2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–10 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
VCU 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
Rhode Island † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Richmond 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
La Salle 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Fordham 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 – 12   .333 12 – 21   .364
UMass 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Duquesne 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated St. Bonaventure, Davidson, and VCU to win the A-10 Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They received a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they defeated No. 6-seeded Creighton in the first round before losing to No. 3-seeded Oregon in the second round.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Four McGlynn 4 G 6'2" 200 RS Senior York, PA Graduated
Rex Sunahara 10 F 6'5" 200 Freshman Bay Village, OH Walk-on; didn't return
Ifeanyi Onyekaba 14 C 6'8" 265 Senior Abuja, Nigeria Graduate transferred
Shane Plunkett 30 G 6'3" 195 Senior Brookville, NY Graduated
Earl Watson 33 C 6'7" 245 Senior Fort Pierce, FL Graduated

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike Layssard Jr.
#36 C 		Shreveport, LA Northwood Senior High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Sep 12, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jeff Dowtin
#43 PG 		Washington, D.C. Saint John's College High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 27, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Michael Tertsea
#43 C 		Bel Aire, MD The John Carroll School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 20, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Cyril Langevine
#66 PF 		East Orange, NJ The Patrick School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 24, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2017 recruits

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daron Russell
PG 		Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
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:

Preseason

The Rams were picked to finish second in the Preseason A-10 poll.[1] E.C. Matthews and Hassan Martin were named to the All-Conference Preseason Second Team.[1] Martin was named to the All-Defensive Preseason Team as well.[1]

Roster

2016–17 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) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Romulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Notre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Will Leviton (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Classical Providence, RI
F 10 Cyril Langevine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr The Patrick School East Orange, NJ
G 11 Jeff Dowtin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. John's Washington, D.C.
F 12 Hassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Curtis Staten Island, NY
G 13 Stanford Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Findlay Prep
Indiana 		Landover, MD
G 15 Eric Dadika (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Spotswood Milltown, NJ
F 21 Mike Layssard Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Northwood Lena, LA
F 23 Kuran Iverson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fishburne Military Academy
Memphis 		Windsor, CT
G 25 Christion Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Madison Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Weymouth, MA
F 34 Andre Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr St. Andrew's
New Mexico Military Institute 		West Hempstead, NY
F 45 Nicola Akele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So IMG Academy Treviso, Italy
C 55 Michael Tertsea Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr John Carroll School Makurdi, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		No. 23 Dartmouth W 84–61  1–0
  21 – Matthews   10 – Martin   4 – Robinson  Ryan Center (6,052)
Kingston, RI
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		No. 21 Marist
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 107–65  2–0
  22 – Matthews   10 – Martin   8 – Garrett  Ryan Center (4,021)
Kingston, RI
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		No. 21 Brown
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 79–72  3–0
  18 – Terrell   8 – Martin   5 – Garrett  Ryan Center (5,630)
Kingston, RI
11/19/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 21 vs. No. 24 Cincinnati
Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals 		W 76–71  4–0
  18 – Matthews   10 – Iverson   5 – Iverson  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 vs. No. 1 Duke
Hall of Fame Tip Off championship 		L 65–75  4–1
  22 – Terrell   6 – Martin   6 – Garrett  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm 		No. 23 Belmont W 82–73  5–1
  31 – Martin   8 – Iverson   5 – Garrett  Ryan Center (4,626)
Kingston, RI
11/29/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 21 at Valparaiso L 62–65  5–2
  16 – Martin   6 – Martin   4 – Garrett  Athletics–Recreation Center (4,149)
Valparaiso, IN
12/03/2016*
4:30 pm, FSN 		No. 21 at Providence
Ocean State Rivalry 		L 60–63  5–3
  14 – Martin   17 – Martin   3 – Garrett  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,488)
Providence, RI
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion W 51–39  6–3
  15 – Matthews   8 – Matthews   2 – Terrell  Ryan Center (4,250)
Kingston, RI
12/10/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Houston L 77–82  6–4
  31 – Matthews   11 – Langevine   4 – Garrett  Hofheinz Pavilion (3,371)
Houston, TX
12/18/2016*
12:30 pm, MyRITV 		Holy Cross W 65–54  7–4
  18 – Terrell   9 – Iverson   3 – Tied  Ryan Center (3,537)
Kingston, RI
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, MyRITV 		William & Mary W 73–62  8–4
  23 – Matthews   17 – Langevine   5 – Garrett  Ryan Center (3,570)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Saint Louis W 90–56  9–4
(1–0) 		 19 – Iverson   13 – Langevine   5 – Robinson  Chaifetz Arena (7,945)
St. Louis, MO
01/03/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Saint Joseph's W 88–58  10–4
(2–0) 		 24 – Terrell   10 – Langevine   7 – Garrett  Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Dayton L 64–67  10–5
(2–1) 		 14 – Iverson   13 – Iverson   4 – Tied  UD Arena (12,883)
Dayton, OH
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		La Salle L 75–87  10–6
(2–2) 		 14 – Terrell   8 – Iverson   4 – Terrell  Ryan Center (3,753)
Kingston, RI
01/14/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		Massachusetts W 79–77  11–6
(3–2) 		 22 – Matthews   6 – Iverson   4 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (6,202)
Kingston, RI
01/21/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Duquesne W 90–69  12–6
(4–2) 		 20 – Martin   12 – Iverson   4 – Terrell  Palumbo Center (1,700)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/25/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Richmond L 62–73  12–7
(4–3) 		 16 – Matthews   23 – Iverson   2 – 3 tied  Robins Center (5,545)
Richmond, VA
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, NBCSN 		St. Bonaventure W 71–59  13–7
(5–3) 		 20 – Martin   9 – Iverson   6 – Robinson  Ryan Center (6,757)
Kingston, RI
01/31/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		George Washington W 82–70  14–7
(6–3) 		 23 – Martin   6 – Martin   4 – Tied  Ryan Center (5,190)
Kingston, RI
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Davidson W 70–59  15–7
(7–3) 		 21 – Matthews   13 – Iverson   4 – Tied  John M. Belk Arena (5,244)
Davidson, NC
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Massachusetts W 70–62  16–7
(8–3) 		 14 – Terrell   6 – Tied   5 – Dowtin  Mullins Center (3,512)
Amherst, MA
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Dayton L 74–75  16–8
(8–4) 		 20 – Iverson   7 – Iverson   3 – Robinson  Ryan Center (7,394)
Kingston, RI
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, MyRITV 		Fordham L 43–53  16–9
(8–5) 		 15 – Martin   7 – Martin   3 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (3,791)
Kingston, RI
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, NBCSN 		at George Mason W 77–74  17–9
(9–5) 		 21 – Robinson   8 – Iverson   7 – Dowtin  EagleBank Arena (6,145)
Fairfax, VA
02/21/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at La Salle W 67–56  18–9
(10–5) 		 24 – Terrell   10 – Iverson   7 – Dowtin  Tom Gola Arena (1,522)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		VCU W 69–59  19–9
(11–5) 		 20 – Terrell   18 – Martin   4 – Dowtin  Ryan Center (6,845)
Kingston, RI
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Saint Joseph's W 68–49  20–9
(12–5) 		 13 – Matthews   9 – Martin   4 – Garrett  Hagan Arena (3,451)
Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		Davidson W 73–70 OT 21–9
(13–5) 		 21 – Martin   17 – Martin   3 – Terrell  Ryan Center (7,263)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/10/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		(4) vs. (5) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals 		W 74–63  22–9
  20 – Matthews   9 – Iverson   2 – Tied  PPG Paints Arena (6,641)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/11/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		(4) vs. (9) Davidson
Semifinals 		W 84–60  23–9
  19 – Matthews   6 – 3 Tied   6 – Dowtin  PPG Paints Arena (6,886)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/12/2017
12:30 pm, CBS 		(4) vs. (2) VCU
Championship 		W 70–63  24–9
  20 – Terrell   10 – Langevine   4 – Dowtin  PPG Paints Arena (7,025)
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017*
4:30 pm, TBS 		(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) Creighton
First Round 		W 84–72  25–9
  23 – Dowtin   8 – Martin   3 – Iverson  Golden 1 Center (15,833)
Sacramento, CA
03/19/2017*
7:10 pm, TBS 		(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon
Second Round 		L 72–75  25–10
  21 – Robinson   9 – Langevine   6 – Terrell  Golden 1 Center (16,774)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP23212321———————————————Not released
Coaches24222525RVRV—————————————RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.