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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–10 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	David Cox Luke Murray Jim Carr
Home arena	Ryan Center

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

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

Departures

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

Incoming Transfers

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

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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

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 Dan Hurley (Seton Hall) Assistant coach(es) David Cox (William & Mary) Jim Carr (York College) Luke Murray (Fairfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

• 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team