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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–15 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (4th season)
Assistant coaches	David Cox Luke Murray Antonio Reynolds Dean
Home arena	Ryan Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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

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

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nikola Akele PF	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

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 Dan Hurley (Seton Hall) Assistant coach(es) David Cox (William & Mary) Jim Carr (York College) Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

• 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

References

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.