2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Rams logo.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 17–15 9–9 Dan Hurley 4th David Cox Luke Murray Antonio Reynolds Dean Ryan Center 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.https://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/2016/03/rhode_island_umass_minutemen_2.html UMass 67, Rhode Island 62: Late Trey Davis 3-pointer pushes Minutemen to A-10 quarterfinals Daniel Malone MassLive March 11, 2016 February 15, 2024 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 no no 2015 Leroy Butts PF Clinton, MD Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 7 200 06/29/2014 3 3 76 Christion Thompson SF Baton Rouge, LA Madison Prep Academy 6 4 195 09/21/2014 3 3 NR Andre Berry PF West Hempstead, NY New Mexico Military Inst. 6 8 260 05/07/2015 0 0 NR Nikola Akele PF Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 8 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Rhode Island Signees 2015 Rhode Island Signees 2015 Rhode Island Signees yes Roster 2015 Rhode Island Rams y y E. C. Matthews 0 G 6 5 205 JR Detroit, MI Romulus y yes y Jarvis Garrett 1 G 6 0 175 SO Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame Prep y Four McGlynn 4 G 6 2 200 SR y York, PA Dallastown AreaTowson Rex Sunahara 10 F 6 5 200 FR Bay Village, OH Bay W Hassan Martin y 12 F 6 7 230 JR Staten Island, NY Curtis Stanford Robinson 13 G 6 4 200 JR Landover, Maryland Findlay PrepIndiana yes I Ifeanyi Onyekaba 14 C 6 8 265 SR Abuja, Nigeria Virginia Episcopal School Rory Temkin 22 G 6 3 170 SR Narragansett, RI Bishop Hendricken W Kuran Iverson 23 F 6 9 215 JR Windsor, CT Fishburne Military AcademyMemphis Christion Thompson 25 G 6 4 190 FR Baton Rouge, LA Madison Prep Shane Plunkett 30 G 6 3 195 SR Brookville, NY Long Island Lutheran Jared Terrell y 32 G 6 3 215 SO Weymouth, MA Brewster Academy Earl Watson 33 C 6 7 245 SR Fort Pierce, FL Queen City Prep AcademyChipola College Andre Berry 34 F 6 8 285 SO West Hempstead, NY St. Andrew'sNew Mexico Military Institute Nicola Akele y 45 F 6 7 210 FR Treviso, Italy IMG Academy Dan Hurley (Seton Hall) David Cox (William & Mary) Jim Carr (York College) Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island) http://gorhody.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/roster Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#75B2DD; color:#002b7f;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 8:00 pm yes American Ryan Center Kingston, RI 5,089 OSN 65–42 1–0 11/17/2015 10:00 am yes Valparaiso Ryan Center Kingston, RI College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 4,881 ESPN2 55–58 1–1 11/21/2015 7:30 pm yes Cleveland State Ryan Center Kingston, RI Cancún Challenge 4,721 73–45 2–1 11/24/2015 6:00 pm yes yes TCU Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge semifinals 982 CBSSN 66–60 3–1 11/25/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Maryland 2 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge championship 982 CBSSN 63–86 3–2 11/29/2015 2:00 pm yes Rider Ryan Center Kingston, RI Cancún Challenge 3,320 82–57 4–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Holy Cross Ryan Center Kingston, RI 3,442 OSN 74–56 5–2 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes Providence 23 Ryan Center Kingston, RI Ocean State Cup 7,678 ESPNU 72–74 5–3 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes Houston Ryan Center Kingston, RI 3,633 OSN 67–57 6–3 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 15,496 ESPN3 67–70 6–4 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 6,298 ASN 65–71 7–5 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI Ocean State Cup 2,516 88–85 OT 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#75B2DD; color:#002b7f;"| Atlantic 10 regular season 01/02/2016 4:30 pm Saint Louis Ryan Center Kingston, RI 4,517 NBCSN 85–57 9–5 1–0 01/05/2016 7:00 pm Richmond Ryan Center Kingston, RI 4,017 ESPNU 77–65 10–5 2–0 01/10/2016 12:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,080 NBCSN 67–72 10–6 2–1 01/13/2016 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 3,219 64–69 10–7 2–2 01/16/2016 2:30 pm La Salle Ryan Center Kingston, RI 3,872 NBCSN 73–62 11–7 3–2 01/22/2016 7:00 pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 2,913 ESPN2 58–62 11–8 3–3 01/27/2016 7:00 pm Fordham Ryan Center Kingston, RI 4,195 ASN 79–63 12–8 4–3 01/30/2016 6:00 pm Saint Joseph's Ryan Center Kingston, RI 6,907 CBSSN 55–64 12–9 4–4 02/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,423 ASN 56–61 12–10 4–5 02/06/2016 8:00 pm yes La Salle Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 1,889 ASN 79–62 13–10 5–5 02/09/2016 7:00 pm George Mason Ryan Center Kingston, RI 3,951 OSN 81–63 14–10 6–5 02/12/2016 7:00 pm Dayton 19 Ryan Center Kingston, RI 6,105 ESPN2 66–68 14–11 6–6 02/16/2016 7:30 pm yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA 7,637 CBSSN 67–83 14–12 6–7 02/20/2016 7:00 pm Duquesne Ryan Center Kingston, RI 5,112 OSN 77–74 15–12 7–7 02/23/2016 6:00 pm yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 4,064 CBSSN 54–65 15–13 7–8 02/27/2016 12:00 pm yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 13,455 ESPN2 75–66 16–13 8–8 03/03/2016 7:00 pm Massachusetts Ryan Center Kingston, RI 5,113 CBSSN 68–50 17–13 9–8 03/05/2016 2:00 pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 3,200 OSN 61–64 17–14 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#75B2DD; color:#002b7f;"| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/10/2016 6:30 yes 7 Massachusetts 10 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second round NBCSN 62–67 17–15 5,507 AP Poll Eastern Time See also 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team References Category:Rhode Island Rams men's basketball seasons Rhode Island Rhode Island Rams men's basketball Rhode Island Rams men's basketball