# 2024–25 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represents the University of Rhode Island during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach Archie Miller, play their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a three way for tenth place. As a No. 11 seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zek Montgomery | 0 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Louisville, KY | Transferred to Bradley |
| Luis Kortright | 1 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Manhattan, NY | Transferred to Washington |
| Tyson Brown | 10 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Virginia Beach, VA | Transferred to Georgia Southern |
| Jeremy Foumena | 11 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Freshman | Montreal, QC | Transferred to Mississippi State |
| Connor Dubsky | 14 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Woodbridge, VA | Transferred to UNC Asheville |
| Rory Stewart | 15 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Brandon Weston | 20 | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Tennessee State |
| Josaphat Bilau | 21 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Left the team to personal reasons |
| Ray Allen III | 34 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Miami, FL | Walk-on; not on team roster |
| Jameson Smith | 35 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Falls Church, VA | Walk-on; transferred |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Sebastian Thomas | 1 | G | 6'1" | | Senior | Providence, RI | Albany |
| Quentin Diboundje | 7 | G | 6'5" | 221 | Senior | Montpellier, France | East Carolina |
| Jamarques Lawrence | 10 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Junior | Plainfield, NJ | Nebraska |
| Javonte Brown | 31 | F | 7'0" | 255 | Junior | Toronto, ON | Western Michigan |
| Drissa Traore | 55 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | New York City, NY | St. John's |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| 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 ||||||
| Damone King CG | Louisville, KY | Dupont Manual High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Barrett Loer SF | Newport, RI | St George's School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2025 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 |||||||||
| October 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NBCSB | | vs. No. 3 UConn Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Game | L 75–102 | | 16 – Brown | 10 – Brown | 5 – Farrell | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,953) Uncasville, CT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 96–58 | 1–0 | 18 – Thomas | 7 – Farrell | 7 – Thomas | Ryan Center (4,376) Kingston, RI |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 91–77 | 2–0 | 25 – Green | 8 – House | 9 – Thomas | Ryan Center (3,530) Kingston, RI |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Franklin Pierce | W 105–73 | 3–0 | 21 – House | 10 – Tied | 6 – Farrell | Ryan Center (3,334) Kingston, RI |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 86–72 | 4–0 | 23 – Thomas | 14 – Green | 9 – Thomas | Ryan Center (3,235) Kingston, RI |
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston | W 91–53 | 5–0 | 17 – Brown | 11 – Fuchs | 10 – Thomas | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Detroit Mercy Jacksonville Classic | W 81–75 | 6–0 | 20 – Green | 8 – Green | 9 – Thomas | FSCJ South Gym (161) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. UT Arlington Jacksonville Classic | W 83–78 | 7–0 | 18 – Tied | 6 – Traore | 7 – Lawrence | FSCJ South Gym (136) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Yale | W 84–78 | 8–0 | 26 – Green | 10 – Fuchs | 6 – Thomas | Ryan Center (3,547) Kingston, RI |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Providence Ocean State Rivalry | W 69–63 | 9–0 | 19 – Thomas | 8 – Green | 4 – Thomas | Ryan Center (7,685) Kingston, RI |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 80–84 $^{2OT}$ | 9–1 | 22 – Thomas | 11 – Green | 3 – Lawrence | Pizzitola Sports Center (2,253) Providence, RI |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 77–69 | 10–1 | 16 – Lawrence | 12 – Fuchs | 6 – Lawrence | Ryan Center (3,842) Kingston, RI |
| December 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Temple Basketball Hall of Fame Classic | W 85–79 | 11–1 | 21 – Brown | 10 – Brown | 10 – Thomas | MassMutual Center (3,252) Springfield, MA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 55–67 | 11–2 (0–1) | 20 – Thomas | 7 – Fuchs | 4 – Tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,435) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA | | George Mason | W 62–59 | 12–2 (1–1) | 23 – Thomas | 13 – Brown | 3 – Thomas | Ryan Center (5,803) Kingston, RI |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | L 67–75 | 12–3 (1–2) | 20 – Thomas | 9 – Traore | 3 – Tied | Ryan Center (4,261) Kingston, RI |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 67–64 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (2–2) | 23 – Thomas | 12 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Robins Center (5,465) Richmond, VA |
| January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Loyola Chicago | L 77–81 | 13–4 (2–3) | 20 – Thomas | 10 – Fuchs | 6 – Thomas | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,523) Chicago, IL |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 92–90 | 14–4 (3–3) | 22 – Tied | 11 – Fuchs | 10 – Thomas | Ryan Center (5,513) Kingston, RI |
| January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | VCU | L 57–81 | 14–5 (3–4) | 19 – Thomas | 9 – Fuchs | 2 – House | Ryan Center (4,517) Kingston, RI |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 64–70 | 14–6 (3–5) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Fuchs | 4 – Thomas | Tom Gola Arena (1,780) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | W 88–82 | 15–6 (4–5) | 22 – Thomas | 8 – Thomas | 7 – Thomas | Ryan Center (4,664) Kingston, RI |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 79–80 | 15–7 (4–6) | 20 – Thomas | 8 – Fuchs | 5 – Thomas | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,309) Bronx, NY |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 67–82 | 15–8 (4–7) | 17 – Fuchs | 8 – Fuchs | 5 – Thomas | EagleBank Arena (6,861) Fairfax, VA |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 68–64 | 16–8 (5–7) | 20 – Lawrence | 10 – Fuchs | 7 – Thomas | Ryan Center (4,704) Kingston, RI |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 86–71 | 17–8 (6–7) | 16 – House | 10 – Brown | 11 – Thomas | Ryan Center (4,845) Kingston, RI |
| February 22, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Saint Louis | L 66–81 | 17–9 (6–8) | 19 – Lawrence | 5 – Tied | 9 – Thomas | Chaifetz Arena (7,993) St. Louis, MO |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Dayton | L 77–85 | 17–10 (6–9) | 16 – House | 11 – Fuchs | 3 – Lawrence | Ryan Center (4,782) Kingston, RI |
| March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 88–91 | 17–11 (6–10) | 30 – Green | 10 – Green | 9 – Thomas | Mullins Center (5,024) Amherst, MA |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 74–91 | 17–12 (6–11) | 15 – Thomas | 6 – Brown | 5 – Thomas | Hagan Arena (2,716) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 86–67 | 18–12 (7–11) | 20 – Thomas | 10 – Fuchs | 7 – Thomas | Ryan Center (5,489) Kingston, RI |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA | (10) | vs. (15) Fordham First round | L 71–88 | 18–13 | 19 – House | 7 – Tied | 4 – Thomas | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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