Rhode Island Rams men's basketball

The Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was recently under the direction of head coach Archie Miller. The Rams play their home games at the Ryan Center (capacity 7,657) which opened in 2002.

Rhode Island Rams
2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
University	University of Rhode Island
Head coach	Archie Miller (3rd season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Kingston, Rhode Island
Arena	Ryan Center (capacity: 7,657)
Nickname	Rams
Student section	Ram County
Colors	Keaney blue, navy blue, and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1998
Other NCAA tournament results Sweet Sixteen 1988, 1998 Appearances 1961, 1966, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1999, 2017
Conference regular-season champions
1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1981, 2018

The Rams experienced their greatest success by making the Elite Eight in 1998, pulling within 3 points of making their first Final Four in just their 7th appearance before ultimately losing to Stanford.

Current coaching staff

Name	Title	College	First Season
Archie Miller (basketball)	Head coach	NC State	2022
Duane Woodward	Assistant coach	Boston College	2022
Austin Carroll	Assistant coach	American	2019
Kenny Johnson (basketball)	Assistant coach	Maryland	2022
Vacant	Graduate Assistant Coach	–	–

All-Americans

Rhode Island has had three All-Americans in its history.

Player	Count	Years
Stan Modzelewski	2	1941 (second-team); 1942 (second-team)
Chet Jaworski	1	1939 (first team)
Sly Williams	1	1979 (second-team)

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rams have appeared in ten NCAA tournaments. They have a combined 8–10 record. Tom Garrick holds the Rhode Island single-tournament game scoring record with 29 points in 1988 during a march to the Sweet Sixteen.^[2] The eighth-seeded 1997–98 Rams, led by senior guards Tyson Wheeler and Cuttino Mobley, had the best tournament run in school history, making it to the Elite Eight. Six head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NCAA Tournament with four of them registering tourney wins. Success in basketball fell off after the 1998 season, with the Rams making the tournament in 1999 but losing in the First Round. The team has seen a new degree of success recently, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2018, both times successfully defeating their First Round opponents and advancing to the Second Round.

Jared Terrell

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1961		First Round	St. Bonaventure	L 76–86
1966		First Round	Davidson	L 65–95
1978		First Round	Duke	L 62–63
1988	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Missouri #3 Syracuse #2 Duke	W 87–80 W 97–94 L 72–73
1993	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Purdue #1 North Carolina	W 74–68 L 67–112
1997	#9	First Round	#8 Purdue	L 76–83OT
1998	#8	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#9 Murray State #1 Kansas #13 Valparaiso #2 Stanford	W 97–74 W 80–75 W 74–68 L 77–79
1999	#12	First Round	#5 Charlotte	L 70–81OT
2017	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Creighton #3 Oregon	W 84–72 L 72–75
2018	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Oklahoma #2 Duke	W 83–78OT L 62–87

NIT results

The Rams have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. Their combined record is 14–16. The Rams reached the NIT semifinals three times (1945, 1946, and 2010) with their best showing being runner-up in the 1946 final. Seven head coaches have led Rhode Island to the NIT with four of them recording wins.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1941	First Round	Seton Hall	L 54–70
1942	Quarterfinals	Toledo	L 71–82
1945	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Tennessee DePaul St. John's	W 51–44 L 53–97 L 57–64
1946	Quarterfinals Semifinals Final	Bowling Green Muhlenberg Kentucky	W 82–79 W 59–49 L 45–46
1979	First Round	Maryland	L 65–673OT
1981	First Round	Purdue	L 58–84
1987	First Round	Florida State	L 92–107
1992	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Vanderbilt Boston College Utah	W 68–63 W 81–802OT L 72–84
1996	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Marist College of Charleston Saint Joseph's	W 82–77 W 62–58OT L 59–76
2003	First Round Second Round	Seton Hall Temple	W 61–60 L 53–61
2004	Opening Round First Round	Boston University West Virginia	W 80–52 L 72–79
2008	First Round	Creighton	L 73–74
2009	First Round Second Round	Niagara Penn State	W 68–62 L 72–83
2010	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Northwestern Nevada Virginia Tech North Carolina	W 76–64 W 85–83 W 79–72 L 67–68OT
2015	First Round Second Round	Iona Stanford	W 88–75 L 65–74

CBI results

The Rams have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round Quarterfinals	Miami (OH) UCF	W 76–59 L 54–66

NBA players

Years	Name	NBA Team(s)
1946–1947	Armand Cure	Providence Steamrollers
1946–1947	Bob Shea	Providence Steamrollers
1946–1948	George Mearns	Providence Steamrollers
1943–1949	Stan Stutz	Baltimore Bullets
1946–1949	Ernie Calverley	Providence Steamrollers
1946–1952	Johnny Ezersky	Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, Providence Steamrollers
1946–1953	Earl Shannon	Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics
1970–1971	Claude English	Portland Trail Blazers
1979–1985	Sly Williams	New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics
1988–1998	Tom Garrick	Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs
1998–2008	Tyson Wheeler	Denver Nuggets
1998–2008	Cuttino Mobley	Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers
1998–2010	Sean Colson	Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets
1999–2014	Lamar Odom	Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks
2014–2018	Xavier Munford	Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks
2018–2019	Jared Terrell	Minnesota Timberwolves
2021–2022	Jeff Dowtin	Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors

International players

• David Bernsley (born 1969), American-Israeli basketball player
• Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Jared Terrell (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• E. C. Matthews (born 1995), basketball player in Super League Basketball

Participations in FIBA competitions

• 1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 5th place