2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2019 A10 Tournament winner ;

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record	18–15 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach	David Cox (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Tyron Boswell; John Carroll; Kevin Sutton;
Home arena	Ryan Center

The 2018–19 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented 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, played 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	Fatts Russell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Imhotep Institute	Philadelphia, PA
G	2	Will Leviton (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Classical	Providence, RI
G	4	Tyrese Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Allentown, PA
F	5	Ryan Preston	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 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)	180 lb (82 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	15	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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018* 7:00 pm		Pace	W 80–65		19 – Russell	7 – Langevine	6 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (4,058) Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Bryant Ocean State Cup	W 97–63	1–0	21 – Russell	10 – Harris	9 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (5,010) Kingston, RI
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		at College of Charleston A10–CAA Challenge	L 55–66	1–1	18 – Langevine	10 – Langevine	4 – Dowtin	TD Arena (4,276) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm		Harvard	W 76–74	2–1	31 – Dowtin	10 – Langevine	5 – Russell	Ryan Center (5,494) Kingston, RI
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		Stony Brook	L 58–68	2–2	15 – Langevine	12 – Langevine	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (5,016) Kingston, RI
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Brown Ocean State Cup	W 71–51	3–2	19 – Langevine	17 – Langevine	4 – Russell	Ryan Center (4,828) Kingston, RI
December 1, 2018* 5:00 pm, FS1		at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 50–59	3–3	18 – Langevine	12 – Langevine	2 – Tied	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,997) Providence, RI
December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Holy Cross Worcester Showcase	W 79–63	4–3	19 – Tied	11 – Langevine	4 – Dowtin	DCU Center (2,312) Worcester, MA
December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. West Virginia Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase	W 83–70	5–3	18 – Russell	8 – Thompson	7 – Dowtin	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 22, 2018* 10:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Bucknell Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 82–84	5–4	26 – Russell	8 – Dowtin	4 – Russell	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2018* 12:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Charlotte Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round	W 75–61	6–4	20 – Russell	11 – Langevine	5 – Dowtin	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 5th place game	L 60–68	6–5	17 – Dowtin	14 – Langevine	7 – Russell	Stan Sheriff Center (5,696) Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 72–60	7–5	17 – Dowtin	8 – Martin	5 – Russell	Ryan Center (6,382) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 6, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Louis	L 53–60	7–6 (0–1)	18 – Martin	10 – Langevine	6 – Dowtin	Chaifetz Arena (7,356) St. Louis, MO
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 78–67	8–6 (1–1)	24 – Dowtin	7 – Tied	5 – Dowtin	Robins Center (5,006) Richmond, VA
January 13, 2019 5:30 pm, NBCSN		George Mason	L 67–84	8–7 (1–2)	15 – Tied	14 – Langevine	4 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (5,383) Kingston, RI
January 16, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN		St. Bonaventure	W 75–63	9–7 (2–2)	18 – Tied	8 – Langevine	5 – Russell	Ryan Center (5,616) Kingston, RI
January 19, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at La Salle	W 78–67	10–7 (3–2)	22 – Dowtin	14 – Langevine	4 – Russell	Tom Gola Arena (2,147) Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	W 71–65	11–7 (4–1)	19 – Russell	7 – Tied	2 – 3 tied	Ryan Center (5,874) Kingston, RI
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium		at Massachusetts	L 70–77	11–8 (4–3)	23 – Martin	7 – Langevine	5 – Russell	Mullins Center (4,145) Amherst, MA
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 72–75	11–9 (4–4)	24 – Langevine	8 – Langevine	7 – Russell	Palumbo Center (2,345) Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Louis	W 65–54	12–9 (5–4)	17 – Dowtin	10 – Martin	4 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (6,129) Kingston, RI
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Davidson	L 53–68	12–10 (5–5)	16 – Langevine	14 – Langevine	3 – Russell	John M. Belk Arena (4,341) Davidson, NC
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	L 48–77	12–11 (5–6)	23 – Langevine	10 – Langevine	6 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (7,259) Kingston, RI
February 16, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Fordham	L 63–66 ^OT	12–12 (5–7)	15 – Russell	18 – Langevine	4 – Russell	Ryan Center (6,258) Kingston, RI
February 19, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	L 42–76	12–13 (5–8)	14 – Dowtin	11 – Langevine	4 – Dowtin	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
February 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Davidson	L 66–75	12–14 (5–9)	16 – Martin	13 – Langevine	3 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (5,543) Kingston, RI
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm		George Washington	W 80–53	13–14 (6–9)	16 – Dowtin	6 – Langevine	5 – Dowtin	Ryan Center (5,423) Kingston, RI
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Dayton	W 72–70	14–14 (7–9)	26 – Langevine	8 – Langevine	5 – Russell	UD Arena (13,147) Dayton, OH
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 86–85 ^OT	15–14 (8–9)	41 – Russell	6 – Preston	3 – Russell	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Massachusetts	W 94–75	16–14 (9–9)	27 – Russell	10 – Langevine	5 – Russell	Ryan Center (6,938) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 14, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(8)	vs. (9) La Salle Second Round	W 76–57	17–14	25 – Langevine	12 – Langevine	7 – Russell	Barclays Center (6,802) Brooklyn, NY
March 15, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(8)	vs. (1) VCU Quarterfinals	W 75–70	18–14	22 – Dowtin	9 – Langevine	3 – Martin	Barclays Center (7,194) Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN	(8)	vs. (4) St. Bonaventure Semifinals	L 51–68	18–15	15 – Langevine	10 – Martin	3 – Russell	Barclays Center (8,133) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

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 Athletics.

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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 Athletics.

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2018–19 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References