# 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth 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 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.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2014–15 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jarelle Reischel | 2 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Junior | Frankfurt, Germany | Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
| Jordan Hare | 4 | F | 6'10" | 205 | Junior | Saginaw, MI | Transferred |
| Biggie Minis | 10 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduate transferred to Wright State |
| Matthew Butler | 11 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Tennessee–Martin |
| T. J. Buchanan | 13 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Kalamazoo, MI | Graduated |
| Eric Youncofski | 20 | G | 5'10" | 150 | Junior | Middletown, NJ | Graduated after 3 Seasons. |
| Gilvydas Biruta | 55 | F | 6'8" | 245 | RS Senior | Jonava, Lithuania | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Four McGlynn | 4 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | York, PA | Transferred from Towson. Will be eligible to play immediately since McGlynn graduated from Towson. |
| Stanford Robinson | 14 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Landover, MD | Transferred from Indiana. Under NCAA transfer rules, Robinson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Kuran Iverson | 23 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Windsor, CT | Transferred from Memphis. Will be eligible to play |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Leroy Butts PF | Clinton, MD | Elev8 Basketball Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 29, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Christion Thompson SF | Baton Rouge, LA | Madison Prep Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Andre Berry PF | West Hempstead, NY | New Mexico Military Inst. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | May 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nikola Akele PF | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, OSN | | American | W 65–42 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (5,089) Kingston, RI |
| 11/17/2015* 10:00 am, ESPN2 | | Valparaiso College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 55–58 | 1–1 | Ryan Center (4,881) Kingston, RI |
| 11/21/2015* 7:30 pm | | Cleveland State Cancún Challenge | W 73–45 | 2–1 | Ryan Center (4,721) Kingston, RI |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. TCU Cancún Challenge semifinals | W 66–60 | 3–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2015* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 2 Maryland Cancún Challenge championship | L 63–86 | 3–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | | Rider Cancún Challenge | W 82–57 | 4–2 | Ryan Center (3,320) Kingston, RI |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, OSN | | Holy Cross | W 74–56 | 5–2 | Ryan Center (3,442) Kingston, RI |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 23 Providence Ocean State Cup | L 72–74 | 5–3 | Ryan Center (7,678) Kingston, RI |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, OSN | | Houston | W 67–57 | 6–3 | Ryan Center (3,633) Kingston, RI |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Nebraska | L 67–70 | 6–4 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,496) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Old Dominion | L 65–71 | 7–5 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,298) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Brown Ocean State Cup | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center (2,516) Providence, RI |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Louis | W 85–57 | 9–5 (1–0) | Ryan Center (4,517) Kingston, RI |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Richmond | W 77–65 | 10–5 (2–0) | Ryan Center (4,017) Kingston, RI |
| 01/10/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 67–72 | 10–6 (2–1) | Hagan Arena (4,080) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 64–69 | 10–7 (2–2) | Reilly Center (3,219) Olean, NY |
| 01/16/2016 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | La Salle | W 73–62 | 11–7 (3–2) | Ryan Center (3,872) Kingston, RI |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at George Washington | L 58–62 | 11–8 (3–3) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,913) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Fordham | W 79–63 | 12–8 (4–3) | Ryan Center (4,195) Kingston, RI |
| 01/30/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Joseph's | L 55–64 | 12–9 (4–4) | Ryan Center (6,907) Kingston, RI |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Massachusetts | L 56–61 | 12–10 (4–5) | Mullins Center (2,423) Amherst, MA |
| 02/06/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | | at La Salle | W 79–62 | 13–10 (5–5) | Hagan Arena (1,889) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, OSN | | George Mason | W 81–63 | 14–10 (6–5) | Ryan Center (3,951) Kingston, RI |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 Dayton | L 66–68 | 14–11 (6–6) | Ryan Center (6,105) Kingston, RI |
| 02/16/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 67–83 | 14–12 (6–7) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, OSN | | Duquesne | W 77–74 | 15–12 (7–7) | Ryan Center (5,112) Kingston, RI |
| 02/23/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Davidson | L 54–65 | 15–13 (7–8) | John M. Belk Arena (4,064) Davidson, NC |
| 02/27/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Dayton | W 75–66 | 16–13 (8–8) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Massachusetts | W 68–50 | 17–13 (9–8) | Ryan Center (5,113) Kingston, RI |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, OSN | | at Fordham | L 61–64 | 17–14 (9–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 6:30, NBCSN | (7) | vs. (10) Massachusetts Second round | L 62–67 | 17–15 | Barclays Center (5,507) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||