ryan Center (6,907)
Kingston, RI
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
at Massachusetts L 56–61  12–10
(4–5)
Mullins Center (2,423)
Amherst, MA
02/06/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at La Salle W 79–62  13–10
(5–5)
Hagan Arena (1,889)
Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, OSN
George Mason W 81–63  14–10
(6–5)
Ryan Center (3,951)
Kingston, RI
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 Dayton L 66–68  14–11
(6–6)
Ryan Center (6,105)
Kingston, RI
02/16/2016
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at VCU L 67–83  14–12
(6–7)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, OSN
Duquesne W 77–74  15–12
(7–7)
Ryan Center (5,112)
Kingston, RI
02/23/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Davidson L 54–65  15–13
(7–8)
John M. Belk Arena (4,064)
Davidson, NC
02/27/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at Dayton W 75–66  16–13
(8–8)
UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
03/03/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Massachusetts W 68–50  17–13
(9–8)
Ryan Center (5,113)
Kingston, RI
03/05/2016
2:00 pm, OSN
at Fordham L 61–64  17–14
(9–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/10/2016
6:30, NBCSN
(7) vs. (10) Massachusetts
Second round
L 62–67  17–15
Barclays Center (5,507)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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