# 2023–24 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 5–13 in A-10 play, to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Anthony Harris | 0 | G | 6' 4" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Woodbridge, VA | Transferred to St. Thomas (FL) |
| Abdou Samb | 1 | F | 6' 8" | 210 | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, MD | Transferred to IUPUI |
| Brayon Freeman | 2 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| Sebastian Thomas | 4 | G | 6' 1" | 180 | Sophomore | Providence, RI | Transferred to Albany |
| Jalen Carey | 5 | G | 6' 3" | 186 | RS Junior | Harlem, NY | Transferred |
| Ishmael Leggett | 10 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Malik Martin | 12 | G | 6' 6" | 210 | RS Senior | Staten Island, NY | Graduated |
| Alex Tchikou | 22 | F | 6' 11" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Paris, France | Transferred to Detroit Mercy |
| Louis Hutchinson | 24 | G/F | 6' 7" | 185 | Freshman | Upper Marlboro, MD | Transferred to Charleston Southern |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Zek Montgomery | 0 | G | 6' 6" | 210 | Junior | Louisville, KY | Bradley |
| Luis Kortright | 1 | G | 6' 3" | 200 | Junior | Manhattan, NY | Quinnipiac |
| Jaden House | 2 | G | 6' 4" | 201 | Junior | Richmond, VA | High Point |
| Always Wright | 5 | G | 6' 3" | 175 | Sophomore | Carthage, MO | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| Tyson Brown | 10 | F | 6' 9" | 225 | Junior | Virginia Beach, VA | Florida SouthWestern State |
| David Green | 23 | F | 6' 7" | 215 | RS Junior | Apopka, FL | Louisiana Tech |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Connor Dubsky SG | Woodbridge, VA | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Cam Estevez PG | New Milford, CT | Canterbury School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 24, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| David Fuchs PF | Vienna, Austria | Ratiopharm Ulm | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | May 25, 2023 |
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ben Hammond #45 PG | Fairfax, VA | Paul VI High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Tyonne Farrell SF | Baltimore, MD | Mount Saint Joseph College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Assumption | W 96–54 | | 19 – House | 11 – Fuchs | 4 – Wright | Ryan Center (3,641) Kingston, RI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 81–70 | 1–0 | 25 – House | 6 – Brown | 9 – Wright | Ryan Center (4,118) Kingston, RI |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 93–80 | 2–0 | 22 – House | 11 – Fuchs | 4 – Fuchs | Ryan Center (4,155) Kingston, RI |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 69–53 | 3–0 | 16 – Foumena | 11 – Montgomery | 6 – Montgomery | Ryan Center (3,795) Kingston, RI |
| November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Northwestern Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals | L 61–72 | 3–1 | 18 – Montgomery | 7 – House | 2 – Montgomery | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,112) Uncasville, CT |
| November 19, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Washington State Hall of Fame Tip-Off 3rd-place game | L 57–78 | 3–2 | 19 – Montgomery | 5 – tied | 3 – Kortright | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,024) Uncasville, CT |
| November 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Johnson & Wales | W 97–59 | 4–2 | 17 – Weston | 13 – Fuchs | 4 – Wright | Ryan Center (3,584) Kingston, RI |
| November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Yale | W 76–72 | 5–2 | 15 – Kortright | 9 – Montgomery | 4 – Kortright | Ryan Center (3,511) Kingston, RI |
| December 2, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence Ocean State Rivalry | L 69–84 | 5–3 | 18 – House | 9 – Bilau | 4 – Kortright | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,513) Providence, RI |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | L 64–67 | 5–4 | 16 – House | 9 – Bilau | 5 – Kortright | Ryan Center (4,475) Kingston, RI |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at College of Charleston | L 70–85 | 5–5 | 13 – Estevez | 5 – tied | 6 – Wright | TD Arena (4,974) Charleston, SC |
| December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Delaware Holiday Hoopfest | L 56–67 | 5–6 | 17 – Estevez | 7 – Brown | 3 – tied | UBS Arena Elmont, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | L 71–81 | 5–7 | 18 – Montgomery | 10 – Foumena | 3 – Estevez | Ryan Center (3,300) Kingston, RI |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northeastern | W 82–71 | 6–7 | 19 – House | 12 – Fuchs | 4 – Montgomery | Ryan Center (4,311) Kingston, RI |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Joseph's | W 78–74 | 7–7 (1–0) | 16 – Green | 10 – Green | 5 – Kortright | Ryan Center (3,252) Kingston, RI |
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 79–74 | 8–7 (2–0) | 26 – Kortright | 11 – Fuchs | 5 – Kortright | John M. Belk Arena (2,511) Davidson, NC |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | W 89–77 | 9–7 (3–0) | 29 – House | 6 – tied | 5 – Kortright | Ryan Center (5,496) Kingston, RI |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 64–99 | 9–8 (3–1) | 13 – Kortright | 8 – Green | 5 – Kortright | Reilly Center (3,881) Olean, NY |
| January 20, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA | | at No. 21 Dayton | L 62–96 | 9–9 (3–2) | 27 – House | 7 – Brown | 2 – tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | L 68–71 | 9–10 (3–3) | 13 – Foumena | 17 – Fuchs | 9 – Kortright | Ryan Center (4,703) Kingston, RI |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 84–92 | 9–11 (3–4) | 29 – Green | 6 – tied | 4 – Kortright | EagleBank Arena (6,756) Fairfax, VA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 71–69 | 10–11 (4–4) | 20 – Green | 6 – Weston | 3 – Montgomery | Ryan Center (4,033) Kingston, RI |
| February 3, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA | | Duquesne | L 71–85 | 10–12 (4–5) | 20 – Green | 5 – Green | 4 – Kortright | Ryan Center (5,822) Kingston, RI |
| February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 88–65 | 11–12 (5–5) | 30 – Montgomery | 12 – Kortright | 5 – Kortright | Charles E. Smith Center (1,272) Washington, D.C. |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., USA | | at UMass | L 79–81 | 11–13 (5–6) | 22 – House | 7 – Kortright | 5 – Weston | Mullins Center (3,553) Amherst, MA |
| February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Loyola Chicago | L 67–77 | 11–14 (5–7) | 15 – Weston | 6 – Weston | 3 – tied | Ryan Center (5,407) Kingston, RI |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 77–85 | 11–15 (5–8) | 23 – Fuchs | 12 – Fuchs | 5 – Kortright | Ryan Center (4,252) Kingston, RI |
| February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., USA | | at La Salle | L 61–84 | 11–16 (5–9) | 12 – Weston | 7 – Montgomery | 2 – tied | Tom Gola Arena (1,642) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at VCU | L 67–88 | 11–17 (5–10) | 16 – Green | 7 – Brown | 4 – Wright | Siegel Center (7,107) Richmond, VA |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Saint Louis | L 91–94 | 11–18 (5–11) | 21 – Green | 8 – tied | 8 – Kortright | Ryan Center (4,671) Kingston, RI |
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | L 51–69 | 11–19 (5–12) | 16 – Green | 5 – Green | 3 – Kortright | Ryan Center (3,139) Kingston, RI |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 58–50 | 12–19 (6–12) | 12 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 5 – Kortright | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,850) The Bronx, NY |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (14) Saint Louis First round | L 71–74 | 12–20 | 18 – House | 6 – tied | 5 – Kortright | Barclays Center (5,946) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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