2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Baron's ninth season at Rhode Island. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 26–10, 9–7 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to North Carolina.

2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	26–10 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Baron
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Pat Clarke Momir Gajic
Home arena	Ryan Center

2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Temple†	14	–	2		.875			29	–	6		.829
No. 25 Xavier	14	–	2		.875			26	–	9		.743
No. 24 Richmond	13	–	3		.813			26	–	9		.743
Saint Louis	11	–	5		.688			23	–	13		.639
Rhode Island	9	–	7		.563			26	–	10		.722
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Dayton	8	–	8		.500			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Duquesne	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
George Washington	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
La Salle	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Fordham	0	–	16		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Stevie Mejia	5'9"	175	G	So.	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Lawrence Academy
2	Ben Eaves	6'7"	225	F	Jr.	Lancashire, England, U.K.	Worcester Academy UConn
4	Jamal Wilson	6'5"	195	G	So.	Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Neumann-Goretti HS
5	Marquis Jones	6'1"	200	G	Jr.	South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.	St. Thomas More Prep
10	Akeem Richmond	6'1"	180	G	Fr.	Sanford, North Carolina, U.S.	Southern Lee HS
12	Orion Outerbridge	6'9"	210	F	So.	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	New Hampton School
15	LaMonte Ulmer	6'6"	215	F	Sr.	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.	Notre Dame Prep
20	Lisandro Ruiz Moreno	6'0"	180	G	Fr.	Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina	South Kent School
21	Delroy James	6'8"	220	F	Jr.	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.	Laurinburg Prep
22	Keith Cothran	6'4"	195	G	Sr.	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.	The Winchendon School
23	Nikola Malesevic	6'7"	200	F	Fr.	Užice, Serbia	Uzicka Gimnazija
24	Ryan Brooks	6'8"	220	F	Fr.	Mays Landing, New Jersey, U.S.	South Kent School
32	Will Martell	7'0"	245	C	Jr.	Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S.	Hun School
44	Anthony Malhoit	6'3"	200	G	Jr.	Waterford, Connecticut, U.S.	Piney Woods HS

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2009* 7:30pm		at Brown	W 78–57	1–0	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,695) Providence, Rhode Island
11/22/2009* 1:00pm		Holy Cross	W 92–75	2–0	Ryan Center (4,080) Kingston, Rhode Island
11/24/2009* 7:30pm		Stony Brook	W 75–58	3–0	Ryan Center (4,030) Kingston, Rhode Island
11/28/2009* 2:00pm		at Davidson	W 75–65	4–0	John M. Belk Arena (3,731) Davidson, North Carolina
12/2/2009* 7:30pm		at VCU	L 80–82	4–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229) Richmond, Virginia
12/5/2009* 1:00pm, Cox Sports		Providence	W 86–82	5–1	Ryan Center (7,675) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/8/2009* 7:00pm, NESN		Quinnipiac	W 83–74	6–1	Ryan Center (4,061) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/10/2009* 7:00pm, Cox Sports		Northeastern	W 79–76	7–1	Ryan Center (4,271) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/13/2009* 6:45pm, NESN		at Boston College	W 80–69	8–1	Conte Forum (4,263) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
12/20/2009* 1:00pm		Fairfield	W 89–84	9–1	Ryan Center (3,114) Kingston, Rhode Island
12/29/2009* 7:00pm, Cox Sports		at Drexel	W 80–79	10–1	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,703) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/2/2010* 2:00pm		vs. Oklahoma State	W 63–59	11–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,111) Uncasville, Connecticut
1/5/2010* 7:00pm		at Akron	W 68–63	12–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,429) Akron, Ohio
1/10/2010 1:00pm, Cox Sports		No. 21 Temple	L 64–68 OT	12–2 (0–1)	Ryan Center (6,122) Kingston, Rhode Island
1/13/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports		Saint Joseph's	W 101–4	13–2 (1–1)	Ryan Center (4,579) Kingston, Rhode Island
1/16/2010 2:00pm		at Fordham	W 85–67	14–2 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,354) Bronx, New York
1/20/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports		Duquesne	W 75–67	15–2 (3–1)	Ryan Center (5,236) Kingston, Rhode Island
1/23/2010 6:00pm, Cox Sports		at Xavier	L 61–72	15–3 (3–2)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio
1/26/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports		at Dayton	W 65–64	16–3 (4–2)	UD Arena (12,501) Dayton, Ohio
1/30/2010 1:00pm		George Washington	W 72–66	17–3 (5–2)	Ryan Center (7,280) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/2/2010 7:00pm		at La Salle	W 90–83	18–3 (6–2)	Tom Gola Arena (1,812) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/6/2010 2:00pm, Cox Sports		UMass	W 93–85	19–3 (7–2)	Ryan Center (7,579) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/10/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports		Richmond	L 67–69	19–4 (7–3)	Ryan Center (7,101) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/13/2010 4:00pm, Cox Sports		at Temple	L 56–78	19–5 (7–4)	Liacouras Center (7,080) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/17/2010 9:00pm, Cox Sports		at Saint Louis	L 57–62	19–6 (7–5)	Chaifetz Arena (7,257) St. Louis, Missouri
2/20/2010 4:00pm		Fordham	W 101–75	20–6 (8–5)	Ryan Center (6,620) Kingston, Rhode Island
2/27/2010 2:00pm, Cox Sports		at St. Bonaventure	L 74–81	20–7 (8–6)	Reilly Center (3,511) St. Bonaventure, New York
3/3/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports		Charlotte	W 80–58	21–7 (9–6)	Ryan Center (6,984) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/6/2010 4:00pm, Cox Sports		at UMass	L 67–69	21–8 (9–7)	Mullins Center (5,527) Amherst, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 tournament
3/9/2010 7:00pm, Cox Sports	(5)	(12) Saint Joseph's A-10 First Round	W 87–76	22–8	Ryan Center (3,960) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/12/2010 2:30pm	(5)	vs. (4) Saint Louis A-10 Quarterfinals	W 63–47	23–8	Boardwalk Hall (5,416) Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2010 1:00pm, CBSCS	(5)	vs. (1) No. 17 Temple A-10 Semifinals	L 44–57	23–9	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
NIT
3/17/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU	(2 VT)	(7 VT) Northwestern NIT First Round	W 76–64	24–9	Ryan Center (2,734) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/22/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU	(2 VT)	(6 VT) Nevada NIT Second Round	W 85–83	25–9	Ryan Center (3,419) Kingston, Rhode Island
3/24/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2	(2 VT)	at (1 VT) Virginia Tech NIT Quarterfinals	W 79–72	26–9	Cassell Coliseum (7,055) Blacksburg, Virginia
3/30/2010 9:00pm, ESPN2	(2 VT)	vs. (4 MS) North Carolina NIT Semifinals	L 67–68 OT	26–10	Madison Square Garden (11,689) New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MS=NIT Mississippi State bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. Source