1987–88 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Rhode Island Rams Basketball Rhode Island Rams logo.svg 125 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 28–7 14–4 Tom Penders 2nd Matt Brady 1st Keaney Gymnasium NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1987–88 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Penders and played their home games at Keaney Gymnasium. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in A-10 play and lost in the championship game of the 1988 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. Rhode Island was invited to the 1988 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region and make the school's first run to the Sweet Sixteen. In the opening round, they upset No. 6 seed Missouri,Missouri Can't Guard Against Rhode Island Backcourt, 87-80 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-18-sp-1526-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 1988 January 15, 2022 and followed that by knocking off No. 3 seed Syracuse in the round of 32.Rhode Island Upsets Syracuse https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/20/rhode-island-upsets-syracuse/05710132-baa2-4c0f-9a78-c974d7432da0/ The Washington Post March 20, 1988 January 23, 2022 In the East regional semifinal, the Rams narrowly lost to Duke, 73–72.Cinderella RI Kissed Off By A Duke https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-03-25-8801220802-story.html Sun-Sentinel March 25, 1988 January 23, 2022 To date, this season marks one of only two appearances by the Rams in the Sweet Sixteen of an NCAA Tournament (1998). Roster 1987 Rhode Island Rams y Carlton Owens 10 G 6 0 Sr Tom Garrick 22 G 6 2 Sr y Kenny Green 24 FC 6 8 So y basketball, born 1967 Bonzie Colson 50 C 6 9 Jr Jim Christian 16 G 6 3 Sr Tom Penders Matt Brady (Siena) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Rhode Island Rams| Regular season Nov 27, 1987 yes yes The Citadel University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Investors Classic 113–85 1–0 Nov 28, 1987 yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Investors Classic 76–73 2–0 Dec 1, 1987 yes yes 1987 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire 96–67 3–0 Dec 9, 1987 yes 1987 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 95–81 4–0 Dec 12, 1987 yes Temple 11 McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–75 4–1 0–1 Dec 19, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Providence Friars Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 92–70 5–1 Dec 23, 1987 yes yes 1987 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 77–76 OT 6–1 Dec 26, 1987 yes yes 1987 men United States International Gulls U.S. International The Pavilion San Diego, California 101–90 7–1 Dec 30, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Fordham Rams Fordham Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Chaminade Tournament 53–59 7–2 Dec 31, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Chaminade Tournament 94–80 8–2 Jan 1, 1988 yes yes 1987 men BYU-Hawaii Seasiders BYU-Hawaii George Q. Cannon Activities Center Honolulu, Hawaii 94–80 9–2 Jan 7, 1988 1987 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 83–80 10–2 1–1 Jan 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 99–80 11–2 2–1 Jan 12, 1988 yes yes 1987 men Brown Bears Brown Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island 104–91 12–2 Jan 16, 1988 yes 1987 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 84–71 13–2 3–1 Jan 18, 1988 yes 1987 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 92–61 14–2 4–1 Jan 23, 1988 Saint Joseph's Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 91–85 15–2 5–1 Jan 26, 1988 yes 1987 men UMass Minutemen UMass Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts 101–78 16–2 6–1 Jan 28, 1988 yes yes George Washington Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 84–76 OT 17–2 7–1 Jan 31, 1988 Temple 6 Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 70–77 17–3 7–2 Feb 4, 1988 yes Rutgers Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 111–92 18–3 8–2 Feb 7, 1988 yes 1987 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 74–71 19–3 9–2 Feb 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 93–98 19–4 9–3 Feb 13, 1988 1987 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 93–73 20–4 10–3 Feb 18, 1988 Duquesne Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 89–100 20–5 10–4 Feb 20, 1988 yes West Virginia Madison Square Garden New York, New York 75–60 21–5 11–4 Feb 25, 1988 yes Penn State Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 77–69 22–5 12–4 Feb 27, 1988 yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 93–79 23–5 13–4 Mar 2, 1988 UMass Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 87–73 24–5 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Rhode Island Rams| Atlantic 10 tournament Mar 7, 1988 yes yes Rutgers WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Quarterfinals 104–73 25–5 Mar 8, 1988 yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Semifinals 65–63 26–5 Mar 9, 1988 yes yes Temple 1 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Championship game 63–68 26–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Rhode Island Rams| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1988 yes yes 11 E Missouri 6 E Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina First round 87–80 27–6 Mar 19, 1988 yes yes 11 E Syracuse 9 3 E Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Second round 97–94 28–6 Mar 24, 1988 CBS yes yes 11 E Duke 5 2 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 72–73 19,591 28–7 AP poll EST E East 2021-22 Rhode Island Men's Basketball Record Book https://gorhody.com/documents/2022/1/13/MBB_Record_Book.pdf University of Rhode Island Athletics January 23, 2022 References Rhode Island Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams men's basketball seasons Rhode Rhode