2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–10 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Clark
  • Pat Clarke
  • Momir Gajic
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Temple† 14 – 2   .875 29 – 6   .829
No. 25 Xavier 14 – 2   .875 26 – 9   .743
No. 24 Richmond 13 – 3   .813 26 – 9   .743
Saint Louis 11 – 5   .688 23 – 13   .639
Rhode Island 9 – 7   .563 26 – 10   .722
Charlotte 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
Dayton 8 – 8   .500 25 – 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Duquesne 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
George Washington 6 – 10   .375 16 – 15   .516
UMass 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
Saint Joseph's 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
La Salle 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Fordham 0 – 16   .000 2 – 26   .071
† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Baron's ninth season at Rhode Island. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 26–10, 9–7 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to North Carolina.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Stevie Mejia 5'9" 175 G So. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Lawrence Academy
2 Ben Eaves 6'7" 225 F Jr. Lancashire, England, U.K. Worcester Academy
UConn
4 Jamal Wilson 6'5" 195 G So. Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Neumann-Goretti HS
5 Marquis Jones 6'1" 200 G Jr. South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. St. Thomas More Prep
10 Akeem Richmond 6'1" 180 G Fr. Sanford, North Carolina, U.S. Southern Lee HS
12 Orion Outerbridge 6'9" 210 F So. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. New Hampton School
15 LaMonte Ulmer 6'6" 215 F Sr. New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Notre Dame Prep
20 Lisandro Ruiz Moreno 6'0" 180 G Fr. Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina South Kent School
21 Delroy James 6'8" 220 F Jr. Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Laurinburg Prep
22 Keith Cothran 6'4" 195 G Sr. New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. The Winchendon School
23 Nikola Malesevic 6'7" 200 F Fr. Užice, Serbia Uzicka Gimnazija
24 Ryan Brooks 6'8" 220 F Fr. Mays Landing, New Jersey, U.S. South Kent School
32 Will Martell 7'0" 245 C Jr. Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S. Hun School
44 Anthony Malhoit 6'3" 200 G Jr. Waterford, Connecticut, U.S. Piney Woods HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2009*
7:30pm 		at Brown W 78–57  1–0
 Pizzitola Sports Center (2,695)
Providence, Rhode Island
11/22/2009*
1:00pm 		Holy Cross W 92–75  2–0
 Ryan Center (4,080)
Kingston, Rhode Island
11/24/2009*
7:30pm 		Stony Brook W 75–58  3–0
 Ryan Center (4,030)
Kingston, Rhode Island
11/28/2009*
2:00pm 		at Davidson W 75–65  4–0
 John M. Belk Arena (3,731)
Davidson, North Carolina
12/2/2009*
7:30pm 		at VCU L 80–82  4–1
 Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,229)
Richmond, Virginia
12/5/2009*
1:00pm, Cox Sports 		Providence W 86–82  5–1
 Ryan Center (7,675)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/8/2009*
7:00pm, NESN 		Quinnipiac W 83–74  6–1
 Ryan Center (4,061)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/10/2009*
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		Northeastern W 79–76  7–1
 Ryan Center (4,271)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/13/2009*
6:45pm, NESN 		at Boston College W 80–69  8–1
 Conte Forum (4,263)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
12/20/2009*
1:00pm 		Fairfield W 89–84  9–1
 Ryan Center (3,114)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/29/2009*
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		at Drexel W 80–79  10–1
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,703)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/2/2010*
2:00pm 		vs. Oklahoma State W 63–59  11–1
 Mohegan Sun Arena (7,111)
Uncasville, Connecticut
1/5/2010*
7:00pm 		at Akron W 68–63  12–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,429)
Akron, Ohio
1/10/2010
1:00pm, Cox Sports 		No. 21 Temple L 64–68 OT 12–2 (0–1)
 Ryan Center (6,122)
Kingston, Rhode Island
1/13/2010
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		Saint Joseph's W 101–4  13–2 (1–1)
 Ryan Center (4,579)
Kingston, Rhode Island
1/16/2010
2:00pm 		at Fordham W 85–67  14–2 (2–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,354)
Bronx, New York
1/20/2010
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		Duquesne W 75–67  15–2 (3–1)
 Ryan Center (5,236)
Kingston, Rhode Island
1/23/2010
6:00pm, Cox Sports 		at Xavier L 61–72  15–3 (3–2)
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/26/2010
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		at Dayton W 65–64  16–3 (4–2)
 UD Arena (12,501)
Dayton, Ohio
1/30/2010
1:00pm 		George Washington W 72–66  17–3 (5–2)
 Ryan Center (7,280)
Kingston, Rhode Island
2/2/2010
7:00pm 		at La Salle W 90–83  18–3 (6–2)
 Tom Gola Arena (1,812)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/6/2010
2:00pm, Cox Sports 		UMass W 93–85  19–3 (7–2)
 Ryan Center (7,579)
Kingston, Rhode Island
2/10/2010
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		Richmond L 67–69  19–4 (7–3)
 Ryan Center (7,101)
Kingston, Rhode Island
2/13/2010
4:00pm, Cox Sports 		at Temple L 56–78  19–5 (7–4)
 Liacouras Center (7,080)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/17/2010
9:00pm, Cox Sports 		at Saint Louis L 57–62  19–6 (7–5)
 Chaifetz Arena (7,257)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/20/2010
4:00pm 		Fordham W 101–75  20–6 (8–5)
 Ryan Center (6,620)
Kingston, Rhode Island
2/27/2010
2:00pm, Cox Sports 		at St. Bonaventure L 74–81  20–7 (8–6)
 Reilly Center (3,511)
St. Bonaventure, New York
3/3/2010
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		Charlotte W 80–58  21–7 (9–6)
 Ryan Center (6,984)
Kingston, Rhode Island
3/6/2010
4:00pm, Cox Sports 		at UMass L 67–69  21–8 (9–7)
 Mullins Center (5,527)
Amherst, Massachusetts
Atlantic 10 tournament
3/9/2010
7:00pm, Cox Sports 		(5) (12) Saint Joseph's
A-10 First Round 		W 87–76  22–8
 Ryan Center (3,960)
Kingston, Rhode Island
3/12/2010
2:30pm 		(5) vs. (4) Saint Louis
A-10 Quarterfinals 		W 63–47  23–8
 Boardwalk Hall (5,416)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2010
1:00pm, CBSCS 		(5) vs. (1) No. 17 Temple
A-10 Semifinals 		L 44–57  23–9
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NIT
3/17/2010
7:00pm, ESPNU 		(2 VT) (7 VT) Northwestern
NIT First Round 		W 76–64  24–9
 Ryan Center (2,734)
Kingston, Rhode Island
3/22/2010
6:00pm, ESPNU 		(2 VT) (6 VT) Nevada
NIT Second Round 		W 85–83  25–9
 Ryan Center (3,419)
Kingston, Rhode Island
3/24/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2 		(2 VT) at (1 VT) Virginia Tech
NIT Quarterfinals 		W 79–72  26–9
 Cassell Coliseum (7,055)
Blacksburg, Virginia
3/30/2010
9:00pm, ESPN2 		(2 VT) vs. (4 MS) North Carolina
NIT Semifinals 		L 67–68 OT 26–10
 Madison Square Garden (11,689)
New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MS=NIT Mississippi State bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "RHODE ISLAND OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2010.