2016–17 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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.

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
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton153 .833248  .750
VCU144 .778269  .743
Rhode Island135 .7222510  .714
Richmond135 .7222213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .6112012  .625
George Washington108 .5562015  .571
George Mason99 .5002014  .588
La Salle99 .5001515  .500
Davidson810 .4441715  .531
Fordham711 .3891319  .406
Saint Louis612 .3331221  .364
UMass414 .2221518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .2221120  .355
Duquesne315 .1671022  .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Four McGlynn4G6'2"200RS SeniorYork, PAGraduated
Rex Sunahara10F6'5"200FreshmanBay Village, OHWalk-on; didn't return
Ifeanyi Onyekaba14C6'8"265SeniorAbuja, NigeriaGraduate transferred
Shane Plunkett30G6'3"195SeniorBrookville, NYGraduated
Earl Watson33C6'7"245SeniorFort Pierce, FLGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 E. C. Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrRomulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Jarvis Garrett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrNotre Dame Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Will Leviton (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoClassical Providence, RI
F 10 Cyril Langevine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrThe Patrick School East Orange, NJ
G 11 Jeff Dowtin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. John's Washington, D.C.
F 12 Hassan Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrCurtis Staten Island, NY
G 13 Stanford Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrFindlay Prep
Indiana
Landover, MD
G 15 Eric Dadika (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSpotswood Milltown, NJ
F 21 Mike Layssard Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrNorthwood Lena, LA
F 23 Kuran Iverson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrFishburne Military Academy
Memphis
Windsor, CT
G 25 Christion Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMadison Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 32 Jared Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBrewster Academy Weymouth, MA
F 34 Andre Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)275 lb (125 kg) JrSt. Andrew's
New Mexico Military Institute
West Hempstead, NY
F 45 Nicola Akele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoIMG Academy Treviso, Italy
C 55 Michael Tertsea Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrJohn 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/Ocean State Cup
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 Cup
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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP23212321Not released
Coaches24222525RVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

References

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