2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2019 A10 Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	David Cox (1st season)
Assistant coach	Tyron Boswell
Assistant coach	John Carroll
Assistant coach	Kevin Sutton
Home arena	Ryan Center

The 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represents the University of Rhode Island during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach David Cox, play their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2017–18 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.

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]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
E. C. Matthews	0	G	6'5"	200	RS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Jarvis Garrett	1	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Stanford Robinson	13	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Landover, MD	Graduated
Jared Terrell	32	G	6'3"	215	Senior	Weymouth, MA	Graduated
Andre Berry	34	F	6'8"	275	Senior	West Hempstead, NY	Graduated

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
Jermaine Harris #7 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Dana Tate #36 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Tyrese Martin #76 PG	Woodstock, VA	Massanutten Military Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 13, 2017
Tyrese Martin #76 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Omar Silverio SG	Bronx, NY	St. Raymond High School for Boys	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Omar Silverio SG	Recruiting 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jermaine Harris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Rock Creek Christian	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	1	Daron Russell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Imhotep Institute	Philadelphia, PA
G	4	Will Leviton (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Classical	Providence, RI
F	5	Ryan Preston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	South Shore Trinity Valley CC	Brooklyn, NY
F	10	Cyril Langevine	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	The Patrick School	East Orange, NJ
G	11	Jeff Dowtin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	St. John's	Washington, D.C.
F	12	Dana Tate	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	MacDuffie School	Boston, MA
G	13	Eric Dadika (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Spotswood	Milltown, NJ
G	13	Omar Silverio	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond	Bronx, NY
F	21	Mike Layssard Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Northwood	Lena, LA
G	25	Christion Thompson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Madison Prep	Baton Rouge, LA
F	45	Nicola Akele	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy	Treviso, Italy
C	55	Michael Tertsea	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	John Carroll School	Makurdi, Nigeria

Head coach

David Cox (William & Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2018* 7:00 pm	Pace	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Bryant Ocean State Cup	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	at College of Charleston	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Harvard	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm	Stony Brook	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	Brown Ocean State Cup	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Dec 1, 2018* 2:30 pm/5:00 pm, FS1	at Providence Ocean State Cup	–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 8, 2018* 1:05 pm	vs. Holy Cross Worcester Showcase	–	–	–	DCU Center Worcester, MA
Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm	vs. West Virginia Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase	–	–	–	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Dec 22, 2018* 10:00 pm, ESPN Network	vs. Bucknell Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	–	–	–	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2018* 10:00 pm/12:30 am, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. TCU or Charlotte Diamond Head Classic	–	–	–	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018*	vs. TBA Diamond Head Classic	–	–	–	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 2018* 5:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 6, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at Saint Louis	–	–	–	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm	at Richmond	–	–	–	Robins Center Richmond, VA
Jan 13, 2019 5:30 pm, NBCSN	George Mason	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	St. Bonaventure	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Jan 19, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN	at La Salle	–	–	–	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	VCU	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium	at Massachusetts	–	–	–	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	at Duquesne	–	–	–	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Saint Louis	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Davidson	–	–	–	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Dayton	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 16, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN	Fordham	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 19, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU	–	–	–	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Davidson	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm	George Washington	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Dayton	–	–	–	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's	–	–	–	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Mar 9, 2019	Massachusetts	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
↑ "Dan Hurley to become next head coach at UConn". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
↑ Goodman, Jeff (April 4, 2018). "Assistant David Cox takes over as Rhode Island head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
↑ "2018–19 Rhode Island Men's Basketball Schedule". Rhode Island.

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[1] Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[2] "Dan Hurley to become next head coach at UConn". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

[3] Goodman, Jeff (April 4, 2018). "Assistant David Cox takes over as Rhode Island head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[4] "2018–19 Rhode Island Men's Basketball Schedule". Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Venues	Rodman Hall (1928–1953) Keaney Gymnasium (1953–2002) Ryan Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	In-state Division I schools
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 A10 Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References