2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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

Incoming recruits

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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.

See also

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References

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