2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson144 .778248  .750
Dayton135 .722279  .750
Rhode Island135 .7222310  .697
VCU126 .6672610  .722
Richmond126 .6672114  .600
George Washington108 .5562213  .629
St. Bonaventure108 .5561813  .581
UMass108 .5561715  .531
La Salle810 .4441716  .515
Saint Joseph's711 .3891318  .419
Duquesne612 .3331219  .387
Fordham414 .2221021  .323
George Mason414 .222922  .290
Saint Louis315 .1671121  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mike Powell1G5'11175JuniorChicago, ILTransfer
Xavier Munford5G6'2"180SeniorHillside, NJGraduated
Jonathan Nazarko22G6'2"200SeniorEast Lyme, CTGraduated
Mike Aaman34F6'8"210SophomoreHazlet, NJAssaulted in off-campus incident[1]

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Earl Watson33F6'7"240JuniorFort Pierce, FLChipola College

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 E. C. Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoRomulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNotre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
F 2 Jarelle Reischel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrPoint Pleasant Beach
Rice
Frankfurt, Germany
F 4 Jordan Hare 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrArthur Hill Saginaw, MI
G 10 Biggie Minnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrAtlantic Christian
Texas Tech
Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Matthew Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMemphis East Memphis, TN
F 12 Hassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoCurtis Staten Island, NY
G 13 T.J. Buchanan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrKalamazoo Central Kalamazoo, MI
F 14 Ifeanyi Onyekaba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrVirginia Episcopal School Abuja, Nigeria
G 20 Eric Youncofski (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrMiddletown North Middletown, NJ
G 22 Rory Temkin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBishop Hendricken Narragansett, RI
G 30 Shane Plunkett (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLong Island Lutheran Brookville, NY
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrBrewster Academy Weymouth, MA
F 33 Earl Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrChipola College Fort Pierce, FL
F 55 Gilvydas Biruta 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrSaint 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 May 6, 2014.
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