2023–24 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–7 (3–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Dayton40 1.000142  .875
Richmond40 1.000125  .706
Loyola Chicago41 .800126  .667
George Washington31 .750143  .824
Rhode Island31 .75098  .529
St. Bonaventure22 .500115  .688
VCU22 .500107  .588
Fordham22 .50089  .471
George Mason23 .400135  .722
UMass23 .400116  .647
Davidson13 .250116  .647
Saint Joseph's13 .250116  .647
Saint Louis13 .25089  .471
La Salle14 .200108  .556
Duquesne04 .00097  .563
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner
As of January 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represents the University of Rhode Island during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Archie Miller, play their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Anthony Harris0G6'4"195RS SophomoreWoodbridge, VATransferred to St. Thomas (FL)
Abdou Samb1F6'8"210SophomoreUpper Malboro, MDTransferred to IUPUI
Brayon Freeman2G6'2"180SophomoreWashington, D.C.Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Sebastian Thomas4G6'1"180SophomoreProvidence, RITransferred to Albany
Jalen Carey5G6'3"186RS JuniorHarlem, NYTransferred
Ishmael Leggett10G6'2"180RS SophomoreWashington, D.C.Transferred to Pittsburgh
Malik Martin12G6'6"210RS SeniorStaten Island, NYGraduated
Alex Tchikou22F6'11"230RS SophomoreParis, FranceTransferred to Detroit Mercy
Louis Hutchinson24G/F6'7"185FreshmanUpper Malboro, MDTransferred to Charleston Southern

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Zek Montgomery0G6'6"210JuniorLouisville, KYBradley
Luis Kortright1G6'3"200JuniorManhattan, NYQuinnipiac
Jaden House2G6'4"201JuniorRichmond, VAHigh Point
Always Wright5G6'3"175SophomoreCarthage, MONortheastern Oklahoma A&M
Tyson Brown10F6'9"225JuniorVirginia Beach, VAFlorida SouthWestern State
David Green23F6'7"215RS JuniorApopka, FLLouisiana Tech

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Connor Dubsky
SG
Woodbridge, VA Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Cam Estevez
PG
New Milford, CT Canterbury School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 24, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
David Fuchs
PF
Vienna Austria Ratiopharm Ulm 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A May 25, 2023 
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ben Hammond
#45 PG
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tyonne Farrell
SF
Baltimore, MD Mount Saint Joseph College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Jun 30, 2022 
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:

Roster

2023–24 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zek Montgomery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. Louis Christian Academy
Bradley
Louisville, KY
G 1 Luis Kortright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSt. Raymond
Quinnipiac
Manhattan, NY
G 2 Jaden House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrMiddleburg Academy
High Point
Richmond, VA
G 4 Cam Estevez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCanterbury School Harlem, NY
G 5 Always Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoJoplin
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Carthage, MO
F 10 Tyson Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMassanutten
Florida Southwestern State
Virginia Beach, VA
C 11 Jeremy Foumena 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrOrangeville Prep Montreal, QC
G 14 Connor Dubsky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Woodbridge, VA
F 15 Rory Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoOrangeville Prep Toronto, ON
G/F 20 Brandon Weston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoHillcrest Prep Academy
Seton Hall
Brooklyn, NY
F 21 Josaphat Bilau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrSpire Academy
New Mexico JC
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
F 23 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrOcoee
Louisiana Tech
Apopka, FL
F 24 David Fuchs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrRatiopharm Ulm (Germany) Vienna, Austria
G 30 Jimmy Ball (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoArlington Catholic Medford, MA
G 34 Ray Allen III (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrGulliver Prep Miami, FL
G 35 Jameson Smith (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWilbraham & Munson Falls Church, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Assumption W 96–54 
 19  House  11  Fuchs  4  Wright  Ryan Center (3,641)
Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 81–70  1–0
 25  House  6  Brown  9  Wright  Ryan Center (4,118)
Kingston, RI
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fairfield W 93–80  2–0
 22  House  11  Fuchs  4  Fuchs  Ryan Center (4,155)
Kingston, RI
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wagner W 69–53  3–0
 16  Foumena  11  Montgomery  6  Montgomery  Ryan Center (3,795)
Kingston, RI
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Northwestern
Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals
L 61–72  3–1
 18  Montgomery  7  House  2  Montgomery  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,112)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Washington State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off third place game
L 57–78  3–2
 19  Montgomery  5  Tied  3  Kortright  Mohegan Sun Arena (3,024)
Uncasville, CT
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Johnson & Wales W 97–59  4–2
 17  Weston  13  Fuchs  4  Wright  Ryan Center (3,584)
Kingston, RI
November 26, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Yale W 76–72  5–2
 15  Kortright  9  Montgomery  4  Kortright  Ryan Center (3,511)
Kingston, RI
December 2, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Providence
Ocean State Rivalry
L 69–84  5–3
 18  House  9  Bilau  4  Kortright  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,513)
Providence, RI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown L 64–67  5–4
 16  House  9  Bilau  5  Kortright  Ryan Center (4,475)
Kingston, RI
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Charleston L 70–85  5–5
 13  Estevez  5  Tied  6  Wright  TD Arena (4,974)
Charleston, SC
December 16, 2023*
4:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Delaware
Holiday Hoopfest
L 56–67  5–6
 17  Estevez  7  Brown  3  Tied  UBS Arena 
Elmont, NY
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire L 71–81  5–7
 18  Montgomery  10  Foumena  3  Estevez  Ryan Center (3,300)
Kingston, RI
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northeastern W 82–71  6–7
 19  House  12  Fuchs  4  Montgomery  Ryan Center (4,311)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 78–74  7–7
(1–0)
 16  Green  10  Green  5  Kortright  Ryan Center (3,252)
Kingston, RI
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson W 79–74  8–7
(2–0)
 26  Kortright  11  Fuchs  5  Kortright  John M. Belk Arena (2,511)
Davidson, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass W 89–77  9–7
(3–0)
 29  House  6  Tied  5  Kortright  Ryan Center (5,496)
Kingston, RI
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure     Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
January 20, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA
at No. 21 Dayton     UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 3, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA
Duquesne     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington     Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., USA
at UMass     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
Loyola Chicago     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., USA
at La Salle     Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
at VCU     Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
Saint Louis     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason     Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham     Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 12–17, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". The Official Athletics Website of University of Rhode Island Athletics.
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