# 2010–11 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2010–2011 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2010–2011 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Baron in his tenth season as the head coach. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Ryan Center. Rhode Island ended the season at 20–14 (9–7 A-10 play), and lost in the second round of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament to the eventual Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion, Richmond. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the quarterfinals and lost to UCF.

## Roster

| No. | Player name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
| 1 | Jamal Wilson | 6'5" | 195 | G | Jr. | Norristown, PA | Neumann-Goretti |
| 2 | Ben Eaves | 6'7" | 225 | F | Sr. | Lancashire, England | University of Connecticut |
| 5 | Marquis Jones | 6'1" | 200 | G | Sr. | South Plainfield, NJ | St. Thomas More Prep |
| 10 | Akeem Richmond | 6'1" | 180 | G | So. | Sanford, NC | Southern Lee |
| 11 | Levan Shengelia | 6'9" | 260 | F | Fr. | Tbilisi, GA | Maine Central Institute |
| 12 | Orion Outerbridge | 6'9" | 210 | F | Jr. | Boston, MA | New Hampton School |
| 15 | Blake Vedder | 7'3" | 230 | C | Fr. | Chesterland, OH | Impact Academy |
| 21 | Delroy James | 6'8" | 220 | F | Sr. | Brooklyn, NY | Laurinburg Prep |
| 22 | Anthony Baskerville | 5'11" | 185 | G | Jr. | Newark, NJ | Dean College |
| 23 | Nikola Malesevic | 6'7" | 200 | F | So. | Uzice, Serbia | Uzicka Gimnazija |
| 24 | Ryan Brooks | 6'8" | 200 | F | So. | Mays Landing, NJ | South Kent School |
| 32 | Will Martell | 7'0" | 245 | C | Sr. | Fair Haven, NJ | The Hun School |
| 44 | Anthony Malhoit | 6'3" | 200 | G | Sr. | Waterford, CT | UConn Avery Point |

## Schedule

| Date | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Location |
| Exhibition games ||||||
| 10/29/10 | | Concordia (Que.) | W 89-50 | | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 11/3/10 | | Rhode Island College | W 88-55 | | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Regular season: non-conference play ||||||
| 11/8/10 | | @ #4 Pittsburgh (2K Sports classic) | L 83-75 | 0-1 | Brooklyn, New York |
| 11/16/10 | | Brown (Ocean State Cup) | W 92-67 | 1-1 | Kingston, Pennsylvania |
| 11/19/10 | | Charleston (2K Sports classic) | W 75-66 | 2-1 | Brooklyn, New York |
| 11/20/10 | | @ Akron (2K Sports Classic) | W 76-65 | 3-1 | Brooklyn, New York |
| 11/21/10 | | @ Illinois-Chicago (2K Sports classic) | L 74-68 | 3-2 | Brooklyn, New York |
| 11/24/10 | | Drexel | W 74-68 | 4-2 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 11/27/10 | | Davidson | W 71-58 | 5-2 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/4/10 | | Providence (Ocean State Cup) | L 87-74 | 5-3 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/8/10 | | @ Northeastern | W 79-67 | 6-3 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 12/11/10 | | @ Quinnipiac | L 73-66 | 6-4 | Hamden, Connecticut |
| 12/18/10 | | New Hampshire | W 64-52 | 7-4 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/22/10 | | Lafayette | W 73-65 | 8-4 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/29/10 | | Boston College | W 67-65 | 9-4 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/3/11 | | Florida | L 84-59 | 9-5 | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Regular Season: Atlantic-10 Play ||||||
| 1/9/11 | | Xavier | L 72-45 | 9-6 (0-1) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/13/11 | | @ Richmond | W 78-74 | 10-6 (1-1) | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1/16/11 | | Saint Bonaventure | W 56-55 | 11-6 (2-1) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/19/11 | | @ Saint Josephs's | W 64-59 | 12-6 (3-1) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1/22/11 | | La Salle | L 76-75 | 12-7 (3-2) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 1/26/11 | | @ Saint Louis | W 59-57 | 13-7 (4-2) | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1/30/11 | | @ UMass | L 64-54 | 13-8 (4-3) | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2/2/11 | | Fordham | W 72-52 | 14-8 (5-3) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/5/11 | | @ Temple | L 80-67 | 14-9 (5-4) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2/9/11 | | Dayton (Pink Out Game) | W 67-53 | 15-9 (6-4) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/12/11 | | Charlotte | W 71-70 OT | 16-9 (7-4) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/19/11 | | UMass | L 66-60 | 16-10 (7-5) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 2/23/11 | | @ Duquesne | W 77-76 | 17-10 (8-5) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2/26/11 | | @ Fordham | W 90-58 | 18-10 (9-5) | Bonx, New York |
| 3/2/11 | | George Washington | L 66-55 | 18-11 (9-6) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/5/11 | | @ Saint Bonaventure | L 74-68 | 18-12 (9-7) | Saint Bonaventure, New York |
| Atlantic-10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/8/11 | (6) | (11) Saint Louis (first round) | W 70-61 | 19-12 (9-7) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 3/11/11 | (6) | @ (3) Richmond (quarterfinals) | L 55-45 | 19-13 (9-7) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 3/16/11 | | Miami (OH) (first round) | W 76-59 | 20-13 (9-7) | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 3/21/11 | | @ UCF (quarterfinals) | L 66-54 | 20-14 (9-7) | Orlando, Florida |