2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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.[1]

2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
VCU 14 4   .778 25 11   .694
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
George Washington 11 7   .611 28 10   .737
Davidson 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Fordham 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Richmond 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
UMass 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Duquesne 6 12   .333 17 17   .500
George Mason 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Saint Louis 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
La Salle 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jarelle Reischel 2 F 6'6" 215 RS Junior Frankfurt, Germany Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Jordan Hare 4 F 6'10" 205 Junior Saginaw, MI Transferred
Biggie Minis 10 G 6'3" 200 RS Junior Philadelphia, PA Graduate transferred to Wright State
Matthew Butler 11 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Tennessee–Martin
T. J. Buchanan 13 G 6'3" 195 Senior Kalamazoo, MI Graduated
Eric Youncofski 20 G 5'10" 150 Junior Middletown, NJ Graduated after 3 Seasons.
Gilvydas Biruta 55 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Jonava, Lithuania Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Four McGlynn 4 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior York, PA Transferred from Towson. Will be eligible to play immediately since McGlynn graduated from Towson.
Stanford Robinson 14 G 6'4" 205 Junior Landover, MD Transferred 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 Iverson 23 F 6'9" 205 Junior Windsor, CT Transferred from Memphis. Will be eligible to play

Incoming recruits

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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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nikola Akele
PF
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 E. C. Matthews     6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Romulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Four McGlynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Dallastown Area
Towson
York, PA
F 10 Rex Sunahara (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bay Bay Village, OH
F 12 Hassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Curtis Staten Island, NY
G 13 Stanford Robinson (I)   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Findlay Prep
Indiana
Landover, Maryland
C 14 Ifeanyi Onyekaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Virginia Episcopal School Abuja, Nigeria
G 22 Rory Temkin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bishop Hendricken Narragansett, RI
F 23 Kuran Iverson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Fishburne Military Academy
Memphis
Windsor, CT
G 25 Christion Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Madison Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 30 Shane Plunkett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Long Island Lutheran Brookville, NY
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brewster Academy Weymouth, MA
C 33 Earl Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Queen City Prep Academy
Chipola College
Fort Pierce, FL
F 34 Andre Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 285 lb (129 kg) So St. Andrew's
New Mexico Military Institute
West Hempstead, NY
F 45 Nicola Akele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IMG Academy Treviso, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Malone, Daniel (March 11, 2016). "UMass 67, Rhode Island 62: Late Trey Davis 3-pointer pushes Minutemen to A-10 quarterfinals". MassLive. Retrieved February 15, 2024.