The Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was recently under the direction of head coach Archie Miller. The Rams play their home games at the Ryan Center (capacity 7,657) which opened in 2002.

The Rams experienced their greatest success by making the Elite Eight in 1998, pulling within 3 points of making their first Final Four in just their 7th appearance before ultimately losing to Stanford.

Current coaching staff Name Title College First seasonArchie Miller (basketball)Head coachNC State2022Duane WoodwardAssistant coachBoston College2022 Austin CarrollAssistant coachAmerican2019Kenny Johnson (basketball)Assistant coach Maryland2022VacantGraduate Assistant Coach – –

All-Americans Rhode Island has had three All-Americans in its history. Stan Modzelewski 2 1941 (second-team); 1942 (second-team) Chet Jaworski 1 1939 (first team) Sly Williams 1 1979 (second-team)

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rams have appeared in ten NCAA tournaments. They have a combined 8–10 record. Tom Garrick holds the Rhode Island single-tournament game scoring record with 29 points in 1988 during a march to the Sweet Sixteen. The eighth-seeded 1997–98 Rams, led by senior guards Tyson Wheeler and Cuttino Mobley, had the best tournament run in school history, making it to the Elite Eight. Six head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NCAA Tournament with four of them registering tourney wins. Success in basketball fell off after the 1998 season, with the Rams making the tournament in 1999 but losing in the First Round. The team saw a brief resurgence in the mid-2010s under head coach Dan Hurley, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in both 2017 and 2018 and both times successfully defeating their First Round opponents and advancing to the Second Round.

1961 First Round St. Bonaventure L 76–86 1966 First Round Davidson L 65–95 1978 First Round Duke L 62–63 1988 #11 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #6 Missouri#3 Syracuse#2 Duke W 87–80W 97–94L 72–73 1993 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Purdue#1 North Carolina W 74–68L 67–112 1997 #9 First Round #8 Purdue L 76–83OT 1998 #8 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #9 Murray State#1 Kansas#13 Valparaiso#2 Stanford W 97–74W 80–75W 74–68L 77–79 1999 #12 First Round #5 Charlotte L 70–81OT2017 #11 First RoundSecond Round #6 Creighton#3 Oregon W 84–72L 72–752018 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Oklahoma #2 Duke W 83–78OTL 62–87

NIT results The Rams have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. Their combined record is 14–16. The Rams reached the NIT semifinals three times (1945, 1946, and 2010) with their best showing being runner-up in the 1946 final. Seven head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NIT with four of them recording wins.

1941 First Round Seton Hall L 54–70 1942 Quarterfinals Toledo L 71–82 1945 QuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd Place Game TennesseeDePaulSt. John's W 51–44L 53–97L 57–64 1946 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Bowling GreenMuhlenbergKentucky W 82–79W 59–49L 45–46 1979 First Round Maryland L 65–673OT 1981 First Round Purdue L 58–84 1987 First Round Florida State L 92–107 1992 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals VanderbiltBoston CollegeUtah W 68–63W 81–802OTL 72–84 1996 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals MaristCollege of CharlestonSaint Joseph's W 82–77W 62–58OTL 59–76 2003 First RoundSecond Round Seton HallTemple W 61–60L 53–61 2004 Opening RoundFirst Round Boston UniversityWest Virginia W 80–52L 72–79 2008 First Round Creighton L 73–74 2009 First RoundSecond Round NiagaraPenn State W 68–62L 72–83 2010 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals NorthwesternNevadaVirginia TechNorth Carolina W 76–64W 85–83W 79–72L 67–68OT 2015 First RoundSecond Round IonaStanford W 88–75L 65–74

CBI results The Rams have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

2011 First RoundQuarterfinals Miami (OH)UCF W 76–59L 54–66

NBA players Years Name NBA Team(s) 1946–1947 Armand Cure Providence Steamrollers 1946–1947 Bob Shea Providence Steamrollers 1946–1948 George Mearns Providence Steamrollers 1943–1949 Stan Stutz Baltimore Bullets 1946–1949 Ernie Calverley Providence Steamrollers 1946–1952 Johnny Ezersky Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, Providence Steamrollers 1946–1953 Earl Shannon Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics 1970–1971 Claude English Portland Trail Blazers 1979–1985 Sly Williams New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics 1988–1998 Tom Garrick Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs 1998–2008 Tyson Wheeler Denver Nuggets 1998–2008 Cuttino Mobley Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers 1998–2010 Sean Colson Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets 1999–2014 Lamar Odom Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks 2014–2018 Xavier Munford Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks 2018–2019 Jared Terrell Minnesota Timberwolves 2021–2022 Jeff Dowtin Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors

International players

David Bernsley (born 1969), American-Israeli basketball player Cyril Langevine (born 1998), Guyanese–American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jared Terrell (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League E. C. Matthews (born 1995), basketball player in Super League Basketball

Participations in FIBA competitions 1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 5th place

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