2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–10 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	David Cox; Luke Murray; Jim Carr;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third 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 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.

Previous season[edit]

The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 14–18, with a record of 5–11 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Rams were defeated by Massachusetts in the second round.

Off season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mike Powell	1	G	5'11	175	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transfer
Xavier Munford	5	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Hillside, NJ	Graduated
Jonathan Nazarko	22	G	6'2"	200	Senior	East Lyme, CT	Graduated
Mike Aaman	34	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Hazlet, NJ	Assaulted in off-campus incident^[1]

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Earl Watson	33	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Fort Pierce, FL	Chipola College

Incoming recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarvis Garrett PG	Milwaukee, WI	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 25, 2014
Jarvis Garrett PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 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)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Romulus	Detroit, MI
G	1	Jarvis Garrett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Milwaukee, WI
F	2	Jarelle Reischel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Point Pleasant Beach Rice	Frankfurt, Germany
F	4	Jordan Hare	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Arthur Hill	Saginaw, MI
G	10	Biggie Minnis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Atlantic Christian Texas Tech	Philadelphia, PA
G	11	Matthew Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Memphis East	Memphis, TN
F	12	Hassan Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Curtis	Staten Island, NY
G	13	T.J. Buchanan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Kalamazoo Central	Kalamazoo, MI
F	14	Ifeanyi Onyekaba	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Virginia Episcopal School	Abuja, Nigeria
G	20	Eric Youncofski (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Middletown North	Middletown, NJ
G	22	Rory Temkin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bishop Hendricken	Narragansett, RI
G	30	Shane Plunkett (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Long Island Lutheran	Brookville, NY
G	32	Jared Terrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Weymouth, MA
F	33	Earl Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Chipola College	Fort Pierce, FL
F	55	Gilvydas Biruta	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Saint Benedict's Prep Rutgers	Jonava, Lithuania

Head coach

Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, OSN		Pace	W 94–54	1–0	Ryan Center (4,210) Kingston, RI
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm, OSN		UMass Lowell	W 72–56	2–0	Ryan Center (4,320) Kingston, RI
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm, OSN		No. 21 Nebraska	W 66–62 ^OT	3–0	Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI
11/27/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Kansas Orlando Classic quarterfinals	L 60–76	3–1	HP Field House (3,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Santa Clara Orlando Classic consolation round	W 66–44	4–1	HP Field House (4,383) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Georgia Tech Orlando Classic 5th place game	L 61–64	4–2	HP Field House (4,842) Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/06/2014* 8:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 75–43	5–2	Reed Green Coliseum (3,156) Hattiesburg, MS
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, FS2		at Providence Ocean State Cup	L 60–68	5–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,246) Providence, RI
12/13/2014* 2:00 pm, OSN		Delaware State	W 83–44	6–3	Ryan Center (4,613) Kingston, RI
12/20/2014* 4:00 pm, OSN		Detroit	W 69–55	7–3	Ryan Center (4,694) Kingston, RI
12/31/2014* 4:00 pm, OSN		Brown Ocean State Cup	W 80–60	8–3	Ryan Center (5,015) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015 3:00 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Louis	W 65–53	9–3 (1–0)	Chaifetz Arena (8,677) St. Louis, MO
01/07/2015 7:00 pm		Fordham	W 68–65	10–3 (2–0)	Ryan Center (4,810) Kingston, RI
01/10/2015 1:00 pm		at Duquesne	W 61–60	11–3 (3–0)	Palumbo Center (2,309) Pittsburgh, PA
01/13/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN		No. 17 VCU	L 60–65	11–4 (3–1)	Ryan Center (6,011) Kingston, RI
01/17/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Massachusetts	L 56–60	11–5 (3–2)	Mullins Center (5,273) Amherst, MA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, OSN		La Salle	W 59–47	12–5 (4–2)	Ryan Center (4,481) Kingston, RI
01/25/2015 2:00 pm, OSN		St. Bonaventure	W 53–48	13–5 (5–2)	Ryan Center (5,312) Kingston, RI
01/28/2015 7:00 pm		at Fordham	W 64–63	14–5 (6–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622) Bronx, NY
01/31/2015 2:00 pm, OSN		George Washington	W 59–55	15–5 (7–2)	Ryan Center (7,097) Kingston, RI
02/08/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Richmond	W 79–74	16–5 (8–2)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
02/11/2015 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 64–65	16–6 (8–3)	Hagan Arena (3,681) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015 2:00 pm, OSN		Saint Louis	W 81–68	17–6 (9–3)	Ryan Center (5,314) Kingston, RI
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, SNY		Massachusetts	W 75–59	18–6 (10–3)	Ryan Center (7,118) Kingston, RI
02/21/2015 4:00 pm		at George Mason	W 71–56	19–6 (11–3)	Patriot Center (4,740) Fairfax, VA
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, OSN		Davidson	L 59–60	19–7 (11–4)	Ryan Center (6,050) Kingston, RI
02/28/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN		at La Salle	W 59–56	20–7 (12–4)	Tom Gola Arena (2,286) Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	L 59–75	20–8 (12–5)	UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, OSN		Saint Joseph's	W 78–68	21–8 (13–5)	Ryan Center (7,121) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/13/2015 9:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	W 71–58	22–8	Barclays Center (7,423) Brooklyn, NY
03/14/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Dayton Semifinals	L 52–56	22–9	Barclays Center (8,488) Brooklyn, NY
NIT
03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. (3)	(6) Iona First round	W 88–75	23–9	Ryan Center (2,638) Kingston, RI
03/22/2015* 9:30 pm, ESPNU	No. (3)	at (2) Stanford Second round	L 65–74	23–10	Maples Pavilion (1,235) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References[edit]

^ "Assaulted in off-campus incident". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

[1] "Assaulted in off-campus incident". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

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