2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 23–10 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach Dan Hurley (3rd year)
Assistant coach David Cox
Assistant coach Luke Murray
Assistant coach Jim Carr
Home arena Ryan Center
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 4   .778     24 8   .750
Dayton 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
VCU 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
Richmond 12 6   .667     21 14   .600
George Washington 10 8   .556     22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
UMass 10 8   .556     17 15   .531
La Salle 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Duquesne 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Fordham 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
George Mason 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 15   .167     11 21   .344
2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third 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 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.

Previous Season

The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 14–18, with a record of 5–11 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Rams were defeated by Massachusetts in the second round.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mike Powell 1 G 5'11 175 Junior Chicago, IL Transfer
Xavier Munford 5 G 6'2" 180 Senior Hillside, NJ Graduated
Jonathan Nazarko 22 G 6'2" 200 Senior East Lyme, CT Graduated
Mike Aaman 34 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Hazlet, NJ Assaulted in off-campus incident[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Earl Watson 33 F 6'7" 240 Junior Fort Pierce, FL Chipola College

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarvis Garrett
PG
Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 25, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
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

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Matthews, E.C.E.C. Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Romulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Garrett, JarvisJarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
F 2 Reischel, JarelleJarelle Reischel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Point Pleasant Beach
Rice
Frankfurt, Germany
F 4 Hare, JordanJordan Hare 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Arthur Hill Saginaw, MI
G 10 Minnis, BiggieBiggie Minnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Atlantic Christian
Texas Tech
Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Butler, MatthewMatthew Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Memphis East Memphis, TN
F 12 Martin, HassanHassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Curtis Staten Island, NY
G 13 Buchanan, T.J.T.J. Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kalamazoo Central Kalamazoo, MI
F 14 Onyekaba, IfeanyiIfeanyi Onyekaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal School Abuja, Nigeria
G 20 Youncofski, EricEric Youncofski (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Middletown North Middletown, NJ
G 22 Temkin, RoryRory Temkin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bishop Hendricken Narragansett, RI
G 30 Plunkett, ShaneShane Plunkett (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Long Island Lutheran Brookville, NY
G 32 Terrell, JaredJared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Weymouth, MA
F 33 Watson, EarlEarl Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Chipola College Fort Pierce, FL
F 55 Biruta, GilvydasGilvydas Biruta 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Saint Benedict's Prep
Rutgers
Jonava, Lithuania
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

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM, OSN
Pace W 94–54  1–0
Ryan Center (4,210)
Kingston, RI

11/16/2014*
2:00 PM, OSN
UMass Lowell W 72–56  2–0
Ryan Center (4,320)
Kingston, RI

11/22/2014*
7:00 PM, OSN
No. 21 Nebraska W 66–62 OT 3–0
Ryan Center (7,657)
Kingston, RI

11/27/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 11 Kansas
Orlando Classic quarterfinals
L 60–76  3–1
HP Field House (3,915)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

11/28/2014*
2:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Santa Clara
Orlando Classic consolation round
W 66–44  4–1
HP Field House (4,383)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

11/30/2014*
6:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
Orlando Classic 5th place game
L 61–64  4–2
HP Field House (4,842)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

12/06/2014*
8:00 PM
at Southern Miss W 75–43  5–2
Reed Green Coliseum (3,156)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/10/2014*
7:00 PM, FS2
at Providence
Ocean State Cup
L 60–68  5–3
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,246)
Providence, RI

12/13/2014*
2:00 PM, OSN
Delaware State W 83–44  6–3
Ryan Center (4,613)
Kingston, RI

12/20/2014*
4:00 PM, OSN
Detroit W 69–55  7–3
Ryan Center (4,694)
Kingston, RI

12/31/2014*
4:00 PM, OSN
Brown
Ocean State Cup
W 80–60  8–3
Ryan Center (5,015)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/03/2015
3:00 PM, NBCSN
at Saint Louis W 65–53  9–3 (1–0)
Chaifetz Arena (8,677)
St. Louis, MO

01/07/2015
7:00 PM
Fordham W 68–65  10–3 (2–0)
Ryan Center (4,810)
Kingston, RI

01/10/2015
1:00 PM
at Duquesne W 61–60  11–3 (3–0)
Palumbo Center (2,309)
Pittsburgh, PA

01/13/2015
7:30 PM, CBSSN
No. 17 VCU L 60–65  11–4 (3–1)
Ryan Center (6,011)
Kingston, RI

01/17/2015
2:30 PM, NBCSN
at Massachusetts L 56–60  11–5 (3–2)
Mullins Center (5,273)
Amherst, MA

01/22/2015
7:00 PM, OSN
La Salle W 59–47  12–5 (4–2)
Ryan Center (4,481)
Kingston, RI

01/25/2015
2:00 PM, OSN
St. Bonaventure W 53–48  13–5 (5–2)
Ryan Center (5,312)
Kingston, RI

01/28/2015
7:00 PM
at Fordham W 64–63  14–5 (6–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622)
Bronx, NY

01/31/2015
2:00 PM, OSN
George Washington W 59–55  15–5 (7–2)
Ryan Center (7,097)
Kingston, RI

02/08/2015
2:30 PM, NBCSN
at Richmond W 79–74  16–5 (8–2)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA

02/11/2015
7:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 64–65  16–6 (8–3)
Hagan Arena (3,681)
Philadelphia, PA

02/14/2015
2:00 PM, OSN
Saint Louis W 81–68  17–6 (9–3)
Ryan Center (5,314)
Kingston, RI

02/18/2015
7:00 PM, SNY
Massachusetts W 75–59  18–6 (10–3)
Ryan Center (7,118)
Kingston, RI

02/21/2015
4:00 PM
at George Mason W 71–56  19–6 (11–3)
Patriot Center (4,740)
Fairfax, VA

02/25/2015
7:00 PM, OSN
Davidson L 59–60  19–7 (11–4)
Ryan Center (6,050)
Kingston, RI

02/28/2015
12:30 PM, NBCSN
at La Salle W 59–56  20–7 (12–4)
Tom Gola Arena (2,286)
Philadelphia, PA

03/03/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at Dayton L 59–75  20–8 (12–5)
UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH

03/07/2015
2:00 PM, OSN
Saint Joseph's W 78–68  21–8 (13–5)
Ryan Center (7,121)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/13/2015
9:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
W 71–58  22–8
Barclays Center (7,423)
Brooklyn, NY

03/14/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Dayton
Semifinals
L 52–56  22–9
Barclays Center (8,488)
Brooklyn, NY
NIT

03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (3) (6) Iona
First round
W 88–75  23–9
Ryan Center (2,638)
Kingston, RI

03/22/2015*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. (3) at (2) Stanford
Second round
L 65–74  23–10
Maples Pavilion (1,235)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

See also

References

  1. "Assaulted in off-campus incident". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
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