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2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish win the A-10 regular season championship. They defeated VCU and Saint Joseph's to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.

ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–8 (15–3 A-10)
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Assistant coaches
Quick facts Rhode Island Rams men's basketball, Atlantic 10 regular season champions ...
2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island15–3 .83326–8  .765
St. Bonaventure14–4 .77826–8  .765
Davidson †13–5 .72221–12  .636
Saint Joseph's10–8 .55616–16  .500
VCU9–9 .50018–15  .545
Saint Louis9–9 .50017–16  .515
George Mason9–9 .50016–17  .485
Richmond9–9 .50012–20  .375
Dayton8–10 .44414–17  .452
Duquesne7–11 .38916–16  .500
George Washington7–11 .38915–18  .455
La Salle7–11 .38913–19  .406
Massachusetts5–13 .27813–20  .394
Fordham4–14 .2229–22  .290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut.[1][2] On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated St. Bonaventure,[4] Davidson,[5] and VCU to win the A-10 Tournament championship.[6] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region.[7] They received a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they defeated No. 6-seeded Creighton in the first round[8][9] before losing to No. 3-seeded Oregon in the second round.[10][11]

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Hassan Martin12F6'7"235SeniorStaten Island, NYGraduated
Kuran Iverson23F6'9"215SeniorWindsor, CTGraduated
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ryan Preston5F6'7"230JuniorBrooklyn, NYJunior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC
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2017 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Fatts Russell
#37 PG		 Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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2018 recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2018), Name ...
College recruiting (2018)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jermaine Harris
#7 C		 Upper Marlboro, MD Rock Creek Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 6, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals:    (83)
Dana Tate
#36 SF		 Springfield, MA Rock Creek Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 12, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (80)
Tyrese Martin
#76 PG		 Woodstock, VA Massanutten Military Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 13, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (NR)
Omar Silverio
SG		 Bronx, NY St. Raymond High School for Boys 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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Preseason

In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to win the A-10, receiving 27 of 28 first place votes.[12] E.C. Matthews was selected to the conference's preseason first team while Jared Terrell was picked for the preseason second team.[12]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 E. C. Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrRomulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrNotre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Fatts Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrImhotep Institute Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Will Leviton (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrClassical Providence, RI
F 5 Ryan Preston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSouth Shore
Trinity Valley CC		 Brooklyn, NY
F 10 Cyril Langevine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoThe Patrick School East Orange, NJ
G 11 Jeff Dowtin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSt. John's Washington, D.C.
G 13 Stanford Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrFindlay Prep
Indiana		 Landover, MD
G 15 Eric Dadika (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSpotswood Milltown, NJ
F 21 Mike Layssard Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoNorthwood Lena, LA
G 25 Christion Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMadison Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrBrewster Academy Weymouth, MA
F 34 Andre Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)275 lb (125 kg) SrSt. Andrew's
New Mexico Military Institute		 West Hempstead, NY
F 45 Nicola Akele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrIMG Academy Treviso, Italy
C 55 Michael Tertsea 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrJohn Carroll School Makurdi, Nigeria
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2017*
1:00 pm		 Buffalo
Charity Exhibition for Disaster Relief		 W 80–72 OT
 24 – Terrell  12 – Robinson  5 – Garrett  Ryan Center (1,363)
Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm		 UNC Asheville
NIT Season Tipoff		 W 84–60  1–0
  18 – Robinson  5 – Preston  5 – Terrell  Ryan Center (6,367)
Kingston, RI
Nov 13, 2017*
11:30 pm, ESPNU		 at Nevada L 81–88  1–1
  24 – Terrell  6 – Akele  6 – Dowtin  Lawlor Events Center (7,737)
Reno, NV
Nov 19, 2017*
1:00 pm		 Holy Cross W 88–66  2–1
  25 – Terrell  5 – Tied  9 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (4,309)
Kingston, RI
Nov 23, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. No. 20 Seton Hall
NIT Season Tipoff semifinals		 W 75–74  3–1
  32 – Terrell  7 – Berry  2 – Dowtin  Barclays Center (1,874)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Virginia
NIT Season Tipoff championship game		 L 55–70  3–2
  12 – Berry  7 – Berry  6 – Terrell  Barclays Center (3,952)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Brown
Ocean State Cup		 W 86–62  4–2
  20 – Russell  8 – Robinson  4 – Russell  Ryan Center (4,485)
Kingston, RI
Dec 2, 2017*
5:00 pm, CBSSN		 Providence
Ocean State Cup		 W 75–68  5–2
  15 – Garrett  12 – Robinson  4 – Tied  Ryan Center (7,959)
Kingston, RI
Dec 6, 2017*
8:00 pm, SECN+		 at Alabama L 64–68  5–3
  18 – Garrett  5 – Langevine  2 – 3 tied  Coleman Coliseum (12,807)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 16, 2017*
4:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 68–62  6–3
  21 – Terrell  10 – Tied  3 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (5,761)
Kingston, RI
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Iona W 80–74  7–3
  23 – Terrell  10 – Robinson  6 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (4,381)
Kingston, RI
Dec 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Florida Gulf Coast W 80–60  8–3
  20 – Matthews  7 – Robinson  6 – Terrell  Ryan Center (5,347)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017
4:00 pm		 George Mason W 83–64  9–3
(1–0)		  18 – Matthews  10 – Langevine  8 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (6,383)
Kingston, RI
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm		 La Salle W 74–62  10–3
(2–0)		  24 – Matthews  6 – Matthews  3 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (4,549)
Kingston, RI
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm		 at George Washington W 81–60  11–3
(3–0)		  22 – Terrell  10 – Langevine  9 – Dowtin  Charles E. Smith Center (2,249)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Saint Louis W 72–65  12–3
(4–0)		  20 – Terrell  10 – Berry  8 – Dowtin  Chaifetz Arena (5,179)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 13, 2018
11:00 am, ESPNU		 St. Bonaventure W 87–73  13–3
(5–0)		  20 – Matthews  9 – Tied  9 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (7,082)
Kingston, RI
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm		 Massachusetts W 73–51  14–3
(6–0)		  24 – Terrell  12 – Robinson  6 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (5,583)
Kingston, RI
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Dayton W 88–74  15–3
(7–0)		  24 – Terrell  7 – Matthews  7 – Garrett  UD Arena (13,350)
Dayton, OH
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium		 No. 24 at Fordham W 78–58  16–3
(8–0)		  20 – Berry  7 – Langevine  5 – Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,015)
Bronx, NY
Jan 27, 2018
12:00 pm, NBCSN		 No. 24 Duquesne W 61–58  17–3
(9–0)		  20 – Matthews  5 – Tied  6 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (7,432)
Kingston, RI
Jan 30, 2018
6:30 pm, CBSSN		 No. 22 at Massachusetts W 85–83  18–3
(10–0)		  19 – Dowtin  5 – Robinson  10 – Dowtin  Mullins Center (4,194)
Amherst, MA
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 22 at VCU W 81–68  19–3
(11–0)		  18 – Matthews  18 – Langevine  6 – Dowtin  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 18 Davidson W 72–59  20–3
(12–0)		  17 – Garrett  8 – Langevine  5 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (7,743)
Kingston, RI
Feb 13, 2018
8:30 pm, CBSSN		 No. 16 Richmond W 85–67  21–3
(13–0)		  17 – Terrell  6 – Langevine  7 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (7,019)
Kingston, RI
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 16 at St. Bonaventure L 74–77  21–4
(13–1)		  23 – Terrell  10 – Langevine  5 – Dowtin  Reilly Center (5,480)
Olean, NY
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 18 at La Salle W 95–93 OT 22–4
(14–1)		  25 – Dowtin  7 – Robinson  7 – Dowtin  Tom Gola Arena (1,841)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 18 Dayton W 81–56  23–4
(15–1)		  20 – Dowtin  5 – Tied  5 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (7,880)
Kingston, RI
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 17 Saint Joseph's L 48–78  23–5
(15–2)		  19 – Terrell  7 – Terrell  4 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (7,186)
Kingston, RI
Mar 2, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 17 at Davidson L 61–63  23–6
(15–3)		  22 – Terrell  8 – Robinson  4 – Matthews  John M. Belk Arena (4,442)
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 9, 2018
12:00 pm, NBCSN		 (1) No. 25 vs. (8) VCU
Quarterfinals		 W 76–67  24–6
  18 – Dowtin  8 – Robinson  5 – Garrett  Capital One Arena (7,321)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 10, 2018
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 (1) No. 25 vs. (4) Saint Joseph's
Semifinals		 W 90–87  25–6
  18 – Berry  9 – Berry  10 – Dowtin  Capital One Arena (8,756)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 11, 2018
1:00 pm, CBS		 (1) No. 25 vs. (3) Davidson
Championship		 L 57–58  25–7
  20 – Matthews  8 – Matthews  4 – Garrett  Capital One Arena (7,643)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018*
12:15 pm, CBS		 (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Oklahoma
First Round		 W 83–78 OT 26–7
  16 – Matthews  10 – Langevine  5 – Terrell  PPG Paints Arena (18,757)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 17, 2018*
2:40 pm, CBS		 (7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Duke
Second Round		 L 62–87  26–8
  23 – Matthews  8 – Berry  9 – Dowtin  PPG Paints Arena (19,015)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Source[13][14]

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24221816181725RVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2321191418162422RV
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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